Tasmania’s major greyhound award was announced at the Ladbrokes Launceston Cup and Greyhound Annual Awards Presentation Dinner at the Ladbrokes Racing Centre on Saturday night 15 February 2020. Stop Line won 20 races and was placed 7 times from 34 starts in 2019. He was unplaced on only seven occasions. Stop Line is owned by…
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First foals from top racemares at Tassie sale
Friday 14 February 2020
Melissa Maine, the studmaster of Faithful Park stud, Latrobe, has been a strong supporter of the Tasmanian Yearling sale for several years. A member of a respected northern Tasmanian trotting family, Melissa is offering two superbly bred yearlings at this year’s sale to be held at Carrick Park on Saturday, February 15. Both are the…
Tasmanian yearling sale on Saturday
Friday 14 February 2020
The 2020 Tasmanian Harness Sale, to be conducted by Tasracing, will be held at Carrick Park on Saturday. The sale comprises 17 lots by 12 different sires including leading stallions Rock N Roll Heaven, Sweet Lou, Modern Art, Metropolitan and Well Said and emerging sires Sunshine Beach, Hurrikane Kingcole, Major Bronski and Caribbean Blaster. The…
Larry likes Modern Art
Friday 14 February 2020
By Peter Wharton Latrobe breeder-owner-trainer Larry Nichols has a special affinity with the stock of the Artsplace import Modern Art. Nichols and his wife, Elizabeth, long-time participants in harness racing, enjoyed an unprecedented wave of success a few years ago with one of Modern Art’s greatest sons, Modern Ruler. In a career spanning nine seasons…
Further boost for Tasmanian yearling sale
Thursday 13 February 2020By Peter Wharton The results of recent racing in Tasmania has provided a fillip for the Tasmanian Harness Sale, to be held at Carrick Park on Saturday. There’s been a swag of winners with close relatives in the sale including Frankie Falzonie, a winner at Devonport and Elwick, and his half-brother Ark Fury (Launceston). The…
Blue blooded colt for yearling sale
Wednesday 12 February 2020
By Peter Wharton Pyengana dairy farmers and hobby breeders Michael and Carol LeFevre have only one entry in Saturday’s Tasmanian Harness Sale at Carrick Park. But the big, strongly brown colt, Lot 14 in the catalogue, looks certain to attract plenty of interest from discerned buyers both on the score of blood and type. He’s…