Australian Racing Greyhound News
Count Baroque fastest qualifier for Group 1 Hobart Thousand
By Katherine Ernst STAR local Count Baroque caused a massive upset in the opening heat of the Group 1 Hobart Thousand (461m) on Thursday night, defeating champion greyhound Zambora Brockie. Trained in Victoria, Zambora Brockie went into the race as ... Read More »
Up Hill Jill takes out Group 2 Laurels Classic
By Katherine Ernst UP Hill Jill has upstaged her rivals to score a sensational victory in Thursday night’s Group 2 Laurels Classic (515m) at Sandown Park. Starting from box one, the David Geall-trained bitch showed tremendous early dash, rolling straight ... Read More »
Lara raids still remain a mystery
By Katherine Ernst CONFUSION continues to surround the circumstances which saw a greyhound racing property at Lara raided on Wednesday afternoon. A Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) media release confirmed the GRV Investigations Unit and welfare officers attended an unidentified property ... Read More »
Morris calls for consistency for marring & fail to chase charges
By Katherine Ernst TERRI Morris is calling for more consistency from Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) Stewards when it comes to charging greyhounds with marring and failing to pursue offences. Morris is the trainer of star greyhound Jesaulenko, which was recently ... Read More »
Is it time to relinquish Wentworth Park?
By Duncan Stearn SEPTEMBER 2017 will mark the 30th anniversary of the closure of Harold Park. That closure reduced Sydney city racing to just one venue, Wentworth Park, and now, three decades on, isn’t it time we gave serious consideration ... Read More »
El Grand Amigo spearheads Ryan’s three-pronged Thousand assault
By Katherine Ernst TASMANIAN trainer Patrick Ryan rates exciting youngster El Grand Amigo as his best chance heading into Thursday’s Group 1 Hobart Thousand (461m) heats. El Grand Amigo is on of the most inexperienced chasers contesting the series, having ... Read More »
Group 2 Laurels Classic final – heat tips and betting preview
By Katherine Ernst FANTA Bale and Striker Light are the equal favourites to capture Thursday night’s Group 2 Laurels Classic (515m) at Sandown Park. Trained by Rob Britton, Fanta Bale is the proven class runner of the field, having won ... Read More »
Stewards wrap: Steele to spend six months on the sidelines
By Katherine Ernst RONALD Steele recently faced a Greyhound Racing NSW stewards inquiry after being charged with six breaches of the prohibited substance rule, GAR 83(2). The charges were laid as a result of the following positive swabs: 1. Suzi ... Read More »
What do we know about the NSW greyhound industry reform?
By Dominic Ciconte TWO months have been and gone since Premier Mike Baird’s famous backflip on the New South Wales greyhound industry. That’s two months since a grassroots campaign made up of owners, trainers and thousands of people both passionately ... Read More »
Striker Light ignites 2016 Laurels Classic semi-finals
By Katherine Ernst KELLY Bravo is optimistic that her exciting speedster Striker Light will be able to overcome box five this Thursday night when the lids fly open for the Group 2 Laurels Classic (515m) at Sandown Park. Trained by ... Read More »
