Tasracing in conjunction with the Harness Industry Forum is pleased to announce that as of 1 October 2022 the Code Funding Allocation for 2022/23 will be implemented resulting in the following for the industry. Increases to the following Feature Events Sires Stakes Finals – $50,000 to $60,000 Golden Apple Final – $30,000 to $50,000 Golden…
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Tasracing Track update 25 January 2022
Tuesday 25 January 2022
Elwick The Elwick thoroughbred track continues to perform as expected where the track continues to show improvement as time progresses. The overall health of the turf, the tracks’ root system and growing medium continues to improve and reflects the performance of the track. Ongoing maintenance and management practices for the Elwick track have been carried…
Harness Stakes Increase from 1 January 2022
Friday 17 December 2021Tasracing in conjunction with the Harness Industry Forum is pleased to announce that as from 1 January 2022 the Code Funding Allocation for 2021/22 will be increased following the 4.3% announcement on November 30th. The increase has resulted in the following stakes increases for the industry. Base Stake increases: Secondary meetings – $5,750 to $5,950…
Ladbrokes Tasmanian Summer of Racing
Thursday 2 December 2021
The Ladbrokes Tasmanian Summer of Racing has officially launched today (2 December), bolstered by news that major sponsor Ladbrokes Australia has committed to a four-year contract extension. The carnival started last week with the Ladbrokes Devonport Greyhound Chase at the North West Greyhound Racing Club, with local winner Superior Wallace beating a strong field of…
Increases to TASBRED Nomination Fees
Monday 1 November 2021Increases to TASBRED Nomination Fees With the TASBRED Scheme in it’s fourth year the results are speaking for themselves. Since the implementation of the TASBRED Scheme an increase in foals has been seen in Tasmania. Funding to the scheme from the Thoroughbred Code Allocation has increased year on year with the government funding set to…
Elwick track update, Wednesday 18 August
Wednesday 18 August 2021The Elwick Thoroughbred track has come to the end of its current racing campaign and as part of the track management plan, the track has been ‘turned out’ for Spring renovations. Taking into account the maturity of the track and the time of year the track is considered to have a good cover of grass…