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Jockeys Celebration Day at Tattersall's Park 13 / 03 / 2010

The National Jockeys Trust (NJT) will conduct their annual fundraising day at the Tasmanian Racing Club race meeting on Sunday at Tattersall's Park. The NJT exists to provide financial support to ...

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Sunday's Hobart meeting gets green light 13 / 03 / 2010

Tasracing has welcomed a decision by stewards enabling Sunday's thoroughbred meeting at Tattersall's Park to go ahead. "We are obviously very pleased that, after the cancellation of Tuesday's ...

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I'm A Hussy blitzes top field at The Valley 08 / 03 / 2010

STAR Tasmanian mare  I'm a Hussy made an impressive interstate debut when she blitzed a quality field in the $100,000 Labour Day Plate over 1200 metres at Moonee Valley today (Monday). I'm A ...

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Goggin pair eyes feature races in SA 07 / 03 / 2010

TWO of Tasmania's most promising gallopers will be aiming to make a mark on the national stage in South Australia tomorrow when they contest feature races on Adelaide Cup day at Allan Scott Park at ...

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Blacker shows support for night racing 05 / 03 / 2010

ONE of Tasmania's leading trainers John Blacker has thrown his weight behind night thoroughbred racing in Tasmania. Blacker is gearing up for a new era in Tasmanian racing and believes the concept ...

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Let there be lights 05 / 03 / 2010

WITH the new light towers installed there now is only on-ground electrical work and minor tidying up procedures taking place in readiness for night racing to begin at The TOTE Racing Centre next ...

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Countdown begins for night racing 04 / 03 / 2010

THE countdown to thoroughbred night racing at The TOTE Racing Centre in Launceston has commenced, with daytime testing of the new lights set for mid-March. Tasracing CEO Gary Lottering said the ...

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National Jockey Trust tees off at Kingston Beach 04 / 03 / 2010

AS part of Jockey Celebration Day this year the National Jockeys Trust is staging a golf tournament at Kingston Beach Golf Club south of Hobart on March 15. It is an Ambrose competition and ...

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Night racing serving the industry's needs 04 / 03 / 2010

CONCERNS raised by a veteran thoroughbred racing identity in a northern regional newspaper today (Wednesday) over the introduction of night racing in Tasmania made for interesting reading. Jim ...

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Jester falls short in height stakes 02 / 03 / 2010

THE old adage that good things come in small packages certainly applies to lightly-raced three-year-old Rock Jester. The Dean Wells-trained gelding scored an impressive all-the-way win in a class ...

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Clifford double at Spreyton 28 / 02 / 2010

JASON Clifford emerged from today's Devonport meeting with a double courtesy of impressive wins by Rocky Times and lightly raced four-year-old Delighted Owners. "I only took two to the races so to ...

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Clan McLeod strikes at Spreyton 28 / 02 / 2010

WELL BRED two-year-old filly Clan McLeod broke through for her first win in style when she burst through needle eye opening in the home straight to win the opening race on the eight-event card at ...

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Joe's Rose heads interstate 26 / 02 / 2010

LIGHTLY raced two-year-old filly Rose Of Scotland will be entered for the South Australian Magic Millions Classic after she won the $100,000 Tasmanian version at The TOTE Racing Centre in Launceston ...

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Hussy takes Vamos in style 26 / 02 / 2010

GALLANT mare I'm A Hussy registered the biggest win of her career when she blitzed a quality field in the $100,000 Vamos Stakes for fillies and mares over 1400 metres at The TOTE Racing Centre in ...

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Launceston gears up for night racing 25 / 02 / 2010

THE launch of night thoroughbred racing in Tasmania is nearing completion. Lights have been installed at Mowbray with only adjustments and minor fitting work remaining before opening night on April ...

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Larry arrives in time to take Cup 24 / 02 / 2010

V ICTORIAN gelding Larry's Never Late notched the biggest win of his career when he powered home to take out an action-packed and controversial AAMI Launceston Cup at the TOTE Racing Centre today. ...

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Growl ready to take out Cups double 24 / 02 / 2010

THE David Hayes-trained Growl will attempt to become only the second horse in over two decades to clinch the AAMI Hobart-Launceston Cup double when he steps out in the second leg at The TOTE Racing ...

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Geards invest heavily at yearling sale 24 / 02 / 2010

PROMINENT Tasmanian thoroughbred racehorse owners Paul and Elizabeth Geard have invested heavily in the industry in recent years and their commitment to the state continued at the 2010 Magic ...

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Dollops to miss Vamos Stakes 23 / 02 / 2010

VICTORIAN mare Dollops will miss tomorrow's $100,000 Vamos Stakes for fillies and mares. Dollops scored an impressive win n the $100,000 Swettenham Stud Bow Mistress Stakes over 1200 metres in ...

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Grand Destiny out of Launceston Cup 22 / 02 / 2010

THE AAMI Launceston Cup has been further decimated with the late withdrawal of the Mick Kent-trained Grand Destiny. Only nine horses final accepted for the $300,000 Group 3 race over 2400 metres of ...

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