From the HISA Media Team:

Dear Owners, 

We write to inform you of an important change regarding horse retirement in the HISA Portal. 

Beginning today, only the Designated Owner (you) of a Covered Horse will have the ability to retire a Covered Horse in the Portal. Once you complete the retirement steps in the Portal, your horse will officially be retired from thoroughbred racing. 

Please not that a horse that has been retired is no longer a Covered Horse for purposes of HISA’s rules. Only Covered Horses may participate in Timed and Reported Workouts and Covered Horseraces. Therefore, a Covered Horse should only be retired when it is your intent to permanently end a horse’s racing career. Once retired, the process to restore the status of “Covered Horse” takes approximately 4 months after HIWU is notified of the intent to return the horse to participation, subject to Rule 3050(b) and additional HIWU requirements.   

If you have sold your horse to a new Designated Owner, you should transfer ownership rather than retire the horse. 

To refresh your memory on how to retire a horse in the HISA Portal, watch this educational video. 

If you have any questions, please contact our 24/7 Help Desk by calling 1-877-513-2919. 

Thank you, 

The HISA Team