GRV’s inaugural $830,000 VicBred Pink Diamond series kicks off with heats of two maiden events on June 4, 5 & 7 and will conclude with 12 x feature finals at Bendigo on Friday 18 June. Below is a series of short videos designed to create a clear understanding of the various Pink Diamond events, and assist trainers in deciding which races to nominate their greyhounds for. $70,000 MAIDEN SHORT COURSE3 week series Heats/semis: Geelong, Warragul, Ballarat, Shepparton Final:Bendigo (425m) – Friday 18 June $60,000 MAIDEN SPRINTER3 week series Heats/semis:Geelong, Warragul,…
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Coursing ‘confidence booster’ for Riccarton Rick
Highly respected Cranbourne trainer Robert ‘Jimmy’ Redenbach is going ‘back to basics’ with kennel star and G3 Easter Gift finalist Riccarton Rick. A winner of seven races at Sandown Park, including a come-from-behind 29.40sec win – at $15.80! – over superstar Tiggerlong Tonk, Riccarton Rick is heading to Lang Lang tomorrow for a first-time coursing ‘confidence booster’. “He’s been getting ‘knocked about’ lately and is now starting to ‘look around’ coming out of the boxes,” Redenbach said. “I’m attempting to get that hesitancy out of him.” Riccarton Rick (Mar ’18…
Q&A: All you need to know about the Pink Diamond
With 12 feature finals to be held on one exciting night of racing at Bendigo on Friday 18 June, the Pink Diamond series is different to any other greyhound racing event ever run before in Victoria. Troy Harley of the Bendigo Greyhound Racing Association answers some key questions ahead of this inaugural series. Q. When does the 2021 Pink Diamond series start? TROY HARLEY: The series commences with heats of the three-week maiden series at Geelong and Warragul on June 4, followed by further maiden heats at Ballarat (June 5)…
DM: Gr8 night ahead
Welcome to today’s edition of the Daily Mail, which includes an in-depth analysis of tonight’s Gr8 Eight at The Meadows. Here’s a snapshot of the key highlights we can look forward to, along with The Watchdog’s $10 spend… 4.53pm Geelong: Blue bloods Night Shifter (out of dual G1 winner Striker Light) first starter Val Ali, whose dam Born Ali is a Group 1 producer from the famous Mugavin line. 6.22pm Geelong: One of Australia’s most gifted greyhounds Equalizer Hazey Roy, who has pushed the brilliant Koblenz in his past two…
Cats and Equalizer have ‘no equal’!
TAB has put up an AFL/Greys offer for today that has ‘no equal’! And Cats’ fans will be ‘clawing’ at their betting accounts to get a ‘piece of the cheese’. The betting giant’s proposition is $2.75 for the Cats to defeat the Magpies and powerhouse sprinter Equalizer to salute at Geelong greyhounds. The Geelong Cats – who defeated the Gold Coast Suns by 34pts last week – are 3rd on the AFL ladder with seven wins from 10 games, while the Collingwood Magpies – who suffered a heart-breaking 1pt loss…
Pink Diamond shines light on breeders
Breeders will be rewarded for the crucial and often unsung role they play in greyhound racing’s success through GRV’s ground-breaking new VicBred Pink Diamond series, to be held next month. While it’s usually the trainers and owners that are celebrating feature race victories, the innovative Pink Diamond format is inviting breeders to the party. “I think it’s fantastic breeders will get an opportunity to win some money back,” said astute breeder George Farrugia, who’s enjoyed great success in recent years, racing Group 1 winners Striker Light and True Detective. “Breeding…
9 things you may have missed from Sandown Cup night
While Zipping Rambo stole the show in the RSN Sandown Cup meeting, he wasn’t the only talking point to emerge from the meeting.
McMahon seeking new Horizon
Hometown hero Dr. Tucker will spearhead William McMahon’s representation in Sunday night’s heats of the inaugural The Horizon (440m) at Sale. Carrying a winner’s purse of $25,000, The Horizon is a lucrative new addition to the Sale Greyhound Racing Club’s feature race calendar and the four heats have attracted star quality, headlined by Group 2 Ballarat and Shepparton Cups hero Ferdinand Boy. “It’s always good to have prizemoney!” astute local trainer William McMahon quipped. “The fields for the heats are very good.” Leading the home-track contingent will be Darriman-based McMahon’s…
Blackpool’s ‘Flash’ Derby prospects
Classy speedster Blackpool Flash already boasts a Group victory in Western Australia to his credit and he’s poised to add a Victorian feature event to his resume in Sunday afternoon’s Healesville Derby final (350m). Blackpool Flash has taken to straight track racing in great fashion in recent weeks, running second in the Rodney Thorneycroft Memorial and then setting the pace in last weekend’s heats of the $7000 to-the-winner Derby, clocking 19.16sec (Best). The well-bred son of Fernando Bale and Lochinvar Amour has won 20 of his 39 starts, including a…
Presutto’s triple treat for Oaks
It’s no easy feat to qualify three runners for any feature final and Devon Meadows trainers Peter and Natalie Presutto hope it will translate into victory in Sunday afternoon’s Healesville Oaks final (350m) – Race 6 at 12.19pm. The Presuttos have the fastest heat winner in Jazz Opera, winner of the Group 3 Vic Bred Maiden at The Meadows on Australian Cup night in February, which claimed her third straight win and fifth from 13 overall with a 19.55sec qualifying performance. It was Jazz Opera’s second win from three starts…