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Rattray US bound 30 / 12 / 2009

TALENTED Tasmanian reinsman James Rattray expects to be driving in the US next month. Rattray spent three months on a working holiday in the US earlier this year where he teamed up with top trainer ...

Our Sir Jeckyl delivers in FFA 29 / 12 / 2009

PROMINENT harness owner Jamie Cockshutt was almost reduced to tears at Tattersall's Park on Sunday night after his gallant five-year-old Our Sir Jeckyl produced a career best performance to win the ...

Mendelico completes Tassie mission in style 29 / 12 / 2009

QUALITY pacing mare Mendelico completed her mission in Tasmania with a spectacular win in the $50,000 George Johnson over 2579 metres at Tattersall's Park in Hobart on Sunday night. The ...

Kiwi star wins Tasmania Cup 28 / 12 / 2009

NEW ZEALAND pacer Bettors Strike confirmed his status as a rising star when he blitzed a star-studded field in the $125,000 Group 1 Wrest Point Tasmania Cup in Hobart on Sunday night. The Cran ...

Dieberdon too good in Guineas 29 / 12 / 2009

LIGHTLY raced three-year-old pacer Dieberdon scored an impressive all-the-way win in the $20,000 SEW Eurodrive Tasmania Guineas in Hobart on Sunday night. With talented reinsman James Austin aboard, ...

JR Mint well represented at Tasmanian sale 27 / 12 / 2009

THE Tasmanian Premier Yearling Sales is expected to attract plenty of interest with the draft opt 42 yearlings rated one of the best in years. JR Mint's first crop will be offered and he is ...

Peter Staples' full preview Tasmania Cup meeting 25 / 12 / 2009

Peter Staples' Harness Form Guide VENUE:Hobart DATE: Sunday, December 27 STAPLES' SPECIALS: BEST BET: Race 5 No. 3 Mendelico BEST VALUE: Race 4 No.3 Udoit BEST ROUGHIE: ...

Art Major yearlings a feature of Tasmanian sale 23 / 12 / 2009

Art Major, whose first Australian crop rewrote the record books in 2008/09, is the headline act among the 20 stallions represented at the Tasmania Premier Yearling Sale, to be held at Inveresk ...

Winning dams dominate Tassie yearling sale 23 / 12 / 2009

OVER half the draft of 42 yearlings at the 2010 Tasmanian Premier Yearling Sale, are from race-winning mares. The sale will be held at the Inveresk Showground, Launceston on January 16, starting at ...

Rattray down and out in race fall 22 / 12 / 2009

TASMANIA'S reigning premier reinsman Gareth Rattray came close to suffering serious injuries when he was catapulted out of the sulky soon after the start of a race in Launceston on Sunday night. ...

Mendelico tunes up for George Johnson 21 / 12 / 2009

PROMINENT Victorian standardbred owner-breeder Harvey Delmenico knows what it's like to race a good pacer so it came as no surprise when he led back Mendelico as the winner of the Alabar $20,000 ...

Bitter sweet win for trainer Peacock 21 / 12 / 2009

KILMORE Cup winner Power of Tara produced another tough as teak performance to win the $50,000 Betfair City of Launceston Cup on Sunday night. With veteran reinsman Brian Gath in the sulky, Power of ...

That's the way Udoit 21 / 12 / 2009

PROMISING three-year-old pacer Udoit scored the best win of his career when he outgunned a quality field in the $20,000 V75 3YO Championship at The TOTE Racing Centre in Launceston on Sunday night. ...

Stars come out to play in Launceston 18 / 12 / 2009

The second leg of the V75 Carnival at The TOTE Racing Centre in Launceston on Sunday night boasts arguably the best meeting held on the track in years. A star studded line-up of interstate horses ...

Albert Jones breaks long drought 15 / 12 / 2009

STALWART pacer Albert Jones notched his first win in over three years when he stormed down the outside to win the opening race on the card at Devonport on Sunday night. The old stager, prepared by ...

Loves A Beach wins Leigh Plunkett 14 / 12 / 2009

YOUNG New Norfolk trainer Paul Belcher's faith in four-year-old mare Loves A Beach was vindicated at Devonport on Sunday night. Loves A Beach powered home to win the $20,000 Lemonthyme Lodge Leigh ...

