Racing from across the Globe
A ‘Fantastic Four’ meet in a Grade 5 final (400m) at Warragul tonight. But who will emerge a ‘superhero’? The ‘marvels’ are Blackpool Flash (25 from 47 – 7 of past 10) v Gunai Rebel (11 from 27) v Made Me Blind (16 from 40) v Paua Of Janie (6 from 7). Expert form analyst The Watchdog has tipped Blackpool Flash (4 from 5 Box 1) – winner G3 Birthday Cup and Healesville Derby – on top. Exciting prospects Hugo (7 from 24 – 3 from 6 Trk/Dst) v Big…
In a remarkable 20-minute Friday night ‘blitzkrieg’, champion trainer Jason Thompson came within 2.5 lengths of breaking three track records at Sale and Geelong with kennel stars Catch The Thief, Aussie Secret and Rebellious. “They’re three very nice dogs and when they do everything right they can all run time,” said Thompson. Thompson prepared a race-to-race double at Sale, with four-time G1 finalist Catch The Thief (Aussie Infrared x Dundee Ally) the second leg, clocking a blistering 28.99sec over 520m in trouncing G3 Launching Pad winner Kuro Kismet by seven…
Following a few frenetic days of racing – highlighted by the G1 Maturity Classic, G3 Fireball and Victorian Straight Track Championship heats – the ‘volume’ gets ‘turned down’ a little. But you’ll still ‘hear’ plenty of enticing action today – particularly at Shepparton featuring Fernando Bluey (G1 Australian Cup runner-up). Fernando Bluey (19 from 37 – 7 from 7 Box 1) v Oriental Amber (21 from 43 – 4 from 5 Trk/Dst) has all the hallmarks of a ‘need for speed’ battle in a FFA (385m). Runner-up to Tiggerlong Tonk…
Middle draws aren’t usually a tipster’s first port of call in Group 1 sprint finals but form expert The Watchdog believes the greyhounds drawn in boxes five and six hold the key to Saturday night’s KCR Pet Transport Maturity Classic Final (525m) at The Meadows. While first reserve Koblenz is TAB’s favourite at $2.60, of those confirmed in the field Andrea Dailly’s G1 Sapphire Crown and G2 Warrnambool Cup heroine Qwara Bale (Box 3) and Jason Thompson’s Aston Fastnet (Box 8) head betting at $3 and $4.20 respectively. However, The…
The ‘magpie army’ should act defiantly on tonight’s ‘rebel rousing’ AFL/Greys offer from TAB. The betting giant’s $2.70 cross-sports proposition is for Collingwood to lose by 16pts or less – or even win – against Port Adelaide and rising star Rebellious to be ‘obstinate’ at Geelong. The Pies – who were ‘singing the blues’ after a loss to Carlton by 29pts last week – are 15th on the AFL ladder with five wins, while Port – who marched in against St Kilda to the tune of 13pts – are 4th…
David Geall and record-breaking star Ferdinand Boy will take the first steps towards a third country cup crown in Sunday afternoon’s Victorian Straight Track Championship heats (350m) at Healesville. Two heats will be held, with Ferdinand Boy to make his straight track debut in the second run-off, which is Race 8 at 1.29pm. It was announced earlier this week that the qualifiers from next weekend’s Victorian final won’t head to the National Final at Capalaba in Queensland, which has been postponed due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns. With an eye on…
Jason Thompson will produce the headline act at Geelong tonight in boom prospect Rebellious (9 from 11), while other prominent runners on the card include Perfect Product (9 from 17 – 5 of past 7) and Rocket Boy (24 from 48). Meanwhile, four-time G1 finalist Catch The Thief will be striving to ‘steal’ the limelight for Thompson at Sale when he takes on G3 Launching Pad winner Kuro Kismet in what shapes as a show-stopping contest. Catch The Thief (24 from 53) hasn’t raced at Sale since February 2020, only…
Jeff Britton looms as a key player in Saturday night’s bumper meeting at The Meadows, chasing a third victory in the G1 KCR Pet Transport Maturity Classic (525m) with Mr. Fix It and boasting the favourite for the G3 Destini Lodge Fireball (725m) in Hank The Hustler. Ideally drawn in box one, Hank The Hustler is TAB’s $3.30 Fireball favourite, despite being beaten by staying novice Whatever I Say in last weekend’s heats. A superbly bred son of Fernando Bale and Oakvale Destiny, which Britton guided to G1 glory in…
The ‘boy has done some growing up’. Whiz-kid Aston Fastnet quite aptly ‘came of age’ in a G1 Maturity Classic heat (525m) at The Meadows last week. The signs of potential stardom have long been there, but Aston Fastnet’s thrilling win over another champion in the making, Koblenz (who was chasing his 12th successive win), indicated a rise to ‘manhood’. Trained by Jason Thompson, Aston Fastnet spotted Koblenz a few lengths down the back straight and, despite a couple of split-second moments of indecision approaching the home turn, managed to…
An investigation into a cluster of dogs with liver disease in Gippsland has identified the plant toxin indospicine as the cause of liver failure. PrimeSafe and Agriculture Victoria advice to dog owners remains that fresh or frozen raw pet meat sourced from Gippsland between 31 May and 3 July, should not be fed to dogs. READ MORE