Author: Editor BOAY

Budding star Cyclone Fergus has finally overcome a frustrating start to his race career. He was scratched due to kennel cough when entered for his first race at Horsham in late July last year. But two months later he made a stunning debut with a 12L win over 410m at Horsham in 23.36sec. Unfortunately, he dropped a right monkey muscle in the process. Then in November, Cyclone Fergus returned to win a Healesville Puppy Championship heat (350m) defeating Aston Bintang by 6.5L in 18.89sec (Best). However, he dropped the left…

The axiom ‘diamonds are a girl’s best friend’ was reality for Ashlee Terry when Soda Diamond took out today’s Healesville Puppy Championship. Soda Diamond registered his fifth win from six starts over 300m up Healesville’s straight track and earned a $5000 first prize for owners, the Soda Lodge syndicate. “We gave him a chance to run a nice race and we knew the three would be very hard to beat, but he loves Healesville so that gave us a chance,” trainer Ash Terry said. “It means a lot to win…

Connor Clarke has managed to cram a bit into his teenage years, and at times some of the challenges have been greater than he could have reasonably expected. In 2017, at the tender age of 14, Connor was diagnosed with a rare non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and, during a stint at Ronald McDonald House, the Adelaide Crows supporter came to the attention of GRV and Craig Hutchinson, who was raising funds for the house via Croc Media’s Off The Bench radio program. GRV’s contribution to the program was, and still is, the…

The inaugural GRV Battler’s Cup has proven extremely popular with ten heats to be conducted at Bendigo on Wednesday afternoon and the conditions of the race appear to have achieved the desired result of having predominantly hobby trainers and the genuine lower class greyhounds competing for the significant stake money on offer. Week in week out the tier three classed greyhounds, or in simple terms, the slower or lesser performed greyhounds, compete for the minimum level of prize money in Victoria with the winners taking home $825 however those lucky…

Race caller and expert tipster James Van de Maat is currently experiencing a purple patch of form with his greyhound selections. Van de Maat is currently on a five-day winning streak with his on-track selections. And guess what, luck is on your side because he is calling tonight at Sandown Park. The first race at Sandown tonight kicks off at 6.08pm. JAMES’ TIPS: Sandown Park tonight Race 1, 6.08pm:       4-1-2-5 Race 2, 6.27pm:       6-7-2-3 Race 3, 6.45pm:       8-3-5-7 Race 4, 7.04pm:       2-1-3-5 Race 5, 7.25pm:       5-1-2-6 Race…

The winter racing action kicks up a notch at Lord’s Raceway from 3pm on Friday afternoon when the Jarrod Larkin Concreting Gold Rush Maiden and Grays Bendigo Stayers Cup highlight an outstanding card of greyhound racing. Some exciting young prospects line up in the Gold Rush Maiden final chasing $10,000 to the winner with the three most impressive heat performers drawing alongside each other in the middle boxes. Prepost favourite Music Event will exit box four after a sizzling 23.62 heat win, Zipping Albert carries the yellow vest qualifying in…

There’s no stayer in Australia racing better than Blazing Cartier and she gets a golden opportunity to claim an overdue feature trophy in Friday’s Grays Bendigo Stayers Cup (660m). Master staying conditioner Robert Britton brings Blazing Cartier to Bendigo in peak form, finishing first or second in eight of her last nine starts, with the odd run out coming in the Sandown Cup, the biggest distance event of them all. “I’ve always felt she was up to winning a good race but she’s been a bit unlucky,” said Britton. “Take…

Commencing June 23, nominations will be accepted from interstate trainers for all Victorian greyhound race meetings, GRV CEO Alan Clayton announced today. “With governments easing border restrictions and the low prevalence of canine gastro, now is the right time to open our borders and allow greyhounds and their trainers from around Australia to come to Victoria to compete,” Mr Clayton said. He said interstate trainers would have to comply with strict Victorian on-track health protocols. “Hopefully, with the change in restrictions we will see some of the best interstate dogs…