Last weekend, Brodie Davis continued his excellent form in the sulky by winning the BOTRA Claiming Novice Drivers Championship. The five-race series was held in Hobart on Sunday night. Mickey Oh (pictured) was a tough winner in the Elite Free For All, racing outside the leader thought to score in slick time. Last year’s on-track performances were acknowledged at the Tasmanian Harness Racing Awards and Hall Of Fame dinner, which was held in Hobart on Friday. Magician was announced as the Horse of the Year. This week, harness racing will be held in Hobart on Friday night and in Launceston on Sun ..read more

Fresh off winning last month’s $75,000 Easter Cup, 17-year-old junior driver Brodie Davis won the five-race BOTRA Claiming Novice Drivers Series held in Hobart on Sunday night. Davis drove one winner, two placings, while another finished last in the four heats he contested. “It’s a big thrill to win it. I had some good drives, and they all went well, so I’m thrilled,” Davis said. His win came aboard the Paul Carlson-trained mare Sweet Amour ($3.30 fav) in heat two of the series. Sweet Amour was positioned one out and one back for the final 1100m of the 1609m event before Davis peeled the mare ..read more

The Dynamo hit Hobart on Friday night with a large crowd on track to watch the eight 1120m events, where plenty of equine talent was displayed in the eight heats. Rohan Hillier was one of the standout performers at the Hobart meeting, and he continued that form in Launceston on Sunday. This week, Burnie races on Friday night before the action turns to Launceston on Sunday night for a 10-race card. The program includes heats of the Bandbox and Globe Derby. The Bandbox will see a battle for the last spot in the field and the emergency to be determined by the last place getters in each heat. Thos ..read more

Magician has drawn barrier seven for the world’s richest harness race, the TAB Eureka at Menangle in south-western Sydney on Saturday night. His trainer-driver, Todd Rattray, flew up to Sydney on Tuesday to oversee the gelding’s preparation. Magician is currently the outsider of the 14-horse final field, which includes four emergencies. The Eureka will have a showcase coverage on Sky Thoroughbred Central. Mickey Oh, who was runner-up to Magician in the Beautide, tried his luck to get the last spot in the Eureka through the Singo at Menangle two weeks ago, where he finished eighth, is an emerge ..read more

Moveslikealady and Hazewillrev justified their short quotes when winning their respective heats of the 2YO Cavalor Equicare Sweepstakes in Hobart on Sunday night. Moveslikealady (Art Major – Shez Ryleymak), a full sister to former open class pacer Ryley Major, was sent out as the $1.22 favourite in her fillies heat in what was a tough watch for punters who took the short odds. The Rohan Hillier trained and driven filly wasn’t too tractable in the score-up, broke soon after the start and was subsequently placed out of the draw by stewards. The filly settled last of the four-horse field before i ..read more

The two-year-old features are almost here, with the first heats of the Sweepstakes headlining Sunday night’s Hobart card. Further heats are scheduled for 25 August before the $27,500 finals on 10 September. Also, this week there will be Friday night racing in Launceston. After being runner-up in the Beautide, Mickey Oh will have his first interstate start when he contests the Singo at Menangle in Sydney’s southwest on Saturday night. The Stars Mouth Hunter – continued the excellent recent run of the John and Charlie Castles combination when she motored home late to take out the King Fillies &a ..read more

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It’s time for those considering chasing Tasracing’s Eureka slot to stand up. With the Raider Stakes, Granny Smith, and a $20,000 3YO lead-up race all scheduled for Hobart in July, which will then culminate in the $80,000 Qualification race in early August. The Qualification race is restricted to Tasbred three and four-year-old’s or Australian bred horses of the same age, that are 100% owned by a Tasmanian resident (or residents) for no less than 12 months, and 100% trained by a licensed Tasmanian trainer for no less than six months before the race. That winner will fly the Tasracing flag in th ..read more

It’s time for those considering chasing Tasracing’s Eureka slot to stand up. With the Raider Stakes, Granny Smith, and a $20,000 3YO lead-up race all scheduled for Hobart in July, which will then culminate in the $80,000 Qualification race in early August. The Qualification race is restricted to Tasbred three and four-year-old’s or Australian bred horses of the same age, that are 100% owned by a Tasmanian resident (or residents) for no less than 12 months, and 100% trained by a licensed Tasmanian trainer for no less than six months before the race. That winner will fly the Tasracing flag in th ..read more

The Doug and Shirley Martin race night in Launceston looked to be a brilliant meeting on paper, and the racing certainly delivered with Ryley Major taking out the Danbury Park Cup, while Iden Miss Lucy (pictured) scored in the L.P.C’s premier mare’s race, the Mother Of Pearl. It was also a weekend of milestones for leading trainer Ben Yole. The Stars Ben Yole – reached two milestones last weekend. First, in Burnie on Friday, he became the first Tasmanian trainer in any code to train 300 winners in a season. Then in Launceston on Sunday, he trained his 1,500th career winner as he closes in on B ..read more