Australian Racing Greyhound News
Veteran trainer and chaser out to secure Sandown Cup glory
By Katherine Ernst LEN Ketelaar and Luna Jinx are both getting towards the end of their careers, but the pair are hoping they can go out with a bang in Thursday night’s Group 1 Sandown Cup (715m). Juna Jinx, which ... Read More »
2016 Group 1 Sandown Cup – best odds & betting preview
By Katherine Ernst DUAL group 1 winner No Donuts is the favourite to take out Australia’s Richest staying race, the Group 1 Sandown Cup (715m), at Sandown Park this Thursday following a slashing victory in his heat last week. Beginning ... Read More »
Stewards wrap: feeding Knackery meat leads to disciplinary action
By Katherine Ernst TWO Victorian trainers faced the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RADB) on Monday after their greyhounds returned positive swab samples to prohibited substances – both thought to have been a result of their greyhounds being fed knackery ... Read More »
Does travel affect a greyhound’s performance?
By Bruce Teague GREAT stuff for Geoff Scott-Smith and his talented dog Dundee Osprey after winning $145,000 Group 1 Harrison-Dawson at Sandown Park last Thursday. “Absolutely incredible, just absolutely incredible,” said the spritely 69 year old of his first win ... Read More »
GRV throw their support behind banning Irish greyhound export
By Katherine Ernst GREYHOUND Racing Victoria (GRV) has announced its support to push a ban on the export of Irish greyhounds to Macau. The announcement follows recent reports which suggested that some greyhounds from Ireland had been sent to the ... Read More »
Family victory for Crudeli in 2016 WA Derby final
By Katherine Ernst SHELL Shocked stamped himself as one of the best youngsters in the west with a determined victory in Saturday night’s Group 2 WA Derby (520m) at Cannington. Despite heading into the race as the fastest qualifier, the ... Read More »
Local chasers shine in WA Oaks heats at Cannington
By Katherine Ernst LOCAL greyhounds stole the show in the heats of the Group 2 WA Oaks (520m) on Saturday night at Cannington, claiming each of the four heats and defeating some classy interstate competitors in the process. Victorian chaser ... Read More »
Stayers at Sandown Park? Barely
By Bruce Teague WHAT an extraordinary night’s racing at Sandown on Thursday! Has there ever been seven heats for a group 1 distance race before? Anywhere? I can’t recall one. The next question is whether there are even seven dogs ... Read More »
Joyanna the fastest qualifier for 2016 Richmond Riches final
By Katherine Ernst JOYANNA stepped out of the shadow of his superstar litter brother Ritza Lenny with a sensational victory in a semi-final of the Group 2 Richmond Riches (535m) on Saturday night. Beginning evenly from box one, the son ... Read More »
Jumping dog posing a threat to other greyhounds at Sandown Park
By Duncan Stearn AS regular readers would be aware my colleague Bruce Teague often refers to stewards reports and points out what he considers to be incorrect commentary. Sadly, it’s my turn to take issue with the stewards, although in ... Read More »
