Greyhound News

• 25.09.2017

  Greyhound Industry Funding Increase

  Tasracing is operating on a sustainable financial basis for the first time since it was established in 2009. Tasracing is now in a position to increase prizemoney and further grow…

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• 21.09.2017

  Greyhound Policy Manual Amended

  The Greyhound Policy Manual has been updated with amendments to the Grading Schedule. The amendments are effective from 1 October 2017. A summary of the amendments is available here. An…

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• 19.09.2017

  Greyhound Industry Survey

  Participants are reminded that returns for the Tasracing survey close on Friday 22 September 2017. The survey can be downloaded from the Tasracing Industry Survey page or collected from the…

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• 05.09.2017

  Tasracing Greyhound Industry Survey

  Tasracing is undertaking a survey primarily designed to obtain feedback on the breeding side of the industry. The survey will be emailed to all registered persons. Those who do not…

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• 11.08.2017

  New Tasracing Official Price service for all Tasmanian race meetings

  Tasracing will provide customers with a new wagering information service – Tasracing Official Prices (TOP) starting with this Sunday’s thoroughbred meeting at Devonport. The new TOP service will display wagering price fluctuations from…

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• 11.08.2017

  Increased funding for all three racing industry codes

  Tasracing will increase base funding for all three racing codes in Tasmania by six per cent for 2017/18 to $22.05 million. After taking account of funding carryovers last financial year…

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• 10.08.2017

  Greyhounds programming update

  There has been a change to the Grading and Programming Sub Committee.  The committee will now comprise representatives from Tasracing and the Office of Racing Integrity and one representative from…

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• 09.08.2017

  Local Rules and Policies Updated – Greyhound

  Participants are advised that the Local Rules and Policy Manual have been amended effective from 1 September 2017. The Local Rules have been amended to change the definition of a…

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• 06.07.2017

  POLICY MANUAL AMENDED

  The Policy Manual has been amended with the inclusion of the revised Grading Schedule as adopted by the Office of Racing Integrity effective from 1 July 2017. Copies of the…

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• 23.06.2017

  Policy Manual Amended

  Tasracing has approved the following amendment to the Dead Heats Policy: Clause 2.2 is deleted and replaced with: In the case of a dead heat for first placing in a…

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• 20.06.2017

  Programming Update June

  The programming of races continues to be prepared two months in advance to assist trainers to identify racing schedules for their greyhounds and the July and August programmes have now…

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• 02.06.2017

  2017 Winter Distance and National Championships Carnival Announced

  The Winter Distance Carnival featuring the National Championships has now been finalised. Nominations for the National Sprint and National Distance Championships will close at 12 Noon on Thursday 20 July…

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• 02.06.2017

  Change to Chinatown Lad Series and Information on National Championships

  With the Nationals heats being conducted on the last Monday in July this year, as opposed to being held in August, the Chinatown Lad Series, scheduled to be conducted in…

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• 16.05.2017

  From the CEO’s Desk – Greyhound straight track complete

  Tasracing is delighted to announce the construction of the new greyhound straight track at Ulverstone is now complete and the track is operational. This was constructed to provide north west coast-based…

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• 07.05.2017

  GAP makes an impact at Agfest

  GAP Tasmania’s program coordinator Susan Gittus is hailing this year’s presence at Agfest a huge success. The Greyhound Adoption program successfully rehomed 20 greyhounds as a direct result of GAP’s…

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• 02.05.2017

  Turbo fires in new role at Fairway Rise

  ADOPTED greyhound Turbo was a handy performer on the racetrack but he has become a superstar in his new role at the Fairway Rise residential and aged care facility at Lindisfarne….

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• 01.05.2017

  Trainers laud new straight track at Ulverstone

  THE addition of a greyhound straight training track at Ulverstone is a revelation for trainers in the North-West region. It replaces the trial track at Penguin that was lost to…

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• 20.04.2017

  Time change to Devonport Greyhounds – Tuesday 25 April

  Due to regulations involved in broadcast of live events on ANZAC Day, the following changes have been made to the Devonport Greyhound meeting on Tuesday 25th April 17.   Race…

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• 07.04.2017

  PROGRAMMING UPDATE

  The programming of races will now be prepared two months in advance to assist trainers to identify racing schedules for their greyhounds and the May and June programmes have now…

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• 22.03.2017

  Stakes to increase until end of financial year

  Tasracing, on the recommendation of the Greyhound Reference Group, has approved for the unexpended funds from the code funding allocation this season to be directed to stakes. As a result,…

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