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…
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Ladbrokes Community Sports Series
Tuesday 21 November 2023
After the success of the Ladbrokes Carpet Charge in 2023, Tasracing, in conjunction with Ladbrokes, has developed the inaugural Ladbrokes Community Sports Series! The Ladbrokes Community Sports Series will now incorporate all three major thoroughbred Cup Days, and registrations are open. $76,000 will be given away to 40 different sporting clubs across Tasmania. Three lucky…
23/24 Ladbrokes Summer Racing Festival launched
Monday 20 November 2023
The Ladbrokes Summer Racing Festival – that will feature all three codes of racing over 27 race days – has been officially launched. The 2023/24 festival has been extended slightly and will officially commence with the state’s premier thoroughbred sprint race, the Newmarket Handicap on Wednesday 29 November 2023, and finish with the Tasmania Cup…
2023 Flinders Island Cup meeting a success
Monday 6 November 2023
The second running of the Flinders Island Cup meeting in Launceston, raising funds and awareness of Neuroendocrine cancer, has been hailed as a success. Over $60,000, up from $45,000 in 2022, was raised for the cause through a number of on-course auctions, raffles, and donations from Tasracing and the three Launceston Racing Clubs. Prominent racehorse…
Thoroughbred Code Funding Allocation 2023-24
Monday 30 October 2023
Tasracing in conjunction with the Thoroughbred Advisory Network is pleased to announce that from 1 November 2023 the Code Funding Allocation for 2023/24 will be implemented resulting in the following for the industry. Additional Meetings – There will be 3 additional meetings run during FY24. This will mean a total of 73 meetings for the…
Harness Code Funding Allocation 2023-24
Monday 30 October 2023Tasracing in conjunction with the Harness Industry Forum is pleased to announce that from 1 October 2023 the Code Funding Allocation for 2023/24 will be implemented resulting in the following for the industry. Additional Meetings – There will be 3 additional meetings run during FY24. This is due to the fall of weekends and the…