Author: Editor BOAY

Wow She’s Fast is merely 19 months old but she still managed to set TAB Phoenix slot holders tongues wagging with her phenomenal performance on debut at Sandown on Sunday.

When Jodie Faralla was recently appointed manager of the Ballarat Greyhound Racing Club she felt like she was “coming home.” For Jodie (pictured above), the appointment in August this year, brought back a flood of childhood memories. Some of her earliest childhood “fun times” were spent at the Ballarat track where her father, Ron Hood, was Secretary/Manager from 1978 to 1990. However, since her early days at Ballarat her life has taken many twists and turns. But she has fond memories of being around the club as a teenager then…

Leading trainer Jeff Britton rates Do It as the best chance of his and partner Angela Langton’s imposing seven-strong raiding party heading to Angle Park for Thursday night’s Group 1 TAB Adelaide Cup heats. Britton, who won the Adelaide Cup in 2011 with Mepunga Nicky, and Langton will have runners in each of the six heats. Their seven Cup contenders, in race order, are; Mepunga Warrior (heat 1, box 8), Weblec Jet (heat 2, box 7), Keep It Black (heat 3, box 1), Mr. Fix It (heat 4, box 3),…

Sale Greyhound Racing Club has this year donated more than $30,000 to local organisations through its Community Grants Chest. Among the successful applications was Briagolong Primary School, which used the grant money of $2000 to fund a new Gaga Pit. The pit, which is based on an octagon shaped USA recreational concept where players start in a “pit”, hitting and rolling a ball with their hand to eliminate other players, was a school student action initiative. Brigalong Primary School Principal, Mark Donald said after coming across a Gaga Pit on…

Two up-and-coming greyhounds – Unathi Bale and Boom Out – are set to do battle at Warrnambool in today’s Mixed 4/5 450m race. Unathi Bale (6 from 20) is having his first start at the track, while Boom Out (7 from 15) is aiming to record his third win from five starts over 450m at Warrnambool. The standout chaser at Warrnambool is Bareki (12 from 19), who has won both of her starts since resuming from a three-month layoff at the beginning of September. Crackerjack Keg (21.78sec PB) v Robin’s…

The recently completed Greyhound Adoption Program – Supporting Our Partners initiative has contributed $6000 to four of its rehoming partners.

After securing the $50,000 GRV bonus for winning three Group 2 country cups in a calendar year, Ferdinand Boy (27 from 49 – 24.59sec PB) is expected to show his class once again in the first heat of the Sale Sprint Championship (440m) tonight. The Healesville Cup champion from a fortnight ago returns to Sale for the first time since winning The Horizon in June with Soda Prince (3 from 4 Trk/Dst) considered the biggest threat to Ferdinand Boy. Pink Diamond winner Aussie Secret (29 from 55 – 6 from…

After making a huge impact during the Healesville Festival of Racing, Aston Merit (2 from 4) runs for the first time at a track with bends in today’s Grade 6 525m race at The Meadows. The winner of the $15,000 Highway 31 Maiden Challenge final was second to Hill Top Jonah in a Healesville Cup heat before finishing fourth in the $71,250 G2 final won by Ferdinand Boy. Zippy Tesla and Boston Garden (2 from 5) are considered the biggest dangers to Aston Merit. Gypsy Vista (2 from 3 Box…

After an AFL season that feels like we’ve been all over the place – venue changes, games changing times at short notice – it’s time for efforts to be rewarded with answers this week for the Dees in the West and Earn The Answers at The Meadows on Saturday night. TAB has brought order to the apex of the season, offering $4.40 for the long-overdue Demons to beat the barking Bulldogs, and Earn The Answers to triumph in race eight (6.34pm). It’s been 57 years since the Dees completed the…