Author: Editor BOAY

The Stir Up – Melbourne Cup Heats Edition

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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  Fellas, the best night of greyhound racing for the year is upon us. Eight outstanding heats of the Group 1 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup (Races 5 to 12) and there’s quality everywhere. Gerard  French Martini has been luckless in her two Victorian runs, but she can atone in the first heat despite the appearances of…

Baby’s baptism of Cup fire

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Baby Jaycee will have to overcome her tender age, Million Dollar Chase winner McInerney and Box 5 to give veteran Heathcote trainer Bob Douglas his second Group 1 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup finalist, 21 years after his first. In the 2001 Cup Final, Douglas, 74, had the $3.70 favourite Carlisle Jack, which finished fourth to Classic Capri. “In 56 years in the game, I’ve only nominated two dogs for the Cup heats. Baby Jaycee is the third,” Douglas said. “In 56 years in the game, I’ve only nominated two dogs for…

Dogs to follow – Not For Profit, Millara’s Money and Serena Bale

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Form expert Dale Code has picked out a selection of greyhounds to follow from around Victoria. You may even want to add them to your Blackbook account. NOT FOR PROFIT (Box 1) Breeding: Jan ’21 Fernando Bale x Fantastic HopeTrainer: Steven Bruce White, Buln Buln EastRecord: 7 starts 6-0-0 Dale says: Accomplished trainer Steven Bruce White has found himself another country cups proposition in Not For Profit. This 22-month-old greyhound moved to Victoria only recently following some smart Murray Bridge form. In his two starts for his new trainer, he has…

Newcomer’s ‘Hot’ Cup hand

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Less than a year after taking out his trainer’s license, newcomer Paul Brown is poised to celebrate a dream feature race breakthrough in Monday night’s $37,250 Group 3 Northern Districts Cup Final (450m) at Shepparton. Brown won two of Thursday afternoon’s three Cup heats, courtesy of promising litter brothers Hot Scotch (25.08sec Best) and Rejuvenate (25.14sec). The third heat went to Stealth, trained by Jason Thompson, in 25.28sec. The Northern Districts Cup – race 8 at 9.24pm – is restricted to sprinters with no city wins, less than $25,000 in…

Shoot to Thrill!

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Wow She’s Fast – the sport’s Annie Oakley – ‘shot the lights out’ in the $72,500 Group 3 Sportsbet Shootout (515m) at Sandown Park on Saturday night. Trained at Pearcedale by Jackie Greenough, Wow She’s Fast proved she’s the ‘fastest gun’ in Australian greyhound racing with a bullet-like, come-from-behind win in the $50,000 to-the-winner four-dog face-off. Exiting from Box 3, Wow She’s Fast was a conspicuous last at the winning post the first time around but stuck like glue to the rail rounding the corner. Then, with amazing mid-race acceleration, she…

SALE GREYHOUND RACING CLUB UPDATE

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Greyhound Racing Victoria, in conjunction with the Sale & District Greyhound Racing Club wish to advise that there will be a temporary closure of the Sale track as from early January 2023. The closure will provide for a necessary upgrade to the track to replace ageing infrastructure which is reaching the end of its useful life. During the closure the following upgrades will be completed: – New lure rail, lure system and safety rail Improvements to turn transitions New outside fencing, finishing post and inside drainage system Upgrade lighting to…

Green Light On | Episode 83 – Shootout Night

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In this edition of Green Light On, James Van de Maat and Jason Adams preview Shootout Night at Sandown Park, which is the second evening of the Sportsbet Dream Chasers Festival. SKY Racing’s Marc Ohlmus – a part-owner of She’s A Pearl – is the special guest. greyhoundracingvic · Green Light On – Episode 83 – Shootout Time! Don’t forget, you can listen to Green Light On every Thursday and Saturday on your favourite podcast app.

She’s a Shootout ‘Pearl’

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Australia’s record stakes winner and reigning Australian Greyhound of the Year She’s A Pearl will add enormous interest to Saturday night’s $72,500 Group 3 Shootout (515m) at Sandown Park. Headlining week two of the $4.1 million Sportsbet Dream Chasers Festival is the $50,000 to-the-winner four-greyhound Shootout, where NSW superstar She’s A Pearl will make her first interstate appearance. She’s A Pearl, trained by Andy and Jodie Lord, returned to her brilliant best at Wentworth Park last start, clocking a flying 29.34sec, as she broke Fanta Bale’s national prize money record,…

Green Light On | Episode 82 – The Meadows form plus Korie Heinrich

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In this edition of Green Light On, James Van de Maat and Corey Smith examine Friday night’s Premier Racing at The Meadows. James also catches up with Korie Heinrich, a rising star in the training ranks. greyhoundracingvic · Green Light On – Episode 82 – The Meadows Friday 11/11 Don’t forget, you can listen to Green Light On every Thursday and Saturday on your favourite podcast app.