Just over three months remain until the King Island racing season commences for 2023/24 where seven race days have been scheduled. The success of the inaugural running of the Miners Rest Cup back in January breathed new life into racing on the Bass Strait Island, and all involved with the King Island Racing Club are…
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Tassie’s Magician draws gate 7 for Saturday’s TAB Eureka
Wednesday 30 August 2023
DUAL Inter Dominion winner Jimmy Rattray has a warning for anyone dismissing the lone Tasmanian raider as “just making up the numbers” in Saturday night’s $2.1mil TAB Eureka. It was less than a decade ago when Rattray, who comes from one of Tasmania’s most famous harness racing families, took an emerging pacer to Sydney where…
The Dynamo – Harness Sprint Series
Tuesday 22 August 2023Tasracing in conjunction with the Tasmanian Trotting Club are happy to announce the introduction of a new Sprint Series – The Dynamo. Held at Ladbrokes Park, Elwick Friday 10th November, this event will provide community and sporting clubs the opportunity to enjoy a night at the races along with the chance for ten clubs to…
Mystic Journey Stakes
Tuesday 22 August 2023
Tasracing is pleased to announce that the currently named Bow Mistress Trophy will now be known as the Mystic Journey Stakes from 2024. The initial running of the Mystic Journey Stakes will be on Tasmanian Derby Day in February next year at Elwick Racecourse. The race is widely known as the premier mares’ race in…
Tasracing statement in response to Animal Liberation Tasmania social media post
Tuesday 15 August 2023
The latest social media post by Animal Liberation Tasmania (ALT) and its claims about a greyhound called Just Like Jazzy contains a number of inaccuracies that need to be corrected. To begin with, the post inaccurately lists Michael Sherriff as the greyhound’s trainer. The social media post also indicates that Just Like Jazzy has been “retired”….
Tasracing Statement in response to Animal Liberation Tasmania footage
Thursday 3 August 2023
Vision has been circulated online late yesterday by Animal Liberation Tasmania and a group calling themselves Defund Tasracing that relates to the property of one of our greyhound trainers. Some of the vision, on face value, raises concerns relating to animal welfare and Tasracing will wait for ORI’s investigation, commencing today, before considering further action…