Month: August 2020

Classic greyhound racing awaits at Cranbourne this Friday

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Friday’s Group 3 Ram Security Cranbourne Classic promises to be an electrifying race with eight elite greyhounds chasing for a share in $35,500, including $25,000 to the winner. Among the eight contenders in the 520-metre final is Gippsland pin-up greyhound Catch The Thief, who was the fastest heat winner last Friday. Trained in the small town of Briagolong by Matthew Clark, Catch The Thief has won 16 races from 26 starts, including 10 of his past 13. He is aiming for a third group victory having already captured the G2…

Further changes to Racing Calendar

Editor BOAY

GRV advises of further changes to the racing calendar amid the current remedial works being conducted at Sandown Park. The have been cancelled: Sandown Park Thursday 27 AugustSandown (SAP) Sunday 30 August Consequently the following meetings have been added to the calendar: The Meadows (Twilight) Thursday 27 August (Metropolitan meeting)*Nominations close 24 August at 10.00am Cranbourne (Day) Sunday 30 August (Provincial Full Stakes meeting)*Nominations close 26 August at 10.00am RELATEDTHE MEADOWS TO WELCOME 2020 SPEED STAR SERIESSANDOWN PARK TRACK CLOSED TEMPORARILY

The Meadows to welcome 2020 Speed Star series

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The next edition of the Speed Star series will be conducted at The Meadows. This change in venue has come about because the Sandown Park track surface is currently undergoing remedial work. While a date is still to be confirmed, the event will be run sometime in 2020. Further detail is currently being worked through with The Meadows and Sky Racing and will be confirmed in the coming week. More to come at grv.org.au

‘Fast lane’ for Avocado?

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Aussie racing driver Daniel Ricciardo is a familiar sight rocketing up the straight in Formula One. And at Healesville on Sunday, Avalon trainer Jason Sharp will be hoping greyhound namesake – Daniel Avocado – emulates our happy-go-lucky F1 hero in the GCV Straight Track Championship (350m). It was little Louis Pope – son of Daniel Avocado’s owner, Barry – who is responsible for the racing moniker. He was only five years old, ahead of last year’s Australian Grand Prix, when a reporter asked Louis his favourite F1 driver. He replied:…

First foal for Embellish

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Savabeel’s Gr.1 winning son Embellish was well supported in his first season at stud and the next phase of his stallion career got underway when his first foal arrived at Colero Park last week. High Chaparral mare La Achiever delivered a filly for breeder’s Graeme Rogerson and Eric Thompson. Colero Park’s Christine Juett was impressed by the filly, which is also the dam’s first foal. “We were delighted to have our first foal of the new season by Embellish,” Juett said. “She has a great nature and straight away was…

Stallion Coverings

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Leading into the breeding season, we reflect on the volume of mares covered by stallion with 10+ mares in 2019. STALLION 2019 2018 2017 Savabeel (AUS) 172 182 167 Almanzor (FR) 160 140 Ocean Park 153 83 101 U S Navy Flag (USA) 150 Embellish 138 Tarzino 126 133 124 Telperion (AUS) 122 122 118 Per Incanto (USA) 117 116 103 Time Test (GB) 116 116 Derryn (AUS) 114 105   Eminent (IRE) 114 Staphanos (JPN) 108 Preferment 104 121 117 Mongolian Khan (AUS) 102 83 91 Belardo (IRE) 100…

First foal for Staphanos

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The first foal by Staphanos, a son of global sire sensation Deep Impact, has arrived. Bred by Andrew Burton and Linda Hunt, Novara Park report the filly out of Sepoy mare Hirondelle is a strong ,correct foal with good bone and a lot of presence and an encouraging start to her sire’s stud career. Staphanos, a multiple Group One performer in Japan and Hong Kong, served 108 mares in his first season. He was ranked consistently as one of Japan’s top racehorses over four consecutive seasons. He retired with prize-money…

Friends combine with All Saints’ Eve

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Talented mare All Saints’ Eve (NZ) (Sacred Falls) recorded a hard-fought victory at Randwick over 1400m on Saturday, the third career win for the daughter of Sacred Falls from seven starts to date. Prepared by John O’Shea, All Saints’ Eve sports the colours of Waikato Stud, with Mark and Garry Chittick sharing in an ownership group that features Rosemont Stud in Victoria and O’Shea’s wife Isabel. Stakes-placed at three when third in the Gr.3 Kembla Grange Classic (1600m) in March this year, All Saints’ Eve will now be aimed at…