The Albion Park Harness Racing Club racing surface will undergo a full refurbishment next week, with current track material removed and a new surface laid. The project will commence on Sunday, April 21 and conclude on Thursday, April 25 in readiness for racing the following day. During the works, training...
On 1 February 2024, HRNSW implemented concussion protocols and procedures to provide additional protection to licensed Drivers, Trainers and Driving Stablehands. HRNSW reminds all Drivers that they are required to undertake an annual cognitive test as part of the licence renewal process. To date there...
At Racing WA, we’re making a focused effort to create more competitive racing, improve racing opportunities and consequentially increase wagering turnover on WA harness racing. Over the past two months or so, our new dynamic approach to race programming has seen increased field sizes and consistent...
Like most other international racing jurisdictions, HRA has in place formal screening limits for certain therapeutic substances. The therapeutic substances assigned screening limits are some commonly used equine medications representing a range of therapeutic classes, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...
In 2018, Australian harness racing participants were advised to cease using products containing Altrenogest after a number of horses returned positive swabs to the banned androgenic anabolic steroids Trendione and Trenbolone whilst being administered products containing Altrenogest such as ReguMate,...
Effective August 1, 2024, Racing Queensland (RQ) will be accepting online nominations via HarnessWeb only for harness racing race meetings, trials and educations. The purpose is to improve efficiency by reducing the number of phone interruptions received at the RQ Harness Racing Office. Trainers are...
Effective August 1, 2024, named horses only will be accepted into education trials. Education Trials will become known as Green Trials from the above-mentioned date and will be drawn in the same manner as any official barrier trial therefore will be included in the same set of trial fields once drawn....
Over the past two months we’ve seen increased field sizes and consistent 10-race programs at Gloucester Park on Friday night, after changes were made to how races are programmed. This flexible and dynamic approach to programming is focused on maximising our race field sizes, to increase wagering...
