Tasmania calls immediate month-long halt to racing

Tasmania has shut down racing as part of the state government’s latest response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Premier Peter Gutwein said greyhound and horse racing would stop, effective immediately, for the next month.

A statement on the Tasmanian Racing authority’s website says Tasracing would work closely with the Minister for Racing on the details of a support package. Tasracing chief executive Paul Erikson said details would be released as soon as they were finalised.

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