Tasracing has appointed highly experienced and well-credentialled racing integrity official Heidi Lester to the newly created position of Chief Racing Integrity Officer. Ms Lester comes to Tasmania from the Singapore Turf Club, where she is the Vice President – Racing. Prior to that she was the Chief Stipendiary Steward at the Macau Jockey Club, the…
Author: Tristan Heffernan
Code of Practice for Racehorse Welfare Announced
Wednesday 30 October 2024Please see below a media release issued today by the Minister for Racing, Jane Howlett, regarding Tasracing’s Code of Practice for racehorse welfare: Code of Practice for racehorse welfare announced Tasmania is set to become one of only a select number of Australian racing jurisdictions with a comprehensive Code of Practice for racehorses. Minister for…
Tasracing Annual Report 2024
Wednesday 16 October 2024
The Tasracing Annual Report was tabled in the Parliament of Tasmania on Wednesday 16 October 2024. The past five years of operations have seen substantial improvements across all aspects of the Tasmanian racing industry. Highlights of the 2024 annual report include: Prize money and Industry funding increased $0.48 million to $40.40 million ($39.92 million in…
Independent Stewards Panel Report
Wednesday 2 October 2024Tasracing notes the release today (2 October 2024) of the Report of Independent Stewards Panel established to examine and further investigate the issues raised in the Murrihy Report. To summarise the findings of the report: Harness trainers Ben Yole and Tim Yole have been charged with the mistreatment of horses between 1 April 2020 and…
2023/24 Tasmanian Horse of the Year and Hall of Fame Inductions
Wednesday 28 August 2024
Tasmanian thoroughbred racing’s night of nights, the 2023/2024 Tasmanian Horse of the Year and Hall of Fame Inductions, will be held on Saturday 5 October at Wrest Point Casino in Hobart. In what was one of the most competitive and exciting racing seasons in recent times, the night is a fantastic opportunity to acknowledge those…
North-West Coast racing facilities update
Thursday 22 August 2024Tasracing will undertake due diligence work on the construction of a greyhound racetrack on the infield of the Ladbrokes All-Weather Spreyton site to support training as well as race events. In parallel, Tasracing will explore enhancing harness training facilities at the existing north west coast- private property currently leased for that purpose. Tasracing is committed…