A decision has been made that tonight’s Wentworth Park race meeting – highlighted by 10 heats of the G1 Golden Easter Egg (520m) – has been POSTPONED to Sunday 21 March due to severe weather. Victorian participants travelling to NSW to race are advised to monitor the Bureau of Meteorology, NSW emergency services, ABC radio & GWIC for warnings about severe weather which has caused flash flooding and evacuations across large areas of NSW. A host of top class Victorian greyhounds are involved in the heats, including Shima Shine, Fernando…
Author: Editor BOAY
Shepparton Cup AFL special
If you reckon Hawthorn will beat Essendon on Saturday night then you may want to consider this intriguing offer from TAB. The betting giant has put up $7.50 for the Hawks to win their Round 1 clash against the Bombers into champion greyhound Catch The Thief taking out Saturday night’s Group 2 Shepparton Cup (450m). Catch The Thief is currently the favourite at $3.30, and trainer Jason Thompson is going into the race with plenty of confidence. “I think he’s got a great chance. He’s a great race dog, he…
Shima Shine leads Vic ‘Gold Rush’
Shima Shine will spearhead a star-studded Victorian assault on Saturday night’s heats of the Group 1 Golden Easter Egg (520m) at Sydney’s Wentworth Park. Racing at the peak of his considerable powers after a brilliant last-start victory in the Horsham Cup, Shima Shine is trained by Andrea Dailly, who is taking aim at a third Easter Egg title. Team Dailly struck ‘gold’ with Grigorieva Bale in 2013 and the great Fernando Bale in 2015, as Victorian-trained sprinters enjoyed a remarkable domination of NSW’s most prestigious event with nine straight victories…
Is Eric ‘equal’ to the occasion of a ‘Shepparton Showdown’?
The Cup Night Match Race (450m) – a support feature on tomorrow night’s Group 2 Shepparton Cup final fixture – makes for an intriguing sideshow. It’s a showdown between Aeroplane Eric (Box 1) and Equalizer (Box 3) for a $10,000 winner-takes-all purse to run after the Cup at 9.18pm. Ironically, the dynamic duo ran 1-2 in the G2 Warragul Cup final (460m) on January 16. On that occasion, Aeroplane Eric ($4.40) staved off the paralysing finishing burst of Equalizer ($7.20) to prevail by a 0.5L in a flying 25.44sec. Shima…
Who let the ‘Dogs’ out?
Here’s a cross-sports proposition for ‘Doggies’ supporters that could have them ‘barking’ at the “Kennel” – and punters ‘wagging’ their wallets! TAB is offering $4.50 about the Western Bulldogs defeating Collingwood in a season opener tonight and Christo Bale winning at The Meadows greyhounds. Last year, the Bulldogs finished seventh (10 wins) and the Magpies eighth (9 wins) at the end of the home and away fixture. They met once during the season, with Collingwood 13.8.86 defeating the Western Bulldogs 5.4.34 in Round 1. Meanwhile, Christo Bale is contesting a…
Kuro Kismet launches into Pad favouritism
He may be a group 1 winning trainer, but for Matt Clark winning a heat of the Launching Pad stands as his biggest thrill in the sport. Kuro Kismet, a son of TAB Melbourne Cup winner Aston Dee Bee, was outstanding when pouncing straight to the lead from box 5 and running 29.18, the fastest time of the evening. The victory was the result of meticulous planning and preparation by Clark leading into the $420,000 series after Kuro Kismet reached the six win limit of the series with a victory…
‘PRINCE’ CHARMING?
The Watchdog has selected an emerging talent to win on debut over 500m at Bendigo – albeit with slight reservation. He’s better known for his Healesville straight track exploits and has won 11 races from 15 starts, including his past four. But the form expert remains a little concerned about the final 40 metres. Will the ‘Prince’ charm punters? Clicking on today’s ‘Daily Mail’ for more.
Locals listening for breakthrough tune in Shepparton Cup
Kialla sprinter Music Event will aim to break a 27-year drought in Saturday night’s $67,000 C.K.H Painting G2 Shepparton Cup Final (450m). Not since Thorgil Tex in 1994 has a greyhound from the Shepparton region won the Cup, but the Michael Carter-trained Music Event has his chance after drawing box one. Although running 2nd in his heat, Music Event also has a home-track advantage, having won five of his seven starts over the track/distance including a 24.92sec PB, the fastest of all the finalists. “Five years ago Gotta Get Back…
Thompson’s Thief set to steal Cup
Superstar acquisition Catch The Thief is poised to give champion trainer Jason Thompson a fifth Group 2 Shepparton Cup victory on Saturday night. Catch The Thief, a 10-time Group finalist and winner of the Group 2 WA Derby and Group 3 Warragul St Leger, is set to start favourite after an ultra-impressive debut for the powerful Thompson kennel in Monday night’s Cup heats. Making his first appearance since the Warragul Cup final on January 16, Catch The Thief overcame an extremely limited preparation to win his heat in 25.01sec, improving…
ROCKET MAN!
The Watchdog had a ‘vice grip’ on the money, returning ‘Daily Mail’ devotees a 105% profit yesterday. And the form expert is now selecting a ‘rocket’ to ‘lift off’ in a Launching Pad heat at Sandown Park. He’s won five races from eight starts and was only 2L off The Meadows 525m track record claiming the Country Championship on Australian Cup night. Who is this ‘Rocket Man’? You’ll find out by clicking on today’s ‘Daily Mail’.