By Peter Wharton Sassafras professional horsewoman Shelley Barnes has nominated two superbly bred colts – both from the same family – for the 2022 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale on Saturday, March 5 at Carrick Park. The colts belong to an old time Tasmanian family which has produced horses the calibre of Strezlecki Lady, Claremont Boy,…
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Select draft from tyro Tassie vendors
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Well known Tasmanian media identity Jamie Cockshutt and his racing partner Barry Cooper have been regular buyers of yearlings, mainly in New Zealand, for many years. Cool Water Paddy, Dapper Dana and Our Chain Of Command are just a few of the NZ bred performers they’ve raced with great success.
Red letter year for Lilydale breeder
Tuesday 8 February 2022
By Peter Wharton Lilydale breeder-owner Shane Hawes enjoyed a red-letter year in 2021 with his stock. Undoubtedly the headline performer was brilliant youngster Mickey Oh (Racing Hill-Ark Breeze), who won four of his five starts including the Group 2 $50,000 Dandy Patch and the $20,000 Tasmanian Sweepstakes. Bought for $16,000 at the Tasmanian Harness Yearling…
Progeny of classic winning dams stand out at Tasmanian sale
Monday 7 February 2022
A feature of the 2022 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale, to be held at Carrick Park on Saturday, March 5, is the strong percentage of youngsters out of classic-winning or winner-producing dams.
New sires set to shine at Tasmanian Yearling Sale
Thursday 27 January 2022
By Peter Wharton A feature of the 2022 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale, to be held at Carrick Park on Saturday, March 5, will be the stock of several exciting, young American imported stallions. Always B Miki and Betting Line, who headed last year’s first crop sire listing for stakemoney and winners respectively, will both be…
Tasracing Track update 25 January 2022
Tuesday 25 January 2022
Elwick The Elwick thoroughbred track continues to perform as expected where the track continues to show improvement as time progresses. The overall health of the turf, the tracks’ root system and growing medium continues to improve and reflects the performance of the track. Ongoing maintenance and management practices for the Elwick track have been carried…