Just over three months remain until the King Island racing season commences for 2023/24 where seven race days have been scheduled. The success of the inaugural running of the Miners Rest Cup back in January breathed new life into racing on the Bass Strait Island, and all involved with the King Island Racing Club are…
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North-west coast harness and greyhound tracks development application
Wednesday 23 August 2023
Tasracing has welcomed the commencement of the Development Application (DA) advertising process today (23 August) by the Latrobe Council for its proposed greyhound and harness tracks on the north-west coast. Tasracing CEO Andrew Jenkins said the company was planning to build the new racetracks on 27 hectares of private land opposite the Devonport Airport. “We…
Tasracing statement in response to Animal Liberation Tasmania social media post
Tuesday 15 August 2023
The latest social media post by Animal Liberation Tasmania (ALT) and its claims about a greyhound called Just Like Jazzy contains a number of inaccuracies that need to be corrected. To begin with, the post inaccurately lists Michael Sherriff as the greyhound’s trainer. The social media post also indicates that Just Like Jazzy has been “retired”….
Tasracing response to RSPCA criticism
Tuesday 15 August 2023
Tasracing CEO Andrew Jenkins said Tasracing had requested and convened a meeting recently with the RSPCA which was attended by CEO Jan Davis. “We are very surprised, given the positive way the parties engaged at the meeting, but ultimately disappointed that Ms Davis appears unwilling to work with Tasracing on our ongoing effort to ensure…
Response to Rosalie Woodruff’s Tasracing Funding Statements
Thursday 27 July 2023
In response to a recent social media post by MP Rosalie Woodruff, Tasracing makes the following statement: The Tasmanian racing industry is partly funded under a 20-year funding deed established following the sale of the government-owned TOTE Tasmania to Tattsbett in 2011. Until then, the racing industry was self-funded and delivering a dividend to the…
Unleashing the stars within
Thursday 13 July 2023
Tasracing knows that every one of our participants possess a unique story, a remarkable journey that deserves to be celebrated and shared with the world. We believe that our extraordinary participants are not just riders, drivers or trainers; they are the unsung heroes of the track. One of the key ways we will be supporting…