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 2016

Then 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…

Hobart track information as at 16 September 2016

Friday 16 September 2016

The track rating at Luxbet Park Hobart, as at 16 September, is a Heavy 8 with a penetrometer reading of 5.67. Please note: The map shows raw penetrometer readings. Official rating is an adjusted rating as per formula, for Elwick, in track rating policy [PDF].