Wednesday, April 1, 2020 As per the industry notice released on March 25 the following alterations were made to all thoroughbred trials and jump-outs throughout Tasmania. All trials to be conducted on race day only. Trials will only be conducted at Elwick, Mowbray and Spreyton racecourses. Only horses requiring barrier certificates or under Stewards orders…
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Harness Trials – Update
Tuesday 31 March 2020As of Friday 3rd April, an education trial will be added to the scheduled pre-race meeting trials. An Education trial will be held 20 minutes prior to the first scheduled official trial and will have the following maximum field limits: Devonport – 6 Hobart – 7 Launceston – 7 NB: Horses competing in education trials…
Harness Trials – Update
Tuesday 31 March 2020As of Friday 3rd April, an education trial will be added to the scheduled pre-race meeting trials. An Education trial will be held 20 minutes prior to the first scheduled official trial and will have the following maximum field limits: Devonport – 6 Hobart – 7 Launceston – 7 NB: Horses competing in education trials…
Devonport greyhound meeting 31 March cancelled
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Today’s 31 March Devonport Greyhound meeting has been cancelled. The meeting has been cancelled because the Devonport Agricultural and Pastoral Society Inc (which owns the Devonport Showgrounds site) has refused entry to the site racing participants. Tasracing is not aware of any racing participant or other industry stakeholders having contracted or having been exposed to…
Temporary Changes to Harness Trials
Thursday 26 March 2020TRIALS Due to the current situation re: COVID-19 the following will be implemented to commence Sunday 29 March 2020. Trials will be conducted on race days only to commence 1 hour prior to the scheduled starting time of race 1 of the race meeting. Only horses that are qualifying to race for the first time…
Tasracing Elwick office announcement
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Tasracing has closed its Elwick offices effective 5pm today (Tuesday 24 March). The decision follows a week of staggered remote working. Tasracing CEO Paul Eriksson said the office closure would protect the health and wellbeing of the company’s teams and the broader industry. “Tasracing will continue to utilise skeletal staff on site between 9am and…