LAUNCESTON PACING CLUB INC.
Location
Track Address:
Mowbray Racecourse
27 Vermont Road
MOWBRAY TAS 7250
27 Vermont Road
MOWBRAY TAS 7250
Distance from town centre:
4.0 kilometres from CBD
Float Entry (Street):
Vermont Road, Mowbray
Contact Details
Postal Address:
PO Box 743
LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
Phone:
0419 561 911
Fax:
03 6326 6149
Email Address:
Web Site:
Racing Season and Feature Events
Usual Meeting Days:
Friday nights / Sunday twilights
Usual Season:
Approximately 38 meetings (incorporating some DHRC meetings)
Special Events:
$20,000 Golden Slipper & Golden Mile / $50,000 Golden Apple - early Dec
$60,000 Globe Derby / Bandbox (Tasbred) - early Dec
$75,000 Easter Cup - Easter Saturday
Upcoming Meetings
December 2023
- Sunday 17 (Twilight)
January 2024
- Saturday 13 (Night)
February 2024
- Friday 2 (Night)
- Sunday 18 (Twilight)
- Friday 23 (Night)
March 2024
- Sunday 17 (Twilight)
- Sunday 24 (Twilight)
- Saturday 30 (Night)
Track Data
|
Circumference: | 1018.00 metres |
| Length of Home Straight: | 220.00 metres | |
| Radius of Turns: | 95 metres | |
| Track surface: | Crushed Granite | |
| Racing Distances: | 1680m, 2200m, 2698m | |
| Direction: | Anti-Clockwise | |
| Fields: |
Mobile - 12 Stand - 14 |
|
| Front Line: |
Mobile - 7 Stand - 7 |
|
| Sprint Lane: | No |
Track Records
Pacers
| Distance | Horse | Date | Mile Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1680m MS | CALL ME HECTOR | 20 Sep 2020 | 1:54.4 |
| 2200m MS | GO DANCING | 16 Apr 2022 | 1:55.7 |
| 2698m MS | LONGFELLOW | 13 Nov 2022 | 1:58.4 |
| 1680m SS | KOOLAZ ELVIS | 24 Aug 2018 | 2:00.7 |
| 2200m SS | BLITZERN | 03 Dec 2022 | 1:57.4 |
| 2698m SS | WHERES THE GOLD NZ | 02 Apr 2023 | 1:57.9 |
On-course Facilities
Broadcaster (On Track):
Shane Yates
Radio:
Tote Sport (90.1 FM)
On track facilities:
Three level grandstand complex, tote and bookmakers operating on local and interstate races, television monitors, meals available on the third level of the complex, lawns and gardens suitable for picnics and children.
Other Information:
The Launceston Pacing Club Inc was established in 1978 following a merger between the Northern Tasmanian Trotting Club and the Danbury Park Trotting Club.
In 1986/7 the Club moved its premises from Elphin Paceway to its current site at Tasman Park, Mowbray Racing Centre and conducts 25-27 race meetings per annum with the majority of twilight meetings conducted on Sunday evenings on a modern 1018 metre track recognised as equal to any in Australasia.
The installation of lights and the short time between races has further enhanced the exciting pacing experience at Tasman Park.
For further information phone 03 6326 5933 or email lpc@microtech.com.au.
The Future:
The charter of the club is to conduct Harness Racing at the Mowbray Racing Centre and to promote interest in harness racing in the state of Tasmania.