COVID-19 Update for Participants – Greater Sydney Area (18 July)

NOTICE TO WARWICK FARM PARTICIPANTS (18 July 2021)

Following the lockdown orders imposed by the NSW Government on the Local Government Areas (LGA) of Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool, please note the following:

Warwick Farm trainers can continue to nominate their horses for race meetings on the condition they do not use staff who reside in the above three LGA’s to accompany the horses. Staff outside these LGA’s may accompany the horses.

The new NSW Government Health order allows persons living in the LGA’s to attend Warwick Farm on animal welfare grounds, which includes feeding and exercising of horses.

Accordingly, participants whose place of residence is in the Liverpool LGA (which includes Warwick Farm) may continue to attend Warwick Farm racecourse and stables on animal welfare grounds as described above.

Participants whose place of residence is in the Canterbury-Bankstown LGA may attend Warwick Farm racecourse and stables on animal welfare grounds on the condition they provide Racing NSW with a negative COVID test before attending Warwick Farm and further negative tests every 3 days thereafter.

However due to the high infection rate in the Fairfield LGA, participants whose place of residence is in the Fairfield LGA are now not permitted to attend Warwick Farm or any other NSW racecourse or licensed premises (stables) until further notice.

Importantly please also note, participants whose place of residence is in Canterbury-Bankstown or Liverpool LGA’s are not permitted to attend any other NSW racecourse or stables (other than Warwick Farm) without the approval of Racing NSW.

Further;

  • Participants whose place of residence is outside the LGA of Liverpool may attend Warwick Farm racecourse or stables on animal welfare grounds. These persons may attend other NSW racecourses or licensed premises.
  • Noting Racing NSW requires any person travelling from the Greater Sydney Area to a racecourse or stables in Regional NSW must provide Racing NSW Stewards with a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 3 days.
  • In accordance with the health order, participants who reside outside the three LGA’s may travel together in a horse transport vehicle.

NOTICE TO ROSEHILL AND RANDWICK PARTICIPANTS (18 July 2021)

Following the lockdown orders imposed by the NSW Government on the Local Government Areas (LGA) of Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool, the following requirements must be met by participants.

Participants whose place of residence is in the LGA of Fairfield are not permitted to attend any NSW racecourse or licensed premises (stables) until further notice.

The NSW Government’s Health order allows participants to attend to animals on welfare grounds, which includes feeding and exercising horses. Accordingly;

  • Participants whose place of residence is in the LGA of Canterbury-Bankstown or Liverpool may attend Rosehill and Randwick racecourse and stables (but not race meetings) on the condition they provide Racing NSW with a negative COVID test before attending Rosehill or Randwick and further negative tests every 3 days thereafter.
  • However, participants whose place of residence is in the LGA of Canterbury-Bankstown or Liverpool are not permitted to attend any other NSW racecourse or stables (other than Rosehill or Randwick) without the approval of Racing NSW.

Further

  • Racing NSW requires any person travelling from the Greater Sydney Area to a racecourse or stables in Regional NSW must provide Racing NSW Stewards with a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 3 days.
  • In accordance with the health order participants who reside outside the three LGA’s may travel together in a horse transport vehicle.
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