SA Host ARF Handicappers Conference

The National Horseracing Authority of South Africa (NHA) is proud to announce that it will host the annual Asian Racing Federation (ARF) Handicappers Conference from tomorrow until Friday in KwaZulu-Natal.

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This international gathering brings together the Chief Handicappers from ARF member countries – Australia, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates – to assess and agree on ratings for the top-performing thoroughbred racehorses across the southern hemisphere racing season.

The ARF Handicappers Conference was established in August 2009 following changes to the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, which have served as the official global assessment of elite racehorses since 2004.

Originally published twice a year, the rankings shifted to a single annual edition in January 2009, prompting the ARF to create its own conference to ensure southern hemisphere horses were fairly and consistently evaluated.

Each July, the ARF Handicappers Committee convenes to: