COVID-19 has created a fresh set of challenges for our sport, but the dedication and effort shown by or participants means we’re still racing. Our Greyhound Adoption Program also continues to operate, albeit with altered conditions. What hasn’t changed is the demand for greyhound as pets. GAP has been able to adopt a unique ‘home delivery’ service for adoptions and fosters, and the popularity of the breed is evident by the number of people keen to add a grey to their home. To meet this demand, GRV is keen to…
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Speed Star scratching
Captain Jake has been scratched from tomorrow night’s Group 3 600m Speed Star at The Meadows. As per the conditions of the series, Keeper Of Keys (9) or Sixties Rocker (10) will be randomly allocated against Enter The Son pending no further scratchings. Fields will be finalised for the Speed Star meeting at 8.30am on Wednesday morning.
Magic on display at the Meadows
It is the evening we have all been waiting for in September – Speed Star night at The Meadows. The Speed Star is greyhound racing in its purest form. Four, two greyhound match races with the overall winner determined by the fastest time run. And for the first time ever, the Group 3 Speed Star’s (525m, 600m and 725m) are being run at The Meadows. Catch The Thief was the fastest qualifier for the 525m Speed Star series, clocking a scintillating 29.61sec last week in a qualifying trial. He comes…
Simon’s ‘million-dollar smile’?
As Temora’s racecaller so eloquently said, “but he’s on the cusp of canine immortality”, as superstar Simon Told Helen crossed the line victorious in a Million Dollar Chase regional final (457m) at Temora on Saturday night. Australia’s No. 1 sprinter now proceeds to the MDC semi-finals at Wentworth Park on October 9. And a semi-final win would give Simon Told Helen a crack at the ‘magical million’ in the world’s richest greyhound race a week later. Trained by David Burnett, the four-time Group 1 winner is currently TAB’s $8.00 pre-noms…
A Smokin’ hot AFL/Greyhound special!
Where there’s ‘smoke’, there’s fire! And Bombers fans should be ‘fired up’ with this TAB AFL/Greys offer. TAB is offering $5.00 about Bombers cult idol “Smokin’ Joe” Daniher kicking 2+ goals against the Power this afternoon and sensational speedster Zambora Smokey scoring at The Meadows greyhounds. Daniher has only played two matches this season and kicked three goals – an average of 1.5 goals a match. He’s also averaging 10.9 disposals a game. Port Adelaide (48pts) are on top of the AFL ladder with 12 wins from 15 matches and…
Bees And Honey set for sting
Suburban trainer Cooper Hayes is hoping home-track advantage will see in-form sprinter Bees And Honey pull off a ‘sting’ at The Meadows on Saturday afternoon. Bees And Honey, one of only two race dogs in Hayes’ backyard Mill Park kennel, will face two sizeable hurdles in box six and Jason Thompson’s star speedster Zambora Smokey, a Group 1 Maturity finalist at The Meadows in July and TAB’s $1.40 favourite from box one. Bees And Honey is on the third line of betting at $5.50. “He won a heat and final…
Racing Announcement: Geelong to host Catching Pen and Finish On Lure meetings
As of the 22nd September the Geelong GRC will conduct both Finish On Lure (FOL) and Catching Pen races. Track works have taken place at Geelong to realign the Catching Pen as well as a successful period of trials into the Catching Pen. Geelong will conduct race meetings into the Catching Pen on the following dates in September; – Tuesday 22nd September – Tier 3 – Sunday 27th September – Provincial – Tuesday 29th September – Tier 3 All other meetings in September at Geelong GRC will use the Finish…
Meet the Mr. Fix Its
Veteran Geelong goal sneak Tom Hawkins has been the Cats’ forward line ‘Mr. Fix It’ this season. So, there’s an irony in the following cross-sports offer from TAB. The betting giant is offering $6.50 about “Tomahawk” kicking 2+ goals against Richmond tonight and Mr. Fix It – the greyhound – winning at Geelong. Hawkins has bagged 39 goals in 15 games (an average of 2.6 goals per game) and is leading the race for the Coleman Medal. Geelong are third (44pts) on the AFL ladder with 11 wins from 15…
Juan to watch at The Meadows
Darren Fisher says he’ll either look like “a genius or a fool” when much-hyped ex-NSW stayer Good Juan makes his hugely anticipated Victorian debut at The Meadows on Saturday afternoon. Good Juan created mainstream headlines in June when he “broke the Internet” after coming from an impossible position to win an unsuitable sprint race at Wentworth Park in Sydney. The stunning performance attracted close to half a million views on social media platforms, unprecedented numbers for greyhound racing. But just four runs later, Good Juan’s owner’s Bronte Kumm and Linda…
Zipping ‘plans’ for Zarbo
Astute race planning – and a fair dollop of natural ability – resulted in Zipping Zarbo winning 13 of her first 15 starts. The Deb Coleman trained flyer has since won another three races (with five seconds and two thirds) from 13 starts. And earlier this week, it was that same forethought – and raw talent – which landed Zipping Zarbo victory in the $15,000-to-the-winner President’s Cup (485m) at Horsham. The frontrunning Zipping Zarbo ($4.90) staved off a late challenge from Weblec Haze ($5.30) to score by a half-length in…