Author: Editor BOAY

Middle-distance revelation Manila Knight last night smashed Shepparton’s 650-metre track record. Trained at Tuerong by Mario Briganti, Manila Knight (May ’18 Barcia Bale x Angie Rocks) clocked a stunning 36.88sec – carving almost two lengths off the 36.99sec mark set by Pepper Shiraz on April 19, 2018. Contesting a GDR Special Event, Manila Knight ($1.60F) led throughout from Box 5 to defeat I’m Easy Boys ($5.00) by 5.5L, with Burn Time ($4.50) a further 1.5L away third. It was his 14th win from 34 starts. Briganti said Manila Knight’s track…

Victorian greyhound racing’s inaugural Metropolitan Festival of Racing moves into its third of five massive nights on Thursday when Sandown Park hosts the Group 3 Shootout (515m) at 7.58pm. A four-dog race boasting a winner-take-all prize of $25,000, the Shootout provides the perfect platform to unofficially establish which greyhound is the fastest in the land. This year’s field boasts four electrifying greyhounds who are all capable of producing low-flying times – Christo Bale (Box 1), Hard Style Rico (Box 3), Tiggerlong Tonk (Box 5) and Shima Shine (Box 7). Shima…

Shima Shine will look to continue his winning ways in the $25,000 winner-takes-all Shootout at Sandown Park on Thursday night.

Victorian greyhound racing will revert back to the two-wave boxing process from 8am on Tuesday 10 November, 2020. The four-wave boxing process was one of many risk controls put in place since in April to ensure greyhound racing could continue during the peak of the pandemic. It is important to note that masks remain mandatory and that the minimum distance of 1.5m be maintained by all persons in the boxing area at all times other than when the greyhounds are being loaded. Both Club and GRV officials will continue to…

Geelong is set to host a number of feature race meetings this month, as outlined below. Geelong will host three sets of heats for greyhounds ranked 250+ on Tuesday 17 November. Restricted Win 460 Heats (1-4 Wins)(10+ Starts)(No City Wins)(250+ Ranking) Grade 5 460 Heats (10+ Starts)(No City Wins)(250+ Ranking) S/E 520 Heats (10+ Starts)(No City Wins)(250+ Ranking) Three finals for the above events will be held on Saturday 21 November (Morning). Dual distance series coming to Beckley Park Geelong GRC will host dual distance heats on Thursday 26 November.…

Cranbourne’s annual tri-codes meeting was to be held on Saturday 14 November, and while the event being called off due to COVID-19 restrictions, there will nonetheless be plenty of interest in the greyhound racing at Cranbourne that morning. The Saturday morning greyhound fixture on 14 November will be a full stakes meeting with two feature events – Presidents Cup Mixed 4/5 699m and Casey Sprint Special Event 311m. Refer to the FastTrack calendar here for full terms and conditions.

Tributes are flowing in for Phil Skerrett, a mainstay at the Sandown Greyhound Racing Club for four decades. Phil worked in the kennel block area on race nights, with his welcoming smile leaving a lasting impression on many greyhound trainers. Sandown GRC Chairman, Neil Brown, said Phil would be sorely missed. “This comes as very sad news… what can you say about Phil? He was a very special man and an institution at Sandown,” Brown said. “He was loved by all and represented the club in the best possible way.…

Tommy Shelby is the West Australian greyhound who is doing great things on and off the track. Saturday night will see Tommy Shelby, who is named after the leading character in the popular Netflix series, Peaky Blinders, go head-to-head with a hand-selected field in the Group 1 TAB Topgun at The Meadows. If he is to win the $150,000 first prize, connections will donate $7,500 to Movember, not only raising money but also awareness for men’s health. Tommy’s donations won’t stop there, for the month of November five per cent…

Ah, the pitter patter of tiny little feet around the house. The promise of something new and exciting, cute and cuddly.

Matthew Clark was a spritely 20-year-old catching pen attendant when the inaugural Topgun – a deadheat between Golden Currency and Worth Backing – was decided at Sandown Park in 1993. And ever since, Clark, now 47, has held on to ‘haunting’ dreams of winning the prestigious invitation-only event. But Clark’s vision could finally become reality when Catch The Thief – aptly nicknamed “Ghost” – contests the Group 1 TAB Topgun (525m) at The Meadows on Saturday night. “I was only a ‘kid’ when the first Topgun was run in 1993……