Author: Editor BOAY

The NCAV Coursing season moves into full swing with the Victoria Derby and Victoria Oaks preliminaries at Lang Lang on Sunday. The Dozus Two syndicate – comprising father-and-son team Brendan and Matthew Dewan – have six members of a Nov ’20 Fernando Bale x Dewana Dimie litter contesting the heats: four in the Derby and two in the Oaks. Winners of next week’s Derby and Oaks will each take home a $4000 first prize. CLICK HERE  FOR LANG LANG COURSING PROGRAM  But the star attraction on tomorrow’s program is ‘coursing…

Daniel and Rebecca Gibbons broke their frustrating feature race curse in style at Traralgon on Friday night, training the quinella in the $15,750 Floodfawn Classic (500m). Even-money favourite McKeon Bale defeated kennelmate Gracie Bale in 27.99sec to claim the $10,000 winner’s purse. It was McKeon Bale’s ninth win from 20 starts, with the daughter of Feral Franky having previously finished third in the G3 Ladies Bracelet at Wentworth Park, while runner-up Gracie Bale had been placed in both the G2 Laurels and G3 Provincial Plate. WATCH: Favourite MCKEON BALE (3)…

Pakenham trainer Brad Sands is hoping Flying Pie can ‘uphold the Magpies name’ in the Mark Hughes Foundation The Prospector heats (425m) at Bendigo on Sunday. A staunch Collingwood supporter – hence Flying Pie’s moniker – Sands is quietly confident his exciting prospect can make a ‘cakewalk’ of heat one – Race 10, 1.47pm. Sands may not believe in omens. However, Flying Pie (Box 2) – whose kennel name is “Daicos” – will wear the ‘black and white’ rug! Flying Pie has won four races from only 10 starts and…

Premier Racing at The Meadows tonight is highlighted by the appearance of Pink Diamond Champion Distance winner Aston Velvet in the Great Eight event over 730 metres. The G1 Sandown Cup placegetter will face strong opposition from kennelmate and G1 Sandown Cup finalist Golden Quest, G1 Hume Cup winner Knicks Bale and dual G3 winner Hank The Hustler. Pink Diamond finalist Manila Dusk v Little Tiger v Spanish Miss v Runway winner Good To Go and Daph’s Zac v G1 finalist Fernando’s Quest v Shima Pearl v dual G3 finalist…

After celebrating the biggest win of his training career on Pink Diamond night, young Anakie trainer Jack Campbell is hopeful promising stayer Aston Pablo can continue his rise through the ranks in Premier Racing at The Meadows on Saturday night. Aston Pablo claimed the Listed Pink Diamond Rookie Distance title at Ballarat last Friday, and the lightly-raced prospect will face another test of his staying mettle in the Great 8 Series Special Event (730m). Chasing his first city success, the son of dual country cups winner Aston Kimetto, owned and…

GOTBA Cup winner Jefferson County faces Freya Bale, Traralgon 350m track record holder Maxed Out, G3 winner Blackpool Flash, Smokin’ Charlie and G3 finalist Gold Skulltula in the $15,250 Glenview Cup Final at Traralgon this evening. The in-form Whistling Bullet and G3 placegetter McKeon Bale headline the $15,750 Floodfawn Classic Final. In the other night meeting at Bendigo, dual G3 winner Barooga Smoke v TAB Phoenix runner True Collinda should be a tremendous clash, while two heats of the Winter Cup are being staged. Four-time G2 champion Ferdinand Boy and…