Australian Racing Greyhound News

Greyhound Tips & Betting Preview December 28 2014

December 27, 2014 Comments Off

By Bradley Bugeja LOOKS to be a pretty quiet day after a big couple of nights racing recently. Fingers crossed we can still find some winners. Race No. 6Rsn – Racing And Sport3:34 PM (VIC time) Mixed 3/4 event over ... Read More »

Wheeler Qualifies Five For 2015 Silver Chief Final

December 27, 2014 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst THE first Group One race of 2015 is set to be a cracker after four semi-finals of the Silver Chief Classic were run and won over 525 metres at The Meadows tonight. The final, which will be ... Read More »

Are Jip Shines In Gosford Gold Cup Heats

December 27, 2014 Comments Off

By Dimity Maher Londonderry trainer Kristy Sultana had a memorable evening at Gosford last night, winning two of the four heats of the Group Two Gosford Gold Cup and now has a double shot at next Friday’s $40,000 to the ... Read More »

Star Recall Shines In Group One Sale Cup Final

December 26, 2014 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst STAR Recall has finally broken through for a deserved win at the highest level, claiming tonight’s Group One Sale Cup in terrific fashion. 
Beginning brilliantly from box four, the daughter of High Earner and No Recall went ... Read More »

Wylie Boy’s Unique Sale Cup Double

December 26, 2014 Comments Off

By Duncan Stearn HE is the only greyhound in the history of the Sale Cup to have won the race twice, since its inception in 1970. Wylie Boy, a black dog by Kareem out of Fantasy’s Halo, took out the ... Read More »

Let Them Have A Bet

December 25, 2014 Comments Off

By Bruce Teague Let’s give Ballarat stewards a small credit for trying to look into what they regarded as a below-par performance. There should be more of it. But again they got it wrong. It reminds you of the time ... Read More »

2014 Group One Sale Cup Final Preview

2014 Group One Sale Cup Final Preview
December 24, 2014 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst THE early speed will be on in the Sale Cup, to be run on Boxing Day, but there are also several more than handy stayers who have claims on the $75,000 feature. In what is shaping as ... Read More »

This Week In Racing History

December 24, 2014 Comments Off

By Duncan Stearn December 24 According to a report published in the Canberra Times on this day in 1991, the Canberra greyhound club had received just over $500,000 as its share from racing revenue for the previous financial year. While ... Read More »

Tales Of NSW Greyhound Racing’s Glory Days As Gov Launches Review

Tales Of NSW Greyhound Racing’s Glory Days As Gov Launches Review
December 22, 2014 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst BARRY Colless pines for greyhound racing’s good old days. The New South Wales based trainer, who is a welfare officer with the Greyhound Breeders, Owners and Trainers Association, misses the characters of the day. And, at 75, ... Read More »

Are Racing Rules In The Eye Of The Beholder?

December 22, 2014 Comments Off

By Bruce Teague Sometimes it is hard to fathom racing rules, or at least the way they are interpreted. Steward’s reports tell all. CASE A: Race 9, The Meadows, 20 December “Optimus Bart was vetted following the event. It was ... Read More »