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…
Category: Thoroughbred News
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…
NARS Round 2 results
Thursday 12 March 2020
Chris Graham represented Tasmania in the second round of the 2020 NJT National Apprentice Riders Series in the seventh race at Ascot on Wednesday afternoon. Graham, who now resides in WA finished fourth aboard Celtic Court, earning three points for Tasmania in the series. The series comprises five heats with Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and…
NARS Round 1 results
Friday 6 March 2020
Ianish Luximon made the most of his opportunity to represent Tasmania in the 2020 National Apprentice Riders Series by winning the heat aboard Queen’s Needs in Hobart yesterday. Luximon, who is indentured to Adam Trinder, has been riding in the state for three months but had been unable to land a winner but he…
Apprentice jockey series comes to Tasmania
Monday 2 March 2020
The Tasmanian leg of the National Apprentice Race Series (NARS), Australia’s premier competition for apprentice jockeys, will be held in Hobart on Wednesday (4 March 2020). First run in 2008, the series brings together apprentice jockeys from across Australia and the series continues to go from strength to strength with this year seeing the competition…
Five yearlings to watch at Monday’s Tasmanian Magic Millions sale
Thursday 20 February 2020
Tasracing’s resident racing expert Pete Staples has cast his eyes over the 2020 Tasmanian Magic Millions Yearling Sale draft and has come up with five fabulous youngsters to be followed during their racing careers. From the moment they pass through the sale ring on Monday at the Inveresk Sales Complex, Staples will be keeping tabs…