Category: Dogs

Photo. Left to Right: Paige Hodge with Indie (Unwanted Lady) and Xanda Lockwood with Freckles (Lady Freckles) both greyhounds belonged to Mandy. Mandy “Mumma” Shaw would be smiling down from heaven with pride. The much-loved Mandy passed away on September 27 – only four weeks short of her 55th birthday – after a battle with liver cancer. But equally as proud is her partner of 14 years, Glenn Campbell, after the Ballarat GRC created a memorial series in her honour. Base at Anakie, Campbell was so touched by the club’s…

Three wonderful charities are sharing in more than $65,000 after the recent conclusion of greyhound racing’s 2020 ‘Chase for Charity’ promotion including Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision. In the second of three post-event presentations over the coming weeks, GRV’s GM Strategic Communication, Louise Martin joined the ‘Off The Bench’ team this morning as Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision was presented with a cheque for $19,749,50. Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision director Dr Simonne Neil was on hand to accept the cheque, and said the money would help provide rearchers with the necessary tools to better understand…

Sean Lithgow jokes that if retired coursing sensation Gotham Queen was human, she’d be one of those people that everyone hates because she’s good at everything. Gotham Queen was named Victoria’s best coursing female a remarkable three years in succession in 2017/18/19, she won 18 times on the racetrack and now she’s making her mark as a matron, courtesy of her first litter, by Walk Hard. “She’s been amazing,” Sean Lithgow said of Gotham Queen. Sean and Mel Lithgow will tackle Saturday night’s Group 2 BFC Ballarat Cup heats with…

There can be absolutely no doubt that training novice Cassendra Jayakody enjoys a challenge. Just days after Sri Lankan-born Cassendra gained her training license, the excited 26-year-old will take her first starters to the track on Saturday night. And the rookie is shooting for the stars, throwing veteran trio Dyna Virion, Winlock Dyno and Winsome Fernando first-up into the Group 2 BFC Ballarat Cup heats. “I thought why not give them a shot? Go big or go home,” said Cassendra. “I’m a new owner/trainer. I only got my license last…

Simon Told Helen was within 0.02 lengths off Fantastic Dotty’s 520 metre track record, which was set in 2015, at Dapto last night. Jumping from box three in the third Dapto Megastar heat, Simon Told Helen flew out of the boxes early and never looked beaten in his first look at the track. “He just loves tight tracks and tight corners and to run those sectionals was just super,” trainer David Burnett said. “Hopefully he can go a little bit better next week. It would be nice to get that…

The Watchdog has run a fine tooth comb over Saturday night’s Group 2 Ballarat Cup heats, and has plenty of advice for punters. Listen to the audio below to learn how to give yourself a strong chance of making it a profitable evening. BALLARAT CUP – HEAT 1Saturday, 6.53pm          Form guide The Watchdog says: “I wouldn’t want to be taking even money on Short Pork.” greyhoundracingvic · 2020 Ballarat Cup – Heat 1 BALLARAT CUP – HEAT 2Saturday, 7.20pm          Form guide The…

TAB has opened up an ‘All In’ market on the Group 2 BFC Ballarat Cup (450m) ahead of Saturday night’s heats, with The Watchdog believing there is plenty of value in the market. The expert form analyst stressed it was important to note that with six heats, greyhounds wouldn’t necessarily have to win their way into the final, as the two fastest second placegetters will also qualify. Another key point mentioned by The Watchdog was that a number of greyhounds were at huge odds to run a place in the…

Racing at Cranbourne Greyhound Racing Club has been suspended in the interim. The suspension will remain in place pending the Cranbourne GRC notifying GRV that key personnel needed to professionally and safely run race meetings are in place. As a result, please note that the following race meetings have been CANCELLED: Cranbourne GRC – Monday 7 December 2020 Cranbourne GRC – Wednesday 9 December 2020 *An announcement regarding the ongoing trialling program at Cranbourne will be made early next week.

Bill McMahon is using Saturday night’s Group 2 BFC Ballarat Cup heats (450m) as a stepping stone to the Group 1 Silver Chief later this month with his homebred rising star Dr. Tucker. However Dr. Tucker hasn’t been given any favours in his quest to bounce back from a Melbourne Cup disappointment, being drawn against newly-crowned Ballarat track record holder Pirate Pete. Dr. Tucker, a son of Darriman-based McMahon’s former gun sprinter Bernardo, was well-fancied in a Melbourne Cup heat but wasn’t able to cross from box eight when finishing…