Author: Editor BOAY

‘Country cups king’ Ferdinand Boy reigned supreme in Wednesday night’s $70,335 Group 2 Macey’s Bistro Warrnambool Cup (450m). Prepared at Lara by David Geall, Ferdinand Boy retained his ‘throne’ with a fourth G2 country cup win. He also won last year’s Shepparton, Ballarat and Healesville cups, where he won a $50,000 GRV bonus for winning three country cups in a calendar year. Amazingly, it was Ferdinand Boy’s eighth appearance in a G2 country cup final. Ferdinand Boy ($3.30) ordained with an ‘iron paw’, taking the $47,000 first prize in a…

The Western Festival of Racing concludes tonight with the $47,000 to-the-winner G2 Warrnambool Cup Final and track specialist Mepunga Mustang is eyeing his 15th win at start 28. Three-time G2 country cup champion Ferdinand Boy – victorious in 42 of his 78 races – and G2 Ballarat Cup winner Compliance are considered the biggest dangers to Mepunga Mustang. Group winners Hennessey and Substantial clash in the $10,000 winner-take-all Cup Night Match Race, while G3 winner Weblec Ranger, the promising Mobile Legend and G2 runner-up McCooly’s Lad feature in the Stan…

Astro Boy – like his powerful android namesake – will need to be a ‘superhero’ to win the $70,335 Group 2 Macey’s Bistro Warrnambool Cup (450m) on Wednesday night. And there’ll be real ‘human emotions’ if he emulates his science fiction epithet. His Avalon trainer, Jessica Sharp, is hoping her ‘Mighty Atom’ can ‘rocket high’ to a $47,000 first prize. ‘Everything is go’ for Astro Boy (Jan ’19 Banjo Boy x Paua To Avoid), which has been the surprise packet of the series. He won his heat, paying $16.90, in a…

The Watchdog says there are “no excuses” for Ferdinand Boy in the $70,335 Group 2 Macey’s Bistro Warrnambool Cup Final (450m) this Wednesday night. “The ‘cups king’ has come up favourite at $2.70, and rightly so,” said the expert form analyst. Click HERE  for TAB’s latest Warrnambool Cup Final market “Last week, he was brilliant – 6.52sec to the first marker and a sub-25 (second) run. The box draw has panned out perfectly and from box one, I’d expect him to lead. “He should be able to ‘pounce on the…

Jungle Panther – triumphant in three of his last four races – lines up against the consistent Alfie Alligator, G3 runner-up Red Reactor and Sandown Park 29.24 winner Cybertruck in a Grade 5 485m final at Horsham this afternoon. West Song is aiming to stretch her winning streak to five races in a 410m Free For All, but Ertugrul Bey and Lektra Sammy must be respected. G2 Shepparton Cup finalist Dynamic Prince stands out in a Mixed 4/5 460m event at Warragul tonight, while G3 Launching Pad finalist Aston Komuni…

Superstar sprinter Ferdinand Boy can reclaim the mantle of Victorian greyhound racing’s country cups king with victory in Wednesday night’s $70,335 Group 2 Macey’s Bistro Warrnambool Cup Final (450m). The David Geall-trained Ferdinand Boy, who is chasing his fourth Victorian country cup victory, has the advantage of box one, a draw he has had on five occasions for three wins. Click HERE  for TAB’s latest Warrnambool Cup Final market While Ferdinand Boy is clearly the best-credentialled greyhound in the Warrnambool Cup Final, sentimental hopes lie with Mepunga Mustang. Owned by…

‘Team Gibbons’ will be attempting to break a Group final jinx when they chase a G3 double at Wentworth Park on Saturday night. Based at Avalon, husband-and-wife Daniel and Rebecca Gibbons have endured a frustrating run in ‘black type’ events but that could all end with June ’20 Feral Franky x Ethla Allen littermates McKeon Bale and Quinlan Bale. McKeon Bale ($2.30EF) – named after champion swimmer Emma McKeon – qualified for the Ladies Bracelet final (520m) with a strong 30.07sec heat win, while Quinlan Bale ($4.00) also clocked a 30.07sec…

Country cups king Ferdinand Boy will take aim at an amazing fourth provincial crown after a dominant display in his heat of the Group 2 Macey’s Bistro Warrnambool Cup (450m) on Thursday night. Ferdinand Boy, trained at Lara by owner/breeder David Geall, was a three-time country cups winner in 2021, with victories at Ballarat, Healesville and Shepparton earning him a $50,000 bonus for claiming three cups in a calendar year. In 2022, the prolific son of champion sire Fernando Bale has already qualified for the Traralgon, Shepparton, and Ballarat Cup…

Greyhound racing historians would have ‘dusted off’ their record books after spritely 91-year-old James “Herbie” Kirk won with Aston Laurent at The Meadows on Wednesday afternoon. Kirk, who turns 92 on July 3, is believed to be the oldest trainer in the sport to have led in a city winner. Owned by leviathan SA breeder Ray Borda, Aston Laurent ($3.50) notched her third win from 13 starts, scoring by 6.3L in 30.32sec. Late last year, nonagenarian Kirk asked MGRA chairman Eddie Caruana if he could find a greyhound for him to…