Tasracing is delighted to announce that drivers have been selected for the upcoming Novice Driver series and will do so with BOTRA who have come back on board as naming rights partner. The Tasmanian Trotting Club meeting in Hobart will hold the four heat challenge on Sunday, 14 April. The series, which sees 10 of…
Category: Harness News
2024 Tasmanian Harness Racing Awards
Wednesday 6 March 2024
2024 Harness Yearling Sale results
Wednesday 31 January 2024
The 2024 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sale at Carrick Park on Friday, 26 January was a success. 14 of 20 lots were sold at a clearance rate of 70%. The total gross of the sale was $292,500, with an average price of $20,893. Those figures are up on the 2023 Yearling Sale. The two sale toppers…
Team Teal Campaign
Wednesday 31 January 2024TEAM TEAL IN HARNESS RACING FOR WOMENCAN From 1 February to 15 March every year, the harness racing communities in Australia and New Zealand will come together to support WomenCan as reinswomen race in teal pants to raise vital funds and awareness for gynaecological cancers. As part of the partnership with WomenCan, various state bodies…
Vale Ken Austin
Sunday 31 December 2023
The Tasmanian harness racing industry lost one of its popular figures on Wednesday when former trainer, driver, committee member and stud master Ken Austin passed away aged 78 after a battle with illness. Austin tasted success in some of the state’s biggest races, including : -1974 Tasmanian Pacing Championship with The Pride, -1984 Tasmanian Oaks…
Drivers announced for 6ty° Youngbloods Challenge
Monday 27 November 2023
The 2023 6ty° Youngbloods Challenge will again see the state’s best young drivers on display on Sunday night. In a break from tradition all four heats of the series will be held in Launceston on Tassie Golden Apple Final night on Sunday, 3 December. For the 24th consecutive year, the series will be sponsored by…