Australian Racing Greyhound News
Remember when: Head Honcho won the Shepparton Cup
By Katherine Ernst ONE of the greatest sires of the last decade of the 20th Century, Head Honcho first made his mark on the racetrack in a brief but incredibly successful career. A black dog whelped in July 1990 by ... Read More »
On Fire equals Worm Burner’s record for trainer Cameron Butcher
By Duncan Stearn On Fire winning at Angle Park in June. PIC: GRSA Facebook. WHEN On Fire (Bekim Bale x Alana Blues Dec ’14) skipped past the post ahead of his rivals over 515m at Angle Park on July 20, ... Read More »
Remember when: Pharaoh’s Mask won the Maturity Classic
By Duncan Stearn WHEN looking through the honour roll of the winners of the Maturity Classic it is perhaps no surprise that future top line sprinters are heavily represented. Only two past winners of the Maturity later developed into champion ... Read More »
Sandy was a good girl in Group 2 Shepparton Cup heats
By Katherine Ernst Box draw for the 2017 Shepparton Cup final. DAVID Agius will have his first group runner this Saturday night when Good Girl Sandy (Magic Sprite x Jebrynah Glory Feb ’15) lines up to contest the Group 2 ... Read More »
Mccarthy can’t split his Rockhampton Cup trio
By Katherine Ernst Rather Dapper is one of three greyhounds for John Mccarthy in the Rockhampton Cup. PIC AGRA/Box 1 Photography. JOHN Mccarthy says he can’t split his trio of chances heading into Wednesday night’s Group 3 Rockhampton Cup (510m). ... Read More »
Billy’s Bake upstages series fav Burn One Down in stayers heats
By Katherine Ernst Billy’s Bake defeats Burn One Down at The Meadows. PIC Paul Munt. BURN One Down (Buck Fever x Fancy Jaffa Jan ’14) remains the favourite to take out next Saturday’s Listed Destini Fireball Stayers (725m) at The ... Read More »
Dyna Jerry causes boil-over in Group 1 Maturity Classic semi
By Katherine Ernst Dyna Jerry wins his heat of the Maturity Classic. PIC Paul Munt DENNIS Trewin says he wasn’t surprised to see his consistent youngster Dyna Jerry (Kelsos Fusileer x Cailyn Bale Apr ’15) take out the opening semi-final ... Read More »
Ellis wins Champion Puppy final at Angle Park
By GRSA GRSA RHYNSTONE Teddy has earmarked himself as a greyhound to watch after taking out the Champion Puppy final at Angle Park on Thursday night. An outstanding line up of young chasers line up, with trainer Paula Hearnden qualifying ... Read More »
Should a Track Injury Rebate Scheme be a nationwide initiative?
By Katherine Ernst Kim Johnstone and Aberlour. PIC GRSA Facebook. TWO WELLS trainer Kim Johnstone has praised Greyhound Racing SA (GRSA) for its Track Injury Rebate Scheme and is now pushing for the scheme to be adopted nation-wide. The scheme ... Read More »
Who will win the Ipswich Young Guns in 2017?
By Duncan Stearn THE $10,220 to the winner Ipswich Young Guns will be the pinnacle event in the Sunshine State this weekend. The favourite for the age-restricted feature is likely to be Big Bad Bob (Lochinvar Marlow x Bralyn Casey ... Read More »
