Author: Editor BOAY

‘Winged’ dual Phoenix winner Wow She’s Fast ($2,259,370) – the world’s highest stakes earning greyhound and only one to crack the magical $2m barrier – is seeking Warragul Cup redemption. In last year’s series, Wow She’s Fast ($1.70F) was a shock fourth to Hamillson in a heat. But the winner of 18 races (nine of her past 12) – including two G1s – from 26 starts is back for absolution. The sport’s ‘wonder woman’ headlines the eight heats of the $78,335 Group 2 Viatek Warragul Cup (460m) on Friday night –…

Dave Knocker’s expert eye for a greyhound is set to reap a $75,000 reward with fastest qualifier Lektra Rhino in Thursday night’s Group 2 Golden Sands (600m) at Albion Park in Brisbane. Lektra Rhino is unbeaten in two appearances for Knocker, after the respected Pearcedale educator and Group 1-winning trainer approached owner/breeder Phil Lenehan about giving the G1 Maturity Classic finalist a change of scenery. “He’s been a nice little find, the dog,” Knocker said. “He’s had two starts for us for two wins and I’ve got no doubt there’s…

How do you follow up a 26.75 length maiden victory? That question will be answered when Paul Bartolo’s exciting youngster Make No Promise contests the opening event at The Meadows on Saturday night. After being soundly beaten at his first two starts at The Meadows, once by litter sister and kennelmate Magic Muffin, Make No Promise opened his account in stunning fashion at Sandown Park on December 11, putting up a staggering margin in a flying 29.33sec. “He can really run, but I think the others lost sight of the…

Horsham trainer Peter Carter needed plenty of convincing to make the expedition to The Meadows last Saturday night with middle distance prospect Reinforcements. Reinforcements, the only greyhound 42-year-old Carter currently has in work, was drawn to face Group 1-winning powerhouse Zippy Tesla at his eagerly anticipated 600m debut in heats of a lucrative Grade 5 series. “I’m a glass half empty man!” Carter quipped. “I was looking for a reason not to run and thought I’d found a good one – Zippy Tesla. “I was looking for a reason not…

We do like to be beside the seaside… Warrnambool’s Seaside Carnival is an annual Christmas/New Year pilgrimage – a celebration of greyhound racing. And it goes into ‘party mode’ tomorrow night with the $5000 to-the-winner Warrnambool Star (450m) – to be run as a straight-out final – and heats of the Warrnambool Summer Sizzle (390m). The $10,000 to-the-winner Summer Sizzle final will be held on Saturday, January 7. The 2021/22 features resulted in Ferdinand Boy (Star) and Silver Brute (Summer Sizzle) claiming victory. And the 2022/23 events look equally promising, judging…