The Tasmanian Harness Racing Yearling Sale will return to the sales ring for 2018 at the Launceston Racecourse, Mowbray on Wednesday, February 14. For the past three years the Yearling Sales have been conducted online but the decision to return to the traditional sales ring concept promises to further boost the upward trend of the…
Category: Harness News
Race Program Change – Hobart 4 February 2018
Tuesday 16 January 2018Tasracing has approved the following race program change at Hobart on Sunday 4 February 2018. Change EHC04021808 from Open to C2 & Better. SS of $12,000 (CP). RBD. 2090 metres. Mares. Conditioned Handicap C6 ft, C7 10m, C8/9 20m, C10+ 30m to Discretionary Handicap. Angela Barrett Phone: (03) 6212 9307 Email: a.barrett@tasracing.com.au
Tasmanian Harness Stakes Increase Breakdown
Wednesday 27 December 2017As announced in December funding increases in prize money for all Harness meetings to be distributed between January and June 2018 is as follows: Please note, these increases are effective from 1st January 2018. Type Jan 2018 Previously Restricted $3,500 ($3,300) Country $5,500 ($4,500) / ($5,300) Standard $8,100 ($6,800) / ($7,800) 2YO & 3YO races…
Matthew Brisbane bound
Monday 11 December 2017
Dual Tasmanian Youngblood’s Challenge champion Matthew Howlett will represent Tasmania at the Garrard’s 2017 Australasian Young Driver Championships in Brisbane this week. Tasracing CFO John Luk presented Matthew with his Tasmanian representative colours and wished him well on behalf of the industry at last night’s Tasmanian Pacing Club meeting in Hobart. The best young talent…
Tasracing extends condolences to family of North East Pacing Club President Ken Hall
Wednesday 6 December 2017
Tasracing extends condolences to family of North East Pacing Club President Ken Hall’ Tasracing is saddened to learn of the death of North East Pacing Club President Ken Hall. Ken was a tireless contributor to the harness racing in the northeast of the state. He will be greatly missed by the local harness racing community….
Program information – TPC, Sunday 22nd December
Thursday 30 November 2017Please note additional conditions for Finals scheduled for TPC, Friday 22nd December. All Finals programmed for Hobart, Friday 22nd December are compulsory. Trainers nominating a mare in the George Johnson FFA that have qualified for a compulsory final may scratch from the final without penalty to take its place in the George Johnson FFA only….