The past five years of operations have seen substantial improvements across all aspects of the Tasmanian Racing Industry, the 2022/23 Tasracing Annual Report says. It references strong five-year growth in wagering turnover ($231.8 million or 40 per cent), a 75 per cent increase in Race Field Fee revenue ($10 million), a $12.5 million increase in…
North West Tracks update
Wednesday 11 October 2023
Tasracing notes the update released earlier today by the Minister for Racing, Felix Ellis, regarding the proposed north west coast harness and greyhound racing tracks to be built adjacent to the Devonport Airport. The Tasracing Board recently wrote to the Tasmanian Government indicating that the total anticipated cost of the proposed project had increased from…
Tasracing Update on Interim Report into Tasmanian Harness Racing.
Monday 2 October 2023
Tasracing notes Ray Murrihy’s interim report into Tasmanian harness racing. It also notes that the report is still an interim report which made a series of statements related to ratings, programming and balloting. Tasracing provide the following update to industry. There will be no changes made to the existing published programmed races up till the…
New Lennytheshark 2YO winner
Monday 2 October 2023
Former champion pacer Lennytheshark, who is standing this season at Tourello Standardbreds in Tasmania, was credited with a ‘new’ two-year-old winner when Mako Mondo led throughout in 1:58.1 at Newcastle. Heathbern Bruce, a three-year-old and one of ‘Lenny’s’ first crop, captured a heat of the Northern Region Championship at Ouyen and finished an unlucky second…
Interim Report into Tasmanian Harness Racing
Wednesday 20 September 2023
Tasracing CEO Andrew Jenkins said Tasracing was pleased that the interim report from Mr Murrihy was aligned to work already being undertaken, including the development of an enforceable Code of Practice for equine welfare and management. “Tasracing’s Chief Veterinary & Animal Welfare Officer, Dr Martin Lenz, has led development of such a Code that has…
Webberley to help the next generation
Monday 18 September 2023
Tasracing’s commitment to enhancing the development to claiming novice drivers to the Tasmanian harness racing scene has been further strengthened with the appointment of Neville Webberley to the role as a Harness Academy and Mini Trot Instructor. His role will assist the development of drivers in both group and individual sessions covering various aspects of…
