In this special episode of Green Light On, James Van de Maat and Ethan Christian preview Friday night’s Warragul meeting, which is highlighted by the Group 2 Viatek Warragul Cup Final. James also chats to trainer Greg Berry. greyhoundracingvic · Green Light On – Warragul Cup Podcast Don’t forget, you can listen to Green Light On every Thursday and Saturday on your favourite podcast app.
Month: January 2023
Apprentice jockey Ryan Houston lands fourth winner in 35 days
Ryan Houston, pictured after winning on Boxing Day, is making a strong impression at Horsham trainer Paul Preusker’s stables. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) A heart-warming story is developing about a young kid who walked in off the streets into the Horsham stables of trainer Paul Preusker some years ago asking for a job but knowing absolutely nothing about horses. Ryan Houston was just 14 years old when a neighbour, an Irishman friend whom he socialises with, encouraged him to inquire about earning a few dollars by cleaning out horse…
Sadler’s Lass getting better with age: Kennedy
Wingatui trainer Terry Kennedy is a patient man – and with good reason. Kennedy will produce seven-year-old Gallant Guru mare Sadler’s Lass (NZ) in Saturday’s WAE Waikouaiti Cup (2200m) at Wingatui, happy his charge is only getting better with age. In fact, Kennedy believes Sadler’s Lass’ best days are in front of her as she prepares for two upcoming stakes targets. “She’s just a late-maturing mare. Her half-brother The Bishop only won his second race when he was seven and he was a good horse,” Kennedy said. “He ended up…
Money Catcher lifts January Cup
Bolstering a reputation as an emerging contender among Hong Kong’s staying division, Money Catcher franked an excellent Gr.1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m) performance last month with a brave Gr.3 January Cup Handicap (1800m) triumph at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Driven to the front by jockey Silvestre De Sousa, the New Zealand-bred son of Ferlax lowered Doctor Geoff’s class record with a strong gallop of 1m 47.94s downing Packing Award by a length with a charging Rise Brethren third, a further neck back. Third behind star stayer Romantic Warrior in…
All eyes on Telegraph defence
Ken Kelso isn’t looking too far ahead with Levante (NZ) (Proisir) with his focus firmly centred on the star mare’s bid for back-to-back feature sprint titles at Trentham. The Matamata conditioner and training partner and wife Bev can’t fault their daughter of Proisir ahead of Saturday’s defence of her Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) crown. “I have always been one to take it a race at a time, but the obvious target after this would be the BCD Group Sprint (Gr.1, 1400m) back at Te Rapa, which she…
Amron Boy ‘Thunders’ into Sydney
After charging into the exclusive sub-29 seconds Sandown Park club, airborne sprinter Amron Boy heads to Sydney for Saturday night’s heats of the Group 1 Paws Of Thunder (520m) at the peak of his prodigious powers. Amron Boy headlines a high class Victorian contingent contesting heats of the Paws Of Thunder and G2 Summer Distance Plate (720m) on Saturday and G1 National Derby and G1 National Futurity Friday night. Trained by Brooke Ennis, Amron Boy looks perfectly placed in box 1 in the first of five Paws Of Thunder heats,…
The Stir Up – Warragul Cup Edition
GRV’s Peter Quilty, Gerard Guthrie and Trent Langskaill provide their thoughts on some of the star greyhounds racing in Victoria. Keep an eye on these, they are worth saving in your WatchDog Blackbook! Quilts Gents, the second event in the Gippsland Festival of Racing takes place on Friday night and after numerous upsets in the heats, the Group 2 Warragul Cup Final is wide open. Gerard Quilts, Landyn Bale (Box 1) is racing terrifically with four victories in his last six starts. The Silver Chief Final form, where he…
Magic Millions 2YO Classic preview & betting strategy
What 2023 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Where Gold Coast Turf Club -Racecourse Dr, Bundall QLD 4217 When Saturday, January 14, 2023| 3:25pm AEST | Race 7 Prizemoney $2,000,000 Distance 1200m Status Restricted Listed Conditions Set Weights, Two-Year-Old 2022 Winner Coolangatta (13) | T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | J: James McDonald (55kg) Visit Ladbrokes The Magic Millions 2YO Classic is always the first of the big races on Australian horse racing calendar, with every horse owner and breeder dreaming of owning a star two-year-old that could win the $2…
Magic Millions 3YO Guineas preview & betting strategy
What 2023 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Where Gold Coast Turf Club -Racecourse Dr, Bundall QLD 4217 When Saturday, January 14, 2023| 4:10pm AEST | Race 8 Prizemoney $2,000,000 Distance 1200m Status Restricted Listed Conditions Set Weights plus Penalties, Three-Year-Old 2022 Winner King Of Sparta (13) | T: Peter & Paul Snowden | J: Nash Rawiller (56kg) Visit Ladbrokes The second of the Restricted Listed features will be the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas, which will feature many of the runners that ran in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic last year. This…
Magic Millions Cup betting preview & strategy
What 2023 Magic Millions Cup Where Gold Coast Turf Club – Racecourse Dr, Bundall QLD 4217 When Saturday, January 14, 2023| 4:45pm ADST | Race 9 Prizemoney $1,000,000 Distance 1425m Status Restricted Listed Conditions Quality, Handicap 2022 Winner Eleven Eleven (5) | T: Gregory Hickman | J: Hugh Bowman (58kg) Visit Ladbrokes The Magic Millions Cup will feature a full field of 15 runners with five emergencies accepting for the $1 million race over 1425m. The 2023 Magic Millions field is littered with Group and Listed race winners as well…