Despite being beaten in his heat last week, star Victorian greyhound Hooked on Scotch has drawn to make amends in the Group 1 Ladbrokes Hobart Thousand final over 461 metres in Hobart on Thursday night. The Jason Thompson-trained youngster finished second to Grey Ghost in his heat but as one of the three fastest second…
Stop Line leads the Tasmanian charge into the Ladbrokes Gr1 Hobart Thousand Final
Friday 13 December 2019
Devonport Chase winner Stop Line delivered one of his best efforts to win his heat of the 2019 Ladbrokes Hobart Thousand, defeating track specialist Peco Can that led and looked home until Stop Line found a clear passage entering the home straight. The Jillian Stamford-trained dog was strong when it counted to register his eighth…
Tasracing Off the Track Clinics
Sunday 8 December 2019Announcement regarding Tasracing Off the Track (OTT) clinics As noted in a Tasracing media release issued on 4 November, a review of all industry welfare initiatives commenced with the appointment of a new Tasracing Animal Welfare Manager, Belinda Lewis With this in mind, a review of the Tasracing Off the Track program is underway. As…
Ford takes a slender lead in 6ty° Youngbloods Challenge
Monday 2 December 2019
Taylor Ford will take a one-point lead into Sunday week’s second round of heats of the 6ty° Youngbloods Challenge in Hobart after a first and seventh placing in the opening round of heats at the Devonport Showgrounds. Ford was able to win heat two on the Ben Yole trained Machitelli who pushed forward from barrier…
2020 Tasmanian Magic Millions sales
Thursday 28 November 2019
The 146 lot catalogue features youngsters by an impressive line up of 57 individual sires including the first crops of 12 stallions. With recent graduates including Mystic Journey, Palentino, The Cleaner and Soul Patch, it’s easy to understand why the sale is statistically the best return on investment yearling sale in Australasia. The 2020 Magic…
2019 Tasmanian Harness Review – Stage 3 Workshops
Tuesday 19 November 2019Further to the release of Stage 3 of the 2019 Tasmanian Harness Review the following dates have been scheduled to hold the Industry Workshops. The Action / Strategy and Outcomes noted in the Stage 3 document are not final and will be discussed with the industry at these workshops. Following these workshops key actions will…
