Just over three months remain until the King Island racing season commences for 2023/24 where seven race days have been scheduled. The success of the inaugural running of the Miners Rest Cup back in January breathed new life into racing on the Bass Strait Island, and all involved with the King Island Racing Club are…
Category: Thoroughbred News
Unleashing the stars within
Thursday 13 July 2023
Tasracing knows that every one of our participants possess a unique story, a remarkable journey that deserves to be celebrated and shared with the world. We believe that our extraordinary participants are not just riders, drivers or trainers; they are the unsung heroes of the track. One of the key ways we will be supporting…
Vale Peter Mertens
Monday 26 June 2023
Tasracing wishes to acknowledge the recent passing of Hobart and Launceston Cup winning jockey Peter Mertens, who lost a battle with cancer aged 58. Mertens won multiple feature races in Tasmania including the 2012 Hobart Cup and 2013 Launceston Cup, both aboard one of Tasmania’s all-time greats, Geegees Blackflash. Overall, the Group 1 winning jockey…
Tasmanian race dates for 2023/24 released
Monday 5 June 2023
The 2023/24 racing season will feature 72 thoroughbred meetings, 91 harness meetings and 159 greyhound meetings, Tasracing has confirmed. Of the 72 thoroughbred meetings scheduled in Tasmania, there are seven meetings scheduled for King Island between December and January. After the outstanding success of the three Friday night meetings at Launceston last season, the Tasmanian…
Thoroughbred Race Dates 2023-24
Monday 5 June 2023Thoroughbred race dates for the 2023-24 season will remain largely the same as the 2022-23 season. There will be 72 thoroughbred race meetings across the state including 7 on King Island between December and January which is the same number as last season. There will be seven Friday night meetings at Launceston during the night…
Pre swab stakes payment
Monday 8 May 2023Tasracing will pay owners their share of stakes payments pre-swab clearance for all three codes (up to a specific threshold ($5000 for greyhounds, $20,000 for harness and $50,000 for thoroughbreds) from 1 June 2023. Tasracing currently withholds stakes payments to all owners subject to swabs being cleared by the Office of Racing Integrity. This process…