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Tasracing boosts TASBRED, Opts out of Eureka Slot

Tasracing has opted not to proceed with the purchase of a Eureka slot, instead redirecting those funds into a significant expansion of the TASBRED scheme designed to bolster Tasmanian breeding…

Spring strikes as Jadez ends long training drought

Beaconsfield trainer Damian Spring wears many hats. He breaks and pre-trains Standardbreds, he is the lure driver for the Launceston Greyhound Racing Club, and on Friday in Burnie, he was…

Castles eyes more Burnie glory

Fresh off a training and driving double in Burnie last Monday week, and a further win in Launceston last Sunday, Wesley Vale’s Charlie Castles will be out to continue his…

Derby & Oaks double for Stewart and McDonough

It was an easy watch for favourite punters, as the Emma Stewart and Allan McDonough combination claimed both the Cavalor Equicare Tasmanian Derby and Cavalor Equicare Tasmanian Oaks in Hobart…

Auckland Reactor gelding chasing first win of the season

It’s been one day short of one year since Royal Reactor won a race, but the eight-year-old Auckland Reactor harness racing gelding gets his chance to bounce back into the…

The ‘million-dollar question’: States challenged on stallion tax

With Victoria’s opposition clear to the collection of the much-maligned harness racing Stallion Tax this breeding season, pressure is mounting on other State bodies to declare their position on the…

One down – and now for the big one “Bro”

Kyabram-based horsewoman Kristy Butler is chasing back-to-back features in Tasmania – and this time, the stakes are even higher. Fresh from a memorable victory in the $60,000 Tasfreight Raider Stakes,…

Ravishing Ruby sets 2YO Fillies state record on debut

Race favourite Ravishing Ruby ($1.55 fav) made a winning race track debut when claiming the second heat of the Fehlbergs Produce 2YO Fillies Sweepstakes (1609m) in Hobart on Friday night….

Fellows firing in Tassie and targeting Gr 3 prize

Victorian trainer Tayla Fellows is hoping her first harness racing campaign across Bass Strait will turn into a career milestone, as she prepares promising pacer Do It (Always Be Miki)…

Laugher tasting success in Tassie campaign

Victorian reinsman Jack Laugher is putting the runs on the board in a harness racing campaign in his former home state of Tasmania. The 26-year-old, who is closing in on…

Vanquish Stride breaks a Tasmanian record

Seven-year-old Bettors Delight gelding Vanquish Stride is Tasmania’s new state record holder after winning the $20,000 Bevan Lee’s Butchery Golden Mile (1680m) in Launceston on Sunday night. The Wayne Yole-trained…

Fourth win of the season for De Goey

Five-year-old Captaintreachrous gelding De Goey ($3 fav) claimed his fourth win of the season when proving too tough for his harness racing rivals in the Go Racing Ulverstone Cup (2698m)…