Tasracing and Melbourne-based NeuroEndocrine Cancer Australia are working together to raise money and awareness at Friday night’s Flinders Island Cup meeting at Ladbrokes Racing Centre Mowbray. NeuroEndocrine Cancer affects thousands of people, yet there is no national funding to assist with research into the illness. Prominent Tasmanian racehorse owner Rob Hammond has been battling the…
Category: Thoroughbred News
Thoroughbred Stakes Increases for 2022-23
Wednesday 28 September 2022Thoroughbred Code Funding Allocation 2022-23 Tasracing in conjunction with the Thoroughbred Advisory Network is pleased to announce that from 1 October 2022 the Code Funding Allocation for 2022/23 will be implemented resulting in the following for the industry. Base stakes to increase: MDN to BM70 increased from $22,500 to $24,000 Age MDN increased from $25,000…
Tasracing Animal Welfare Review
Monday 26 September 2022Tasracing has received Dr David Sykes’ Animal Welfare Review it commissioned earlier this year. A copy of the review is available via this link. Please note, personal information on pages 45-46 has been redacted for privacy reasons. The review makes 83 recommendations. While these recommendations are being appropriately and properly considered by Tasracing, an immediate…
Who will be Tasmania’s 2022/23 Horse of the Year
Wednesday 14 September 2022Tasmanian 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…
National Jockeys Celebration Day 2022
Thursday 4 August 2022National 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 2022After 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…