Glenn Rounds only has a dozen race dogs in work but the in-form Devon Meadows trainer has an excellent chance of claiming back-to-back country cups in Saturday night’s Group 2 Backmans Greyhound Supplies Cranbourne Cup Final (520m). After winning the Warragul Cup in January with Aeroplane Eric, Rounds has the $3 TAB favourite for the Cranbourne Cup in fastest heat winner Amarillo Highway. Amarillo Highway also qualified for the Warragul Cup Final but was never a factor after meeting early trouble, finishing fifth to his kennelmate. “Amarillo Highway had box…
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‘Silver’ service
Last night’s Western Districts Derby heats promised ‘silver service’ racing. And star prospect Silver Lake ‘served up’ a new 450-metre track record! Bred, owned and trained by Lynette Gough at Nyora, Silver Lake semaphored a sizzling 24.69sec – slicing 0.01sec off the 24.70sec previous mark, set by Pirate Pete on November 25 last year. Ironically, Silver Lake ($3.00) defeated Blackpool Flash ($4.30) by 4.7L, with Pirate Pete ($2.80F) a further 3.8L away third. It was his fifth win from only six starts. “He’s just a natural, he never puts a…
Local stars to feature prominently in Saturday night’s Cranbourne Cup Final
Saturday night’s $71,250 Group 2 Backmans Greyhound Supplies Cranbourne Cup Final (520m) boasts a strong local contingent, with six of the eight finalists being trained in the local area. The Cranbourne region has long been a major hub for Victorian greyhound racing – boasting a plethora of elite trainers and top-class greyhounds – with the Cranbourne Cup, first run in 1975, being the conclusion of the 2020/21 Gippsland Festival of Racing following the Sale Cup (26 December) and Warragul Cup (16 January). One of the main fancies in the Cranbourne…
COVID UPDATE 4 February
Following a positive test of a quarantine worker at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Melbourne, the Chief Health Officer has advised that anyone who has visited exposure sites on the dates and times listed on the DHHS Covid-19 website must immediately isolate, get a coronavirus (COVID-19) test, and remain isolated for 14 days. Further information, including a list of exposure sites, can be found HERE.
GUIDED ‘MISSILE’?
Form expert The Watchdog is tipping a ‘Missile’ will hit the target at Sandown Park. But he comes across a couple of ‘antiballistic’ types capable of diverting him. Click on to today’s ‘Daily Mail’, which unveils the ‘interceptors’.
‘Avenger’ is a ‘Masked’ marvel
With six wins from only seven starts, Masked Avenger is already a ‘marvel’… In fact, he could be the sport’s next ‘superhero’! Trained at Maryborough by Joe Borg, Masked Avenger encounters his biggest battle in a Western Districts Derby heat (450m) tonight at Ballarat. He faces off against emerging talents People Get Ready, Limiting and Shima Jake, along with established star Aussie Secret. But Borg is hopeful Masked Avenger (Apr ’19 Aston Dee Bee x Lady Avenger) – a member of a highly promising litter – is equal to the…
ALERT – KENNEL COUGH UPDATE
Participants are reminded of the increase in greyhounds with Kennel Cough within Victoria in the last few weeks. Symptoms continue to be relatively mild with no obvious clinical signs other than a dry, husky cough that generally lasts for 3-4 days. Not all dogs within a kennel will develop signs, and younger dogs appear more susceptible than older dogs, which may have some immunity from previous infection. The incubation period (period from exposure to development of cough) appears to be about 7-10 days, however signs may develop the day after…
Flying ‘Ferdinand’ wins Lightning Frank Derby
Photo by Daniel Thorogood. Rising star Ferdinand Boy has only contested 22 races but is drawing early comparisons with his famous ‘uncle’ – 2018 G1 Melbourne Cup and 2018 G1 Harrison-Dawson winner, My Redeemer. A five-time G1 finalist, My Redeemer won 25 races from 51 starts and $681,805 in stakes. He was also a 2019 G1 Australian Cup finalist – so, Ferdinand Boy is following in illustrious pawprints! Trained by David Geall, Ferdinand Boy (Jan ’19 Fernando Bale x Nayla Swift) showed why he’s one of the hottest young prospects…
Fun times in Cranbourne heats
Ian and Maureen Brown are optimistic homebred contender It’s Not Fun can provide them with their second Group 2 Backmans Greyhound Supplies Cranbourne Cup finalist in three years on Saturday night. The Browns, who are based at Loch in Gippsland, have two runners in the Cup heats. It’s Not Fun, which has won two of her last three starts at Cranbourne in best of meeting time, is an $8 chance in heat three, and veteran 2019 Cranbourne Cup finalist Wears Woodleigh, is a $34 outsider in the second run-off. “It’s…
GRV refutes claims made by Greyhound Adoptions WA
Greyhound Racing Victoria strongly refutes the allegations made by Greyhound Adoptions WA on social media recently. The claims stated that GRV’s Greyhound Adoption Program handed greyhounds to the RSPCA which then needed to be rehomed in WA. This is incorrect. GRV has a strategic welfare program which ensures the greyhounds welfare is always put first. Victorian greyhounds are rehomed through our own Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP), private rehoming agencies in Victoria and the participants themselves.