Champion Tasmanian mare Hot Dipped will be sidelined for six months after suffering a tendon injury “She had a gallop yesterday morning (Monday) and it was a beautiful gallop, but we had her in last night, shoeing her and I noticed she has suffered a minor lesion to her tendon,” trainer Brendan McShane explained. “It’s…
Category: Thoroughbred News
Additional races scheduled for Sunday 13 August
Thursday 3 August 2017Tasracing has added two additional races to the program for next Sunday (13th August) Thoroughbred meeting at Devonport. The races added to the program are a MDN/CL1 1880m and a CL2 1150m These races were highlighted as key races to add to allow progression from those races on July 30th in which a 10 race…
Duperrey looks to make it back-to-back wins after move to Tasmania
Wednesday 2 August 2017
The Barry Campbell-trained Duperrey will look to make it consecutive wins when he contests the Simon’s Design Centre Class 1 over 1150m at Devonport on Sunday. Initially purchased by Star Thoroughbreds at the 2014 Gold Coast Magic Millions sale, he was later syndicated and trained by Australia’s leading trainer Chris Waller and placed in a…
Raquel Clark wins second Tasmanian Apprentice Jockey Premiership
Tuesday 1 August 2017
Raquel Clark has won her second successive Tasmanian Apprentice Jockey Premiership despite spending more than four months riding in South Australia. Clark finished with 31 wins from 255 rides, eight clear of Chris Graham on 23 wins from 231 rides. In all Clark rode 52 winners for the season, including 15 metropolitan winners in Adelaide…
Launceston 2nd July – field limits
Thursday 22 June 2017Launceston Races 2nd July 2017 – After an inspection by Tasracing, Stewards and the TJA of the Mowbray track and the subsequent decision to place the rail out 10.5m+ 1200m-WP; 7m emainder, will result in field limits of 10+5E for all scheduled races.
Magic Millions/Tasracing Racing Women’s Bonus 2018
Wednesday 31 May 2017In addition to total race prizemoney of $50,000, a $10,000 Bonus (incl $150 Trainer/$75 Jockey) will be distributed to the first all-female owned or leased horse in finishing order in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic, being run at Launceston on Wednesday 14 February 2018. To be eligible for the MM/Tasracing Racing Women’s Bonus in 2018…