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Sky Racing’s Geelong Gold Cup preview…

Nominations are in for the Group 1 TAB Topgun and Group 1 TAB Topgun Stayers which will be run on Saturday 7 November at The Meadows. Now the hard work begins. Over the weekend, the expert greyhound panel will deliberate over which greyhounds will make up the two eight dog invitational events. Fields for the $150,000 to-the-winner TAB Topgun Sprint and $75,000 to-the-winner TAB Topgun Stayers will be announced on Tuesday at 7pm on Sky Racing’s The Catching Pen which airs on Sky 2. Catch The Thief is currently the…

The 2020 Geelong Gold Cup is shaping up to be one of the best greyhound races this year with what many have dubbed the ‘Awesome Foursome’ – Catch The Thief, Tiggerlong Tonk, Simon Told Helen and Shima Shine. Shima Shine is one of five locally trained greyhounds in the Cup and trainer Andrea Dailly believes it’s about time Shima Shine claimed an all elusive group race. TAB are finding it hard to separate Shima Shine (box two) and Simon Told Helen (box seven) opening the pair up at $3. WATCH:…

Roger Bryant was in his early twenties when he and wife Primrose, along with 14-month-old daughter Cheryl, emigrated to Australia in 1966. But little did Bryant (who turns 76 on October 28) realise then that greyhound racing would play an integral role in his life. “Roger the Pom”, as he’s known to his Aussie mates, was always interested in the ‘Lucky Country’ and was to spend 33 years working as operations manager for P&O Stevedoring at Portland. The Bryants also bred Jack Russell Terriers for around 50 years. In fact,…

Arguably Australia’s four best greyhound sprinters have made it through to Friday night’s $70,000 Group 2 Geelong Gold Cup at the Beckley Centre, to be run over the 520 metres distance for the first time. Catch The Thief, Shina Shine, Simon Told Helen and Tiggerlong Tonk are the four biggest names striving for the $50,000 first prize. The magical quartet have dominated the sport in recent times, boasting numerous Group 1 and country cup wins while also breaking multiple track records. The awesome foursome have amassed a combined 94 wins…

There is no doubt this year’s Geelong Gold Cup is as good as it gets – Simon Told Helen, Shima Shine, Catch The Thief and Tiggerlong Tonk are just some of the names vying for Group 2 glory on Friday night. In addition to the Geelong Gold Cup, the Geelong Oaks and Geelong Derby will also be run. What could make this night even better? Facebook Live coverage of course! Join James Van de Maat and Troy Harley on GRV’s Facebook page from 8.30pm for in depth look at the…

WA sensation Tommy Shelby is making the journey to Victoria today, in branded Hidez suit, for a Topgun and Melbourne Cup series campaign. The son of Fernando Bale and Serena Fly High finished third in Friday night’s Million Dollar Chase after qualifying in the fastest time. Tommy Shelby, who is named after the leading man in the popular Netflix series – Peaky Blinders, will be in the care of Kel Greenough during his Melbourne campaign. “We will wait to see how he checks out with Kel and take it from…

Shrewd observers may have noticed a discrepancy between the moving vision and the photo finish in Race 2 at The Meadows on 26 September. Vision of the race shows a magpie flying in the opposite direction to which the greyhounds were running as they crossed the finish line (see image above), yet the photo finish (below) shows the magpie travelling in the same direction as the dogs. Callan Brook, of Brook Group, the organisation behind the FinishLynx Photofinish system, has provided an explanation. “The FinishLynx Photofinish cameras are what is…

Here’s an AFL/Greys opportunity that looks a safer bet than a ‘throw of the pennies’. TAB is offering $3.00 about Geelong spearhead Tom “Tomahawk” Hawkins kicking 2+ goals against Brisbane tonight and Heathcote-based sprinter Two Up Thommo placing at The Meadows greyhounds. This year’s Coleman medallist, Hawkins has bagged 46 goals in 19 matches (an average of 2.4 goals per game) this season. The Cats big man has also averaged 12.5 disposals and 5.6 marks per match. Meanwhile, the Raymond Henness-trained Two Up Thommo is contesting a $5280-to-the-winner Grade 5…

While Lang Lang trainer John Jarkis only has four greyhounds in work he will head to The Meadows on Saturday with two last-start city winners at opposite ends of their careers. Ex-Queenslander Opal Beach, a 71-start veteran, will be striving to open his Meadows account, while up-and-comer Joyful will be chasing back-to-back victories at the venue when she faces the starter for just the thirteenth time. The speedy Opal Beach had 47 of his first 49 starts in Queensland before relocating to Victoria earlier in the year, following the trail…