Author: Editor BOAY

This champion is already a legend! And now the “Queen of Victorian greyhound racing” – Wow She’s Fast – is on the cusp of immortality. The ‘Million Dollar Baby’ will be chasing back-to-back victories in the world’s richest greyhound race – $1.65 million The Phoenix (525m) (Race 9, 9.26pm) – at The Meadows on Saturday night. Her co-trainers, “Team Greenough” (Jackie and Kel), is hoping Wow She’s Fast can claim a mind-boggling $1,000,000 winner’s cheque to become the first greyhound to break the magical $2 million prizemoney barrier – and,…

It’s the race within a race. Three sprinters in Saturday night’s $1.65 million The Phoenix at The Meadows are striving to create history by becoming the first greyhound to break the once unthinkable $2 million prizemoney barrier. Sportsbet’s joint $3.30 favourite She’s A Pearl, defending The Phoenix champion Wow She’s Fast and Victoria’s first Million Dollar Chase winner McInerney are already members of the exclusive 11-member ‘millionaires club’. She’s A Pearl has banked $1,367,470 in prizemoney, while Wow She’s Fast ($1,258,870) and McInerney ($1,172,770) occupy fifth and sixth position respectively…

This Saturday marks the culmination of the world’s richest greyhound racing series – the $4.1 million 2022 Sportsbet Dream Chasers Festival. Over the last six weeks, Greyhound Racing Victoria, in conjunction with The Meadows and Sandown Park, have provided greyhound racing fans with five blockbuster nights of world-class racing. From the Group 1 Topgun to the Group 1 Melbourne Cup, Australia’s best greyhounds flew around two racetracks – creating history along the way. It’s been a month and a half to remember and there’s still a fantastic finale to come…

Peter Sadler is an ideas man. But his idea to apply for a slot in The Phoenix (525m) may be his best to date. Founder and owner of Peter Sadler Removals and Logistics, Sadler wanted an end-of-year Christmas celebration that would allow for a great party and a new way to give back to the ‘People of Peter Sadler’. Sadler believes that sometimes in business, people can be undervalued, and this was one thing he was determined not to happen within his business. “We reward our people for being loyal,…

Melbourne Cup runner-up Fernando Mick is favourite for Thursday night’s Group 1 Hobart Thousand (461m); but trainer David Geall is disappointed the evergreen veteran didn’t secure a slot in Saturday night’s The Phoenix. After Fernando Mick was denied Melbourne Cup glory when edged out by Yachi Bale, beaten just half a length, Geall was optimistic he would secure the final slot in The Phoenix, which eventually went to El Dorado. “I was surprised and very disappointed he didn’t get picked for The Phoenix,” Geall said. “This will be his eighth…

Slot holder Neds have made a ‘zippy’ decision on a substitute runner in the $1.65m The Phoenix (525m) at The Meadows on Saturday night. A proactive online racing and sports betting agency, Neds’ ‘11th hour’ call was precipitated due to yesterday’s scratching of its initial selection, Plaintiff. Champion trainer Jason Thompson withdrew Plaintiff from the $1000,000 to-the-winner ‘boutique’ race due to injury. Subsequently, Neds chose ‘electrifying’ speedster Zippy Tesla – trained by Bradley Keel – from a ‘reserve pool’ of six. He will occupy Box 5 in the event and is…

Last start Melbourne Cup placegetter Plaintiff has been scratched from Saturday night’s $1.65 million The Phoenix due to injury. Trained by champion mentor Jason Thompson, Plaintiff, which had taken Neds slot in The Phoenix, had drawn box five in Sunday morning’s box draw and was regarded by many experts as the likely leader in the $1 million to-the-winner showpiece. The winner of 17 from 32 starts and $273,015 in prizemoney, Plaintiff was an $8 chance in Phoenix betting. Slot holder Neds have the following greyhounds to choose from to replace…

Australia’s record stakes winner, NSW superstar She’s A Pearl, is the new favourite for next Saturday night’s second running of the $1.65 million The Phoenix (525m), the world’s richest greyhound race, following Sunday morning’s box draw. She’s A Pearl, trained by Andy and Jodie Lord and holding Tabcorp’s slot in the $1 million to-the-winner The Phoenix, was the first greyhound drawn to select their box. Sky Racing expert and part-owner Jason Lincoln didn’t hesitate in picking box 1. “Seven other sets of connections came here with the same plan,” Lincoln…