Drivers selected for 2025 BOTRA Novice Drivers Series

22 April 2025 | Tasracing
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Tasracing is delighted to announce that drivers have been selected for the upcoming BOTRA Novice Driver Series. BOTRA will once again support the series as naming rights partner.

The Series will be held at the Tasmanian Trotting Club meeting in Hobart on Sunday, 4 May and will be decided over four heats.

The Series sees ten of the state’s best up-and-coming drivers participate with the overall winner decided by points accumulated in heats.

Ten drivers have been selected as per Tasracing policy for the series, and they are:

  • Brodie Davis
  • Bronte Miller
  • Ethan Arnott
  • Grace Jones
  • Jack Watson
  • Kayleb Williams
  • Lachlan Dakin
  • Malcolm Jones
  • Olivia Weidenbach
  • Tiarna Ford

The emergency is Jakob White.

The Novice Drivers Series was introduced onto the Tasmanian racing calendar in 2012 to give young participants further opportunities to begin their journey into the harness racing industry.

Owners and trainers are reminded that all races are ratings-exempt races with the full race program for the heats available here. (https://www.harness.org.au/racing/meeting-program/?mc=EH040525&state=TAS)

 

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