Tasracing - Double Seated Sulky Novelty Races

26/11/2019

Double Seated Sulky race.

The enclosed photographs were captured by the talented Stacey Lear during the 2019 Australian Driver Championship hosted by Tasmanian Trotting Club and held at Ladbrokes Park Elwick.

26/11/2019

We have some exciting news! Our first ever Double Seated Sulky event during a dual code meeting is on this Friday!

This one of a kind experience will be made extra special as it is being held during a joined harness and greyhound meeting.

Devonport Harness Racing Club are hosting the event alongside the North West Greyhound Club with gates opening at 2pm.

The free event boasts live music from the Jacob Boote Duo, a kids corner and full bar and food facilities to enjoy while you wait for our lucky winners to take to the track in the Double Seated Sulkies.

Remember to follow our page for updates on upcoming meetings involving our Double Seated Sulkies.

19/11/2019

We are still buzzing from the success of our first Double Seated Sulky race for season 2 at the Australian Drivers Championship.

Our participants, drivers and Tasracing team were all thrilled to meet Richmond premiership star Jack Riewoldt! Jack participated in the race and had a great experience not only in the sulky but afterwards at the TTC function where he had the opportunity to meet footy and racing fans alike.

The race was taken out by local Hayden Clarke pictured below wearing the Tasracing blue and checked silks. Hayden made the winning bid for the final ticket in this event as part of the Tasmanian Trotting Clubs auction for Give Me 5 For Kids.

Congratulations also to our other participants Brad Wolfe and Tommy Strang who enjoyed this one of a kind experience while helping the TTC raise funds for charity.

Stay tuned for video footage of this awesome experience on the track!

Don't forget to follow our page to keep up to date with future events.

05/11/2019

The first meeting of the Double Seated Sulkies Season 2 is fast approaching and we thought it would be a great time to share our first drivers’ profile.

Ricky Duggan is one of Tasmanians most well-known and respected drivers. His reputation has been well earned over an incredible career of with 2,627 placings from 9,224 starts. That’s an amazing 28.5% strike rate for placings.

Experienced reinsman Ricky has worked hard for his outstanding skills and knowledge of harness racing by working with an exceptionally long list of trainers and horses over the years, hard work that gained him the title of the first Tasmanian driver to record 1,600 wins.

Ricky’s impressive resume includes wins at Tasmanian Sires Stakes Finals, Devonport Pacing Cups and the Launceston Pacing Clubs Easter Cup - just to name a few. He has also represented the state in the Australian Drivers Championship, an honour he is repeating this weekend at Ladroke’s Elwick Park alongside Mark Yole.

Ricky has driven several participants in our Double Seated Sulky races during the first season and will no doubt be a familiar face throughout our second season.

Thank you for your support Ricky and good luck at the Australian Drivers Championship!

If you’re interested in participating in the Double Seated Sulkies Season 2 simply contact your local club or [email protected] to get information on rostered dates or better still organise to book this one of a kind event for your next community or business function*

*Terms and conditions apply for private bookings.

29/10/2019

The Tasmanian Trotting Club will be hosting the first run of Double Seated Sulkies Season 2 at Ladbrokes Park Elwick on Saturday November 9 during the annual Australian Drivers Championship meeting.

This meeting will be an excellent family event with a kid’s movie area, play zone, face painting, meals, beverages and the exciting chance to be one of the lucky four taking part in the Double Seated Sulky race.

Tasracing are including free video footage of your Double Seated Sulky ride for each participant to take home and share with family and friends who can’t make it trackside to watch you battle for a victory with your professional driver.

We will be providing some driver profiles on our page over the next few days to give you the opportunity to get to know some of the talented drivers we have in Tasmania. Starting with one of our Australian Driving Championship drivers, Ricky Duggan who has also been a driver for Double Seated Sulky races during their first season.

Below we have footage of our Double Seated Sulkies in action from Tasmanian Trotting Club's page during Season 1 of this initative.

23/10/2019

We have some exciting news... Tasracing are thrilled to announce a bigger and better second season of Double Seated Sulkies!

On the back of the successful initial season and a huge amount of positive public feedback we are offering more people the opportunity to participate in this one of a kind experience.

