The Derwent Racing Team is one of two teams that have been set up by the Tasmanian Racing Board as part of their charter to foster community interest in racing.

The teams - Derwent and Tamar are loosely based around horses trained in the state's Southern and Northern regions.

Unlike football and other team sports, racing has no inter-team competition and individual horses have a limited number of owners.

Hence the passion to become a keen racegoer is limited to when your own horse is racing.

The Racing Teams are composed of leading trainers from each region who nominate their best horses to be part of the team for the season.

The horses may not always compete directly head to head, but as they progress through the season they will pick up points for each win and place.

Extra bonuses will be awarded for stakes wins and success in interstate raids.

Members of the public are able to become a member of their selected team. Upon joining you will receive a complimentary package and during the year there will be many opportunities for members to see their horses race, at trackwork and other social functions.

Team trainers will share information about the horse's work with Team Members so over the year they will get to know each of "their" horses, share in their success and worry about their failures.

The Racing Teams are intended to be a continuing project with teams being revised each season as well as an interchange bench to replace those which retire.