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GRV COVID UPDATE: Shepparton GRC closed until further notice

GRV COVID UPDATE: Shepparton GRC closed until further notice
August 21, 2021 Comments Off

By Greyhound Racing Victoria Greyhound racing and trialling will not be conducted at Shepparton until further notice due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the region. The club’s twilight race meeting scheduled for Monday 23 August has been transferred to Bendigo, ... Read More »

“I’ve got him at his best”: Powell

“I’ve got him at his best”: Powell
August 21, 2021 Comments Off

By Victoria Shaw Reigning champion Making Gravy is cherry ripe ahead of Sunday’s final day of the 2021 Waterloo Cup. “We’re there,” quipped trainer Adele Powell, pictured above with her star. “I think he’s a fair chance. There’s a couple ... Read More »

Watch Waterloo Cup day action live

Watch Waterloo Cup day action live
August 20, 2021 Comments Off

By Victoria Shaw Sunday’s Waterloo Cup action will be streamed live on the National Coursing Association of Victoria Facebook Page from 9.30am. “We’ll have all the finals live on the NCA Facebook Page, and we’ll also have every course of ... Read More »

Grassroots Regional Championships set to go

August 20, 2021 Comments Off

By Andrew Copley A total of $100,000 in prize money will form part of an exciting new series to be held throughout regional Victoria during September. The Grassroots Regional Championships will be held across eight race clubs and comprise a ... Read More »

‘Classic’ Qwara & Cats?

‘Classic’ Qwara & Cats?
August 20, 2021 Comments Off

By Peter Quilty Geelong fans are ‘always on the ball’, so there’ll be keen interest on TAB’s Saturday night AFL/Greys offer. They’ll ‘stand up and fight like hell’ for the $6.00 being bandied about on the Cats to defeat the ... Read More »

‘Immunity’ for Bulldogs

‘Immunity’ for Bulldogs
August 20, 2021 Comments Off

By Peter Quilty Western Bulldogs supporters will be hoping their “team of the mighty West” is ‘resistant’ to Port Adelaide and omen greyhound Immunity wins tonight. TAB has come up with a $5.00 cross-sports offer for the “boys of the ... Read More »

‘Straight lines’ for Ferdinand Boy

‘Straight lines’ for Ferdinand Boy
August 19, 2021 Comments Off

By Peter Quilty Lara trainer David Geall was ‘playing it straight’ on dual G2 country cups winner and Shepparton 385m track record-holder, Ferdinand Boy. In fact, he was ‘straight down the line’ on his flying machine’s continuing Healesville foray. “I ... Read More »

Melton to close temporarily

August 19, 2021 Comments Off

By Greyhound Racing Victoria Melton Greyhound Racing Club advises that it will be closed for approximately three weeks from 6 September due to track renovations including scarifying, drainage work, seeding, top-dressing and fertilisation. The club apologises to its members and ... Read More »

‘Cool’ comeback continues in Snow Queen

‘Cool’ comeback continues in Snow Queen
August 19, 2021 Comments Off

By Gerard Guthrie Beating recently retired superstar Christo Bale in a G1 heat over his pet middle distance – albeit nine months ago – would seem to be a fantastic form reference for female-only Grade 5 heats. However, Devon Meadows ... Read More »

Grenfell cherry-picks best chances

August 19, 2021 Comments Off

By Jason Adams Tonight’s race meeting at Sandown Park will be under unfamiliar daylight with the first race set to jump at 3.47pm due to Melbourne’s curfew. It’s a solid program with the highlight clearly being the Free-For-All (Race 7, ... Read More »