By Peter Quilty
Match racing is universally accepted by greyhound racing aficionados. And the Speed Star serves to enhance the popularity of one-on-one competition.
This year’s Group 3 Speed Star series – over 515m, 595m and 715m – was held at Sandown Park.
And although the latest COVID-19 outbreak denied on-course patronage, as it did for last year’s event held at The Meadows, you could still ‘cut the air with a knife’.
Twenty-four greyhounds, 12 ‘matches’ and $105,000 in prizemoney. The overall finishing positions in each event (split into four match races) were determined by the individual times recorded.
The winner of each ‘match’ received $5000. And Read full article
Source:: https://www.grv.org.au/news/2021/06/02/need-for-speed/
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