Author: Editor BOAY

Jeff Britton dominated the Victorian National Championship finals at The Meadows on Thursday night, taking out the Sprint event with track specialist Mr. Fix It and the Distance decider with Hank The Hustler. Britton and partner Angela Langton supplied half the field for the $12,000 to-the-winner Sprint final with Mr. Fix It (Box 8) the most fancied at $3.90, the second elect behind $2.20 favourite Aston Rupee. The other Britton/Langton finalists were Jepara (Box 3) at $6.40, Mepunga Knight (Box 4) at $13.80 and Tyler Durden (Box 2) at $17.…

After eight frustrating months on the sidelines, regally bred speedster Anita Sonic Love resumed his stop-start career on a winning note at Healesville on Tuesday, much to owner/trainer Andrew Paraskevas’ delight. With his patience rewarded, Paraskevas now hopes the son of El Grand Senor and 2017 G1 Sapphire Crown heroine Maja Mahi Mahi can make it two wins in less than a week on Sunday afternoon when he returns to Healesville for the Super Sprint Restricted Win (1-4 Wins) final (300m). Anita Sonic Love, named after a song by US…

A single property in the Northern Territory has been identified as the source of toxic horse meat, believed responsible for a spate of dog deaths in Victoria. At least 23 pet dogs have died, and 67 have been hospitalised in Victoria from indospicine toxicity. Authorities said it believed the property sold a truckload of about 25 horses that were due to go to a meatworks in Queensland but were redirected to Victoria because of COVID-19 lockdowns. In the Northern Territory, under its Meat Industries Act 1996, it is illegal for…

All-conquering Anakie training team Jeff Britton and Angela Langton loom as major players in tonight’s Victorian National Sprint Championship (525m) and Victorian National Distance Championship (725m) at The Meadows. In a fantastic training feat, they have four finalists in the Sprint final and two in the Distance final. And there’s a buoyant ‘body of proof’ for the entire sextet! Below, Langton offers a snapshot in relation to their chances as they eye both $12,000 to-the-winner events. WATCH: Model of consistency Mr. Fix It (8) scores an all-the-way 29.97sec (Best) win…

The Meadows moves into the Thursday night spotlight this week, with the highlight the Victorian final of the National Sprint Championship, where potential superstar Aston Rupee will start favourite. Aston Rupee (11 from 21 – 29.47sec PB) is striving to turn the tables on his heat conqueror, track specialist Mr. Fix It (17 from 40 – 11 from 19 Trk/Dst), with Jepara (16 from 44 – 7 from 17 Trk/Dst) and Jax Bale (15 wins) also very much in the mix. In the Distance final, Hank The Hustler (17 from…

It’s fair to say Pearcedale trainer David Crawford has thrown lightly raced home-bred youngster Sir Harley in the deep end in Friday afternoon’s Group 3 Cranbourne Classic heats (520m). Sir Harley doesn’t turn two until November and has raced only eight times, for three wins, and he’s facing by far the biggest test of his brief career in the second of three Classic heats, where his opposition includes last start G3 Warragul St Leger victor Aston Fastnet. “I wasn’t going to put him in the heats because he’s six months…

Do you like your Jack’s ‘smart’ or handsome’? That’s the ‘sixty-four-dollar question’ at Ballarat tonight. Speed machines Smart As Jack (18 from 45 – 3 from 6 Box 1) v Trending Air (6 from 29) v Rocket Boy (26 from 51 – 4 of past 5) v Handsome Jack (13 from 46 – 5 of past 8) face-off in what’s sure to be an enthralling contest. And ‘smart’ – plus self-confessed ‘handsome’ – The Watchdog is tipping a ‘Jack’ 1-2. Ironically, Smart As Jack (2nd – Victorian Straight Track Championship)…

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After springing the biggest upset in the Victorian National Sprint heats, Andrea Dailly is relying on strength in numbers to claim the state title at The Meadows on Thursday night. Three heats of the Victorian Sprint series were held on Saturday night and ‘Team Dailly’s’ $38 roughie Fabriola Zad caused a sensation in the opening run-off with a dominant 30.01sec victory, eliminating $1.50 favourite Equalizer in the process. “It wasn’t really a surprise because the dog can run a bit and he loves The Meadows,” co-trainer Tom Dailly said. “He…

Who gets the family bragging rights – Weblec Raider (Jeff Britton) v Mepunga Grace (Angela Langton)? Langton will be hoping it’s the ‘will of Grace’ when the talented duo lines up in a Restricted Win (3-6 Wins) final over 485m at Horsham this afternoon. Weblec Raider (3 from 7) won his first three starts but had had no luck of late, while Mepunga Grace (4 from 12) has won three of her past six. Expert form analyst The Watchdog says She Can Excite (5 from 16 – 3 of past…