Mark Antony finds form 14 / 12 / 2009

FORMER Kiwi pacer Im Mark Antony notched his first win in almost six months when he led all the way to take out the $20,000 Devonport City Council City of Devonport Quality over 1930 metres on the ...

Mission accomplished for smart Victorian 4YO 14 / 12 / 2009

VICTORIAN harness trainer Alan McDonough declared his four-year-old Rowan Direct's win in the Collins Realty Gold Label at Devonport last night as a "mission accomplished". The son of ...

Victoria Cup win denies Tasmania star attraction 12 / 12 / 2009

WHILE the connections of last night's Victoria Cup winner Bettors Strike were celebrating the underrated gelding's brilliant win in the Group 1 event, the Tasmanian Pacing Club would have been ...

Rattray's appeal upheld 10 / 12 / 2009

TASMANIA'S leading reinsman Gareth Rattray is free to drive in Sunday night's opening of the V75 Tasmanian Summer Harness Carnival after the Tasmanian racing Appeals Board upheld his appeal against ...

Carnival opener boasts star class line-ups 10 / 12 / 2009

THE V75 Tasmanian Harness Carnival kicks off on Sunday at Devonport with a nine-race card that boasts good quality fields. The feature races are the Devonport City Council City of Devonport Quality ...

Smoken Up's Cup hopes improve at barrier draw 08 / 12 / 2009

Smoken Up was the big winner at this afternoon's barrier draw for Friday night's $400,000 Group 1 SEW-Eurodrive Victoria Cup. The Lance Justice-trained-and-driven front-runner landed the coveted ...

Tasmanian yearling sale looks promising 07 / 12 / 2009

THE 2010 Tasmanian harness racing Premier Yearling Sale boasts a draft of 42 to be offered by Davidson Cameron Board and Simmons at the Inveresk Showground, Launceston on Saturday, January 16. The ...

V75 Carnival launched 07 / 12 / 2009

A CROWD of almost 500 took part in the official launch of the V75 Tasmanian Summer harness Carnival at Wrest Point Casino this morning. The carnival was launched live on Victorian-based radio ...

Rowan Direct tunes up for Gold Label 07 / 12 / 2009

VICTORIAN trainer Allan McDonough combined with promising Tasmanian novice driver Joshua Duggan to give smart four-year-old Rowan Direct a confidence-boosting win at Tattersall's Park in Hobart on ...

Ark West eyes 3YO features with confidence 07 / 12 / 2009

BRIGHTON trainer Christian Salter has always had a high regard for his three-year-old pacer Ark West and in Hobart on Sunday night the gelding lived up to those expectations by scoring an impressive ...

Top Kiwi pacer likely for Tasmania Cup 04 / 12 / 2009

THE connections of rising star New Zealand pacer Bettors Strike have the $125,000 Wrest Point Tasmania Cup firmly in their sights. Bettors Strike won the Cranbourne Cup last Saturday night at his ...

Victorian trainer targets Tasmanian carnival 02 / 12 / 2009

VICTORIAN harness trainer Allan McDonough enjoyed a lot of success in Tasmania last season, especially during the V75 Summer Harness Carnival, s he's back to try and pocket some of the big ...

Blood Diamond relishes fast pace 01 / 12 / 2009

BLOOD DIAMOND was something of an enigma to trainer Rod Ashwood, which is why he gave up on him about a year ago. Despite having won three races he had given Ashwood too many heartbreaks and ...

Southern Boy impresses at Australian debut 30 / 11 / 2009

TRAINER Chris Howlett expects Southern Boy to be a valuable asset to the stable based on the gelding's first effort on Australian soil. Southern Boy was purchased in New Zealand about four months ...

Loves A Beach makes amends 30 / 11 / 2009

TALENTED four-year-old mare Loves A Beach made up for letting punters down at her previous start when she led al the way to easily win the tasracing.com.au Pace over 2090 metres at Tatttersall's ...

Ulos star of the show 30 / 11 / 2009

WHILE the Rattray family dominated the meeting in Launceston on Sunday night with Gareth driving five of the seven winners and his twin brother James winning another, the equine star of the show was ...

Rattray makes most of stay 29 / 11 / 2009

REIGNING premier Tasmanian reinsman Gareth Rattray made the most of a stay of proceedings that allowed him to drive at the Launceston Pacing Club's Danbury Park Cup meeting at The TOTE Racing Centre ...

