Australian Racing Greyhound News
Hot young pups on display in Howard Ashton heats
By Katherine Ernst HUKANUI stamped himself as the greyhound to beat in this year’s Group 3 Howard Ashton (515m) series with a stunning 29.43 heat win at Angle Park on Wednesday afternoon. Stepping from box one, the Tony Rasmussen-trained chaser ... Read More »
Group 1 Sapphire Crown – free tips and betting preview
By Katherine Ernst LEVIATHAN owner/breeder Paul Wheeler will be aiming to secure his third Group 1 Sapphire Crown (515m) title within four years on Thursday night when the promising Folio Bale lines up from box one in the $100,000 to ... Read More »
Lochinvar Brogue revives memories of past ‘slow’ starters
By Duncan Stearn WHEN the Robert Smith-trained brindle dog Lochinvar Brogue finally broke through for his maiden victory at his eighth race attempt, at Gosford on May 10, his previous form brought to mind a trio of greyhounds from the ... Read More »
2016 Group 1 Harrison-Dawson – best odds & betting preview
By Katherine Ernst EIGHT of Australia’s best male sprinters will line up on Thursday night at Sandown Park to contest the Group 1 Harrison-Dawson (515m) on one of the biggest nights of racing in 2016 thus far. The favourite to ... Read More »
In the steward’s room – SA trainer has his penalty restarted
By Katherine Ernst LAST Tuesday Greyhound Racing South Australia officers attended the property of trainer Duncan Stewart for a routine kennel inspection. During their time at the property, disqualified person Michael Stewart was located on the premises who was deemed ... Read More »
Britton urges participants to have their say at industry workshop
By Katherine Ernst LEADING trainer Rob Britton has urged all participants to head to The Meadows this Sunday and have their say on the future of the industry when Greyhound Racing Victoria hosts its second Stakeholder Engagement Workshop. Britton is ... Read More »
There’s engagement but no enlightenment in greyhound racing
By Bruce Teague GREYHOUND Racing Victoria has just conducted a thing called an Engagement Workshop, mainly to do with trialling tracks. We know that because a lengthy media release told us so. It is one of a series on various ... Read More »
New Cannington track bringing safer racing to the West
By Katherine Ernst GREYHOUNDS WA is confident the teething issues at new Cannington track will soon be a thing of the past, just under two months after the $16 million facility, entirely funded by Racing and Wagering Western Australia, held ... Read More »
Shell Shocked the fastest qualifier for 2016 WA Derby
By Katherine Ernst SHELL Shocked will head into next week’s Group 2 WA Derby (520m) as the fastest qualifier after registering a slick 30.11 heat performance at Cannington on Saturday night. Trained by Enzo Crudeli, Shell Shocked began well from ... Read More »
Ritza Lenny steals the spotlight in Richmond Riches heats
By Katherine Ernst WHILE Queensland raider Thirty Talks commanded much of the attention heading into the heats of the Group 2 Richmond Riches (535m) on Saturday night, it was local chaser Ritza Lenny which stole the spotlight when recording best ... Read More »
