TasBreeders

Tasmania’s thoroughbred breeding industry has experienced one of its strongest racing season ever according to Tasbreeders, the association representing thoroughbred racehorse breeders in Tasmania. Read more of this post

July was a relatively quiet month in Tasmania, with only four race meetings conducted.  However Tasmanian-bred and/or Tasmanian Sale graduates still recorded some extremely encouraging results.  Notably amongst these was the impressive graduation to Open Class by King Of Gondor, a bargain buy ($ 5,500) for trainer John Blacker at the 2007 sale. Read more of this post

Member’s subscriptions for the new racing season are now due.  Tasbreeders members enjoy a range of benefits (select the link below for details), so if you haven’t paid your 2010/11 fee or if you are thinking of joining, simply download the application form below and follow the details.  Tasbreeders membership is still great value at only $88 Inc GST. Read more of this post

Tasmanian bred gallopers and Tasmanian Sale graduates were once again at the fore during June. Read more of this post

The Tasbreeders Annual Mid Year Function will be held at Country Club Tasmania on Saturday 4 September. The function, which commences at noon, will feature noted guest speaker Dr Peter Huntington from Kentucky Equine Research.    Read more of this post

Philip Swinton, President of Thoroughbred Breeders Tasmania, stated today that a case of EHV 1 has been confirmed in Tasmania. It appears that this came from a mare transported from Victoria.    Read more of this post

The recently completed 2010 Tasmanian Autumn Racing Carnival has been another outstanding endorsement for the Tasmania Yearling Sale and Tasmanian bred gallopers.  The carnival features a series of races for open company sprinter/milers, fillies and mares, 3yos and 2yos.  In total, these races conducted over three meetings are worth an additional $330,000 in stakes.  Importantly, the Carnival provides a great opportunity for local owners and trainer to earn excellent prize money outside of the Summer Racing Carnival. Read more of this post

April was another outstanding month for Tasmanian-bred horses performing locally, interstate and internationally.  While the performances of Life To The Full, Conquering, and Forbidden Quest have been well documented, Tasmanian-bred horses have also achieving success on Victorian provincial tracks and in Asia.  In addition, Tasmanian-bred horses have continued to dominate in their home state.   Read more of this post

The last two weeks of racing in Melbourne, once again highlights the class and calibre of the Tasmanian thoroughbreds. Read more of this post

March has been an outstanding month for Tasmanian bred horses  - in particular graduates of the Tasmanian Magic Millions Yearling Sale.  The annual Tasmanian sale has developed an outstanding reputation for producing consistent quality performers and the results from March certainly reinforce this fact.  It is also worth noting that during the month of March, 33 races were conducted in Tasmania and 22 of the winners were either Tasmanian-bred or graduates of the Tasmanian yearling sale. Read more of this post