Martin F Lenz 24th International Conference of Racing Analysts and Veterinarians 2026

Martin F Lenz

After completing his veterinary degree at the University of Sydney in 1994, Martin spent more than a decade in equine clinical practice in Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom, before taking up a role as the first full-time racing regulatory veterinarian in Queensland in 2007, 'cutting his teeth' during the successful eradication response to the equine influenza outbreak that engulfed the horseracing sector (and other equestrian industries) in Queensland and New South Wales. Martin was Queensland Racing's Chief Veterinary Surgeon , managing veterinary services and animal welfare in Australia's largest tri-code (thoroughbred, harness and greyhound) racing jurisdiction until 2016, when he assisted in the establishment of a veterinary and animal welfare function for the newly legislated Queensland Racing Integrity Commission serving as their Director of Veterinary Services and Animal Welfare until 2023, when he took up the role of Chief Veterinary and Animal Welfare Officer at Tasracing, Tasmania's tri-code racing control body. Martin has broad-based expertise in racing regulation and racing animal welfare. He is a highly experienced equine race-day veterinarian, including having managed the veterinary aspects of high-profile racing carnivals over many seasons, as well as overseeing th management of Greyhound Adoption Programs in two Australian jurisdictions. He has been intimately engaged with the development of strategy, policy and rules of racing, as well as representing Queensland and Tasmania on the national veterinary and welfare committees of Racing Australia, Harness Racing Australia and Greyhounds Australasia. He also serves on the executive committee of the International Group of Specialist Regulatory Veterinarians as the Australasian representative. Martin has been a veterinary advisor to racing stewards and legal counsel engaged in the prosecution of anti-doping and racing animal welfare matters at stewards' enquiries and appeals for many years. He is a firm advocate of evidence-based decision-making and has presented on racing animal welfare and emerging zoonotic disease topics at national and international conferences as well as contributing to peer-reviewed veterinary literature. Martin is passionate about animal welfare and the important role it plays in ensuring the sustainability of the racing industry.