By grvnews
$14,400 per second. That’s what one greyhound will win in the world’s richest greyhound race, the TAB Melbourne Cup (515m), tonight at Sandown Park.
Overall, the race is worth $600,000 with $420,000 going to the winner. Although this is the richest greyhound race in the world, it is by no means a flash in the pan. There is $41 million in prize money distributed annually in Victoria with 18 races worth more than $100,000. Greyhound racing is now a lucrative sport.
This year’s Melbourne Cup field has it all. There are professional trainers, small-time hobby trainers and champion greyhounds. The stories that Read full article
Source:: http://www.grv.org.au/news/2014/11/21/melbourne-cup-2/
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