Author: Editor BOAY

David Geall was named Australian Trainer of the Year at Greyhound Clubs Australia’s annual Nationals Awards in Sydney on Friday night. Geall, pictured above, had a stunning 2022 racing season, with highlights including winning the TAB Melbourne Cup with Koblenz and steering country cups king Ferdinand Boy to his 50th career victory. The Lara trainer was one of a number of Victorians recognised at the prestigious ceremony, which saw representatives from jurisdictions all over Australia in attendance ahead of Saturday night’s National Sprint and National Distance Grand Finals at Wentworth…

Old stager Blackpool Astro lines up for his 105th start in the Straights Veterans final (300m) – Race 4, 12.14pm – at Healesville on Sunday. The Jan ’18 Banjo Boy x Crackerjack Bale dog qualified for the $2500 to-the-winner final after finishing second to Lady Fabio in a heat last week. Prepared by Ian Beattie – a popular and regular figure at Healesville – Blackpool Astro won at his 100th start on August 7 at the picturesque Yarra Valley venue. The old-timer is a model of consistency with 16 wins, 24…

James Shaw might only be a recent convert to coursing, but he finds himself in a position of great strength heading into Sunday’s decisive second day of competition in the Waterloo Cup at Lang Lang. The young Seymour trainer has three of the remaining six contenders vying for coursing’s most coveted trophy and the attractive $15,000 winner’s purse. Shaw, 32, is assured of at least one semi-finalist, with Zinzan Brooke x Alpha Nemesis litter sisters Crabby Yabby and Nine Nine to stage a ‘family feud’ in a quarter final. While…

National Coursing Association of Victoria president Peter Craig will be striving for his second Waterloo Cup when He’s No Slouch goes to the ‘slips’ at Lang Lang on Sunday. Craig won coursing’s ‘Holy Grail’ with Full Of Grace in 2014. He’s No Slouch won his first three rounds on Day One of the time-honoured event (now into its 149th year) last week and is into the quarter-finals. But with a ‘natural’ Bye, he’s effectively reached the semi-finals on Day Two. Ironically, He’s No Slouch has quickly earned a “wow he’s…

The Waterloo Cup will be decided for the 149th time on Sunday at Lang Lang as the 2022 coursing season draws to a close. Up to seven greyhounds remain in the series after starting with 54 contenders last weekend. Here’s a snapshot of the remaining contenders. 2022 WATERLOO CUP QUARTER FINALISTS CRABBY YABBYTrainer: James Shaw, Seymour Record: 46 starts 11-6-7Prizemoney: $25,800Coursing events contested: 2Coursing events won: 2Comment: Undefeated on the coursing circuit and has shown plenty of versatility on the circle, winning races from 300m to 515m including a victory…

After enduring a frustrating wait to break a feature race hoodoo, the floodgates have burst open for rising training star Daniel Gibbons over the past fortnight. Gibbons, 33, has celebrated back-to-back feature victories at Healesville; firstly, preparing the quinella in the Victorian Straight Track Championship, with straight course revelation Quinlan Bale edging out litter brother Nicolson Bale. That ‘family finish’ saw the classy Feral Franky x Ethla Allen siblings qualify for Saturday morning’s Group 3 National Straight Track Championship final (324m) at Richmond, in Sydney’s west. “It took two and…

Meet the sport’s ‘bargain basement’ buy of the year – Moraine Suzie. Warrnambool owner Peter Byrne paid a paltry $2000 for the latest staying revelation after her 12th staying start. Byrne thought Moraine Suzie (May ’20 My Redeemer x Miss Bo Wicked) may get over more ground based on her breeding and his ‘crystal ball gazing’ has developed into an amazing prognostication. Following her purchase, Moraine Suzie was transferred to Lara trainer Brendan Pursell who didn’t waste any time stepping her up gradually in distance. Subsequently, Moraine Suzie has completed a…

GRV and its Greyhound Adoption Program are proud to be Bronze Partners of Ronald McDonald House Charities’ (RMHC) 2022 Stronger Together Appeal. RMHC provides accommodation to families of sick children, keeping them under the one roof and close to hospital. The Stronger Together Appeal involves a handful of organisations – including GRV and GAP – doubling donations to RMHC for 24 hours only starting at noon on Thursday 25 August. GRV has long been a supporter of RMHC through its Chase for Charity promotion, which can be heard at around…

The last time Sydney hosted the National Championships, in 2015, ‘Team Dailly’ claimed the Sprint Grand Final with the great Fernando Bale. It’s fair to say rapidly improving 2022 Group 1 National Sprint finalist Dusty Bourbski is no Fernando Bale, but trainer Tom Dailly is optimistic lightning could strike twice when the Nationals return to Wentworth Park on Saturday night. Dusty Bourbski (Box 2) occupies the fourth line of TAB’s market at $7, drawn between local favourites Simply Limelight (Box 1) and Good Odds Cash (Box 3), which head betting…