As of Friday 3rd April, an education trial will be added to the scheduled pre-race meeting trials. An Education trial will be held 20 minutes prior to the first scheduled official trial and will have the following maximum field limits: Devonport – 6 Hobart – 7 Launceston – 7 NB: Horses competing in education trials…
Category: Harness News
Temporary Changes to Harness Trials
Thursday 26 March 2020TRIALS Due to the current situation re: COVID-19 the following will be implemented to commence Sunday 29 March 2020. Trials will be conducted on race days only to commence 1 hour prior to the scheduled starting time of race 1 of the race meeting. Only horses that are qualifying to race for the first time…
Tasracing Elwick office announcement
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Tasracing has closed its Elwick offices effective 5pm today (Tuesday 24 March). The decision follows a week of staggered remote working. Tasracing CEO Paul Eriksson said the office closure would protect the health and wellbeing of the company’s teams and the broader industry. “Tasracing will continue to utilise skeletal staff on site between 9am and…
Well Said yearling tops Tasmanian Harness Sale
Monday 17 February 2020
By Peter Wharton Champion trainer Ben Yole secured two of the four highest-priced lots at the 2020 Tasmanian Harness Sale held at Carrick Park last Saturday. Yole outlaid $17,000 for a Well Said gelding out of the Group placegetter Itz Gemmas Delight, offered by Latrobe studmaster Melissa Maine, and $15,000 for a Betting Line filly…
First foals from top racemares at Tassie sale
Friday 14 February 2020
Melissa Maine, the studmaster of Faithful Park stud, Latrobe, has been a strong supporter of the Tasmanian Yearling sale for several years. A member of a respected northern Tasmanian trotting family, Melissa is offering two superbly bred yearlings at this year’s sale to be held at Carrick Park on Saturday, February 15. Both are the…
Tasmanian yearling sale on Saturday
Friday 14 February 2020
The 2020 Tasmanian Harness Sale, to be conducted by Tasracing, will be held at Carrick Park on Saturday. The sale comprises 17 lots by 12 different sires including leading stallions Rock N Roll Heaven, Sweet Lou, Modern Art, Metropolitan and Well Said and emerging sires Sunshine Beach, Hurrikane Kingcole, Major Bronski and Caribbean Blaster. The…