Author: Editor BOAY

Avalon’s Daniel Gibbons will launch a two-pronged challenge in the $10,000 to-the-winner Victorian Straight Track Championship final (350m) on Sunday. Gibbons snared two of the three heats, within 15 minutes yesterday, including the fastest heat winner. Quinlan Bale ($2.30F) set the time standard with a runaway 6.3L victory in 19.34sec (Best), while litter brother Nicolson Bale ($2.70F) clocked a 2.6L win in 19.62sec. Both Jun ’20 Feral Franky x Ethla Allen siblings have similar form lines. Quinlan Bale, a dual G3 finalist, notched his 10th win from 23 starts and Nicolson…

Freakishly talented Kilmany greyhound Mr. Audacious won the $37,250 Warragul St. Leger Final on Friday night in a sizzling front-running display. Rachael Bussitil’s sprinter made it 12 wins from 15 starts when clocking a scorching 25.54sec. Meanwhile, Sally Intention ($8.90) – trained at Pearcedale by Todd O’Neill – made her intentions felt  in the $9170 President’s Cup (680m). The Pink Diamond Rookie Distance runner-up snared a $6250 first prize, clocking 39.58sec. It was her fourth win from 21 starts. And Dynamic Prince ($1.40F) – prepared at Devon Meadows by Peter…

Healesville has been cleared to proceed racing on Sunday 7 August following remedial works. The club will take centre stage over the next six Sundays with its rich Healesville Festival of Racing, starting with heats of the Victorian Straight Track Championship this Sunday and culminating with the Group 2 Healesville Cup Final on 11 September. RELATEDHEALESVILLE FESTIVAL OF RACING CALENDARMATCH RACING RETURNS TO HEALESVILLE

While his name might suggest otherwise, provincial speed sensation Zigzag Cabang shapes as the headline act in Sunday afternoon’s Victorian Straight Track Championship heats (350m) at Healesville. Trained by owner/breeder Greg Berry at Toolleen, Zigzag Cabang will be chasing a sixth ‘straight’ win when he exits Box 2 in the last of three heats (Race 8 at 12.57pm). The last time Zigzag Cabang was seen in action at Healesville, he careered away with the Winter Cup final (350m) from the same draw on July 10. “The way he’s going, Zigzag…

Pink Diamond Princess winner Patriot Earhart ticks all the boxes ahead of her biggest test to date in Saturday night’s FFA sprint at The Meadows, bar one. Patriot Earhart, trained at Anakie by owner/breeder Brad Keel, is unbeaten in three appearances at The Meadows, the most recent an all-the-way 30.00sec success last Saturday, and she has also a perfect three from three record from Box 6. However, Keel has one major reservation about her prospects in Race 7 at 8.42pm. “Equalizer off ‘the red’!” Keel said. “Equalizer is a Group…

Just three weeks remain before applications close for a slot in the 2022 Phoenix, to be run at The Meadows on 17 December. The Phoenix is Victoria’s richest greyhound race, with prizemoney elevated to a whopping $1.65 million this year – including a life-changing first prize of $1 million. Individuals and organisations are invited to apply to purchase a slot in the race at a cost of $100,000, with applications to close at 11:59pm on Friday 26 August 2022. Prizemoney will be paid down to eighth place. PHOENIX PRIZEMONEY IN…

Multiple Group 1-winning trainer Anthony Azzopardi is launching a pre-emptive strike in the $37,250 Group 3 Warragul St Leger final (460m) – Race 8, 9.16pm – on Friday night. Based at Rowsley, Azzopardi has a two-pronged challenge courtesy of Deadly Class (Box 6) and Salad Dodger (Box 8). Both are $9 and $21 respectively on TAB’s fixed odds market. Deadly Class was the fastest of four heat winners last week, clocking a slick 25.57sec, while Salad Dodger posted 25.85sec. But form experts have assessed the $25,000 to-the-winner final as a ‘match…