Harness Racing Australia (HRA) along with Tasracing are pleased to announce the state representatives for the inaugural Australian Female Drivers Championship, which will be held in Launceston on March 11.
Proudly supported by Tabcorp, the Australian Female Drivers Championship (AFDC) will serve as the final night of the Team Teal 2018 campaign, where the sport raises valuable funds and crucial awareness for ovarian cancer research.
The series will see the twelve female drivers all wearing teal pants as they vie for the title of Champion at the picturesque 1000m circuit.
HRA Chairman, Michael Taranto highlighted the calibre of the female drivers competing in the AFDC, and the important role it plays in spreading the Team Teal message, ‘‘The ladies who have assembled to support the inaugural Australian Female Drivers Championship is world class and speaks volumes of the influence of women in our sport. I’m really looking forward to the AFDC and putting an exclamation mark on the amazing 2018 Team Teal campaign which has been running nationally since 1 February’’.
Tasracing CEO, Vaughn Lynch is looking forward to welcoming the sports leading ladies into Tasmania – “Tasracing, along with The Launceston Pacing Club are proud to be able to hold the first ever AFDC and hope that the event can quickly grow into a permanent fixture on the harness racing calendar as the traditional final night for Team Teal.’’
“Harness racing is fortunate to have so many outstandingly talented females and to bring such great names together for an initiative like this is tremendously exciting. Tabcorp is proud to be supporting it,” Tabcorp Head of Media Communications and Talent Adam Hamilton said.
The full list of drivers competing is as follows:
Victoria – Kate Gath
Total Career Drives: 5,788
Total Career Wins: 1,245
Total Career Placings: 1,612
Career Stakemoney: $9,869,471
Victoria – Kerryn Manning
Total Career Drives: 15,660
Total Career Wins: 3,737
Total Career Placings: 4,355
Career Stakemoney: $25,790,818
Western Australia – Jocelyn Young
Total Career Drives: 1,193
Total Career Wins: 114
Total Career Placings: 231
Career Stakemoney: $870,951
Western Australia – Deni Roberts
Total Career Drives: 862
Total Career Wins: 64
Total Career Placings: 180
Career Stakemoney: $497,092
South Australia – Lisa Ryan
Total Career Drives: 1,513
Total Career Wins: 133
Total Career Placings: 413
Career Stakemoney: $555,924
South Australia – Danielle Hill
Total Career Drives: 7,180
Total Career Wins: 1,351
Total Career Placings: 1,932
Career Stakemoney: $4,299,155
Tasmania – Natalee Emery
Total Career Drives: 2,667
Total Career Wins: 358
Total Career Placings: 573
Career Stakemoney: $2,254,996
Tasmania – Kristy Grant
Total Career Drives: 382
Total Career Wins: 27
Total Career Placings: 100
Career Stakemoney: $199,754
Queensland – Narissa McMullen
Total Career Drives: 5,497
Total Career Wins: 631
Total Career Placings: 1,220
Career Stakemoney: $3,350,096
Queensland – Dani-elle McMullen
Total Career Drives: 1,851
Total Career Wins: 206
Total Career Placings: 433
Career Stakemoney: $1,201,387
New South Wales – Amanda Turnbull
Total Career Drives: 6,726
Total Career Wins: 1,619
Total Career Placings: 2,002
Career Stakemoney: $10,944,548
New South Wales – Ellen Rixon
Total Career Drives: 882
Total Career Wins: 98
Total Career Placings: 196
Career Stakemoney: $671,158
