Racing Professionals

With prize money totaling around CHF 400,000, the White Turf exceeds all other usual prize money in Swiss racing sports.

Information for racing professionals

White Turf 2024

TRACES Certificate

White Turf 2024

Data protection regulations for active people

White Turf 2024

getting here

address of the stables

Via Tegiacha 28
7500 St. Moritz
Switzerland

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ARRIVAL​

address of the stables

Via Tegiacha 28
7500 St. Moritz
Switzerland

Accommodation & Restaurants

St. Moritz and surroundings

Accommodation for stable staff

St. Moritz close to the stables

IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING RACING IN SWITZERLAND

To all trainers who are racing the 1st time with a horse in Switzerland and a reminder to all others.

Below mentioned documents have to be send to the racing office until the declaration to run (by fax or e-mail). If the receipt of these documents is later than the declaration to run, a duty of CHF 100.-/document will be charged!

  • RCN (Racing Clearance Notification – to be asked at your racing organisation for all horses registered in UK)
  • Coggins-Test, with a negative result, which shouldn’t be older than 30 days. Calculated as of the running date.
  • Confirmation of UELN# and Microchip# of the horse

Horses must be vaccinated for basic immunisation against equine influenza and equine herpes virus twice at intervals of not less than three weeks and no longer than two months (21 to 60 days) and a third time four to six months (120 to 180 days) after the second vaccination. The booster vaccinations must be executed at intervals of no more than 12 months (365 days, at the latest on the same day in the following year). Shorter sequences are possible and recommended.

Horses are allowed to participate in races after the second vaccination of the basic immunisation within the framework of the vaccination programme.

For equine influenza vaccinations, a new vaccination schedule have come into effect starting from January 1st, 2021 (see above). Vaccinations against equine influenza carried out before January 1st, 2021 must have been carried out in accordance with the vaccination regulations valid until 2020.

Tools for horses
Tethering of tongue is prohibited!

Customs
For a smooth procedure at customs the following documents have to be provided to customs clerk:

  • Passport of the horse
  • Health certificate TRACES or Annex II
  • ATA Carnet (international customs document that permits the tax-free and duty-free temporary export and import – to be asked at the International Chamber of Commerce)

Customs opening hours:
Provided that your ATA Carnet has already been opened!

Geneva: 24h/24 – daily
Basel: 24h/24 – daily
Kreuzlingen Autobahn: 24h/24 – daily
Au: 24h/24 – daily

Please don’t forget to stamp the ATA Carnet at both customs (abroad and Switzerland) for outward journey and return journey!