A plan for NZRacing created by AI and inspired by Curious

[Chief Stipe]

asked AI to do it for them. It took 2.3 secs.

 NZTR Industry Sustainability Plan (2025–2030)

Vision:
To ensure the long-term sustainability of New Zealand’s thoroughbred racing industry through ethical, environmental, and economically responsible practices — delivering value to horses, people, communities, and the country.

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 Strategic Objectives

Domain	Objective
Equine Welfare	Ensure the health, safety, dignity, and lifecycle support of all racehorses
Environmental	Reduce environmental impact of training, racing, and breeding
Economic Resilience	Build financial sustainability and efficiency in club and industry operations
Social License	Maintain community trust, public support, and workforce wellbeing

	1.  Equine Welfare and Lifecycle Responsibility Goals: Promote best-practice care, injury prevention, and post-racing outcomes. Monitor and report horse health and traceability. Enhance NZTR’s licensing, auditing, and aftercare programs. Key Actions: Mandate the 5 Domains of Animal Welfare across all clubs and trainers. Expand the TiES series and fund second-career transition grants. Establish a National Thoroughbred Aftercare Fund (industry and levy supported). Complete roll-out of regional equine crematoriums (North & South Island). Launch a national racehorse tracking and data reporting system (via microchips). 2.  Environmental Sustainability and Climate Readiness Goals: Reduce carbon and waste footprints of racecourses and training centres. Adapt facilities to climate risk (e.g., heat stress, storm resilience). Promote sustainable land and water practices on stud and training farms. Key Actions: Require all race clubs to complete a Toitū or equivalent baseline audit by 2026. Fund a “Green Track Upgrade Programme”: LED lighting, water recycling, solar. Publish NZTR’s Carbon and Waste Report (annually from 2026). Encourage eco-certification of transporters, stables, and feed suppliers. Partner with Mana Whenua to align land and water practices with Te Ao Māori values. 3.  Economic Sustainability and Industry Modernisation Goals: Deliver consistent income and prize money to retain trainers and owners. Improve cost-efficiency across race clubs and operations. Leverage Entain–TAB partnership and digital innovation to grow wagering. Key Actions: Move to a two-tier race meeting system (Premier and Standard) with flat stakes. Complete a full venue utilisation and ROI audit across all clubs by 2026. Incentivise club mergers or collaborations based on financial and social returns. Deliver track infrastructure master plan with HRNZ (Project Stamina). Develop a national “Sustainability Innovation Fund” for club-led pilots (solar, composting, etc.) 4.  Social License, Workforce & Community Impact Goals: Foster respect, safety, and diversity within the racing workforce. Communicate industry value to the public and racing communities. Build trust through transparency and ethical leadership. Key Actions: Introduce minimum employment and safety standards across training stables. Launch industry mental health and wellbeing support fund (riders, staff, owners). Partner with schools, iwi, and rural community orgs to promote racing pathways. Run annual “Thoroughbred Week” in major cities (parades, open stables, TiES shows). Publish public-facing reports on welfare, injuries, and aftercare outcomes.  Implementation & Monitoring Action Frequency Responsible Party Annual Sustainability Report Yearly (starting 2026) NZTR + external auditor Progress Review Bi-annually NZTR Board + Welfare/Infra Committees Stakeholder Engagement Forum Annually Clubs, trainers, HRNZ, mana whenua Club Certification Tracker Live dashboard NZTR Industry Sustainability Unit

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[Chief Stipe]

Just now, Chief Stipe said:

Partner with schools, iwi, and rural community orgs to promote racing pathways.

Looking forward to the details of this plan.  Free Pony Club membership @Huey ?

[curious]

One aspect I particularly like and have been on about for years.

Move to a two-tier race meeting system (Premier and Standard) with flat stakes.

[Chief Stipe]

8 minutes ago, curious said:

One aspect I particularly like and have been on about for years.

Move to a two-tier race meeting system (Premier and Standard) with flat stakes.

The fact you have been on about it is probably why AI picked it up.

[curious]

3 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

The fact you have been on about it is probably why AI picked it up.

Good on it. Nobody else has!