Asian Racing Federation

The Asian Racing Federation (ARF) is a regional federation comprising 29 national horse racing authorities and racing-related organisations from across Asia, Oceania, Africa and the Middle East.

AbbreviationARF

EstablishedNovember 2001; 24 years ago (2001-11)

TypeNonprofit

LegalstatusCorporate trust

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Asian Racing Federation

Abbreviation	ARF
Established	November 2001; 24 years ago (2001-11)
Type	Nonprofit
Legal status	Corporate trust
Headquarters	Happy Valley Racecourse, One Sports Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China
Coordinates	22°16′22″N 114°10′56″E
Region served	Asia
Official language	English
Chairman	Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges (Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)[1]
Vice-chairmen	Masayuki Goto (Executive Advisor of Japan Racing Association) Mohammad Saeed Al Shehhi (General Manager and Board Member of Emirates Racing Authority)
Secretary General	Andrew Harding (Executive Director of Racing of the Hong Kong Jockey Club)
Affiliations	International Federation of Horseracing Authorities
Website	asianracing.org

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The ARF is formally linked with the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA). Australia, Hong Kong and Japan have permanent seats representing the ARF on the Executive Council of the IFHA, and the ARF also nominates one of two rotational positions on the IFHA Executive Council.

Established on 24 May 1960 as the Asian Racing Conference (ARC) on the initiative of Japan Racing Association Count Todamasa Sakai, President of the Japan Racing Association and Mr U Chit Khine of the Rangoon Turf Club,^[2][3] the ARF was formally established as a permanent organisation in at the 28th ARC in 2001.

The Executive Council meets four times annually and is chaired by Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges GBS JP.

The ARF has a central Secretariat that is based in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Jockey Club headquarters in Happy Valley.