Author: Editor BOAY

What a start to the Gippsland Festival of Racing… The $120,335 Group 1 TRFM Sale Cup Final (650m) – Race 8, 9:18pm – on Boxing Day comprises a crackerjack field! It’s a race with a myriad of ‘combinations and permutations’ – less than two lengths separated six of the finalists on heat times last Sunday, with seven of them now $10 or less on a pick-it-with-a-pin Sportsbet’s fixed odds market to claim a $75,000 first prize. Will the “Team Delbridge” (Mark and Lisa) juggernaut roll on towards back-to-back Sale Cup…

Deeply admired Wyndham Vale greyhound racing stalwart William “Billy” Cunningham has died, aged 90. Cunningham passed away peacefully at home last Thursday. A former manager at the Footscray Baths, Cunningham took the plunge into greyhound racing in his mid-40s following the passing of his wife, Lorraine, in 1977. An immensely popular figure, Cunningham forged many lifetime friendships in the sport – particularly the likes of Ron Dunne, William and Sheila Donlon, and the late Gary Brett. His eldest granddaughter, Melissa Harndem, paid an emotional tribute to her much-loved grandfather. “He…

As a result of the Sale Greyhound Racing track upgrade, which will see the closure of the track from Tuesday 3 January, Greyhound Clubs Victoria in partnership with Clubs in the southeast area have developed a plan to address the loss of trials at Sale and boost capacity overall through additional trial slots and extended trial sessions being scheduled by the Sandown, Warragul, and Traralgon Clubs. Trial calendars published by GRV will include schedule changes. A summary of the changes to provide an increase in capacity is shown in the table below. Club…

Always Primed, which will reach a remarkable 150-start milestone at Healesville on Friday, is trainer Jeff Gorgioski’s latest success story with veteran greyhounds. In Part 2 of RSN race caller Victoria Shaw’s interview with Gorgioski, Shaw highlighted several of the Devon Meadows-based mentor’s notable performers to have enjoyed lengthy careers. If Always Primed,  a February ’18 son of SH Avatar and Paua To Escape, can bow out on a winning note on Friday, before he “hits the couch”, he’ll share top billing with Bugs Boloney, which won 25 of 131…

GRV’s Peter Quilty, Gerard Guthrie and Trent Langskaill provide their thoughts on some of the star greyhounds racing in Victoria.   Keep an eye on these, they are worth saving in your WatchDog Blackbook!   Quilts  Gents, the Sportsbet Dream Chasers Festival has concluded, but we don’t have to wait long for the next big series with the Gippsland Festival of Racing starting on Boxing Day evening with the Group 1 Sale Cup Final. Gerard  Monday night’s feature is an absolute ripper, Quilts. Alpine Butterfly (Box 1) was brave in…

Devon Meadows trainer Jeff Gorgioski has forged a reputation for longevity with his greyhounds and Always Primed is certainly no exception to that rule. This Friday afternoon at Healesville, Always Primed will make his 150th and final race appearance. In the first instalment of a two-part interview, RSN race-caller Victoria Shaw spoke to Gorgioski, discovering that a successful Melbourne restaurateur, a husband and wife team who work in the mining industry in South Australia, and formative preparation from one of Australia’s powerhouse kennels are all part of the Always Primed…