Tasracing has today announced the drivers for the 2023 Cavalor Claiming Novice Drivers series, which will be conducted in Hobart on Brighton Cup night, Sunday, 23 April. The series, which sees 10 of the state’s best up-and-coming drivers participate in the four-race series, determines the overall winner by points accumulated in heats. Drivers selected for…
Category: Harness News
Harness – Equity in Participation policy
Tuesday 11 April 2023Tasracing will introduce its Equity in Participation (EIP) policy for the harness code on 1 July 2023. Under the policy, except in the specific circumstances outlined below, horses trained by a single trainer (or under the effective control of a single trainer) cannot make up more than 50 per cent of starters in any race…
2022 Harness Racing Award winners
Friday 7 April 2023
In addition to the announcement earlier in the week relating to winners of the 2022 Harness Racing Awards, Tasracing would like to announce the additional winners and congratulate their connections. 2022 Medical Edge Tasmanian 2YO Colt or Gelding of the Year TRIEDTOTELLYA 2022 Corporate Communications Tasmanian 3YO Colt or Gelding of the Year MICKEY OH…
Female Harness Award winners
Tuesday 4 April 2023
Tasracing would like to announce the following winners and congratulate their connections of the 2022 Tasmanian Harness Awards. The male equivalent of the below awards will be announced on Friday, 7 April, while the overall Horse of the Year winner will be announced at the 2022 Tasmanian Harness Racing Awards night which will be held…
2022 Tasmanian Harness Racing Awards
Thursday 30 March 2023The 2022 Tasmanian Harness Racing Awards night will be held at the Tailrace Centre in the Launceston suburb of Riverside on Friday, 21 April, commencing at 19:00. Tickets are selling fast and are $90pp and can be purchased here. Tasracing’s Matt Reid and race caller Matt Robertson will MC the night, with leading Victorian race…
2023 Harness Yearling Sale results
Wednesday 15 March 2023
The 2023 Tasmanian Harness Yearling Sales held Carrick Cup day on Sunday 12 March provided an outstanding result. Total sales topped $289,000 with an average sales price of $16,056, which was consistent with 2022 results. The clearance rate at the sales was 69%. 26 of the 29 catalogued yearlings went through the sales ring, the…