Mint ‘Coin’

Classy chaser Let’s Win Coin commands plenty of ‘currency’ in a Floodfawn Classic heat (500m) – Heat 1 – Race 7, 8.52pm – at Traralgon on Friday night. Trained by Jessica Sharp, Let’s Win Coin (Box 2) looks a ‘moneymaker’ considering she’s a dual Group 1 Sapphire Crown finalist – 2002 (2nd to Wow She’s Fast) and 2023 (5th to Baby Jaycee). Those statistics alone indicate she’s a ‘mint’ prospect in the all-female Floodfawn Classic series. Let’s Win Coin (Mar ’20 Keybow x Let’s Win Meisha) has raced on 69…

The Stir Up featuring Rejuvenate, Amron Boy and Transponder

GRV’s Peter Quilty, Gerard Guthrie and Trent Langskaill provide their thoughts on some of the star greyhounds racing in Victoria.   Keep an eye on these, they are worth saving in your WatchDog Blackbook!   Quilts  Fellas, the quality chasing doesn’t stop following the terrific Pink Diamond finals at Warragul, and our focus starts with Victorian stars racing tonight in the Sunshine State. Gerard  Quilts, the main race at Albion Park is the Group 3 Super Stayers Invitational. Rob Britton advised me that First Picked “will be there to pounce” if…

Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service

The Brittons are flying the Victorian flag with a veritable ‘war chest’ of staying and middle-distance stars at Albion Park on Thursday night. But a few of their sprinting counterparts– namely Jason Thompson’s ‘indomitable import’ Postman Pat, Brooke Ennis’ Amron Boy and Rejuvenate, and Jordan Cooper’s Crackerjack Aret – are also our torchbearers in $23,000 Brisbane Cup Preludes (520m), which carry a $16,000 first prize. Postman Pat has been embraced by Victorian greyhound racing aficionados in a similar manner to which Australian’s have ‘adopted’ New Zealanders such as Phar Lap, Russell…

Milestone marvels still celebrating

Earlier this month, trainers Sharyn Combridge and Adele Powell experienced victories over the 300m flying short course at Healesville. Ring A Dusty (October ’20 Fully Loaded x Ringading Sister) won in 16.94sec for Combridge and Bear Lee Bandit (February ’20 Black Bear Lee x Inmate) stormed to victory in 16.57sec for Powell. For both women, the straight track victories on the same day arrived soon after achieving magnificent milestones with kennel veterans. Junction Village trainer Sharyn Combridge also prepares Little Nellie (January ’19 Kinda Cruel Red x Middle Trucker), who…

‘First’ in line for Super Stayers

First Picked will be taking aim at an Albion Park hat-trick and a $75,000 winner’s purse when she flies the Victorian flag in Thursday night’s four-stayer Group 3 Super Stayers Invitational (710m). Racing interstate clearly holds no fears for Robert Britton’s Sandown Cup runner-up, which won the G1 Galaxy in Perth in March and has been victorious at two of her three Brisbane assignments on the path to the G1 Queensland Cup on July 7. At her most recent success, last Thursday, the ‘niece’ of former champion Fanta Bale, led…

Adopting a greyhound “will change your life”

Popular radio duo Craig Hutchison and Liam Pickering recently caught up with GRV Chair Peita Duncan and her pet greyhound Dynamite to discuss the Greyhound Adoption Program. Peita and Dynamite entered SEN’s South Melbourne studios on 17 June as part of the station’s Saturday morning Off The Bench program, with Dynamite even chiming in on the conversation. “It’s only $100 to adopt a greyhound and I know some people are paying thousands for designer dogs,” Ms. Duncan said. “These dogs are pure bred and GAP matches you to the right…

In case you missed it – Transponder, Your Colour Room and Sunnyside Jo

Form expert Dale Code has picked out a selection of runs from around Victoria that have caught the eye over the past fortnight. #1 TRANSPONDER (Box 8)Breeding: March ‘21 Deliver x UnquestionablyTrainer: Jason Thompson (Pearcedale)Record: 22 starts 11-6-2 Dale says: In one of the hottest fields assembled on the provincial circuit this year, Transponder made light work of some elite Group runners in taking out the Pink Diamond Champion Sprinter Final at Warragul in a red-hot 25.47 seconds. Results Add Transponder to your Blackbook HERE #2 YOUR COLOUR ROOM (Box 2)Breeding: January ’21 Zambora…

Transponder ‘transmits’ a Pink Diamond glow!

Champion Pearcedale trainer Jason Thompson produced a winning ‘signal’ with Transponder in the $110,000 Listed Sportsbet Pink Diamond Champion Sprinter final (460m) at Warragul on Friday night. Owned by Amanda Tullio, Transponder ($4.80) ‘transmitted’ his brilliance in taking out a $75,000 first prize defeating Rejuvenate ($3.30F) by 2.4L, with Paddy Wants Pats ($18.40) a further 0.16L away third in a slick 25.47sec. The Mar ’21 Deliver x Unquestionably speedster also delivered an $11,250 breeder bonus to Mark Filomeno of Craigieburn. It was his 11th win from 22 starts and he remains…

Green Light On | Episode 145 – The Meadows form plus Craig Burns

In this edition of Green Light On, James Van de Maat and Corey Smith preview Saturday night’s Premier Racing at The Meadows. James also caught up with trainer Craig Burns. greyhoundracingvic · Green Light On – Ep 145 – Craig Burns and plenty of Meadows chat! Don’t forget, you can listen to Green Light On every Thursday and Saturday on your favourite podcast app.