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Perfect Progression from Racer to Pet

Perfect Progression from Racer to Pet
December 15, 2014 Comments Off

By grvnews Greyhounds are the perfect animal. They are integrated into all parts of society and have a calm and loving nature which means they are suited to almost every situation. Their cycle through the racing industry and eventually into ... Read More »

Britton Juggernaut Rolls On

December 14, 2014 Comments Off

By grvnews Jeff Britton continued his outstanding run in Sunday’s Group 2 Macro Meats Laurels semi-finals at Sandown Park. Read full article Source:: http://www.sandowngreyhounds.com.au/2014/12/14/britton-juggernaut-rolls Read More »

Sweet It Is Wins Most Popular Greyhound for November

Sweet It Is Wins Most Popular Greyhound for November
December 12, 2014 Comments Off

By grvnews Sweet It Is has been voted the People’s Choice – Greyhound of the Month for November. The darling of Australian staying racing had a stellar November highlighted by her thundering victory in the Group 1 Solo Bold Trease ... Read More »

A Contender for Run of the Year in Hobart Thousand Heats

December 12, 2014 Comments Off

By grvnews Rob Britton’s Above All produced an outstanding run to win a heat of the Group 1 Hobart Thousand on Thursday night. Coming out of the boxes last, the New Zealand-bred greyhound had to do it the hard way ... Read More »

Lamia Bale wins Sir John Dillon Memorial

December 11, 2014 Comments Off

By grvnews Lamia Bale claimed her third win in a week to take out the $36,000 Group 3 Sir John Dillon Memorial at Sandown Park tonight. Read full article Source:: http://www.sandowngreyhounds.com.au/2014/12/11/lamia-bale-good-sjd-final Read More »

Shift Workers Unite in Greyhound Ownership

December 10, 2014 Comments Off

By grvnews 30 million tonnes of coal, 2200 megawatts of electricity and 22 greyhound owners. That’s the La Trobe Valley’s Loy Yang Power Station in a nutshell. A group of new greyhound owners began their journey in greyhound racing at ... Read More »

Ronnie Ready for Hobart Thousand Heats

December 10, 2014 Comments Off

By grvnews ‘Ronnie’, better known as Walk Hard, has a name derived from the famous spoof movie ‘Walk Hard – The Dewey Cox Story’ which starred John C Reilly. The movie chronicles a career of ups and downs for the ... Read More »

Compression Suits and Thunder Jackets Approved for Use

December 9, 2014 Comments Off

By grvnews Made famous by the performance animal go to girl Black Caviar and now approved for use in greyhound racing, the Hidez Compression Suit and Thunder Jacket highlight a new level of professionalism in training. The use of Hidez ... Read More »

Britton’s Laurels High-Five Part of an Amazing 10

December 8, 2014 Comments Off

By grvnews It was a high-five for Jeff Britton at Sandown Park yesterday as he achieved the remarkable feat of winning five heats of the Group 2 Macro Meats Laurels. Oakvale Destiny, Mepunga Mia, Mepunga Treasure, Weblec Belle and Cosmic ... Read More »

Step 1 of Trainer’s Lofty To-Do List Complete

December 8, 2014 Comments Off

By grvnews 23 year-old Beth Dapiran announced herself as one of the brightest young stars of greyhound racing at the weekend winning the Group 3 Summer Cup at Wentworth Park (720m) with Zipping Rory. It was the first group win ... Read More »