Victorian sprint queen Black Opium blitzed a star-studded field in tonight’s $54,000-to-the-winner Group 1 Brisbane Cup (520m) at Albion Park. Trained by Jason Thompson, Black Opium provided Thompson with his fourth win in the event, having scored with Uno Joel (2007), El Galo (2008) and Got A Moment (2012). Boxing brilliantly from Box 5, Black Opium ($4.20) led throughout to defeat local hope Special Cyndie ($16.00) by 6.75L, with Vic counterpart Who Told Stevie ($4.60) almost 7L from the winner in a blistering 29.44sec – only 1L off the track…
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Triple M Bendigo Cup race x race preview
Allan Hawkswell has run his eyes over tonight’s entire race card at Bendigo for skyracing.com.au, which kicks off at 7.08pm and includes six feature finals!
Speed Star Scratched From Bendigo Cup
Speed Star has been scratched from the Group 2 Bendigo Cup tonight after injuring a toe nail. Flossing, the first reserve will now exit box one and second reserve Mottza will jump from box eight. In 2017 Landmark gained a start as the second reserve from box one and defeated a top class field which included Aston Bolero, Aston Dee Bee, Striker Light, Jesauleko and Zinzan Brooke.
VIDEO: Troy Harley’s tips on a red-hot night of feature racing
No one knows Lords Raceway quite like Troy Harley, who has done all the form for you ahead of tonight’s bumper Bendigo Cup card from 7pm. Troy believes that Shima Shine is the greyhound to beat in the chase for the $50,000 first prize in the Triple M Bendigo Cup, which will be run at half time of tonight’s AFL blockbuster between Collingwood and Essendon. “Shima Shine has been there and done that, and he’ll probably start a $3 favourite,” Harley said. “He’s a dual track record holder and Box…
Attention all participants and essential staff attending The Meadows on Saturday night
In line with COVID-19 protocols please ensure you do not stop in hotspot areas on your way to or from the racetrack, or during the race meeting. To thank you for your assistance The Meadows will provide you with a complimentary meal voucher for use on the night. Vouchers will be distributed upon kennelling (one per person) and may be redeemed for a takeaway snack (pies, sausage rolls, chips, sandwiches etc) and drink from The Deck. Additional takeaway food will be available for purchase. Please contact The Meadows on (03) 9355…
Independence Day at The Meadows
Greyhound Racing Victoria has teamed with Sky Racing and the TAB to broadcast greyhound racing to the World. The first meeting from The Meadows will be broadcast across the United States on an auspicious day for Americans, July 4, US Independence Day. The Meadows race meet will feature a taster of the excitement felt by the whole Victorian greyhound racing industry around races being beamed to an American audience. The first race to be broadcast into the USA will be race five at 8:00pm, the aptly named ‘Greys in the…
Grenfells quinella Bendigo Cup
Young Mount Wallace training sensation Corey Grenfell, 26, quinellaed tonight’s Group 2 Triple M Bendigo Cup (425m). But it was ‘second string’ Yozo Bale who upstaged his champion kennelmate, Tiggerlong Tonk, in the keenly contested $50,000-to-the-winner final. An emerging talent, Yozo Bale ($11.60) was quickly into stride from Box 4 and held off the fast finishing Tiggerlong Tonk ($4.80) by 0.39L, with Shima Shine ($2.20F) – who set a new track record in a heat – a further 0.21L away third in 23.88sec. “He’s an up-and-coming dog,” Grenfell said. “I’m…
The NCA’s pleasant problem
Victoria’s National Coursing Association is encouraging trainers not to be disheartened by the overwhelming number of nominations at coursing meetings so far this year. The average number of nominations across the first three coursing meetings of the season has been more than 130, however only 96 greyhounds can gain a start at a standard meeting. “We are thrilled to see coursing nominations as high as they have been,” said NCA Secretary Sean Lithgow. “Coursing has never been more popular in my time in the sport and we are thrilled to…
‘Tremendous’ Tonk to roar: Watchdog
Form expert The Watchdog has gone out on a limb, tipping Shima Shine to miss a place in Friday night’s Group 2 Triple M Bendigo Cup. Shima Shine spectacularly broke the 425m track record in a Bendigo Cup heat on Sunday, clocking 23.35sec, but he’ll need to overcome Box 5 in the $50,000 to-the-winner final. The Watchdog’s top selection is Tiggerlong Tonk, who clocked 23.47sec in his heat and is drawn next to Shima Shine in Box 6. “Tiggerlong Tonk is a tremendous chaser and he should get the room…
Classic Catch concerns Clark
Matt Clark is crossing his fingers – and everything else – he’ll be on the road to Sydney on Saturday with his superstar sprinter Catch The Thief chasing Group 1 glory in the heats of the Ladbrokes Vic Peters Classic. Brilliant winner of his last seven starts, Catch The Thief is TAB’s $1.55 favourite for the opening heat of the time-honoured Vic Peters and also heads the all-in market at $3.50. However the dire COVID-19 situation in Victoria has Gippsland trainer Matt Clark keeping a very close eye on the…