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Who is RISA?

Racing Information Services Australia (RISA) is the official thoroughbred racing industry organisation responsible for the compilation of race fields & form and the maintenance of race results across Australia.

RISA is an independent not-for-profit industry organisation whose surpluses are distributed back to the industry.

RISA’s position within the industry

There are over 2,600 race meetings comprising over 19,500 races conducted at over 350 race tracks in Australia each year, making Australia the second largest thoroughbred industry in the world based on the number of races.

As a national body, RISA is uniquely placed to provide an innovative range of products & services across the industry. In doing so, RISA is able to achieve considerable efficiency and cost savings for industry stakeholders.

RISA’s products & services

RISA was formed in 2003 and re-launched in 2006. Its primary objective is the encouragement and promotion of horse races by establishing and conducting a national consolidated racing information services business to service the Australian horse racing industry and other users of horse racing information.

Within the industry

RISA provides a number of integrated products and services to the industry including principal racing authorities, race clubs, owners, trainers, breeders, jockeys and punters.

Commercialising information to third parties

RISA also fulfils an important role in commercialising the industry’s racing materials on a national basis, bringing in outside revenue through the sale of a variety of products and services.

Copyright of racing materials

RISA and others working with it, including the Principal Racing Authorities, employ significant labour at considerable expense in collecting, compiling, verifying and managing racing materials. RISA and others working with it, including the Principal Racing Authorities, also exercise skill, judgment and knowledge in selecting, handicapping, ordering, compiling and finalising these racing materials. RISA is either the owner of copyright in this material or the licensee from the PRA’s of copyright in this information depending on the type of material in question.

Racing materials, including fields, form and results is subject to copyright which is owned by RISA and the Principal Racing Authorities as follows:

© RISA; NSW racing materials © Racing NSW; VIC racing materials © Racing Victoria Limited; QLD racing materials © Queensland Racing Limited; WA racing materials © Racing and Wagering Western Australia; SA racing materials © Thoroughbred Racing SA; TAS racing materials © Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council; NT racing materials © Thoroughbred Racing NT; ACT racing materials © Canberra Racing Club.

 
 
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