In a boon for the Tasmanian racing industry, Tasracing has successfully secured the first ever Australian Female Jockey Championship. The event will extend the 2018 Luxbet Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival (TSRC) from its traditional finale of Launceston Cup Day (Wednesday 28 February) to Wednesday 7 March for the Female Championship event. Thanks to Tasracing’s strong…
Category: Thoroughbred News
Tasracing barrier attendant statement
Thursday 16 November 2017
A Tasracing-employed barrier attendant who appeared to strike a horse (Century Arrow) immediately prior to the first race at Launceston last night (15 November) has been stood down pending a stewards inquiry. Tasracing CEO Vaughn Lynch said as soon as Tasracing was alerted to the incident, stewards were advised and the handler was stood down…
Tasmanian Thoroughbred Stakes Increase Breakdown
Thursday 28 September 2017Increase in prize money for all Thoroughbred meetings is as follows: Please note, these increases are effective from 01/10/2017 & also Tas Racing will now be paying to 5th placing as well. Race Type 2016/17 2017/18 2YO & 3YO MDN $14,000 $19,000 2YO & 3YO HCP $15,000 $19,000 MDN $14,000 $16,000 MDN / CL1 $14,000…
Meeting location change – Hobart to Devonport
Friday 8 September 2017Due to the weather affected condition of the track at Hobart, the meeting set down for Sunday 10 September has been transferred to the all-weather track at Devonport. The first event will jump at 12:05.
Hellova Street wins Magic Millions Horse of the Year
Friday 1 September 2017
The Scott Brunton-trained Hellova Street – which won the Thomas Lyons Stakes, the Mowbray Stakes and the VRC March Stakes at Flemington – has won the Magic Millions Horse of the Year award. The prestigious prize was announced at the Tasmanian Thoroughbred Awards dinner at Country Club Tasmania in Launceston tonight (1 September) in front…
Craig Newitt to return to Tasmania
Thursday 31 August 2017
A huge boost for Tasmania’s jockeys ranks with news that champion jockey Craig Newitt is returning to live in Tasmania. “We’ve been thinking about it for a while, we’ve got four kids now, it’s a lifestyle choice,” Newitt said. It’s only a 40 minute flight, so if I need to I can still fly back to Melbourne to ride…