Australian Racing Greyhound News

2014 Group Three City Of Ipswich Gold Cup Heats Preview

November 7, 2014 Comments Off

By Rob Sheeley Queensland can lay claim to having one of the best sprinters in the country after Iva Vision took out the Shootout on Thursday night. Many of his regular rivals will be on display at Ipswich when they ... Read More »

Iva Vision Shoots To Stardom

November 7, 2014 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst Queensland mentor Peter Young is pinching himself after Iva Vision, a greyhound which he bred and now trains, was able to take out last night’s Group Two Sandown Shootout final, giving the Sunshine State its first win ... Read More »

More Incentive For Premier Baird

November 7, 2014 Comments Off

By Bruce Teague The company police are pressing ahead. Current speeches by Rod Sims, chief of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, call into question the spate of state government decisions distorting the market. The Australian today offered examples where ... Read More »

Turtle Jett Emerges From Her Shell

November 7, 2014 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst This time last year, Hunter Valley businessman Adam Ramage had no idea his life would soon be dominated by greyhounds. In fact, Ramage, a shop owner from Neath, originally had no intentions of having greyhounds of his ... Read More »

Sunshine State Claims The Group Two Sandown Shootout

November 6, 2014 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst Iva Vision, trained by Peter Young, has given the Sunshine State its first victory in the Sandown Shootout after an emphatic display tonight over the 515 metre sprint. Stepping cleanly from box three in the half field, ... Read More »

Sandown Park Greyhounds Tips & Betting Preview November 6th 2014

November 6, 2014 Comments Off

By Bradley Bugeja Best Bet: Race 10: Azza Azza Azza – Launch at Centrebet with up to $200 in bonus bets. Best Value: Race 1: Bailey Rose Quaddie: Leg 1: 2,5,7,8 – Leg 2: 1,7 – Leg 3: 2,8 – ... Read More »

Clayton Barr Calls For Serious Action In NSW

November 6, 2014 Comments Off

By James Dunn, Australian Greyhound Racing Contributor HUNTER Valley politician Clayton Barr lit the fuse under GRNSW’s Rhodes bunker following a scathing interview on community radio last month. Barr, the incumbent state member for Cessnock, claimed a “blower vac” needed ... Read More »

A Sad But Timely Warning

November 6, 2014 Comments Off

By Bruce Teague There used to be a time long ago when horses failing, or even doing well, in the Melbourne Cup were never much good any more. The tough 3200m was too much, especially for the majority which had ... Read More »

2014 Group Two Sandown Shootout Preview

2014 Group Two Sandown Shootout Preview
November 5, 2014 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst The Group Two Sandown Shootout will hold the greyhound racing spotlight tonight with four superb chasers primed to showcase their best when the lids fly open. The Shootout, first run in 1998, has been won some of ... Read More »

This Week In Racing History

November 5, 2014 Comments Off

By Duncan Stearn November 5 Imported sprinter and later outstanding outcross sire Which Chariot scored an impressive 10 lengths victory over 500 yards at Harold Park in 1960. The import, who had raced in the UK, had won his first ... Read More »