Author: Editor BOAY

Cancer survivor Paul Galea, trainer of Maturity Classic surprise packet Handsome Rhino, admits he’s feeling the nerves in the countdown to Saturday night’s G1 age feature at The Meadows. Which is completely understandable, considering Galea, 55, trains just two dogs out of his St Albans home and is contesting his first G1 event, with homebred excitement machine Handsome Rhino the least experienced finalist. “It is a bit nerve-wracking,” Galea conceded. “Going from the backyard to a Group 1, you’d like to think it would be! “But I’m over the moon…

Dr. Tucker, one of Victoria’s form sprinters, is the headline act at Thursday night’s Sandown Park meeting as he chases a fifth straight victory, but the G3 Great Chase winner will have to earn it. Trained by William McMahon, Dr. Tucker (16 from 26 – 7 of past 9 – 29.28sec PB), returned to Sandown last Thursday for the first time since the G1 Melbourne Cup heats last November and couldn’t have been more impressive in a 9L romp. Dr. Tucker will exit Box 7 for the second week running…

David Burnett is taking aim at what would be emotion-charged back-to-back victories in the Group 1 Maturity Classic (525m) on Saturday night at The Meadows. Last year Burnett won the Maturity with ill-fated champion Simon Told Helen, the last and arguably finest of the reigning Australian Greyhound of the Year’s four G1 successes. Simon Told Helen started $1.90 favourite, leaving superstars Hard Style Rico, Tiggerlong Tonk and Christo Bale in his wake, while on Saturday the astute Little River trainer finds himself on the other end of the spectrum with…

Healesville Greyhound Association will proceed with conducting the inaugural Highway 31 Maiden Challenge (300m) on Tuesday 24 August (heats) & Sunday 29th August (final), however heats at Richmond Greyhound Racing Club will no longer occur as part of this series. The decision to modify this event – which was to be a state-versus-state rivalry between Victoria and New South Wales with heats at Healesville and Richmond leading into a final at Healesville – is due to the current impact of COVID-19. Interstate trained greyhounds are eligible to be nominated for…

It’s no exaggeration to say Harry Manolitsis has a ‘Midas touch’ when it comes to racing success, these days with greyhounds and previously in the harness code. Manolitsis has bred, raced and/or trained G1-winning greyhounds Get It Gizmo (2019 Topgun), Moreira (2016 Golden Easter Egg) and Elevated (2018 Sapphire Crown). He’s also owned champion pacers Young Rufus and Tupelo Rose, both multiple G1 winners, among a host of top-shelf standardbreds. “I’ve been lucky,” said Manolitsis, modestly playing down his remarkable success. “I’ve probably won 16 or 17 G1 races in…

Is undefeated youngster Paua Of Janie the real deal or a ‘flash’ in the pan? That question could go a long way towards being answered tonight at Warragul when Steve White’s exciting NSW import Paua Of Janie (6 from 6) makes her second Victorian appearance, facing G3 winner Blackpool Flash (24 from 46 – 6 of past 10). White and his ‘Paua’ team will feature in another standout Warragul clash, with Paua Of Buddy (4 from 6 – 3 from 3 Trk/Dst), Paua Of Janie’s brother, tackling Aston Gigante (3…