Please note the amended program for the Harness meeting scheduled for Hobart, Friday 15 September 2017. The amendments are: EHC17091707-(MS) of $7800(CP) from a C4 to C5 to a C4 to C6 2090 metres, PBD/C ENC17091708- (MS) of $7800 (CP) from C6 to C10 to a C7 or better, 2090 metres, PBD/C ENC17091709 – from FFA to deleted.
Category: Harness News
Laughing Heir to success
Tuesday 5 September 2017
It may have been a Benchmark 58 on a soft track in country Victoria but Brighton based trainer Paul Maher could not have been happier with his lightly raced 4 year old Laughing Heir. Having just his third race start, Laughing Heir, ridden by Siggy Carr, came from well back in the field to score…
Sprint Lane Hobart
Tuesday 29 August 2017
Sprint lanes in harness racing are similar to cut away rails in thoroughbred racing. A sprint lane provides room for one or two horses to move to the inside of the leader in the home straight at the end of the final lap. Sprint lanes are common in Australian and New Zealand harness racing. In…
Race Program Changes – Launceston 10 September 2017
Tuesday 29 August 2017Tasracing has approved the following race program changes at Launceston on Sunday 10 September 2017. Change LNC10091708 from C5/C7 to C6/C10. MS of $7,800 (CP). PBD/C. 2200 metres. MC and NDC allowed within race for barrier draw purposes only. May be combined with Open Free For All. Change LNC10091709. Open Free For All. MS of…
Ken Rattray’s return to Tasmania
Thursday 24 August 2017
Tasmanian harness racing has received a major boost with the return from Queensland of Ken Rattray. Rattray forged a highly successful training and driving career in Tasmania in the 80’s and 90’s with his biggest thrill coming with Star of Broadway winning the Tasmanian Pacing Championship, a race Ken remembers fondly. “The 1987 Championship was…
Ben Yole equals Neville Webberley’s record of 118 wins
Monday 14 August 2017
AFTER a frustrating start to the meeting, premier trainer Ben Yole left Sunday’s Launceston program a satisfied man. Taking a massive team to the track – 44 to be precise – Yole’s assault was stemmed by his desire to claim the Tasmanian record for the most training wins. Requiring four trucks and three floats to…