Greyhounds Australasia (GA) Rules Rework Project Public Consultation Draft [Monday 24 May – Monday 07 June] GA commenced stakeholder consultation in February 2021, Phase 1 included the participant representative bodies in each jurisdiction, ministerial offices, and government departments, integrity bodies, clubs or club peak bodies, and animal welfare groups. GA has considered the feedback from…
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Sportswriter colt tops Tasmanian yearling sale
Monday 15 February 2021
By Peter Wharton A brother to last year’s top Tasmanian juvenile Written In Silk brought the top price of $36,000 at the Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale at Carrick Park on Saturday (February 13). The colt, by Sportswriter from the Belmont winner Mon Soie, was consigned by Westbury couple Leigh and Leanne Dornauf and knocked down…
Winx wins Australian Racehorse of the Year again
Friday 11 October 2019
Champion mare Winx has been named the Sky Racing Australian Racehorse of the Year for the fourth year in succession. Announced in Hobart tonight (10 October 2019), Winx also won the award for Australia’s best middle-distance racehorse for season 2018-19. It was an appropriate end to the mare’s racing career when she bowed out after…
Tearing up the Turf for Terry raises over $40k for Roles
Wednesday 25 September 2019
Tasmania’s racing industry has rallied behind former Tasmanian thoroughbred trainer Terry Roles by tipping in over $40,000 at a fundraiser at the Tasmanian Turf Club last Saturday night. The night was promoted as an Aussie Legends event entitled Tearing up the Turf for Terry with about 250 attending the sit-down dinner that boasted a star-studded…