Tasmanian thoroughbred racing’s night of nights, the Horse of the Year and Hall of Fame Inductions, will be held on 1 October at the Grand Chancellor Hotel in Hobart. Tickets are selling fast with the deadline for bookings next Wednesday, 21 September. TasracingTV will provide a live stream of the event via tasracing.com.au and former…
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National Jockeys Celebration Day 2022
Thursday 4 August 2022
National Jockeys Celebration Day is a national event of remembrance and recognition for Australian riders, held at the commencement of the racing season, on the first weekend in August each year and Tasmania hosts its event at Ladbrokes Park Elwick in Hobart on Sunday. A special ceremony will take place in the mounting yard at…
Tasracing CEO statement
Wednesday 6 July 2022
After more than three years in the role, Tasracing CEO Paul Eriksson is leaving the business and will return to Sydney. Mr Eriksson said that the past two years during COVID, given the lockdowns and other restrictions, had been significantly personally challenging and he was returning to Sydney to spend time with his family before…
Increased funding for racing industry
Tuesday 5 July 2022
Tasracing will increase code funding by nine per cent or $2.846 million. The increase – agreed to by the Tasracing Board at its most recent meeting – is on top of the 4.38 per cent increase announced in January this year. Tasracing CEO Paul Eriksson said the decision to further increase code funding follows continued…
Tasmanian race dates for 2022/23 released
Thursday 30 June 2022The 2022/23 racing season will feature 70 thoroughbred meetings, 90 harness meetings and 162 greyhound meetings, Tasracing has announced. Of the 70 thoroughbred meetings scheduled in Tasmania, there are seven meetings on King Island between December and January. After the outstanding success of the two Friday night meetings at Launceston last season, the Tasmanian Turf…
Thoroughbred Race Dates 2022/23
Thursday 30 June 2022Thoroughbred race dates for the 2022-23 season will remain largely the same as the 2021-22 season. There will be 70 thoroughbred race meetings across the state including 7 on King Island between December and January which is a return to their pre-covid number. There will once again be two Friday night meetings at Launceston on…