Due to the forecast of hot weather, Tasracing have taken measures to ensure the safety of animals and participants at the Hobart greyhound meeting on Thursday night, 22 February. The temperature at the start of the first race is expected to be <30 degrees with a strong nor-westerly wind (30-45 km/hr), which will aid in…
Category: Greyhound News
2023 Greyhound of the Year finalists
Monday 22 January 2024Tasracing, in conjunction with the Greyhound of the Year Selection Panel have announced the final three contenders for the Greyhound of the Year Award to be presented at the Tasmanian Greyhound Annual Awards at the Ladbrokes Racing Centre on Ladbrokes Launceston Cup Night, Launceston on Saturday January 27, 2024. The finalists, in alphabetical order are…
Sprint and Distance Stakes to Increase From 1 January 2024
Friday 22 December 2023Following a review of the expenditure of the Code Funding Allocation against budget, Tasracing, after consultation with the Greyhound Reference Group, has determined that current unexpended funds will be distributed via an increase in stakes for graded sprint and distance races (approximately 250 races). Stakes for graded races over the sprint and distance from 1…
Tasmanian Greyhound Hall Of Fame inductees celebrated
Sunday 10 December 2023Three new members were inducted to the Tasmanian Greyhound Hall of Fame at a special ceremony dinner held alongside the Group 1 Ladbrokes Hobart Thousand Final box draw in Hobart on Saturday night. Summer Idol (Les Gunton) and Black Caleb (Allan Clark) were the latest greyhounds to have their legacies added to an ongoing list…
Greyhound Code Funding Allocation 2023-24
Monday 30 October 2023Tasracing in consultation with the Greyhound Reference Group is pleased to announce that from 1 October 2023 the Code Funding Allocation for 2023/24 will be implemented resulting in the following for the industry. Implementing a North (including North West) vs South race series. Each region will run 10 individual graded events with the Finals to…
Tasracing statement in response to Rosalie Woodruff’s comments regarding the Tasmanian racing industry.
Saturday 28 October 2023As we have noted before, Tasracing will correct any misinformation or misinformed commentary regarding the Tasmanian racing industry when it occurs. The latest example of this happened late this week when the Leader of the Tasmanian Greens, Dr Rosalie Woodruff, described the industry as “stinking”. In support of our hard-working participants, Tasracing won’t tolerate such…