Author: Editor BOAY

Promising youngsters Jungle Panther and Aston Ziebell are set to stage a tremendous clash in a 485m Mixed 6/7 final at Horsham this afternoon. G2 placegetter Hill Top Jonah, G3 runner-up My Name’s Stacey and G1 finalist Hill Top Jack are headline acts in their respective races. Adonis Sands v Made Me Blind v Blackpool Astro is a great finish to the Healesville meeting, while Dr. Knuckles stands out at Sale tonight. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerQUINNISHTAB fixed odds at 9am: $5.50 Win Horsham Race 10 Box 7 6:38pm Form…

Graeme Jose isn’t sure whether to listen to his heart or his head ahead of Tuesday night’s Group 2 Gosford Cup final (515m), where he boasts two “great each-way chances” in Aston Shine and Lots Of Chatter. Both sprinters have ventured interstate in pursuit of a breakthrough Group success after finishing second in Victorian country cups late in 2021, Lots Of Chatter at Bendigo and Aston Shine at Cranbourne. Jose understandably has a soft spot for 91-start veteran Lots Of Chatter, which has won 33 races since starting his career…

A great clash between the well-performed Soda Titan and G2 Ballarat Cup runner-up Special Talent in a 450m Free For All headlines the Shepparton meeting that starts this morning. Potential star Barista Chick has a terrific record over 450m at Shepparton and is running for the first time since November 29 over 385m in a Mixed 4/5 event. Early on the card, Runaway Miss is aiming to stretch her winning streak to four races, while Aston Gamble is looking to remain unbeaten at his third start. The promising Man Of…

G2 Healesville Cup finalist Aston Merit is eyeing his fourth-straight win this evening at Warragul, with Gunai Rebel, Dr. Ryker and Golden Skyrocket the biggest threats. G1 Hobart Thousand winner Aussie Secret faces kennelmate and G2 Bendigo Cup placegetter Typhoon Sammy in a 400m Free For All. Track specialists Duncan and Hello George, plus the well-performed Handsome Jack, are in action at Healesville, while G3 515m Speed Star runner Highly Explosive races at Sandown Park. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerCONCRETE FEVERTAB fixed odds at 9:10am: $3.30 Win Warragul Race 4…

Zippy Tesla unleashed an ‘electrifying’ finishing burst to defy an alarming betting drift and claim a thrilling last stride victory in the TAB Silver Chief final (525m) at The Meadows on Saturday night. Trained by Andrea Dailly, Zippy Tesla sprouted wings in the home straight to grab gallant leader Compliance in the final stride. It was a spine-tingling conclusion to the year’s first G1 event and will take some topping over the next 12 months. Calling the time-honoured age-restricted feature – greyhound racing’s equivalent of the Victoria Derby – for…

Loyal and popular former Sandown GRC director Ray Bryon has died, aged 95. Byron, who was Sandown’s longest living life member, passed away on Monday, December 27. Incumbent Sandown GRC chairman Neil Brown said Byron “made an extraordinary contribution to our club right up until his death”. “I have many fond memories at Sandown horse track every Sunday morning slipping our dogs up the steeple track behind Ray’s battery lure,” he said. “John Reid, who these days is 88, would run up and back like he was 25 years old.…

In the first Group 1 of 2022, G1 Adelaide Cup finalist Weblec Blazer faces in-form chasers Zippy Tesla and Titan Blazer, plus G3 Silver Bullet finalist Xavien Bale, in tonight’s $100,000 to-the-winner TAB Silver Chief final at The Meadows. G1 Melbourne Cup runner-up Lala Kiwi headlines the 525m Free For All, while three-time G2 country cup champion Ferdinand Boy is the star attraction at Warrnambool this evening. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerVALESKA BALETAB fixed odds at 8:30am: $2.20 Win The Meadows Race 3 Box 1 7:17pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/666539927/race/3 Today’s Racing…

Anthony Azzopardi enjoys targeting Warrnambool’s annual Seaside Festival, notably winning the inaugural Summer Sizzle in 2019 with a talented young sprinter by the name of Whiskey Riot. Whiskey Riot famously went on to win the Group 1 Melbourne Cup later that year, while Azzopardi returned in 2020 to complete back-to-back Summer Sizzle victories with Whiskey Riot’s younger half-brother Slick Riot. Azzopardi is quick to point out that he in fact trained the quinella on both occasions. Azzopardi wasn’t able to snare a ‘three-peat’ in 2021, with the well-fancied Aston Titan…

Form guru The Watchdog has touted Weblec Blazer (Box 4) as a “massive chance” at $13 to claim the $100,000 to-the-winner Group 1 TAB Silver Chief final at The Meadows this Saturday night. “He’s well and truly over the odds and if he can find the fence, he’s going to put himself into contention. You know how strong he is in the run home.” The form expert is a tad hesitant about race favourite Zippy Tesla (Box 3). “TAB had put up Zippy Tesla at $2.80 (now $3.20). He’s been…

After only making his debut on November 12, exciting youngster It’s Only Money is drawn to complete a meteoric rise to stardom in Saturday night’s Group 1 TAB Silver Chief (525m) at The Meadows. It’s Only Money, trained by owner/breeder Michael Vaughan at Newcomb, passed the biggest test of his fledgling career with flying colours in last Wednesday’s Silver Chief heats when eliminating series favourite Kinson Bale. After drawing the prized rails alley for the $100,000 to-the-winner final, It’s Only Money is a $7.50 chance with TAB. At just his…