The initiative boasts 16 races state wide from Tasmanian Trotting Club in Hobart to Burnie Harness Racing Club and all clubs in between. There is still opportunity to add further dates pending demand, so don’t hesitate to contact Tasracing if you have any proposals on an additional date for your club.

We have attached this seasons run schedule for the Double Seated Sulkies. If you are interested in participating in this one of a kind event please contact your local club or [email protected] for more information on how to get involved.

For anyone interested in utilising this exciting initiative for personal or corporate events such as Christmas parties please contact [email protected] to discuss potential bookings.

16/04/2019

After two successful meetings in Hobart during March the Double Seated Sulky Novelty Races are heading North! The Launceston Pacing Club are hosting this exciting event during their Dakin Refrigeration Easter Cup on Saturday 20th April. This will be a great meeting for the whole family to attend boasting free entry, kids activities and giveaways throughout the evening. Gates open at 5pm, we hope to see you there. Remember if you’re interested in being part of the fun contact your local club to discuss potential dates available in the future. You can find the relevant contact details on the GoRacing website.

30/03/2019

Another wonderful Double Seated Sulky race at the Tasmanian Trotting Club in Hobart. Where would you like to see our next event?

19/03/2019

On Saturday, the Tasmanian Trotting Club hosted our brilliant Double Seated Sulky Novelty Race. We are lucky enough to be able to share video footage of Dave Noonan’s ride with one of our talented Drivers Natalie Emery. The Double Seated Sulky Novelty Race is back in Hobart on the 29th of March, so plan ahead and get ready to GoRacing!

27/02/2019

Burnie Harness Racing Club are the next club hosting our Double Seated Sulky Novelty Races, on Sunday 3rd of March. The gates will be open from 4:30pm, 1 Pearl Street Wivenhoe . We are very excited to share with you all that one of our lucky passengers is Sales Consultant Sharon Wendt from Gowans Motor Group. We wish Sharon all the best in the race, and are thrilled to see local communities and businesses supporting this initiative within the racing industry. Please remember that you can book this exciting one of a kind experience as part of your community or business event. Simply contact our Tasracing Racing Team on 03 6212 9333 for more information.

18/02/2019

Double Seated Sulky participants at the 2019 Vandenberg Transport Carrick Park Cup on February 16th, 2019.

Photo credit to Stacey Lear Photography for the watermark photographs. Stacey is an extremely talented Equine Photographer with a page of her own that you can 'like' to view some more of her work or contact her.

17/02/2019

Carrick Pacing Club hosted another wonderful novelty race yesterday at the 2019 Vandenberg Transport Carrick Park Cup. Below we have two of our special guest participants from LAFM and Chilli radio stations. They rode alongside two more lucky people from the community, and all four passengers were thrilled with the experience. But don’t take our word for it, you can watch the below video and hear it straight from the horses mouth. If you’re interested in taking up this opportunity at your local race meeting or you would like some information about booking our team for your business or community function you can email Tasracing directly on [email protected]

13/02/2019

This Saturday we will be holding another Double Seated Sulky Novelty Race at the 2019 Vandenberg Transport Carrick Park Cup.

Carrick Pacing Club will be the place to be this weekend hosting not only our DSS race with local radio stations riding along, but a celebrity pony trot race, with Hobart Cup's winning jockey and trainer both participating, and the 2019 Yearling Sale.

For more information on the day head over and 'like' Carrick Pacing Club. We hope to see you all there for a great family day with face painting and jumping castles, live music and all the usual thrills the races provide, gates opening at 3:30pm!

Make sure your trackside to see the Double Seated Sulky Race at our Cup meeting February 16.

Drivers participating include -

-Tim Shaw (Shaw Property Development)

-Glenn Hartaz (LAFM drive home host)

-Marie Burt (Chilli FM brekky show host)

-4th seat will be given away on LAFM radio 📻

📸 - Stacey Lear Photography

LAFM Chilli 90.1fm

07/02/2019

Double Seated Sulky participants at the Devonport Cup on January 27th, 2019

07/02/2019

Double Seated Sulky participants at the Devonport Harness Clubs Boxing Day meeting on December 26th, 2019

07/02/2019

Double Seated Sulky participants at St Mary's New Years Day meeting on January 1st, 2019.