Australian Racing Greyhound News
Sausage Sizzle & Aeroplane Bob faves for Warrnambool Classic
By Katherine Ernst FOURTEEN heats have been run and won of the Group 2 Warrnambool Classic over the past two days, with a number of greyhounds bursting into the spotlight as leading contenders for the $75,000 to the winner final ... Read More »
Behind the binoculars of the 2016 Perth Cup and Galaxy
By Katherine Ernst THE voice of Western Australian greyhound racing, Peter O’Neill, will pick up the binoculars and microphone to call his 10th Group 1 Perth Cup at Cannington on Saturday night. The 47-year-old has a burning passion for for ... Read More »
Do we need this sort of racing?
By Bruce Teague UNABLE to find my usual Horsham fields this Tuesday I suddenly realised that Warrnambool had taken over to run their annual picnic race meetings, titled the Warrnambool Classic, spread over 14 heats on Tuesday and Wednesday with ... Read More »
Mullany out to secure maiden group win in 2016 Perth Cup
By Katherine Ernst A LAST minute decision by WA trainer Tim Mullany and some of his owners to buy a greyhound from Tasmania could earn the group a massive $140,000 if Lorus Time can salute in Saturday night’s “I went ... Read More »
Burnett hoping for more Brisbane success in Group 2 QLD Derby
By Katherine Ernst VICTORIAN trainer David Burnett is hoping his talented sprinter My Silver Chisel can upstage some of the Sunshine State’s best young males when he contests the Group 2 Queensland Derby (520m) at Albion Park this Thursday night. ... Read More »
Greyhounds need to go to the fair work tribunal
By Bruce Teague DOGS are not as strong as we hope they might be. Or most of them anyway. While there is unshakeable evidence that over-racing does not work out for stayers (see umpteen previous articles on this topic) we ... Read More »
Brad Hill Billy qualifies for Dubbo Cup with track record run
By Katherine Ernst BRAD Hilly Billy stamped himself as the greyhound to beat in this Sunday’s Dubbo Gold Cup (516m) final with stunning track record run in his heat on Monday night. Stepping from box five in the second of ... Read More »
Aeroplane Bob the bookies favourite to win Warrnambool Classic
By Katherine Ernst FOURTEEN heats of the Three runners currently sit on the $13 quote with Bet365 – Twist Of Thunder, One For Me and Dream Edition. Twist Of Thunder placed third over the track and trip from box eight ... Read More »
Andrew Johnson disqualified over death & treatment of greyhounds
By Katherine Ernst ON Sunday Racing Queensland (RQ) Stewards conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of the greyhound Gold Plated, a winner of three races from 33 starts, at the Bouldercombe property of her trainer, Andrew Johnson. ... Read More »
Seeking Justice the fastest qualifier for 2016 Group 1 Galaxy
By Katherine Ernst SEEKING Justice will be aiming to secure his first win at the highest level after winning his heat of the Group 1 Galaxy (720m) on Saturday night at Cannington. Stepping fairly from box five, the brindle dog ... Read More »
