Tasracing has announced additional meetings at venues across the state after releasing its 2021-22 schedule.
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The season will feature 162 greyhound, 71 thoroughbred and 87 harness meetings.
After the success of the single Friday night meeting in Launceston last season, the Tasmanian Turf Club will double-down with an additional Friday night event.
This January 28 addition will feature the Launceston Guineas and Ladbrokes Stakes.
The other meeting, on October 22, is planned to coincide with the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley.
The majority (19) of Launceston's 26 meetings will be at night.
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The break between the Launceston and Hobart cups will be shorter than previous years, with the Tasmanian Derby and Hobart Cup falling on the Regatta Day long weekend.
Hobart's meeting count will increase by 20 which will mostly be held on Sunday afternoons.
Tasmania's Group 1 race: the Hobart Thousand Final will be held on December 16.
Harness will see an extra Saturday night meeting making it four for the season.
These are the Devonport Cup, Tasmanian Cup Golden Apple and Easter Cup - all of which will host feature races.
The ever successful harness-greyhound meeting on February 25 at Devonport will go ahead.
Good Friday will see all three regions host racing events, with thoroughbreds in Launceston, greyhounds in Devonport and harness in Hobart.
Schedule highlights (via Tasracing):
- Three Friday night Sky1 thoroughbred meetings (October 22, January 14, and January 28).
- Nineteen thoroughbred night meetings.
- Tasmanian Derby run on February 11, Hobart Cup run on February 13, and Launceston Cup run on February 23.
- Four Saturday night Sky1 harness meetings (Golden Apple on 11 December, Devonport Cup on 15 January, Tasmanian Cup on 19 March and Easter Cup on April 16).
- Group 3 Devonport Chase Final to be run on Friday 26 November which coincides with the Devonport Show public holiday.
- Tasmania's only Group 1 race, the Hobart Thousand Final will be run on December 16.
- Group 2 Launceston Cup for greyhounds will be run on January 31.
- Combined harness and greyhound meeting at Devonport on February 15.
- Dual code thoroughbred and harness meeting at Hobart on December 19.
- Good Friday racing in all three codes (thoroughbreds in Launceston, harness in Hobart and greyhounds in Devonport).
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