Author: Editor BOAY

Young Anakie husband-and-wife team Correy, 28, and Samantha Grenfell, 32 have established a strong following with the 18-35yrs punting demographic. And their devotees will have wallets lined – make that betting apps open – when ‘Team Grenfell’ lines up with a quality quintet in a $22,000 Great 8 (515m) in Premier Racing at Sandown Park on Thursday night. Correy trains Yozo Bale (Box 4) and Loxton Bale (Box 7) while Samantha prepares Xavien Bale (Box 1), Usman Bale (Box 5) and Nikoli Bale (Box 8). And when it comes to…

After meeting with disappointment in 2021, local trainer Ian Garland is confident it will be a different story when spectacularly-bred Aston Reina lines up in Friday night’s $22,295 Beanie For Brain Cancer Roses final (425m) at Bendigo. Last year, Longlea-based Garland had the $1.70 favourite for the Roses in Group-winning speedster Aston Flame, a litter sister to superstar Aston Rupee, but she could only finish eighth. One year later and Garland once again finds himself with a key player in Friday’s $15,000 to-the-winner Roses in Aston Reina, a Fernando Bale…

The Great 8 Regional Series has been applauded by all and sundry. Two more of these exciting races, both worth $7000 to the winner, will be staged at Traralgon tonight – one a Damsels Dash (395m) and the other a Special Event (450m). The sheer quality of both fields is indicative of trainer support for this GRV initiative. And they’re highlighted by Graeme Jose vs Peter Presutto in both races. Simba’s Girl (Box 1) is pitted against Idolize (Box 7) in Race 6, 8.28pm. And the other enthralling match-up is Lots Of…

G1 National Futurity winner Idolize faces Pink Diamond runner-up Simba’s Girl, the in-form Ladies Get Grace and prolific winner Whistling Bullet in a Great Eight event over 395m at Traralgon tonight. G2 finalist Dynamic Prince – a kennelmate of Idolize – is eyeing his seventh win from his last nine starts in a Great Eight race over 450m, but multiple G2 placegetter Lots Of Chatter and El Dorado (won three straight) are big dangers. Action Girl (won 12 from 17) and Pink Diamond Princess winner Patriot Earhart stand out in…

Champion trainer Jason Thompson has declared defending champion Equalizer is going “every bit as good as last year” ahead of Thursday night’s heats of the Group 1 Brisbane Cup (520m) at Albion Park. Equalizer vindicated Thompson’s judgement with a breathtaking come-from-behind victory in the G3 Super Sprinters last Thursday, completing back-to-back wins in the race and improving his unbeaten record at Albion Park to four from four. The performance was all the more remarkable, considering Equalizer was actually retired due to injury only two starts after his runaway 29.52sec triumph…

Dual G3 finalist Security Man – a Sandown Park 29.22 winner – lines up against Sweet Obsidian (won four straight) and dual G2 finalist Perfect Colour in a 400m Free For All at Warragul tonight. Group finalists Pristine Image and Fearless Rory face in-form chasers Roman Hook (won two of last three) and Rear View Mirror (won four of last eight) in a Grade 5 460m final. The promising Paua Of Mindy – racing for the first time since April 14 – and Friday night’s Glenview Cup winner Maxed Out…

Kepal – triumphant in six successive races before finishing third in the Pink Diamond Champion Short Course Final on June 17 – lines up in a Great Eight 385m event at Shepparton tonight. Prolific winners Handsome Jack and Body Hack, plus Masked Avenger – racing for the first time since May 6 – are considered the biggest threats to Kepal claiming his 20th victory at start 32. Group finalists Zigzag Cabang (won 19 from 40) and Ultimate Avenger face Whiskey Road, Conroy (top-two in his past five starts) and Kraken…

Flying Pie, a giveaway greyhound, successfully went ‘panning for gold’ in today’s Mark Hughes Foundation The Prospector heats (425m) at Bendigo.  And now a $15,000 ‘nugget’ awaits him in the final next Friday.  Trained at Pakenham by ‘one-eyed’ Collingwood supporter Brad Sands (main pic), Flying Pie ($2.70F) clocked a flying 23.66sec (Best) win in heat one. It was his fifth win from 11 starts.  Flying Pie – aka “Daicos” – was to ‘uphold the Magpies name’ with a brilliant frontrunning effort. Not dissimilar to AFL club Collingwood, which held on by…

Pink Diamond placegetter Flying Pie headlines the first of two heats of The Prospector at Bendigo, while two heats of the Bendigo Roses are also being staged. Pink Diamond winner Benchester stands out in a Mixed 4/5 425m race, while Group winners Mallee Magic and Weblec Jet clash at Sandown Park. 2021 G1 winner Lakeview Walter races for the first time since November 26 at Sale this evening. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerWEBLEC JETTAB fixed odds at 8:45am: $2.80 Win Sandown Pk Race 6 Box 8 3:44pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/666538734/race/6 Today’s…