Six-time Group 1 finalist Christo Bale is poised to continue his brilliant return from injury and trainer Mark Delbridge’s fantastic recent run when he takes aim at a fifth straight victory on Saturday night at The Meadows. Delbridge and wife Lisa have enjoyed a fortnight to remember, with the ‘other’ star of their Balliang kennel, Zipping Rambo, winning the G1 Sandown Cup (715m), followed by the G3 Racecallers Speed Star series (595m) on Wednesday. It will be Christo Bale’s turn to take centre stage in the GR8 Eight Special Event…
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TAB’s ‘tribal’ temptation!
There’ll be no love lost between traditional rivals Richmond and Essendon on Saturday night. But the added value for the ‘tribe’ at Tigerland is TAB’s tantalising AFL/Greys offer. The betting giant has ‘spoken’ with a tempting $4.20 proposition for the Tigers to defeat the Bombers and ‘comeback king’ Christo Bale winning at The Meadows. Richmond is eighth on the AFL ladder with six wins, while Essendon is ninth with five wins. Last week, the Tigers ‘mauled’ the Adelaide Crows by 28pts while the Bombers ‘clipped the wings’ of the West…
Immunity boost for Winter Cup
Champion trainer Jason Thompson expects the topically named Immunity will prove “very hard to beat” in the heats of the Trio’s Winter Cup (520m) at her home track of Cranbourne on Saturday night. Immunity, a half-sister to Thompson’s former star Black Opium and littermate to Equalizer, runner-up in the Group 3 Bill Collins Speed Star at Sandown on Wednesday, returned to the track last month after a seasonal spell and has taken up where she left off. She’s won at Warragul (25.51sec) and Sandown (29.32sec) in fast time and finished…
Hotter than Hades!
The Demons are ‘hotter than Hades – and so too is rising star Koblenz. But that hasn’t stopped TAB putting some ‘devil’ into tonight’s AFL/Greyhounds offer. The betting giant’s cross-sports proposition is a ‘Dees-lighting’ $3.50 for Melbourne to defeat the Brisbane Lions in a Round 12 blockbuster and rising star Koblenz winning at Geelong. ‘Every heart beats true for the red and the blue’ with Melbourne on top of the ladder with 10 wins and Brisbane third with eight wins. Last week, the Demons laid down the gauntlet to the…
New ‘Horizon’ for Ferdinand Boy
Ferdinand Boy has been winning provincial features for fun in 2021 and the Ballarat and Shepparton Cups hero is set to create a slice of history in Sunday night’s inaugural running of The Horizon (440m) at Sale. Winner of eight of his last 11 starts, highlighted by his Group 2 country cups double, and 21 from 37 overall, Ferdinand Boy is the fastest qualifier for the $25,000 to-the winner The Horizon after a Best Of Night 24.60sec heat victory at his Sale debut. “It would be an achievement for the…
DM: Talented Vics set to ‘fly’
In this edition of the Daily Mail, we highlight a number of talented greyhounds heading to Sandown Park and Warrnambool, plus some of our biggest names head north for heats of the G2 Flying Amy Classic at Albion Park. And further below, be sure to check out The Watchdog’s $10 spend… 6.41pm Sandown R3: Jazz Opera (Healesville Oaks) Carry On Angel (3rd Harrison-Dawson) Father Phevos (4 of past 7) Gypsy Yankee (29.37PB) 7.07pm Warrnambool R6: Lalina (13 from 22) will take stopping. 7.25pm Warrnambool R7: Accomplished stayer Run Like Jess…
Need for Speed!
Match racing is universally accepted by greyhound racing aficionados. And the Speed Star serves to enhance the popularity of one-on-one competition. This year’s Group 3 Speed Star series – over 515m, 595m and 715m – was held at Sandown Park. And although the latest COVID-19 outbreak denied on-course patronage, as it did for last year’s event held at The Meadows, you could still ‘cut the air with a knife’. Twenty-four greyhounds, 12 ‘matches’ and $105,000 in prizemoney. The overall finishing positions in each event (split into four match races) were…
Speed Star Wednesday night, Sandown Park
The fields are out for Wednesday night’s Speed Star at Sandown Park, with the head-to-head action to kick off from 6.33pm. So many big names and so many tantalising match-ups. It’s going to be huge. Races 5, 6 & 7 will comprise a total of 12 Match Races, four over each distance of 715m, 595m and 515m. Click HERE for all the head-to-head odds, which are extremely popular with punters that like to take a multi. RELATED: Brothers battle for Speed Star supremacy greyhoundracingvic · James Van de Maat previews…
June / July Racing Calendar now available
GRV’s Racing Calendar for June / July is now available for download. The calendar looks a lot different to 12 months ago with the likes of The Horizon, Speed Star, Cranbourne’s Winter Cup and Pink Diamond all being held in June. And while the Bendigo Cup has moved from the first Friday in July until later in the year, the club will host a number of prestigious feature races on 2 July. Click HERE to download.
Ferdinand fires in ‘The Horizon’ heats
The introduction of new feature race ‘The Horizon’ (440m) has paid off handsomely for Sale Greyhound Racing Club with a Group-quality field, headlined by G2 Ballarat and G2 Shepparton Cups hero Ferdinand Boy, to battle out the inaugural final. Four heats of ‘The Horizon’, which offers a $25,000 winner’s purse, were held on Sunday evening and Ferdinand Boy, trained by David Geall, produced the standout performance at his Sale debut. Drawn in box three in the third heat, Ferdinand Boy started $1.80 favourite ahead of Jason Thompson’s Aussie Secret, which…