Author: Editor BOAY

Victoria’s 2020 coursing season opened with a full card of 12 events at Lang Lang on Sunday, and among the coursing faithful delighted to see the return of the code was Diane Ireland. Based in Knowsley (around 30km out of Bendigo), Ireland has been a passionate coursing participant since the 1970s, and she had a successful outing. Her greyhound Secret Thoughts won Event 3 (Kingston Trophies Maiden – Mixed) with a ‘walkover’, while another of her competitors, Stareena finished runner-up to Secret Bliss in Event 4 (LLCC Maiden -Mixed). It…

Back in early May, megastar Hooked On Scotch returned from a four-month enforced layoff and won brilliantly on G2 Warrnambool Cup night. But the comeback was short-lived as, at his next start 15 days later, he sustained minor muscle-related injuries when seventh to You Tell Me at Sandown. It precipitated another two weeks off the racing scene, but the “fastest chaser on the planet” does a ‘take 2’ – this time at Shepparton tomorrow. Okay, it’s not the group racing arena to which we’ve become accustomed to with Hooked On…

Cranbourne-based Cindy Alderson is a third-generation racehorse trainer who has been associated with a host of Group 1 winners trained by her father, Colin – including Sky Heights, Inaflury, La Volta and Pindi. Cindy, who first got on a horse’s back as a three-year-old, obtained her training licence in 1990. She was among the first women in Australia to be granted a permit to train and achieved metropolitan success with the first horse she trained – Old Magician. Under the ‘Alderson Racing’ banner, Colin (who retired in 2016) and Cindy…

Greyhound trainers, along with racing fans and punters, have warmed to the popular Gr8 Eight series. The concept was developed for Victoria’s top-class greyhounds to race for above-average prizemoney in a climate where there are travelling restrictions and changes to Australia’s group racing calendar due to COVID-19. Four of the 12 x Special Events have already been conducted and attracted Group 1-like fields. And the fifth, over 595m at Sandown on Thursday night (Race 5, 7.25pm), is no exception. Expert form analyst The Watchdog rates the race a match in…

WA greyhound Be Like Boomer is set to make her debut tonight at Mandurah. Lining up in Race 1, Box 5 at 8.28pm (Melbourne time), Be Like Boomer is named after AFL great and GRV ambassador, Brent ‘Boomer’ Harvey. “I’m a North Melbourne supporter and a big fan of Boomer obviously,” said trainer Justin Wood. “Most of my family are North Melbourne supporters, so I was born into it, and I’m also related to former coach, Dean Laidley.” The Nambeelup trainer believes the Be Like Boomer is in with a…

The ‘Wild Boar Racing’ syndicate is a cracking yarn about how unifying the world of greyhound racing can be in bringing people together. Its manager Corey Smith recently caught up with SEN Track’s Thrill of the Chase team to explain the catalyst behind the syndicate’s formation. “It’s a real mixed bag,” Smith said. “Quite a few of us from Uni that lived on college together loved the greyhounds. We went to the races all the time and decided to buy one.” “Then we got family involved, so all up there’s…

One of Australia’s most respected racetrack curators, Cory Hiscock will be a special guest on SEN Track’s popular new greyhound radio show, Midweek Meadows on Wednesday afternoon. Hiscock, a long-time employee at The Meadows, will provide a rare insight into what it takes to prepare a greyhound track for racing. Aspiring media presenter Mitch Ebeyer will also be part of the show, joining hosts Sam Hargreaves and Troy Iwanyk live from The Meadows. Melbourne listeners can tune into Midweek Meadows every Wednesday from 1-3pm on 1377AM or click on the…