As it prepares for its final ever meeting, here are 10 fun facts about Forbury Park. 1. Forbury Park’s first meeting was in 1909 2. The biggest moment was the 1965 Inter-dominions (only time they have been held in NZ outside Auckland or Christchurch) It was a dead heat between Jay Ar and Robin Dundee – the first and only dead heat in an ID final ever. 3. In 1960 Forbury Park installed floodlights, first track in the South Island to do so. 4. Courage Under Fire made his…
Month: July 2021
Beer banking on Jawwaal and Sunrise Ruby in The Kosciuszko
Likeable trainer Mitchell Beer has again set his sights on the world’s richest race for country-trained horses, The Kosciuszko (1200m). After running second in the $1.3 million race in 2020 with Redouble only 0.2 lengths behind the undefeated mare It’s Me, Beer begun dreaming of going one better in this year’s edition. The Albury-based conditioner has been in some good form of late with seven wins from his last 50 runners, including a Highway at Randwick with Swagger and a nice win on June 15th with Sunrise Ruby at Albury,…
Godolphin call time on triple Group 1 winner Avilius
Godolphin star Avilius has been retired after 39 races and 11 wins. Triple Group 1 winner Avilius has been retired, with the seven-year-old gelding set to join Godolphin’s Lifetime Care program. The son of Pivotal came to Australia in late 2017 and strung four-straight wins together from August 2018 until October, when champion mare Winx lowered his colours in the Cox Plate. Avilius won three Group 3 races in his four-win streak, including the Bart Cummings over 2500m to cement his spot in the Melbourne Cup of that year, where…
Kensington betting tips, value bets & quaddie | July 7, 2021
What Kensington Races Where Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 When Wednesday, July 7, 2021 First Race 12:50pm AEST Watch Live Streaming Live at Sportsbet A seven-race program has been assembled for the Randwick-Kensington track on Wednesday afternoon, and HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst brings you his best bets and quaddie numbers for the card. Racing on a Soft 7 with the rail in the true position should see the track play reasonably well throughout the day. The first race is set to jump at 12:50pm.…
Decorated veteran calls it a day
Prolific winner Speed Star has retired after remarkably notching his 47th career victory by a whopping seven lengths! On 25 June, in what was his 113th and final start, the Andrea Dailly-trained son of Fernando Bale and White Spyro won over 460m at Geelong, the same track/distance at which he scored his very first win in June 2018. Owner/breeder Sonia Davis and husband Craig, in conjunction with the Dailly team, decided it would be an ideal time to retire the extraordinary veteran. “Speed Star has carried forward some wonderful traits…
Recent reports of diseases in dogs in Victoria
GRV advises participants of recent reports of different diseases amongst pet dogs in Victoria, and to notify GRV of any suspect cases via vets@grv.org.au or (03) 8329 1100.
GRV and GOTBA update
GRV CEO Alan Clayton met with GOTBA Chair Lynton Hogan, and Deputy Chair, Greg Doyle, late yesterday afternoon following a request from GRV to resolve issues which saw racing boycotted in Victoria on Saturday, July 3, 2021. The meeting followed a request by the GRV Board for independent mediation (following the failure of previous discussions), which was not considered necessary at this point by GOTBA. GOTBA agreed to send a notice to the GRV Board outlining their position.
Taking care of business – a new look at Traralgon greyhounds
While plenty has been happening with the redevelopment of the Traralgon greyhound racetrack, quite a bit more has been happening behind the scenes. With track redevelopment on schedule and trialling and racing likely to start in September and October respectively, many of the unseen changes to the back end of operating a successful sporting and community facility have been powering ahead. And it is many of the ‘unseen’ changes that will position Traralgon to be a force in Gippsland greyhound racing. Among these intangibles is the club’s community commitment and…
Nationals announcement
Safety first as GCA and The Meadows defer support activities due to health concerns around COVID-19…
Daily Mail: Koblenz eyes 11 straight!
Budding superstar Koblenz will headline Wednesday’s action when he heads to The Meadows, chasing an incredible 11th straight victory. Koblenz (15 from 21 and 3 from 3 Trk/Dst – 29.78sec PB) has been airborne of late and the G1 Maturity looms large later this month for the blueblood. Gippsland star Massimo (11 from 26) will be having his first start at The Meadows; and watch for an enticing clash between Invictus Rising (4 from 4 Box 1 – 29.86sec PB), 22-month-old Paddy Wants Pats (3 from 4 Trk/Dst – 29.91sec…