Happy New Year and welcome to 2018. While I appreciate that very few of us working in our industry get much of a break at this time of year, I do hope that you got to enjoy some time away from work to enjoy some much-needed downtime, even if only briefly. As is usually the…
Merci! More Tasmanian racing for France
Thursday 4 January 2018
THE success of Tasmanian’s Wednesday night racing that is being beamed into France has led to a significant increase in the number of meetings to be broadcast into that country in 2018. France secured 11 meetings for coverage in 2017 but this year it will deliver 15 meetings on its Equidia network which is the…
Increased funding for racing industry
Friday 22 December 2017
Tasracing has announced details of its $1.24 million funding increase across the three codes of racing to be distributed between January and June next year. CEO Vaughn Lynch said following an initial 6% code funding allocation increase earlier this financial year, recent turnover growth on Tasmanian racing had enabled the company to further increase industry…
Sky Racing Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival launch
Thursday 14 December 2017
The Sky Racing Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival (10 January to 7 March 2018) has been officially launched by the Minister for Racing, Jeremy Rockliff. Tasracing chairman Dean Cooper said the carnival will commence with the 100th running of the Devonport Cup at Spreyton and conclude with the new Sky Racing Australian Female Jockey Championship in…
Nation’s best in search of Group 1 glory
Tuesday 12 December 2017
Excitement is building after yesterday’s official launch of Tasmania’s richest greyhound Classic, the 2017 Group 1 Luxbet Hobart Thousand. The eyes of the nation will be on Luxbet Park on Thursday night as Tasmania’s best chasers attempt to stave off a mainland invasion in seven quality heats. The Matthew Lanigan-trained reigning champion Zipping Bruiser, is…
Matthew Brisbane bound
Monday 11 December 2017
Dual Tasmanian Youngblood’s Challenge champion Matthew Howlett will represent Tasmania at the Garrard’s 2017 Australasian Young Driver Championships in Brisbane this week. Tasracing CFO John Luk presented Matthew with his Tasmanian representative colours and wished him well on behalf of the industry at last night’s Tasmanian Pacing Club meeting in Hobart. The best young talent…
