Tasracing will provide customers with a new wagering information service – Tasracing Official Prices (TOP) starting with this Sunday’s thoroughbred meeting at Devonport. The new TOP service will display wagering price fluctuations from a quorum of corporate bookmakers, providing customers with confidence when making betting decisions. The TOP screens will display fluctuations 30 minutes prior to race start and…
Category: Harness News
Increased funding for all three racing industry codes
Friday 11 August 2017
Tasracing will increase base funding for all three racing codes in Tasmania by six per cent for 2017/18 to $22.05 million. After taking account of funding carryovers last financial year from the 2014/15 season ($394,000), the increase will equate to four per cent year-on-year, as outlined in Tasracing’s Corporate Plan. Tasracing chief executive officer Vaughn…
Scooterwillrev to race on mainland again
Wednesday 9 August 2017
CLASSY Tasmanian Scooterwillrev is set to embark on another trip across Bass Strait. Unbeaten from his two runs since returning from Victoria, Scooterwillrev will head back to the mainland for the balance of the Australasian Breeders’ Crown. The Craig Hayes-trained gelding won his two-horse heat in effortless fashion in Hobart three weeks ago before scoring…
2017 Edgar Tatlow Medal Nominations
Tuesday 1 August 2017
The Edgar Tatlow Medal recognises an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the Tasmanian Harness Racing Industry. The contribution may have been in the field of training, driving, ownership, administration, breeding and/or any other harness related activity. Individuals, clubs and affiliated bodies are invited to submit nominations for the 2017 Edgar Tatlow Medal….
Hobart Harness – Friday Nights in September 2017
Tuesday 1 August 2017The two Sunday twilight harness meetings scheduled in Hobart in September 2017 have been changed to Friday night on Sky 1. The details are: Delete TPC Sunday Twilight 3 September. Add TPC Friday Night 1 September. Delete TPC Sunday Twilight 17 September. Add TPC Friday Night 15 September. Please check Racing then Meeting Calendar on…
Tasmania to host inaugural Female Harness Drivers’ Championship in March 2018
Monday 31 July 2017
Tasracing has secured the rights for Tasmania to host the first Australian Female Harness Drivers’ Championships in Launceston on Sunday 11 March 2018. The event will be hosted by the Launceston Pacing Club (LPC) with the support of Tasracing and endorsement of Harness Racing Australia (HRA). Tasracing CEO Vaughn Lynch said securing the inaugural event…