$80,000 Beautide final field has been announced

The final harness racing  field for Saturday night’s (Aug. 5) Beautide in Hobart has been announced.

The winner of the $80,000 race will secure Tasracing’s slot in the world’s richest harness race, the $2.1 Million TAB Eureka, at Sydney’s Menangle Park on 2 September.

The final field was selected from the 16 nominations received by the Tasracing Eureka Selection Panel, comprising the Director of Racing, Chairman of Stewards and Office of Racing Integrity staff, Tasracing CEO and Tasracing staff.

The final field and barrier draw is below.

1. Sports Illustrator (Sportswriter)
2. Miss Papenhuyzen (Sweet Lou)
3. De Goey (Captaintreacherous)
4. Maebee (Bettor’s Delight)
5. Karalta Artemis (Huntsville)
6. Nyack  (Sweet Lou)
7. Mickey Oh (Racing Hill)
8. Joe the Bookie (Roll With Joe)
9. Moneys No Issue (Roll With Joe)(1st emerg)
10. Baby You A Song (Sweet Lou)
11. Magician (Sweet Lou)
12. Southern Luck (Ifihadyourluck)(2nd emerg)

If the winner of the Beautide can’t participate in the TAB Eureka before 25 August, then the next highest-placed horse from the Beautide will be offered to fill Tasracing’s slot.

The Beautide is named after the state’s best pacer in the modern era, who won the sports pinnacle race, the Inter Dominion, in 2014 and again in 2015, and over $2.1 million in stake earnings across his 49 career wins.

The Tasmanian Trotting Club has many attractions on track for the Beautide race meeting, including live music, guest speakers, and Tasmanian TV cooking personality Ben Milbourne, who will be making “The Beautide Burger”.

Dining packages are limited and can be made by phone with the Tasmanian Trotting Club at (03) 62 144 260 or by email admin@taspacing.com.au

For those unable to make it to the track, the meeting will be live hosted on TasracingTV along with additional Sky Racing coverage.

by Duncan Dornauf, for Tasracing