Author: Editor BOAY

Glenn Rounds’ Aston Rupee looks a ‘dollar dazzler’ in a Launching Pad semi-final at Sandown Park tonight. He set tongues wagging on G1 Australian Cup night, clocking a flying 29.47sec win at The Meadows – only 2L off the 525m track record. Aston Rupee, who has won five races from nine starts, boasts a sizzling 29.25sec PB at Sandown. However, he had no luck when fourth in his Launching Pad heat last week. The Watchdog expects him to “make amends”, but to ‘lift off’ to stardom he’ll need to overcome…

Silver Lake is out of the Launching Pad after picking up an infection. Trainer Graham James made the decision to withdraw the son of Fernando Bale this morning after returning a high white blood cell count. “If we had 10 days he would have been right,” said trainer Graeme James. “But there’s no point in putting him in tomorrow if he’s not 100% – the welfare of the dog comes before any race or any money.” Silver Lake is regarded as one of the country’s most exciting prospects and was…

The weather gods were smiling on Jason Thompson’s quest for an unprecedented third Golden Easter Egg title when last weekend’s heats were washed out by Sydney’s big wet and rescheduled for Saturday. Thompson, whose two Easter Egg victories came courtesy of Don’t Knocka Him in 2012 and Moreira in 2016, had only one original entrant for NSW’s most prestigious race in Aussie Secret, which was a race morning scratching before the meeting was postponed. But the one-week delay allowed Thompson to boost his hand. Significantly. He’ll now launch a three-pronged…

It’s been a ‘record-breaking’ past six months for Junortoun trainer Mark Morrissey, a hobby trainer with only a four-dog team. Morrissey combines his greyhound racing passion with full-time employment as an operations manager for Ridley Agri Products in Bendigo. He’s been with the stockfeed manufacturer for 25 years. But just for the record, so to speak, Morrissey is the man behind three provincial track records since October last year. It all started with his kennel star, Benchester, who broke Shepparton’s 385m mark with a stunning 21.42sec victory on October 26.…

Mark Delbridge’s Fortuna Bale is the sport’s “Miss Versatile” and The Watchdog is bullish about her chances at Warragul tonight. She was third to Yozo Bale in last year’s G2 Ballarat Cup and has won five of her past nine starts (56%). She’ll start at skinny odds, so The Watchdog suggests there’s plenty of value coupling her in ‘exotics’ with kennelmates Langfield Bale and Wioleta Bale. The Watchdog’s Daily Mail juggernaut continued yesterday, returning a whopping 77.5% profit, with the form expert also tracking well ‘in the black’ at $18.55…