After accepting the disappointment that the 2021 Bendigo Cup Carnival will once again be held behind closed doors, the Bendigo Greyhound Racing Association is excited by news that the Cup series will take centre stage in the Saturday night metropolitan time slot in place of The Meadows due to the Victorian metro curfew currently in place. As a result of a host of scheduling changes GRV have had to make during October, the Chasers Function Centre Bendigo Cup series will be conducted on two consecutive Saturday nights, October 9 and…
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Presutto produces Great Chase ‘Idol’
The Group 3 TAB Great Chase series gets underway at Bendigo on Saturday night, with the event continuing its proud tradition of showcasing some of Victoria’s finest young sprinters and benefiting community groups from across the state. Two heats of the 1-5 wins Vic Bred series will be staged at Bendigo, with the action continuing at an array of tracks next week, leading into the semi-finals, to be held at The Meadows on Wednesday, October 13, and the $47,000 to-the-winner final at the same venue one week later, Wednesday, October…
Daily Mail: Mr. America to star in Geelong Derby
The scratching of potential topliner Rebellious is a huge advantage for kennelmate Mr. America (10 from 20 – 4 from 7 Box 2) according to The Watchdog in tonight’s $6,500 to-the-winner Geelong Derby final. Group finalists Keep It Blue (2 of last 4) and Hill Top Jonah (14 from 29 – 2 from 3 Box 8), plus the well-performed Nikoli Bale (3 from 3 Trk/Dst) and Kinson Bale (5 of last 6), are also in contention. With Lala Kiwi and Qwara Bale running in G1 Adelaide Cup heats last night,…
New prize money structure comes into effect
Victoria’s new look prize money structure comes into effect this Friday (1 October) at race meetings at Healesville, The Meadows, Geelong and Sale. It will see the largest prize money pool in the world – more than $63.3 million – being offered by GRV across the state this financial year. All Metropolitan and Provincial class standard races will receive a 12 per cent increase in prize money, in addition, all levels of racing will now receive fourth place prize money, and additionally converting 36 race meetings (4 per month) from…
Sale Sprint a ‘Perfect’ target
Sunday night’s Yeates Printing Sale Sprint Championship (440m) finalist Perfect Colour has flown under the radar throughout his 51-start career, with Pearcedale trainers Jim and Jane Reynolds adopting a ‘small fish are sweet’ approach with their well-bred sprinter. Irish-born Jim and Jane, who’s from England, have placed their home-bred son of Fernando Bale and Cooler Colour to perfection, winning 19 of his 51 starts, with 17 minor placings. But Perfect Colour is certainly up to mixing it with the ‘big guns’, as he demonstrated when running down local superstar Dr.…
Daily Mail: Wow, she can go fast at Sandown Park
Wow She’s Fast has been the talk of greyhound racing since her 27.5-length debut win at Sandown Park on Sunday and she should remain undefeated after today’s 515m Maiden final. The time of 29.09sec run by Wow She’s Fast is now the fastest-ever 515m time recorded by a maiden winner at Sandown Park and the prospect of running in the TAB Melbourne Cup series and securing a TAB Phoenix slot has already been proposed. Wow She’s Fast is the most exciting prospect at Sandown Park and later on the card,…
TAB Great Chase goes west
GRV was proud to host the first ‘virtual’ TAB Great Chase event for 2021 on Wednesday afternoon, in support of Victoria’s disability sector. More than 25 community groups based across west and northern Victoria logged on to watch the races for the chance to share in $2,500 in prize money. In 2021, the Great Chase is being conducted virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic did not stop groups sharing in the fun, including cheering on greyhounds that had been randomly allocated to them. 2020 Great Chase…
Thompson’s ‘one-two’ Derby punch
Champion trainer Jason Thompson holds the key to Friday night’s Geelong Derby final (460m) with inside duo, boom youngster Rebellious (Box 1) and comeback speedster Mr. America (Box 2). Rebellious improved his sensational record to 13 wins from 18 starts when clocking the fastest time in last Friday’s three heats, 25.55sec, while Mr. America, the winner of 10 from 20, was run down in the shadows of the post by Samantha Grenfell’s Nikoli Bale in 25.58sec. Rebellious, a superbly bred son of Barcia Bale and On The Runway, a litter…
Minister reappoints GRV Board pair
Deputy Chair Emmett Dunne and fellow board member Marika McMahon have been reappointed to GRV’s Board for a further two years. In announcing the reappointments, Minister for Racing, the Hon. Martin Pakula, thanked both for their commitment to greyhound racing. “It’s great that Emmett Dunne and Marika McMahon have agreed to continue on in their service to greyhound racing; their experience and expertise is invaluable to the code,” Minister Pakula said. “The GRV Board has driven significant change and industry improvements, and leaders like Emmett and Marika have an important…
Additional Traralgon delay
Due to the seven-day lockdown of the City of Latrobe (commenced 28 September), construction has been affected on the Traralgon track. No construction is permitted on site during this time. Pending no extension to the Latrobe lockdown it is anticipated that the current timeline will extend works by a week. RELATED:TRARALGON J-CURVE: THE RISK IS ALL IN THE SCIENCETRARALGON J-CURVE: FAST FACTS