Australian Racing Greyhound News
This week in racing history
By Duncan Stearn FEBRUARY 5 Beau Palomino won the 1972 Hobart Thousand, the last to be run over 540 yards (494 metres) before the distance was changed to 500 metres. Arvo’s Junior won the 2004 Roy Maidment Memorial, run over ... Read More »
Trainer Jeff Britton’s shot at dual state Group 1 glory
By Katherine Ernst JEFF Britton is hoping for a night to remember on Saturday with runners in two Group 1 races on opposite sides of the country. The Victorian conditioner has Star Recall in box one in the Perth Cup ... Read More »
Bad Boy Sniper on target for Group 1 National Derby title
By Dimity Maher FREAKISH New South Wales sprinter Bad Boy Sniper turned heads, after a sizzling 29.43 performance last Saturday in taking out a semi-final of the Group One National Derby. Exiting from box four, the son of Dyna Tron ... Read More »
2015 Group 3 Big Dog Cup final tips & betting preview
By Damien Oborne THE Group 3 Big Dog Cup final promises to be a keenly contested race, with three Victorian raiders attempting to steal the spoils from a quality local contingent. The only finalist with previous group success is the ... Read More »
Azza Azza Azza sizzles in Shepparton Cup heat
By Damien Oborne THERE is no doubt that Victoria is the home of country cups racing and with $45,000 on offer to the winner of Sunday’s Group 2 Shepparton Gold Cup, the trend continues. Monday’s heats unearthed a new generation ... Read More »
2015 Group 2 Shepparton Cup heat tips & betting preview
By Bradley Bugeja THE 2015 Group 2 Shepparton Cup series will see some of the sport’s brightest stars compete for a spot in Sunday night’s final worth $45,000-to-the-winner. With six heats being conducted, each winner plus the two fastest seconds ... Read More »
2015 Group 2 Launceston Cup heat tips & betting preview
By Bradley Bugeja SIX heats of the Group 2 Launceston Cup will be run and won in Tasmania tonight with the local chasers taking on some tough interstate competition. The first four greyhounds from each heat will progress through to ... Read More »
Paul Stuart trio shine in 2015 Perth Cup heats
By Katherine Ernst PAUL Stuart has a stranglehold on the Group 1 Perth Cup after qualifying three runners for next Saturday’s $140,000-to-the-winner final. His first heat runner to score on Saturday night was a member of the highly successful ... Read More »
Space Star plots a course for Galaxy domination
By Katherine Ernst SPACE Star looks set to record his first Group 1 victory next Saturday night after his tremendous display in a heat of the Galaxy at Cannington at the weekend. Jumping well from box one, the black son ... Read More »
Drums are beating for Fernando Bale in National Derby final
By Dimity Maher ANDREA Dailly has a great chance of landing both Group 1 finals next Saturday, after National Derby hope Fernando Bale sizzled around the 520-metre circuit at Wentworth Park, clocking 29.42 in his semi-final. Stepping beautifully from box ... Read More »
