Author: Editor BOAY

‘Flash’ of Christo

Editor BOAY

If you were into omen bets you may have had a dabble on Christo Bale in tonight’s Group 2 McKenna Memorial (595m) at Sandown Park. His Balliang trainer Mark Delbridge took out the 2010 edition of the race with Flash Of Light ($2.60F) from Box 2 in 34.24sec. And tonight, his contemporary champ Christo Bale ($1.80F) – also from the ‘check’ trap – made it back to-back wins in the $40,000 to-the-winner event with an amazing 7.4L win over Shadow Mist ($8.80), with his younger half-brother Jarick Bale ($6.20) a…

Britton chasing Winter Cup ‘Fix’

Editor BOAY

Jeff Britton is hoping Sunday afternoon’s star-studded Winter Cup final (350m) at Healesville will lead to bigger and better things both up the straight and around the circle for classy duo Mr. Fix It and Mepunga Knight. Mr. Fix It and Mepunga Knight both impressed on debut at Healesville last weekend as they head towards Saturday week’s (July 17) heats of the G1 Maturity Classic at The Meadows and the G2 Healesville Cup in September. Mr. Fix It, the winner of 14 from 35, defeated 2020 Healesville Cup champion Zambora…

Duncan ‘All Inn’ for Bendigo upset

Editor BOAY

Tony Duncan believes box eight could be the biggest hurdle to his talented sprinter All Inn Billy proving a ‘giant killer’ in Friday afternoon’s Vic Bred Grade 5 final (500m) at Bendigo – Race 6 at 4.47pm. Duncan, who’s based at Harston near Shepparton, and homebred All Inn Billy, the winner of 12 of his 33 starts, will tackle several ‘Goliaths’ of the sport, headlined by Jason Thompson and his high class fastest qualifier Immunity, which has won 15 from 21. Andrea Dailly has three runners, while David Geall and…

Daily Mail: McKenna favourite in family feud

Editor BOAY

Middle distance superstar Christo Bale’s bid for back-to-back victories in the $40,000 to-the-winner G2 McKenna Memorial (595m) headlines a sensational night’s racing at Sandown Park on Thursday. In what could develop into a family feud, six-time G1 finalist Christo Bale (27 from 64 – 33.86sec PB) will clash with his half-brother, kennelmate and fastest heat winner Jarick Bale (3 from 3 Trk/Dst – 33.81sec PB). Adding huge interest to the card is the city debut of G2 Ballarat and Shepparton Cup winner Ferdinand Boy (23 from 41 – Sheppparton 385m…

Decorated veteran calls it a day

Editor BOAY

Prolific winner Speed Star has retired after remarkably notching his 47th career victory by a whopping seven lengths! On 25 June, in what was his 113th and final start, the Andrea Dailly-trained son of Fernando Bale and White Spyro won over 460m at Geelong, the same track/distance at which he scored his very first win in June 2018. Owner/breeder Sonia Davis and husband Craig, in conjunction with the Dailly team, decided it would be an ideal time to retire the extraordinary veteran. “Speed Star has carried forward some wonderful traits…

GRV and GOTBA update

Editor BOAY

GRV CEO Alan Clayton met with GOTBA Chair Lynton Hogan, and Deputy Chair, Greg Doyle, late yesterday afternoon following a request from GRV to resolve issues which saw racing boycotted in Victoria on Saturday, July 3, 2021. The meeting followed a request by the GRV Board for independent mediation (following the failure of previous discussions), which was not considered necessary at this point by GOTBA. GOTBA agreed to send a notice to the GRV Board outlining their position.

Taking care of business – a new look at Traralgon greyhounds

Editor BOAY

While plenty has been happening with the redevelopment of the Traralgon greyhound racetrack, quite a bit more has been happening behind the scenes. With track redevelopment on schedule and trialling and racing likely to start in September and October respectively, many of the unseen changes to the back end of operating a successful sporting and community facility have been powering ahead. And it is many of the ‘unseen’ changes that will position Traralgon to be a force in Gippsland greyhound racing. Among these intangibles is the club’s community commitment and…