To continue to travel throughout Victoria during Covid GRV participants are required to update their Permitted Worker Permit from the Victorian State Government. The updated form requires dates of work to be filled out, which can be found on the second page of the form. This was previously pre-filled. The updated form can be found via these links: MS Word Version / PDF version. Identical to the first Permitted Worker Permit, you may have to complete the form as both the employer and the employee. If you do not have…
Author: Editor BOAY
BRING IT ON!
Superstars Black Opium, Christo Bale and Tiggerlong Tonk square off in a dream clash at The Meadows this afternoon. And the ‘showdown’ is sure to pique punters’ interest! At the time of writing, Tiggerlong Tonk headed TAB’s fixed odds market at $2.70, followed by Christo Bale and Black Opium at $2.90 each of two. The Free For All (525m) is Race 8 at 5.24pm. Australia’s sprint queen, Black Opium has won two Group 1s, while ultimate professional Tiggerlong Tonk and powerhouse Christo Bale are both Group 2 winners. Here’s the…
Million Dollar Man?
History beckons super sprinter Simon Told Helen… Could he be the sport’s next ‘fast dog’ millionaire? Trained by David Burnett, four-time Group 1 winner Simon Told Helen is potentially a few starts away from a $1 million payday in the world’s richest greyhound race. Last weekend, Australia’s No. 1 sprinter justified his rating as an $8.00 ‘All In’ favourite for the TAB Million Dollar Chase (520m), to be held at Wentworth Park in Sydney on October 16. Contesting a MDC heat (457m) at Temora, Simon Told Helen ($1.12F) defeated kennelmate…
Change in distance for Geelong Gold Cup
Geelong Greyhound Racing Club is excited to announce that next month’s Group 2 Geelong Gold Cup will be run over 520 metres. The change is a break from tradition, with the Cup moving to the inside track at the Beckley Centre, having historically been run as a one-bend race, most recently over 460 metres. Heats will be held on Friday 16 October, with the $50,000 to-the-winner final to be conducted on Friday 23 October. “The decision to change the distance of the Geelong Gold Cup is something our club certainly…
Speed Star trial file
The countdown is on for the first Speed Star held at The Meadows on Wednesday 16 September. Keep up to date with the trials and the moving ranking board below. Saturday 5 September Catch The Thief stopped the clock in a time of 29.728sec (5.07) – the sixth fastest time run at The Meadows this year. Rock On Jimmy trialled over the 725m clocking 42.874sec, putting him in eight position in the Speed Star ranking. Manila Knight was unable to launch into the top eight following his trial, stopping the…
Camilleri says Horsham rival holds ‘Aces’
Rob Camilleri fears impressive heat winners Zipping Zarbo and Slingshot Titan will make the race for high class rival Weblec Ace in Tuesday afternoon’s lucrative President’s Cup Final (485m) at Horsham. Camilleri and partner Deb Coleman clean-swept the two President’s Cup heats, with Zipping Zarbo running a best of meeting 27.20s, while Bendigo Cup finalist Slingshot Titan clocked 27.31s, his ninth win from his last 12 starts. Both overcame box five to lead all-the-way, with Slingshot Titan holding the fast-finishing Weblec Ace at bay to remain unbeaten in two appearances…
Lou’s Healesville Cup
Zambora Lou has continued his litter’s dominance over Victorian Country Cups with a win in today’s Group 3 TAB Healesville Cup (350m). Litter brother Zambora Smokey won the Warrnambool Cup earlier this year. The son of Country Cup king Zambora Brockie and Zambora Cross, showed talent and determination in his first group race victory when defeating a hot Healesville Cup field at the odds of $3.20. WATCH: Zambora Lou take out the Group 3 TAB Healesville Cup from box four. “Races don’t often turn out how you think they will…
Simply Optimistic back in the winner’s circle
Former New Zealand galloper Simply Optimistic (Encosta De Lago) recorded his first victory for trainers Trent Busuttin and Natale Young when successful in a benchmark 78 race over 1200m at Geelong on Sunday. The six-year-old gelding was formerly trained by Busuttin and Young’s stable foreman Brendon Hawtin, and they were thrilled to get the win for the expat Kiwi who shares in the ownership of the gelding with his father Keith. “Brendon (Hawtin) who works with us does plenty of work with the horse and it’s just so good to…
Russell enjoying winning streak with Hurry Cane
Thomas Russell’s hands-on involvement with racing was cut short just over six years ago through a life-threatening injury, but the former jockey and trainer is still enjoying the thrill of the thoroughbred sport as a part-owner and jockey’s agent. Russell (38), who has been a tetraplegic since a trackwork fall, is co-owner of the in-form Hurry Cane (NZ) (Nom du Jeu), a decisive winner of the Foxton Cup (2000m) at Wanganui last Saturday, and he is agent for central districts jockey Leah Hemi. Last year Russell experienced one of his…
Patience paying off with Tanaawol
A patient approach with three-year-old colt Tanaawol (NZ) (Savabeel) paid off for trainers Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig at Geelong on Sunday. The son of Savabeel was having just his second career start, but showed plenty of improvement from his debut performance in April where he disappointed when finishing last. “It was a very slow run race that day and they sprinted home and it didn’t suit him at all,” Hayes said. “He did come out of that race very shinny. He was just very immature and told us he…