Tasmanian Pacing Club

Tasmanian Pacing Club

Tattersall's Park
6 Goodwood Road
Goodwood 7010

Phone:
6214 4259
     or
6214 4260

Fax : 62731936

Postal Adress
P.O. Box 71
Newtown 7008

 

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Hobart's home of harness racing at Elwick

 

Next Race Meeting

Sunday 14 February 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Racing's Twenty - Twenty Excitment

The TOTE, Tasmanian Pacing Club, Hobart Greyhound Racing Club, New Norfolk Football Club and Brighton Football Club are joining forces to create an Australian first by providing a racing version of 20/20 entertainment.

The TOTE has become naming rights sponsors of the Tasmanian Pacing Club FLYING MILE CARNIVAL to be run over three days in February 14, 22 and 28.

The highlight of the Carnival will be on Monday 22 February, when a total of 18 races, 15 minutes apart will be run …. plus the “BIG” relay challenge

The New Norfolk Football Club representing Tasmanian Pacing Club and the Brighton Football Club representing Hobart Greyhound Racing Club will race off in a one lap relay of the harness track pulling a racing sulky and driver.

Eight runners from each club will compete, running approximately 120 metres each. The baton change e.g. changes of “horses” pulling the cart without tipping the driver out, could be interesting! The rivalry between the two clubs is extremely fierce.

Plus a 120 metre championship sprint with three footballers from each club competing to become the sprint champion from New Norfolk/Brighton area.

A dress rehearsal held on Wednesday 27 January on the harness track at Tattersall’s Park gave the drivers some idea of what to expect on the big night. Noel Salter from the TPC had New Norfolk footballer Mathew Hay pulling his sulky, while HGRC's Denise Fysh had Ben Atkin from the Brighton Football Club.

These two will set a record of driving eight different “horses” while only doing one lap of the course.

Denise Fysh and Noel Salter holding the Challenge Cup

 

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V75 Carnival Launched

The Radio Sport 927 breakfast team of Angela Pippos and Michael Christian, aided by special guest Mick McGuane, broadcast their show from Wrest Point Casino to help launch Tasmania's V75 harness racing carnival.

The harness and sport fans packed out Wrest Pont's Tasman room to witness the Radio Sport 927 and the trio kept them entertained while everybody enjoyed their breakfast.

They announced the results of Radio sport 927s internet poll for Tasmania's most popular sporting icon with Australian Test Cricket Captain Ricky Ponting coming out on top , followed by football legend Darrel Baldock and then champion axeman David Foster.

To officially launch the V75 Harness racing carnival at 8.30 the guests fired streamers into the air.

The Tasmanian Pacing Club is the major harness racing club in Tasmania.

On 32 occasions every season, the club conducts race meetings with 23 Sunday Twilight meetings and 10 Monday night meetings.   All of these meetings are shown on Sky Channel and offer punters the opportunity to bet with either the Tote or Bookmakers.

Thepublic facilities and viewing from the outstanding on the Tattersall’s Park complex overlooking Elwick Bay are second to none in Australia.

Apart from our Tasmania Cup Meeting, Tasmania’s only grand circuit race to be run on 27 December and our Derby/Oaks/Metropolitan Cup meeting on 28 March 2010, there is public access to the tiered dining section of the complex.   Each table has its own tv monitor and access to the sky channel racing.

Bookings are necessary for the 27 December 2009 and 28 March 2010 race meetings.

Wepride ourselves on being a family friendly club and at our bigger meetings, there is a wide range of under cover children’s entertainment, which is all free. 
Children under 16 are admitted free of charge to all our meetings.

What’s coming up …..