BOTRA Tas news - Feb to Aug 2009
Personal accident insurance
Licensed personnel are covered by insurance, but it is not necessarily well understood what this means. Harness racing participants can use this link to view the Personal Accident Policy Schedule currently in place.
25 May 2009
BOTRA Newsletter
All BOTRA Tas members and industry participants should have received our March Newsletter, together with a survey which we hope everyone will take the time to complete and return to us. If you missed out, please download them from the links above, or you can vote online here.
April 2009
What BOTRA Tas means to you
Read the report by BOTRA Tas President, Chester Bullock, on the achievements of the association during its relatively short existence and his thoughts on the new direction the industry is taking after the recent restructure.
13 March 2009
Sky Channel meeting replays
Just an update regarding the long-awaited race replays from Tasmania's Sky Channel meetings. It seems that discussions are ongoing between Tote Tasmania and Sky Channel on the subject, but at this point approval has not been forthcoming for the rebroadcasting of race replays via the internet. BOTRA Tas is actively monitoring this situation and looks forward to announcing the commencement of this service in the not too distant future.
16 Feb 2009
Tipping competition starts Sunday, 15th February
BOTRA Tas is delighted to announce that TOTE Tasmania has agreed to sponsor our weekly tipping competition by providing the great prize of a $50 TOTE voucher for the winner. The competition gets under way with this week's Hobart meeting. Don't miss out; entry is free, so you've nothing to lose.
13 Feb 2009
Dr John Kohnke 'talking horses' in Launceston
Roberts Limited Prospect hosted a seminar featuring prominent Australian veterinarian, author and nutritional adviser Dr John Kohnke on Wednesday, 11th February. An estimated 60 people, mainly from the harness racing industry, with representation also from Thoroughbred and pleasure horses, attended and much useful information was presented.
Dr Kohnke also produces free newsletters and fact sheets dealing with common problems faced by trainers. You can read more about the seminar and find out how to obtain Dr Kohnke's free publications, covering, among other things, how to help your horse cope with extreme heat conditions, on our harness racing blog.
13 Feb 2009
New handicapping proposals now revealed
A series of forums is being held around the country to explain the outcome of a review of the nation-wide handicapping system and the recommendations which have come out of that review. Major changes are proposed regarding 2YO and 3YO handicapping and there is also a proposal to allow horses which have not won in 10 starts to drop back a class.
If you didn't get to the forums held in Launceston and Hobart last week, a summary of new handicapping proposals, and what others have said on the subject, may be viewed on our Harness Racing Blog. Please feel free to express your views if you wish.
13 Feb 2009
Coming soon - our own tipping competition
BOTRA Tas is in the process of arranging sponsorship for a free weekly tipping competition with great prizes. Details will be announced shortly and entries will be submitted online via this website. Watch this space!
4 Feb 2009
