Australian Racing Greyhound News
Australian Sprint & Maidment Memorial tips and betting preview
By Katherine Ernst AUSTRALIA Day eve is set to be a cracker at Sandown Park greyhounds, with a quality card of racing highlighted by the Listed Maidment Memorial (595m) and Australian Sprint (515m). Both features carry a $15,000 winner’s purse ... Read More »
Forty years of friendship combines for Paws of Thunder win
By Katherine Ernst SHIMA Bar gave owner-breeder partners Bob Cummings and David Gleeson their second group 1 triumph on Saturday night when taking out the final of the Paws of Thunder (520m) at Wentworth Park. Trained by Andrea Dailly, Shima ... Read More »
Suspended sentence for cutting off dog’s tail with no pain relief
By Katherine Ernst A VICTORIAN greyhound trainer will spend no time on the sidelines after being found guilty of amputating his dog’s back in 2015. Jason Formosa fronted the RADB last week charged with three rule breaches – GAR 106(1)(d), ... Read More »
Shima Bar steals the show in Group 1 Paws of Thunder
By Katherine Ernst TEAM Dailly have started the new year with a bang, with Shima Bar taking out the Group 1 Paws of Thunder final at Wentworth Park on Saturday night. Drawn beautifully in box one, Shima Bar was able ... Read More »
Runway Bono ready to strike a pose in Summer Distance Plate
By Katherine Ernst SYDNEY’S leading trainer for 2016, Dean Swain, will be hoping to start the new year with a bang when he lines up in Saturday’s Group 2 Summer Plate (720m) with front running stayer Runway Bono (box four). ... Read More »
Robert Borsak welcomes the retirement of Premier Mike Baird
By Katherine Ernst SHOOTERS, Fishers and Farmers Party MLC Robert Borsak has welcomed the resignation of NSW Premier Mike Baird in a media statement released on Thursday afternoon. Borsak has firmly opposed many of Baird’s policies, one of which was ... Read More »
Pantera Nera on track for Warragul Cup after Devonport win
By Katherine Ernst PANTERA Nera will be out to secure his second group race title of 2017 when he contests the opening heat of the Group 2 Warragul Cup (460m) this Saturday night. Trained by Gavin Burke, the speedster comes ... Read More »
Can Blabba Mouth emulate his mother in Paws of Thunder decider?
By Katherine Ernst BLABBA Mouth will be aiming to emulate the feat of his superstar dam when he contests the Group 1 Paws of Thunder at Wentworth Park this Saturday night. The black dog is a son of Magic Sprite ... Read More »
Morris successfully appeals marring penalty at VCAT
By Katherine Ernst VICTORIAN star Jesaulenko will be free to compete in Saturday’s Group 2 Warragul Cup heats after owner-trainer Terri Morris successfully appealed a marring charge penalty with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). Marring, commonly known as ... Read More »
Greyhound participants celebrate Mike Baird’s resignation
By Katherine Ernst CONTROVERSIAL NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced his retirement, declaring he will be leaving the world of politics next week. The unexpected decision did not come with a concrete explanation when posted to his personal Twitter account ... Read More »
