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Gibbons ‘plays it straight’ at Healesville
Avalon’s ‘Team Gibbons’ could finally break their much-documented Group race ‘hoodoo’ after litter brothers Quinlan Bale and Nicolson Bale quinellaed the $15,250 Victorian Straight Track Championship final (350m) at Healesville on Sunday. It was a classic case of sibling rivalry, with Quinlan Bale ($3.30F) obtaining a $10,000 first prize and ‘bragging rights’ – but only just – over the fast-finishing Nicolson Bale ($3.40), which was seventh in the early stages. Both are trained by Daniel Gibbons, who walked away with $13,000 in 19.42sec courtesy of the Jun ’20 Feral Franky-Ethla…
Sale abandoned
Sale’s ‘Night’ meeting on Sunday 14 August was abandoned due to weather. Please refer to the Important Announcements section in FastTrack for the latest information. Prizemoney from Sunday nights (14 August) meeting will be divided equally among greyhounds that were eligible to compete at the time of abandonment, pursuant to GAR 111 (3). Starters fees and travel subsidy from Sunday’s (14 August) meeting will be paid, with prizemoney divided equally among greyhounds that were drawn to compete. Any VICGREYS bonus that applied to an abandoned event will be divided equally…
Moraine Suzie to fly the flag for Victoria
Three weeks ago, Moraine Suzie was competing in restricted-win provincial races. Last night, she locked in her spot to represent Victoria on the National Stage.
The Stir Up
GRV’s own Peter Quilty, Andrew Copley 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! Peter What a win by Moraine Suzie in the Victorian Distance Championship at Sandown Park last night. She could be a star of the future. Trent Don’t forget about the Victorian Sprint Championship. Dusty Bourbski was extremely brave in holding off Photo Man. Andrew The victory of Paddy Wants Pats cannot be overshadowed as…
‘Galo halo’ glowing at Healesville
Pampered GAP retiree Peter Galo enjoys the ‘life of Riley’, living in luxury on a 60-acre property at Ouyen. But during his racing heyday, Peter Galo was a Healesville cult idol. He amassed an incredible 47 victories – 24 at Healesville – and at one stage looked like he’d press his ‘uncle’, Stagger, for the Victorian wins record of 64. Peter Galo’s biggest win at Healesville was the 2019 Listed National Straight Track Championship on August 18 – establishing a new and still existing 350m track record (18.65sec). And three…
Dailly double?
Donning the ‘Big V’ is one of the highest honours in any of our sporting codes. So, it’s high stakes when the state finals of the National Sprint Championship (515m) and National Distance Championship (715m) are decided at Sandown Park on Thursday night. And it’s “Team Dailly” who holds the whip hand in the NSC state final and has an undeniable chance in the NDC state final. Both events carry a $12,000 first prize. They’ll launch a triple challenge in the Sprint final (Race 8, 8.37pm) with G1 Silver Chief…
Let the ‘Chase’ begin
Since its inception in 2018, no Victorian sprinter has won the Million Dollar Chase. But our chase to ultimately provide an ‘instant millionaire’ – in the second MDC edition for 2022 – starts at Temora on Wednesday with two regional heats over 457 metres. And, on numbers alone, the Vics have an excellent chance of a strong presence in the Temora regional final six days later. We have five of the seven runners in Heat 1 (Race 7, 5.32pm) and four of seven in Heat 2 (Race 8, 5.54pm). However,…
Removal of unplaced prizemoney at Warrnambool
Following recently announced increases to Victorian prizemoney and travel subsidies for the 2022-23 racing season, a review of the current race program and prizemoney structures has been undertaken to ensure a consistent and simplified approach. In June 2020, the Warrnambool Greyhound Racing Club commenced holding bottom-up graded 250+ rank limit Monday afternoon meetings to address uncertainty in the racing program caused by COVID-19 related Victorian travel restrictions and SA border closures. These meetings were added to the program to ensure opportunities to race were available for trainers and greyhounds particularly…
GRV joins Racing.com in groundbreaking partnership
GRV and Victorian Thoroughbred Racing IMB Pty Ltd (VTRIMB) are pleased to announce a groundbreaking new free-to-air partnership that will see the best of Victorian greyhound racing showcased nationally on the “Racing.com” free to air channel (78 & 68) and Foxtel’s channel 529 for the first time. Over five Saturday nights throughout November and December 2022, the Racing.com channel will broadcast live GRV’s Metropolitan Festival of Racing, including the $1 million Melbourne Cup Final at Sandown Park and the $1.6 million The Phoenix at the Meadows. The meetings to be…