THE thoroughbred meeting at Luxbet Park Hobart today has been postponed due to the state of the track and prevailing and forecast weather conditions. Heavy rain fell on the track from 1am this morning and with the conditions unlikely to stall the decision was made to postpone the meeting after Tasracing officials, stewards and jockeys…
Category: Thoroughbred News
Tasracing on sustainable financial footing
Thursday 27 October 2016
The Hodgman Liberal Government is committed to a vibrant and sustainable racing industry in Tasmania. Today, the Tasracing annual report shows that Tasracing is operating on a sustainable financial basis for the first time since it was established in 2009. Resolving this issue of sustainability, and establishing and implementing a road map to a sustainable…
Hobart trials 11 October rescheduled
Monday 10 October 2016Due to surface water on track (14mm rainfall 24hrs) and forecast rain tomorrow, Tuesday 11 October, The official trials will be rescheduled to 11.30am Thursday 13 October. Please note new Nominations are required with RISA closing at 11am Wednesday 12 October.
Increased prize money for racing industry
Thursday 6 October 2016
6 October 2016 Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Racing Last year the Government made the difficult decision to introduce a package of measures, including a reset of prize money and industry funding, designed to put the Tasmanian racing industry back on track toward a sustainable future. As a result of this hard decision, this…
Hobart meeting 2 October transferred
Friday 30 September 2016Then meeting scheduled for Hobart on Sunday 2 October has been transferred to Luxbet All Weather Devonport due to the current state of the track and weather forecast. The following changes to distances are required: R1 C3 1100m to 1150m R2 Mdn 1000m R3 Mdn 1400m to 1350m, R4 M/C1 1600m to 1650m, R5 C1 1400m to 1350m,…
Tasracing appoints new director
Thursday 22 September 2016
Tasracing has appointed Michael Gordon to its Board of Directors. Mr Gordon, nominated by a greyhound owner, has bred, owned and raced greyhounds. He also has a long standing association with the harness and thoroughbred codes, both as a participant and committee member. Mr Gordon is a Director of PDF Management Services, a management consulting…