Karalta MacLeod eyes 3YO Championship 29 / 11 / 2009

SMART three-year-old Karalta MacLeod kept his unbeaten record this preparation intact when he gave his rivals a pacing lesson in the Sanpan Pace (C0) over 1680 metres at The TOTE Racing Centre in ...

Rattray risks missing Cup meeting 27 / 11 / 2009

TASMANIA'S leading driver Gareth Rattray runs the risk of missing the rich Group 1 Tasmania Cup meeting in Hobart next month by seeking a stay of proceedings after he appealed against an ...

Deanna Troy dies of heart attack 26 / 11 / 2009

STAR Tasmanian-owned and bred mare Deanna Troy died this week as a result of a heart attack. The reigning Australian mare of the year suffered a ruptured aorta nearing the completion of a track ...

Helvik breaks drought 23 / 11 / 2009

UNDERRATED mare Helvik returned to winning form with a narrow but impressive win at The TOTE Racing Centre in Launceston last night. With Rohan Hadley in the sulky, Helvik enjoyed the coveted ...

Deanna to defend George Johnson in foal 23 / 11 / 2009

P Victorian driver-trainer Gavin Lang has confirmed his star mare Deanna Troy will be back in Tasmania to defend her George Johnson title that she earned last season. Deanna Troy will tune up for ...

Hodges team set to fire 20 / 11 / 2009

THE Grant Hodges stable is set to play a dominant role at the harness meeting at Tattersall's Park in Hobart on Sunday night with his top free-for-aller Yakuza to return to racing in the third race ...

Loves a Beach to remain unbeaten says trainer 20 / 11 / 2009

HARNESS trainer Paul Belcher is confident his four-year-old mare Loves A Beach can keep her unbeaten record this season intact when she takes on handy field of C2-C3 performers in the ...

Harness seeks Tasmania's top sporting icon 18 / 11 / 2009

WHO is Tasmania's top sporting icon? Many of Tasmania's famous sporting identities have had a great association with racing and in particular harness racing. So what better way for harness racing to ...

Udoit back in Guineas contention 17 / 11 / 2009

SMART three-year-old Udoit bounced back into the winner's circle on Sunday night to reignite his Tasmanian Guineas aspirations. Trainer Eric Jacobson predicted last season that Udoit had the ...

Fleet Express relishes stable change 17 / 11 / 2009

TASMANIA'S old warhorse Fleet Express kept his unbeaten record for his new stable intact when he blitzed a small but elite field of open class performers at Tattersall's Park in Hobart on Sunday ...

National harness spotlight to shine on Tassie 17 / 11 / 2009

THE harness spotlight will shine on Tasmania next month with the V75 Tasmanian Harness Carnival likely to boast the best fields ever assembled in the feature races to be run on all three tracks on ...

Rattray keen to make US his home 10 / 11 / 2009

JAMES RATTRAY has just returned from a four-month stint in the USA with plans to return on a more permanent basis. He is a highly respected young reinsman who has a long list of personal ...

Hiugh Bromac looms as open class prospect 10 / 11 / 2009

LIGHTLY raced four-year-old pacer High Bromac Badlands Hanover-Hot Rosie) has been racing in great form this season but his latest performance was arguably his best this preparation. At Tattersall's ...

Zurbaran wins on debut 10 / 11 / 2009

Impeccably bred three-year-old Zurbaran could have a bright future following his impressive debut win at Tattersall's Park in Hobart last night (Monday). The son of Modern Art came from last to grab ...

Belcher aims high with Loves A Beach 10 / 11 / 2009

ONE of last season's better performed three-year-old fillies Loves A Beach returned to racing with a bang in Hobart on Monday night. The Paul Belcher-trained filly showed good early speed to fond ...

Gareth Rattray poised to strike on Sunday night 06 / 11 / 2009

Reigning premier reinsman Gareth Rattray has a good book of drives at The TOTE Racing Centre in Launceston on Sunday night. Hear what Gareth has to say about his chances of driving a few winners - ...

Vinokourov impresses on return 03 / 11 / 2009

Former top juvenile pacer Vinokourov made a brilliant return to racing in Hobart on Sunday night when he came from well back to score an impressive win in a free-for-all over 2579 metres. Vinokourov ...

