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‘Stagger’ has Bold Trease ‘swagger’
By Peter Quilty Meet the sport’s modern-day “Clancy of the Overflow”. A potential life as a ‘legal eagle’ may not be for 24-year-old NSW greyhound trainer, Jack Strutt. It seems he’d swap a “dingy little office” for a lead and ... Read More »
‘Striker’ out to match ‘Jill’
By Greyhound Racing Victoria The proverb “An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” has become one of the more fitting expressions in greyhound racing in recent years, mainly thanks to the exploits of last year’s Melbourne Cup (515m) winner ... Read More »
Smithson’s spark
By Molly Haines West Australian trainer Adam Smithson is pinching himself after his kennel star Vice Grip won his way through to the Group 1 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup Final (515m) last Saturday night in trying conditions at Sandown Park. In ... Read More »
Remember this ‘Titan’
By Trent Langskaill “When I started training, all I wanted to do was win a trophy or a sash.” Those were the words of Daniel Gibbons before Titan Blazer contested the Group 1 Australian Cup Final (525m) in February. Nine ... Read More »
Plaintiff’s winning Cup verdict
By Gerard Guthrie The importance of box draws in feature races has never been more clearly demonstrated than with $1 million Group 1 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup favourite Plaintiff. Plaintiff, trained by three-time Melbourne Cup winner Jason Thompson, was the ‘slowest’ ... Read More »
In case you missed it – Yachi Bale, Spanish Miss and Mobile Legend
By Greyhound Racing Victoria Form expert Dale Code has picked out a selection of runs from around Victoria that have caught the eye over the past fortnight. #1 YACHI BALE (Box 4) Breeding: Sep ’20 Allen Deed x Sammy Allen ... Read More »
One more time for ‘Suzie’
By Peter Quilty All hail Moraine Suzie… Yes, we have a new staying monarch! She was the ‘queen in waiting’ after recently reigning supreme in the Group 1 Topgun Stayers. But the ‘coronation’ was complete after her right royal display ... Read More »
Divas dispute Cup favouritism
By Gerard Guthrie Wow She’s Fast has been displaced as favourite for the Group 1 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup, ahead of Saturday night’s star-studded heats at Sandown Park, despite a remarkable last-to-first victory in the Group 3 Shootout last weekend. The ... Read More »
Green Light On | Episode 85 – Melbourne Cup Heats
By Trent Langskaill In this edition of Green Light On, James Van de Maat, Jason Adams and Dan Hibberd preview the third night of the Sportsbet Dream Chasers Festival at Sandown Park. There are eight outstanding heats of the Group ... Read More »
Can ‘Torpedo’ sink ‘Ruby’?
By Peter Quilty The ‘Bold Trease’ – Sandown GRC’s flagship staying feature – is named in honour of four-time Group 1 Sandown Cup winner, Bold Trease (1986-89). Dubbed the “Warrnambool Warrior”, the immortal Bold Trease is a dual Hall of ... Read More »
