Australian Racing Greyhound News
2016 Group 1 Brisbane Cup – best odds, tips & betting preview
By Katherine Ernst OUTSIDE Pass looks set to secure her first group 1 trophy when the lids fly open for the 2016 Brisbane Cup (520m) at Albion Park on Friday night. Trained by Tony Apap, the daughter of Head Bound ... Read More »
Grand campaigner Bessy Boo set for a crack at Christmas Gift
By Katherine Ernst BESSY Boo will have the chance to add another feature success to his rap sheet when he contests a heat of the Group 3 Christmas Gift (520m) at Wentworth Park on Saturday night. Trained by Christine and ... Read More »
Polijuice Potion set to stir some magic in John Dillon Memorial
By Katherine Ernst POLIJUICE Potion will have to produce a career-best performance this Thursday night if she is to win the Group 3 Sir John Dillon Memorial (595m) at Sandown Park. Trained by Ian Cockerell, the daughter of Kinloch Brae ... Read More »
Nelson feeling the nerves ahead of Group 1 Brisbane Cup
By Katherine Ernst DESPITE being the rank outsider of the field, Queensland trainer Richard Nelson has admitted to feeling the pressure ahead of this Friday’s Group 1 Brisbane Cup (520m) at Albion Park with the ultra-consistent Not Like Tommy. “We ... Read More »
Brisbane Cup 1979 – Acclaim Star stars at the GABBA
By Kevin Pitstock On the eve of the 2016 G1 Brisbane Cup, Australian Racing Greyhound takes a look back to 1979 when the race was won by arguably one if its finest champions, Acclaim Star. The Bill Fletcher trained $1.25 ... Read More »
Zambora Brockie joins a special class by winning Ballarat Cup
By Duncan Stearn After overcoming the ‘hoodoo’ of box two to become only the second greyhound to take out the Ballarat Cup from that alley since 1999, Zambora Brockie became only the eighth greyhound in history to have annexed three ... Read More »
Stewards wrap: five trainers penalised for cobalt offences
By Katherine Ernst NEW South Wales trainer John Bradley has been found guilty of having a dog with elevated levels of cobalt, stemming from a race meeting earlier this year. Bradley was facing the music under the prohibited substance rule, ... Read More »
Kiranna sets the standard in 2016 Group 2 Laurels Classic heats
By Katherine Ernst THE regally-bred Kiranna stole the show at Sandown Park on Sunday afternoon, producing a breathtaking run to take out her heat of the Group 2 Laurels Classic (515m). Stepping from box three in the eighth qualifier, the ... Read More »
Zambora Brockie off to Hobart following Ballarat Cup win
By Katherine Ernst LEADING conditioner Anthony Azzopardi will target the Group 1 Hobart Thousand (461m) with his champion greyhound Zambora Brockie after a Azzopardi said Zambora Brockie, now a winner of 30 races from 48 starts and more than $563,000 ... Read More »
Lovelace and Acheron steal the show in Summer Cup heats
By Katherine Ernst TALENTED stayers Lovelace and Acheron will both head into next weekend’s Group 3 Summer Cup (720m) as the fastest qualifiers, having clocked an identical time in their heats of the $25,000-to-the-winner series at Wentworth Park on Saturday ... Read More »
