The BOTRA Concession Driver Series will be staged at Launceston on Sunday 21 July. Twelve of the state’s up and coming stars have been invited to contest the four-race series with owners and trainers keen to support the new concept, given the quality of the emerging talent. Samantha Gangell is one of the leading contenders for…
Category: Harness News
2019/2020 Tasmanian race dates announced
Wednesday 19 June 2019
TASMANIA’S harness racing industry has received a major boost for next season with 16 additional meetings scheduled to be broadcast on Sky 1. This season a great proportion of the state’s harness meetings have been shown on Sky 2 but with more meetings to be broadcast on Sky 1 it is expected to encourage greater…
Update on National Ratings Based Handicapping System – Harness
Thursday 16 May 2019Participants are advised that the new National Ratings Based Handicapping System will go live from 1 July 2019. As of May 1 horse ratings were visible on Harnessweb as well as some other online platforms. Participants are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the HRA National Handicapping document, which explains how the new system will work….
Trial of trotting in Tasmania review
Friday 3 May 2019
Following the review of outcomes from the current trial of trotting in Tasmania, Tasracing has determined that the trial will be extended through to 31 December 2019. During this time an Industry Development Plan for Harness racing in Tasmania will be prepared. This Development Plan will cover all aspects of harness racing, identifying the challenges…
Vale Henry Pullen
Monday 4 March 2019
Tasmanian Harness Racing lost one of its greats on Friday with the passing of Henry Pullen aged 87. Pullen, a successful trainer and driver was awarded Tasmanian Harness Racing’s highest honour when he was named the 2010 Edgar Tatlow Medalist. He won the states drivers title on two occasions in 1971 (tied with Terry Peck)…
2019 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale results
Tuesday 26 February 2019
The 2019 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale held at Carrick in February will go down on record as one of the most successful in recent years. Buyers took full advantage of a catalogue featuring the progeny of classic-winning and winning -producing dams as 11 yearlings went through the sales ring. A Bettors Delight-Vernett colt offered by…