The Devonport duo of trainer Adam Trinder and his stable apprentice Erica Byrne Burke combined to win the feature race on the program, the $50,000 Golden Mile (1650m) in Devonport on Friday.

Geegees Gemstone proved he could match it with the best stepping up to open class for the first time and scoring a decisive win in the Members Hcp over 1100m in Launceston on Wednesday night.

North-west based trainer Rowan Hamer says a first starter might be his best chance of a winner at Wednesday’s Devonport meeting where he has a strong team of acceptors.

Some of the biggest names in Australian thoroughbred racing have rallied behind a call to save racing on King Island.

Codi Jordan delivered three superb rides to snare a treble and take a commanding lead in the race for the Tasmanian jockeys’ premiership in Devonport on Sunday.