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 Can you believe the Group 1 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup Final is 50 days away, fellas? Gerard The countdown is well and truly on, Quilts. If last night’s clash between McInerney and Paddy Wants Pats is a taste of what’s to come, bring on the Melbourne Cup. Trent It was an amazing effort by McInerney…
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Collinda to ‘Unleash’ at Capalaba
Champion trainer Jason Thompson is confident lightly raced sprinter Unleash Collinda can continue his spectacular straight track form in Sunday afternoon’s Group 3 Capalaba Cup Final (366m). Unleash Collinda ventured to Queensland for the $40,000 to-the-winner Capalaba Cup after winning three from four at Healesville. The April ’20 son of Beast Unleashed, bred and raced by Steph Tyler, defeated superstar Ferdinand Boy in a G2 Cup heat in a flying 19.08sec at just his tenth start, before running a close fifth in the final to Capalaba Cup favourite Sacred Stance.…
‘Cup Countdown’
The clock is ticking… Yes, the ‘Countdown to the Group 1 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup’ has commenced. And tonight’s $15,250 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup Launch Special Event (515m) – Race 8, 8.58pm – is a taste of things to come! A crackerjack field will compete for a $10,000 first prize, including the three major players – Paddy Wants Pats ($3.00), McInerney ($3.50) and El Dorado ($3.80) – according to the fixed odds market on sportsbet.com.au. Prepared at Freshwater Creek by Kelly Bravo, Paddy Wants Pats (Box 3) has won 17 races from…
Buddy still has the ‘Paua’
Steve White says defending champion Paua Of Buddy is trialling as quick as ever ahead of Sunday night’s Group 2 Bendigo Cup heats (425m). Paua Of Buddy won the 2021 Bendigo Cup in a scintillating 23.29sec, just .01sec outside the track record set in the heats by Typhoon Sammy. However, injury and illness have restricted Paua Of Buddy to only 11 starts in the ensuing 12 months (for 4 wins and 6 minor placings) and just 22 starts in his 12-win career. “We’re getting him ready for the Melbourne Cup…
Green Light On – Episode 72 – The boys chat about anything and everything, plus Ian Garland!
This week on Green Light On, James Van de Maat and Jason Adams take you through Thursday nights form. James is also joined by Bendigo hairdresser, Ian Garland for inside info. greyhoundracingvic · Green Light On – Episode 72 – The boys chat about anything and everything, plus Ian Garland! Don’t forget, you can listen to Green Light On every Thursday and Saturday on your favourite podcast app.
Ready… Set… ‘Wow’!
‘Wonder woman’ Wow She’s Fast has enjoyed a low-key training regimen in preparation for the Group 1 Adelaide Cup final (530m) at Angle Park on Friday night. “Team Greenough” (Jackie and Kel) has avoided the ‘lure’ of trialling Australia’s No. 1 sprinter since her track record-breaking SA vs All Stars Match Race Challenge win at Angle Park on September 22. Wow She’s Fast notched her sixth successive win, clocking a stunning 29.86sec, which sliced 1.5L off Aston Rupee’s 29.95sec mark – ironically set in the same event last year. It provided…
Fernando facing ‘Wow’ of a task
David Geall concedes Wow She’s Fast’s rivals in Friday night’s Group 1 Adelaide Cup Final (530m) at Angle Park are “running for second”. Geall will have his first Adelaide Cup finalist in Fernando Mick, winner of his last four starts and unbeaten in two appearances at Angle Park, including a runaway 30.39sec heat victory last Thursday. However, the son of 2015 Adelaide Cup hero Fernando Bale is only rated a $9 chance to claim a breakthrough Group race success at his sixth attempt, with fellow Victorian Wow She’s Fast a…
‘Chase’ off to a ‘Great’ start!
The 2022 Group 3 Great Chase, which supports the disability sector, got off to a ‘great’ start last week. Heats conducted at Bendigo (500m) / Traralgon (500m) on Friday and Sandown Park (515m) / Sale (440m) on Sunday unearthed some future stars – the norm for this ‘Racing and Community Events Series’ since its inception in 2003. Great performances were handed in by Solace (28.05sec) at Bendigo and Fred Rose (27.82sec) at Traralgon, while Great Guy (29.52sec) and Volkanovski (24.61sec) were stars of the show at Sandown Park and Sale…
Dogs to follow – Get Out, Zipping Starsky and Journey Beyond
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. GET OUT (Box 6) Breeding: Nov ’20 Aussie Infrared x Screen ShotTrainer: Paul Abela, ParwanRecord: 2 starts 0-1-0 Dale says: Get Out has had no luck in his first two runs. After coming from the rear to run second on debut, I was really taken by his next start when running fourth over 595m at Sandown Park, as he hardly got left alone and ran home…
Chase For Charity | Off The Bench with the Men’s Shed
Derek O’Leary from the Victorian Men’s Shed Association caught up with GRV’s Lou Martin and the Off The Bench team this morning after GRV’s Chase For Charity came to an end for 2022. Liam Pickering chose the Men’s Shed Association as his charity of chose and tipped them into $7,517.20. Catch up on their chat this morning below. greyhoundracingvic · Off The Bench & Greyhound Racing Victoria: Lou Martin and Derek O’Leary