Category: Harness News

Devonport Harness – Sunday 23rd January

Friday 14 January 2022

Due to COVID concerns the 2022 Burnie Harness Racing Club have decided against holding their meeting scheduled on Sunday 23rd January. The Devonport Harness Racing Club will hold the replacement meeting in the existing day timeslot. Approved programmes for the rescheduled meeting are available here. Discussions continue on the rescheduling of the Burnie Cup. Details…

Two Tassie greats recognised in new Tasbred features

Wednesday 22 December 2021

Tasracing’s commitment to the Tasmanian harness racing breeding has been further strengthened with two additional $20,000 races restricted to be Tasbred pacers to be held in early 2022. The series will be restricted to three-year-old and older pacers with no more than two lifetime wins. Heats will be selected by maidens first, one win horses…

Harness Stakes Increase from 1 January 2022

Friday 17 December 2021

Tasracing in conjunction with the Harness Industry Forum is pleased to announce that as from 1 January 2022 the Code Funding Allocation for 2021/22 will be increased following the 4.3% announcement on November 30th. The increase has resulted in the following stakes increases for the industry. Base Stake increases: Secondary meetings – $5,750 to $5,950…

Increased funding for Tasmanian racing industry

Tuesday 30 November 2021

Jane Howlett, Minister for Racing 30 November 2021 The Tasmanian Liberal Government continues to back Tasmania’s racing industry, and as Minister for Racing, I am pleased to announce that Tasracing has brought forward a proposed code funding increase by six months to 1 January 2022. The decision to increase code funding by 4.3 per cent…