Tasracing’s resident racing expert Pete Staples has cast his eyes over the 2020 Tasmanian Magic Millions Yearling Sale draft and has come up with five fabulous youngsters to be followed during their racing careers. From the moment they pass through the sale ring on Monday at the Inveresk Sales Complex, Staples will be keeping tabs…
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Well Said yearling tops Tasmanian Harness Sale
Monday 17 February 2020
By Peter Wharton Champion trainer Ben Yole secured two of the four highest-priced lots at the 2020 Tasmanian Harness Sale held at Carrick Park last Saturday. Yole outlaid $17,000 for a Well Said gelding out of the Group placegetter Itz Gemmas Delight, offered by Latrobe studmaster Melissa Maine, and $15,000 for a Betting Line filly…
Stop Line Named 2019 Tasmanian Greyhound Of The Year
Monday 17 February 2020
Tasmania’s major greyhound award was announced at the Ladbrokes Launceston Cup and Greyhound Annual Awards Presentation Dinner at the Ladbrokes Racing Centre on Saturday night 15 February 2020. Stop Line won 20 races and was placed 7 times from 34 starts in 2019. He was unplaced on only seven occasions. Stop Line is owned by…
First foals from top racemares at Tassie sale
Friday 14 February 2020
Melissa Maine, the studmaster of Faithful Park stud, Latrobe, has been a strong supporter of the Tasmanian Yearling sale for several years. A member of a respected northern Tasmanian trotting family, Melissa is offering two superbly bred yearlings at this year’s sale to be held at Carrick Park on Saturday, February 15. Both are the…
Tasmanian yearling sale on Saturday
Friday 14 February 2020
The 2020 Tasmanian Harness Sale, to be conducted by Tasracing, will be held at Carrick Park on Saturday. The sale comprises 17 lots by 12 different sires including leading stallions Rock N Roll Heaven, Sweet Lou, Modern Art, Metropolitan and Well Said and emerging sires Sunshine Beach, Hurrikane Kingcole, Major Bronski and Caribbean Blaster. The…
Larry likes Modern Art
Friday 14 February 2020
By Peter Wharton Latrobe breeder-owner-trainer Larry Nichols has a special affinity with the stock of the Artsplace import Modern Art. Nichols and his wife, Elizabeth, long-time participants in harness racing, enjoyed an unprecedented wave of success a few years ago with one of Modern Art’s greatest sons, Modern Ruler. In a career spanning nine seasons…