Author: Editor BOAY

Memories of a remarkable comeback victory in the 2010 Group 2 Cranbourne Cup after a quarter of a century out of the sport were rekindled when 82-year-old Koo Wee Rup trainer Terry Burns was farewelled on Tuesday. Then 70 years of age, in a sporting return to rival any, Burns came back from a 25-year hiatus in a blaze of glory when Arvo’s Florence claimed the Cranbourne Cup, fittingly on the late trainer’s home track. “Terry was a regular fixture at Cranbourne,” said close friend of more than 40 years,…

A famous quote from the Harry Potter series says, “It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” But that’s not the case in greyhound racing and definitely not in November at Sandown Park. Buckley trainer Lisa Cockerell (and family) is dreaming big – very big – this week with the latest of her home-bred Harry Potter-themed stars, Hebridean Black, tackling Friday night’s Group 1 TAB Melbourne Cup heats (515m). Hebridean Black, a son of Walk Hard and Arabella Figg, can lay claim to being the…

Indy Lolly is looking to extend her winning streak to five races at Geelong tonight, but she will face stiff opposition from Weblec Gem, Unathi Bale and El Cazador in a heat of the G3 Provincial Plate (520m). The highly promising Dynamic Prince lines up in another heat of the G3 Provincial Plate, while dual G2 Ballarat Cup placegetter Fortuna Bale and G2 Healesville Cup placegetter Hill Top Jonah are also in action at Geelong this evening. Fabriola Ximenez and Specialty highlight the Restricted Win 545m final at Ballarat tonight,…

Form analyst The Watchdog has assessed TAB’s ‘All In’ market on the Group 1 TAB Melbourne Cup ahead of Friday night’s eight ‘sudden death’ heats and is adopting a wait-and-see approach with series favourite Aston Rupee. Aston Rupee, trained by Glenn Rounds, heads ‘All In’ betting at $4 after brilliantly winning the Group 1 Topgun and Group 3 Shootout at his past two starts and he’s $1.50 to take out the fourth heat from Box 3. Click HERE  for TAB’s ‘All In’ Melbourne Cup market However, The Watchdog believes the…

After a shock heat defeat on Tuesday afternoon, David Geall is tipping a sharp improvement from superstar Ferdinand Boy in next Friday’s (November 26) Group 3 Devonport Chase final (452m). After only arriving in Tasmania on Monday, Ferdinand Boy, winner of the G2 Ballarat, Healesville and Shepparton Cups this year, made his interstate debut as the $1.35 favourite in the second of seven heats of the Devonport Chase. Ferdinand Boy didn’t show his trademark early speed and was beaten 3.75 lengths by fastest qualifier Aston Lee, which reversed a seven-length…

G1 Rookie Rebel winner Fernando Cazz faces G3 Great Chase runner-up Hamillson and the classy Whistling Bullet at The Meadows today. Two recent Dogs to Follow, Buster Harley and Jungle Panther, are in action as well. At Cranbourne this evening, prolific winners Rilynn Bale and Rocket Boy both return from month-long breaks. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerTIGGERLONG NIBELTAB fixed odds at 9am: $2 Win The Meadows Race 3 Box 1 12:10pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/666539193/race/3 Today’s Racing The Meadows: 11:39am startForm     Tips     Key stats Bendigo: 3:32pm startForm     Tips     Key stats Cranbourne: 6:47pm…

There were no ‘twists and turns’ for tyro Zigzag Cabang in the Healesville Puppy Championship (350m) on Sunday. Bred, trained and owned by Toolleen’s Greg Berry, Zigzag Cabang went ‘straight as a die’ to claim a $5000 first prize plus $1000 breeder’s bonus. Exiting box one, Zigzag Cabang ($3.90) displayed great acceleration in defeating Barista Chick  ($3.50EF) by 1.8L, with Moon Over Mexico ($16.00) a further 0.45L away third in 19.09sec (Best). Zigzag Cabang – a 21-month-old son of Beast Unleashed x Stars And Lights –notched his sixth win from…