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In the video EFTBA showcases the care taken while transporting European thoroughbreds, be that be land, sea or air.

  ITBF CONFERENCE, TOKYO 18 th -23 rd MAY 2024  ITBF’s biennial Conference, will soon be underway, hosted by Japan in 2024. Members last met in Newmarket in 2022. Host, the JBBA (Japan Bloodhorse Breeders’ Association) will welcome to Tokyo, around 70 delegates from 20 countries on 6 continents, plus organisations EFTBA and OSAF. The General Meeting provides a platform for global...

The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA)wishes to expresse its sadness following the passing of Dr Roland Devolz.  Dr Devolz served the internationl bloodstock industry, initially as a Veterinarian and a University teacher – and later as a racing advisor and administrator,  in France and on the wider worldwide stage through his enduring friendship with Louis Romanet, from...

On Sunday 26th November 2023, prior to the Tattersalls December sales starting, the EFTBA held its series of Autumn Meetings at the John Lambton Rooms, National Horse Racing Museum in Newmarket. This hybrid Autumn Meeting saw European thoroughbred breeding nations and key breeders coming together to discuss challenges facing the European Thoroughbred Industry as well as the opportunities ever present...

  IFHA and ITBF to work together on breeding matters   November 2, 2023   The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) and the International Thoroughbred Breeders' Federation (ITBF) have announced a new collaboration with an eye toward improving the Thoroughbred industry.   Under a recently signed Memorandum of Agreement between the IFHA...

PRESS RELEASE EFTBA 2023 AGM     On 12 th  July, the eve of the July Racing Festival in Newmarket, the European Federation of Thoroughbred Breeders’ Associations (EFTBA) held its AGM at the John Lambton Rooms, National Horse Racing Museum. The meeting was well attended by over 10 countries. It was also attended by other country members via Zoom. All new EFTBA representatives were...

EFTBA Promotional Video “The Amazing Story of the Thoroughbred”   The wellness and health of the thoroughbred continues to be to the foreground in the mind of European breeders. The relationship between humans and horses goes back 8,000 years. As result of which, breeders have developed a close and inseparable connection with the thoroughbred.   With this in mind the EFTBA...