Harness News

• 30.11.2018

  Inaugural Harness Racing Australia (HRA) National Conference – 14 December 2018

  Harness Racing Australia (HRA) Chairman, Mr Michael Taranto, today unveiled the full program for HRA’s inaugural National Conference being run on Friday 14 December 2018 at Flemington Racecourse. Mr Taranto…

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• 07.11.2018

  Harness Program Amendment – BHRC 30th November

  Please note Tasracing has approved the following amendment to Burnie Harness Racing Club, Friday 30th November BEC30111801 – 4YO Older (No more than two Lifetime Wins – Lowest points selected…

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• 05.11.2018

  McCarthy wins Australian Drivers Championship in SA

  NEW SOUTH WALES reinsman Todd McCarthy has taken out the 2018 Australian Drivers Championship at Globe Derby in South Australia. The championships comprised eight heats last Saturday night with McCarthy…

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• 05.11.2018

  Conor takes lead in Youngbloods series

  CONOR CROOK has taken the early lead in the race for the Youngbloods Challenge title after the first two rounds of the series held in Devonport on Sunday afternoon. Crook…

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• 24.10.2018

  2018/19 6tyo Youngbloods Challenge

  Tasracing has selected the 10 participants for the 2018/19 6tyo Youngbloods Challenge.  The series for young drivers will be conducted at Devonport on 4 November, Hobart on 9 November and…

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• 22.10.2018

  Rattray and Duggan to represent state at Australian Drivers Championship

  2018 Tasmanian ADC Representatives RECENTLY claimed Halwes Medalist Todd Rattray and Hall of Fame inductee Ricky Duggan have been selected to represent Tasmania at the Australian Drivers Championship in South Australia…

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• 22.10.2018

  Expressions of Interest – Lead Instructor

  Tasracing Harness Academy Expressions of Interest – Lead Instructor Tasracing is committed to providing contemporary driving, training, licencing and general industry education to the Tasmanian harness industry in order to…

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• 15.10.2018

  Harness Awards Night 2018

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• 15.10.2018

  Don Peck a welcome addition to Hall of Fame

  TASMANIAN harness racing celebrated the feats of some of its former champions at the annual awards dinner at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Launceston on Saturday night when a number…

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• 18.09.2018

  Trotting race dates in October

  Trotting was re-launched after a hiatus of 91 years in Tasmania and we have seen trotting action back in Tasmania since July this year. There will be a trotting races run…

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• 07.09.2018

  Launceston Harness meeting transferred

  The Harness meeting schedule for Launceston, Friday 28th September has been transferred to Wednesday 26th September. No changes to programs. Nominations/Acceptances close 9am Friday, 21st September Driver Changes 9.30am Tuesday,…

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• 06.09.2018

  Trotting race dates in September

  Trotting was re-launched after a hiatus of 91 years in Tasmania and we have seen trotting action back in Tasmania since July this year. There will be a trotting race at…

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• 06.09.2018

  Harness Program Amendments

  Please note the following race conditions have been added: Launceston, Friday 21st September LNC21091802    C0           Maybe combined with 01 (3YO & Older NW) if insufficient acceptances Launceston, Friday 28th…

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• 06.09.2018

  Long serving Clerk of the Course calls time

  After commencing his role as Clerk of the Course in the late 1970’s, respected Westbury horseman David Mace will officiate his last race meeting in Launceston on Friday evening, just…

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• 13.08.2018

  Harness Program Amendment – Hobart 29 August 2018

  Following the restricted meeting at Launceston on 8 August 2018 where the race conditions and field select was conducted on the nominations received, Tasracing has amended the races and conditions…

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• 23.07.2018

  BOTRA announces Sire’s Stakes award winners

  Tasmania certainly punches above its weight when it come to the states harness racing breeding industry. With horses such as Beautide, Ignatius, Miss Graceland, Nostra Beach and Shezallapples winning Group…

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• 19.07.2018

  Harness Programming Amendments – August

  Tasracing continues to monitor the advertised programs on a regular basis and make amendments to the trotting races as deemed necessary to cater for the horse population as it continues…

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• 06.07.2018

  Harness Programme Amendments

  Please note the following race has been added to the programme at Hobart, Friday 27th July 2018. EHC27071810     C1/C2    MS         1609       PBD/C   $8,100  

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• 02.07.2018

  Harness Programming Amendments – Australasian Breeders Crown Heats

  The Australasian Breeders Crown Heats were excluded from the July/August Harness Racing Calendar.  These have now been scheduled for the following dates: HOBART – Friday, 27th July 2018 EHC27071808     3YO       …

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• 01.07.2018

  Ignatius chasing Group 1 Glory

  Ignatius, Tasmania’s superstar three-year-old pacer, will run the red-hot favourite in the $150,000 Group 1 New South Wales Breeders Challenge on Sunday at Menangle Park. The James Rattray trained and driven…

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