Gamble pays off with Devil 03 / 11 / 2009

HOBBY owner-trainer Ian Geard took a chance in a claiming race last season when he handed over $5000 for Die Laughing five-year-old gelding Ulittledevil. Ulittledevil was spelled soon after being ...

Camelots Raider's stud career on hold 02 / 11 / 2009

FREE-LEGGED pacer Camelots Raider gave her connections the result they were hoping for when she defied a tough death-seat run to score a decisive win over 1609 metres at Tattersall's Park in Hobart ...

Topup finds form 27 / 10 / 2009

TWO years ago Topup loomed as a potential star winning a couple of three-year-old races in good time and against quality opposition. He ended his three-year-old season with only two wins but he also ...

Fleet Express an ageing marvel 27 / 10 / 2009

FLEET EXPRESS might not be the best pacer to race in Tasmania but few could rival the 10-year-old for consistency. When he arrived in Tasmania as an untried three-year-old his owners, like most, ...

Davpass makes most of drop-back rule 26 / 10 / 2009

HOBBY harness owner-trainer Gary Freeman heaved a sigh of relief when his mare Davpass scored an overdue win at The TOTE Racing Centre in Launceston on Sunday night. Davpass had had to settle fore ...

Melpark Major takes out top Vic award 23 / 10 / 2009

Melpark Major tonight capped his breakout 2008/09 harness racing season when he was crowned this year's Victorian Horse of the Year at Tabcorp Park, Melton. The Alan Tubbs-trained six-year-old was ...

Still Royal breaks lengthy drought 23 / 10 / 2009

OWNING a racehorse can be a tedious and costly exercise but when the animal wins all of the expense and sometimes heartache pale into insignificance, So when seven-year-old pacer Still Royal won at ...

Deanna Troy finds form 19 / 10 / 2009

CHAMPION Tasmanian mare Deanna Troy broke a 10-month drought when she scored a game win in the Golden Wattle Cup over 1720m at Melton's TabcorpPark on Friday night. It was her first win since ...

Sanreos big improver 19 / 10 / 2009

THE much improved mare Sanreos produced a career best performance to come from last and win the Big Park Incentive Pace at Devonport on Sunday night. Sanreos drew the outside of the front row, which ...

Devonport harness a twilight meeting this Sunday 14 / 10 / 2009

Please be advised that the harness meeting in Devonport on Sunday is a twilight fixture and NOT an afternoon meeting as indivcated in some advertising m,aterfial published recently. The gates at the ...

Rogers' investments starting to pay dividends 12 / 10 / 2009

FORMER star Victorian motor racing driver Gary Rogers has had a passion for harness racing for many years and his investment in livestock is starting to pay dividends in Tasmania Rogers and ...

Down Town Babe comes of age 12 / 10 / 2009

WINNING two races in succession is a milestone connections of promising mare Down Town Babe might not have contemplated a year ago. Down Town Babe followed an effortless win in Hobart last Sunday ...

Koh Samui eyes Hobart Pacing Cup 12 / 10 / 2009

VICTORIAN-OWNED pacer Koh Samui is likely to stay longer in Tasmania following another impressive win. In Launceston last night (Sunday) Koh Samui proved too strong for his rivals in a C5-C6 mobile ...

Cool Card bows out a winner 08 / 10 / 2009

WHEN trainer Roger Brown and one of his loyal stable clients Ricky Pullen decided to buy a 13-year-old gelding in a claimer two years ago a lot of people questioned their sanity. But New ...

Lost harness meeting rescheduled 08 / 10 / 2009

THE Tasmanian Pacing Club (TPC), after consultation with Racing Services Tasmania, will reschedule Monday night's Tattersall's Park meeting to a date in April 2010. TPC Chief Executive ...

Shrek extends winning sequence 05 / 10 / 2009

STAR pacer Redside Shrek expanded his impressive wining sequence with another effortless win at Tattersall's Park in Hobart last night. Redside Shrek has developed into a super star with this latest ...

Dontfencemein best on Mowbray track 30 / 09 / 2009

EVERGREEN pacer Dontfencemein was rewarded for his consistency last season by being named the Launceston Pacing Club's horse of the year. The title is awarded for performances on the Mowbray track ...

