Author: Editor BOAY

As anticipated, star sprinters Do It, Aussie Secret and Ferdinand Boy will ‘fly the flag’ for Victoria in the Group 1 Hobart Thousand final (461m) on Thursday night. The ‘terrific triumvirate’ are eyeing a $75,000 first prize in Australia’s oldest greyhound classic. Trained by Jeff Britton, Do It is chasing his second G1, having taken out the Adelaide Cup in October. More recently, he finished third in the G1 Topgun and second in the G3 Cup Night Sprint. Aussie Secret streaks away for an effortless 25.98sec heat win. Do It…

Less than six months after taking out a training license, former jockey Emily Azzopardi is poised to qualify her first Group finalist when well-named Impulse Buy contests Sunday afternoon’s G2 Laurels Classic heats (515m) at Sandown Park. Azzopardi, 23, is the partner of G1-winning mentor Matt Lanigan, who trains bargain purchase Impulse Buy’s classy litter brother On The Bit, and from the humblest of beginnings, the Laurels aspirant is no longer the ‘black sheep’ of the family. “She broke in very average but we knew On The Bit and Rockabye…

The official field is now complete for the inaugural $1.145m TAB The Phoenix (525m) – the world’s only slot race for greyhounds – to be held at The Meadows on Saturday 18 December. SEN – the last of the eight slot holders to make its decision – announced Group 1 Melbourne Cup hero Koblenz, trained by David Geall, as its selection on SENTrack yesterday. Koblenz landed a $500,000 first prize in the Melbourne Cup. A winner of 26 from 39, including nine of his past 10. He also won the…

Twin brothers Daryl and Colin Brennan mightn’t have shed any ‘tears’ over their decision to hand outstanding producer Weeping Lass to good friend Gary Peach to breed with but they couldn’t be blamed for wanting to revisit the arrangement. In her first litter, to Barcia Bale, Weeping Lass threw Crimson Vixen, winner of the G2 Bendigo Cup in 2019 and a three-time country cups placegetter. Her most recent litter, to Aston Dee Bee, is headlined by Action Girl, winner of seven from eight for Gary Peach. But it’s by no…

Bendigo 425m track record holder Typhoon Sammy runs at Geelong tonight for the first time since winning a heat of the G1 Melbourne Cup. Titan Blazer v dual G2 placed Fortuna Bale v Luca’s Jebrynah v Weblec Raider should be hotly contested at Geelong as well. Rilynn Bale and Dynamic Prince highlight their respective races at Warragul, while dual Group finalist Benchester should light up Bendigo. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerCAPS LOCK ONTAB fixed odds at 8:45am: $3.90 Win Geelong Race 7 Box 8 9:07pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/666540458/race/7 Today’s Racing Healesville:…

A near-record heat victory by Jarick Bale has Mark Delbridge on target for back-to-back victories in Sunday’s Rotti Security Sale Distance Championship (650m) as the countdown to the G1 Sale Cup heats up. Jarick Bale is a younger half-brother to last year’s Distance Championship winner Christo Bale, a middle distance star that went on to run fourth to Houdini Boy in the Sale Cup. Continuing the family theme, Jarick Bale’s litter sister and kennelmate Graclyn Bale, which upstaged her brother in the G3 Sir John Dillon Memorial (595m) at Sandown…

Despite racing for the first time over 595 metres, G3 Shootout placegetter McCooly’s Lad stands out in a Grade 5 race at Sandown Park tonight. Last year’s G3 Great Chase winner Dr. Tucker faces dual Group finalist Keep It Black, G3 Casino Cup winner Aston Titan and the promising Paddy Wants Pats in a Mixed 3/4 515m race. The exciting Compton Redeemer is eyeing his fifth straight win and sixth from eight starts. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerNANGAR TROYTAB fixed odds at 9am: $2.70 Win Shepparton Race 8 Box 1…

True Collinda has literally won the right to contest the $1.145 million TAB Phoenix after running down kennelmate Typhoon Sammy in a trial at The Meadows on Monday afternoon. Trainer Jason Thompson, with whom TAB partnered with for the new race, confirmed on Tuesday night that True Collinda would occupy the TAB slot in the $750,000-to-the-winner event at The Meadows on December 18. After weeks of auditions from Thompson’s biggest names, rising stars True Collinda and Typhoon Sammy emerged as the leading fancies for the TAB slot with Thompson letting…

Star sprinters Do It, Ferdinand Boy and Aussie Secret head a strong Victorian ‘charge’ in the Group 1 Ladbrokes Hobart Thousand heats (461m) on Thursday night. G1 Adelaide Cup winner Do It – trained by Jeff Britton – is engaged in Heat 3 (R5 B6) at 9.04pm. He’s at the prohibitive odds of $1.35 on TAB’s fixed odds market. A winner of 14 races (with 15 seconds and 5 thirds) from 48 starts, Do It was third to superstar Aston Rupee in last month’s G1 Topgun. Champion sprinter Do It…

Classy chaser Limiting was an impressive Warragul winner two starts back and he rises in distance to 660 metres at Ballarat this evening. Brother Bearing is aiming to impress again, while Hazey Roy is eyeing a fourth straight triumph. Dual Group finalist Fernando Frank is the standout chaser at Cranbourne tonight, while the promising Kysaiah is expected to boost his strike rate over 50 percent at The Meadows today. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerTHUNDER TEARSTAB fixed odds at 8:45am: $3.10 Win The Meadows Race 8 Box 3 2:39pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/666540449/race/8…