Daily Mail: ‘Opal’ ready to rock Sandown Park

Premier Racing at Sandown Park tonight features five heats of two G1 races including the clash between Big Opal Rocks and Amron Boy in the fourth heat of the Harrison-Dawson. TAB Million Dollar Chase finalist Photo Man is also lining up in a heat of the Harrison-Dawson. TAB Phoenix champion Wow She’s Fast, G1 winner Idolize and G1 finalist Immunity are contesting heats of the Sapphire Crown. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerGALLOPING SPEEDTAB fixed odds at 8:45am: $4.80 Win Bendigo Race 3 Box 2 2:42pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/666538575/race/3 Today’s Racing Healesville:…

Delbridge chases successive Sandown Cups

Balliang trainer Mark Delbridge is striving for back-to-back victories in the Group 1 RSN Sandown Cup (715m) on May 19. Delbridge won Sandown GRC’s flagship staying event last year with Zipping Rambo and now Jarick Bale chases a $175,000 first prize next week. The brilliant and versatile Jarick Bale is chasing his third G1, having won last year’s Sale Cup (650m) and this year’s Rookie Rebel (600m) – both over the middle distance. He was the fastest qualifier tonight from five heats, registering a sensational 41.29sec – around 2L off…

Wow… What a night!

“Wow factor’ and ‘X-factor’ are fitting depictions for Friday night’s Premier Racing at Sandown Park – comprising heats of a Group 1 double-header. And the superlatives refer to three young stars of the sport – one almost a racing millionaire. Wow She’s Fast has only raced 14 times for nine wins, including the inaugural $750,000 to-the-winner TAB Phoenix and $150,000 to-the-winner G3 Launching Pad. She has won seven from nine over 515m, with a 28.93sec PB, at Sandown Park. It’s the fourth fastest time there on record. How’s that for…

How to spend $50 on TAB’s ‘All In’ Sandown Cup market

After ‘burning the midnight oil’ on TAB’s ‘All In’ market for the Group 1 RSN Sandown Cup (715m), The Watchdog is tipping New South Wales superstar Zipping Kansas to claim a “breakout Group 1”. “Heat 5 (Race 8) is the most exciting heat of the night,” said the form expert. Click HERE  for TAB’s ‘All In’ Sandown Cup market “You’ve got Zipping Kansas (Box 6) taking on Collinda Patty (Box 7) and I think ‘Kansy’ is going to step well and he’ll get across to the lead. “Collinda Patty will…

Daily Mail: ‘Good’ ready to go at The Meadows

Good To Go – victorious in the Runway Final during the Group 3 Launching Pad series – faces the promising Exalted in a Grade 5 525m heat at The Meadows this afternoon. G2 Shepparton Cup finalist Dynamic Prince lines up against Zipping Crusader – top-three in five of his last starts – in a Mixed 4/5 525m race. G3 winner Jazz Opera v Spanish Miss v G2 finalist Ultimate Avenger, G3 finalist Wedding Or Baby v Alfie Alligator v Greysynd Shock and Courteous Reiko v G3 finalist Dusty Lyn should…

Sister Act

The ‘Collinda sisters’ will be “doin’ it for themselves” in heats of the Group 1 RSN Sandown Cup (715m) on Thursday night. Collinda Patty and Collinda Lady – both trained by Jason Thompson https://watchdog.grv.org.au/trainer/-5769 – have their sights firmly set on the $175,000 first prize on May 19. And Thompson believes they’ll be “standin’ on their own (four) feet” and “ringin’ on their own bells”. Collinda Patty – Sandown Park’s 595m track record holder (33.56sec) – is TAB’s fixed odds $1.85F, ahead of NSW superstar Zipping Kansas ($2.40), in Heat…

Bairnsdale Probus takes in the greyhound racing business

As greyhound racing crowds slowly return the tracks across Victoria, the same can be said for those taking part in the clubs’ community engagement activities. With 11 of Greyhound Racing Victoria’s 13 tracks located in regional Victoria, most clubs, as part of their Community Engagement commitment, provide venues for local fund-raising activities and community social activities. An example of this was the recent Bairnsdale Probus Club’s visit to Sale Greyhound Racing Club for an informative day of greyhound education and a social lunch at Sale’s “Graze” bistro. Thirty Probus members…

Daily Mail: ‘Panther’ on the prowl at Warragul

Jungle Panther will be aiming to record his third straight victory and fifth in his last six starts in a Mixed 4/5 460m race at Warragul tonight, but the in-form Wigram Road merits respect. Narcissus and Orson Mick clash in a Mixed 3/4 400m event, while Anita Sonic Love and Zipping Albert duel in a Grade 5 400m race. That’ll Do Neo v My Seanna, Oldrik Bale v El Dorado and G3 finalist Nike Apache v Raised v Maxed Out should be competitive battles. Last start G2 Warrnambool Cup finalist…

Hank’s ‘heist’

Victorian staying star Hank The Hustler pulled off a daring ‘heist’ at Wentworth Park in Sydney on Saturday night. Hank The Hustler ‘swindled’ two of the finest stayers in New South Wales – Zipping Kansas and Super Estrella – to claim the $50,000 first prize in the Group 3 Wentworth Park Gold Cup Final (720m). Trained at Anakie by Jeff Britton, Hank The Hustler ($13), which was last in the early stages, came home at the rate of knots to defeat Super Estrella ($2.50) by one length in 42.27sec. Zipping…