The St Mary’s harness race meeting scheduled for Sunday, 1st January has been abandoned. The track has undergone multiple inspections over the last week and has been deemed unsafe for racing. Tasracing will endeavour to allocate an additional meeting / races where appropriate. It is the intention of both the St May’s club and Tasracing…
Category: Harness News
Harness racing set to return to Hobart’s hallowed turf
Thursday 8 December 2022
Tasracing in conjunction with the Tasmanian Trotting Club are excited to announce that the 2023 New Norfolk Cup will be held on the turf thoroughbred track in Hobart. The national rating 60 or better standing start event will be held over approximately 2400m, pending the rail position, on Sunday, 29th January. It will be the…
Ladbrokes Summer Racing Festival officially launched
Monday 28 November 2022
The Ladbrokes Summer Racing Festival for all three codes of racing has been officially launched at the Henry Jones Art Hotel in Hobart.
Size and Scope of the Tasmanian Racing Industry Report | 2021/22 Update
Tuesday 22 November 2022
Tasracing commissioned a report last year on the size and scope of the Tasmanian racing industry, produced by IER, which clearly showed the positive impact racing has on Tasmania from an economic, employment and cultural standpoint, and greatly aided in delivering Tasracing’s It’s Why We Race public awareness campaign. A new report has recently been…
Increased stakes for Tasmanian racing industry confirmed by Tasracing Board
Monday 21 November 2022More than $1.4 million will be allocated to increase stakes across the three codes of racing from 1 December this year, Tasracing’s acting chief executive officer said. “The decision was recently approved by the Tasracing Board given the company’s continuous strong financial performance,” he said. “Each code will each benefit by an additional $480,633.” Allocation…
2022 6ty° Youngbloods Challenge line-up announced
Wednesday 16 November 2022
The 2022 6ty° Youngbloods Challenge will again see the state’s best young drivers on display on the first weekend in December. The six-race series will see drivers under the age of 23 compete in three heats scheduled for Tassie Golden Apple Final night on Saturday, 3 December, in Launceston, before the final three heats are…