It may have been a Benchmark 58 on a soft track in country Victoria but Brighton based trainer Paul Maher could not have been happier with his lightly raced 4 year old Laughing Heir. Having just his third race start, Laughing Heir, ridden by Siggy Carr, came from well back in the field to score…
A champion becomes a legend
Saturday 2 September 2017
Champion galloper Brallos has been elevated to Legend status in the Tasmanian Racing Hall of Fame. The first horse to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 2005, Brallos was a champion stayer in 1970s winning the Hobart and Launceston Cups double twice along with two Devonport Cups and a Geelong Cup. Other Hall…
Hellova Street wins Magic Millions Horse of the Year
Friday 1 September 2017
The Scott Brunton-trained Hellova Street – which won the Thomas Lyons Stakes, the Mowbray Stakes and the VRC March Stakes at Flemington – has won the Magic Millions Horse of the Year award. The prestigious prize was announced at the Tasmanian Thoroughbred Awards dinner at Country Club Tasmania in Launceston tonight (1 September) in front…
Craig Newitt to return to Tasmania
Thursday 31 August 2017
A huge boost for Tasmania’s jockeys ranks with news that champion jockey Craig Newitt is returning to live in Tasmania. “We’ve been thinking about it for a while, we’ve got four kids now, it’s a lifestyle choice,” Newitt said. It’s only a 40 minute flight, so if I need to I can still fly back to Melbourne to ride…
Who will be the Tasmanian Racehorse of the Year for the 2016/17 season?
Wednesday 30 August 2017In what promises to be one of the closest votes in many years, there are three leading contenders. Count da Vinci, Hellova Street and Tshahitsi. All three have had outstanding seasons and any of them would be a worthy winner. Count Da Vinci started as a class one galloper and progressed to a Hobart Cup…
Force to be reckoned with
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Trainer Gary White is on the board for the new racing season with ex-Victorian galloper Kamikaze Force his first winner. Kamikaze Force was having its third start for White after two encouraging runs in Hobart on a heavy track and at Devonport. “She took a lot of benefit from her first run here a couple…