Emery extende winning sequence 28 / 09 / 2009

ACCOMPLISHED reinswoman Natalee Emery kept her flawless driving record on Paul Williams' trained horses intact in Hobart on Sunday night. Emery guided five-year-old Iden Rocky to victory in the ...

Rattrays dominate last season 28 / 09 / 2009

THE Rattray family's domination in training and driving ranks last season was emphasised at the annual awards dinner at Wrest Point Hotel Casino last Friday night. Three members of the Rattray ...

Ogrady and Ashkalini Tassie's top juvenile pacers 26 / 09 / 2009

The Christian Salter-trained Ogrady capped a great season with his selection as Tasmania's 2YO Colt or Gelding of the Year. Ogrady had eight starts for three wins, two minor placings for almost ...

Shez Ryleymak creates history 26 / 09 / 2009

OUTSTANDING filly Shez Ryleymak created history last night when she was named Tasmanian Horse of the Year for the second season in succession. She becomes the first to win the Horse of the Year ...

Fish takes out Tatlow medal 26 / 09 / 2009

Harness racing stalwart Roy (Tem) Fish was last night honoured for his service to the industry by being named the 2009 recipient of the Edgar Tatlow Medal. The Tatlow commemorates the major ...

Director nominations for Tasracing Pty Ltd 26 / 09 / 2009

Director Nominations for Tasracing Pty Ltd

Deanna Troy Australian mare of the year 23 / 09 / 2009

STAR Tasmanian-bred mare Deanna Troy has been voted Australian Mare of the Year for the 2008-2009 season. Harness Racing Australia today (Wednesday, September 23) released the winners in each ...

Luck turns for veteran 22 / 09 / 2009

A change of luck and a cool drive from Claire MacDonald produced an overdue win for evergreen pacer King Albert in Launceston on Sunday night. King Albert had been plagued by bad luck and poor draws ...

Trainer's assessment low key on Gee Gee 14 / 09 / 2009

TRAINER Chris Howlett was conservative in his assessment of lightly raced four-year-old Red River Gee Gee after he powered his way to another impressive win in Hobart on Sunday night. With premier ...

Rhetts Way causes trainer grief 14 / 09 / 2009

ROGER BROWN was arguably the most frustrated trainer at the Hobart meeting in Tasmania on Sunday night after his four-year-old Rhetts Way disgraced himself by racing erratically. Rhett's Way was ...

Redside Shrek delivers goods at top level 14 / 09 / 2009

REDSIDE SHREK confirmed his status as a rising star when he scored a runaway win in a free-for-all over 2090 metres at Tattersall's Park in Hobart last night (Sunday Sep 13). The Paul ...

Redside Shrek faces acid test 13 / 09 / 2009

TASMANIA'S rising star pacer Redside Shrek faces his first acid test when he steps out in a free-for-all at Tattersall's Park in Hobart tonight (Sunday). Redside Shrek has been cruising through the ...

Costa Smeralda pays his way 11 / 09 / 2009

TALENTED trainer Heath Szczypka takes a chance almost every time he sends his underrated gelding Costa Smeralda around in a race. But it's not that the gelding is injury prone it is that the ...

Tasmanian trainers disqualified 11 / 09 / 2009

THE training career of Neville Webberley may be over after he was disqualified for four years when found guilty of presenting two pacers to the races with the presence of a prohibited substance in ...

THOROUGHBRED AND HARNESS STAKES FOR 2009/10 11 / 09 / 2009

The thoroughbred code in Tasmania will receive an additional $210,000 in stakes for the 2009/10 financial year, Tasracing announced today. Chairman of the Tasmanian Racing Board (TRB) Don Abell said ...

Hadley shines with five winners 26 / 08 / 2009

TALENTED reinsman Rohan Hadley produced a personal best performance at the meeting in Launceston on Sunday where he drove five winners on the 10-race card. To add more credence to the milestone, ...

Hillier has earned enough bread 26 / 08 / 2009

ROHAN HILLIER couldn't even guess how many loaves of bread he's baked over the years but test him on harness racing statistics and his answers rebound in a flash. Hillier spent 16 years as a baker, ...

Justasmyrk ends season on a high 26 / 08 / 2009

WELL BRED two-year-old pacer Iden Justasmyrk ended his season the best way possible with two sensational victories by an average of 35 metres. The Paul Williams-trained youngster toyed with his ...

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