Daily Mail: ‘Red’ to react positively at Ballarat

G3 runner-up Red Reactor is aiming to boost his record to five wins from nine starts in a Mixed 4/5 450m race at Ballarat tonight, but chasers including Aston Sebring and G1 finalist Envy To Burn will provide stiff competition. G1 Australian Cup finalist Immunity faces the consistent El Cazador and G3 finalist Hometown Hero in a Mixed 4/5 545m event. In the other night meeting at Traralgon, the in-form Zachary and G3 Launching Pad finalist Here Comes Pie clash in a Grade 5 500m race, while Alpine Butterfly is…

Bluey’s back!

2021 Group 1 TAB Australian Cup runner-up Fernando Bluey will be the cynosure of all eyes as he returns from a brief retirement. Fernando Bluey (Box 8), which is now in Lyn Smith’s Nambrok kennel, lines up in a Free For All (400m) – Race 10, 9.45pm – tonight at Warragul. He’s four from five over 400m at Logan Park, with a smart 22.31sec PB, and is undefeated in two starts from the ‘pink’ alley. TAB has him quoted as a short-priced $1.35 fixed odds favourite. However, Lyn intimated punters…

Daily Mail: ‘Bluey’ is back at Warragul

2021 G1 Australian Cup runner-up Fernando Bluey returns to the track at Warragul tonight for the first time since finishing third to dual G1 champion Aston Rupee in a heat of the G1 Melbourne Cup. Pazienza and Archie’s Entity – both victorious in their last two races – clash in a 460m Restricted Win final, while dual Group placegetter Hamillson faces Orson Mick and Jerwood Bale in a Grade 5 400m race. Three-time G2 champion Ferdinand Boy lines up against G3 finalist Zigzag Cabang and Sinful Angel in a 410m…

New rules to provide better national consistency

GRV is planning to introduce updated national and local (Victorian) rules of racing on 1 May in line with all Greyhound Racing Controlling Bodies in Australia. The final rules follow extensive consultation with the industry over the past 18 months. The updated national rules were endorsed by all jurisdictions across Australia in August 2021. Since that period GRV has spent time updating the local (Victorian) rules to align with the national rules concluding public consultation in March 2022. The updated national and local rules provide much better national consistency and…

Daily Mail: Egg-cellent Easter Sunday at Bendigo

G3 winner Collinda Patty faces dual G1 champion Jarick Bale in this afternoon’s $12,000 to-the-winner Bendigo Stayers Cup, but G3 winner Hank The Hustler and the in-form Golden Quest cannot be discounted. Aston Exceed has been terrific winning his heat and semi-final of the Bendigo Gold Rush Maiden and he is favoured to complete the hat-trick in the $10,000 to-the-winner final. Two-time G3 winner Barooga Smoke and G3 placegetter Old News is a clash of kennelmates in the Easter Cup, while there are finals of the Beau and Belle of…

Daily Mail: Boy, what a clash at Bendigo

Exciting prospect Amron Boy – victorious in his first five races and a Launching Pad semi-finalist – lines up against Panama Canal – triumphant in his last seven starts – in a Mixed 4/5 525m race at Bendigo this evening. Premier Racing at The Meadows tonight is highlighted by the appearance of G1 Rookie Rebel runner-up Aston Ulysses in a Grade 5 525m event after racing over 650m at Shepparton last Monday night. Nifty Nangar – the conqueror of Aston Ulysses last Monday night – faces G1 Fanta Bale Super…

Kysaiah’s a speed demon!

In a night of upsets, Kysaiah – named after classy AFL Demons small forward Kysaiah Pickett – kicked a massive ‘goal’ in a heat of tonight’s Group 2 Geelong Gold Cup (520m). Trained at Devon Meadows by Carly Feltham, Kysaiah ($5.80) proved too elusive, scoring by 6.8L, in a flying 29.75sec – just under 4L off the 29.52sec track record, set by Fernando Express on July 27, 2018. Kysaiah notched his 13th win from 24 starts. He’s now unbeaten in five starts from Box 7. VIDEO REPLAYS 2022 Geelong Gold…

Luckie looking for Bendigo Gold

After his superstar sprinter Hard Style Rico’s record-breaking victory in the 2020 Melbourne Cup final from Box 5, poor draws in feature finals don’t hold any fears for Luckie Karabitsakos. Karabitsakos is hoping that will be the case at Bendigo on Sunday afternoon when superbly-bred youngster High Tribe Rico, a half-brother to Hard Style Rico, exits Box 4 in the prestigious $14,960 Jarrod Larkin Concreting Gold Rush Maiden final (425m). A July ’20 son of super sire Fernando Bale and Bella Rico, High Tribe Rico has been impressive in strong-finishing…

Daily Mail: Good Friday of chasing in Victoria

A terrific clash between last Friday night’s G2 Ballarat Cup winner Compliance and Warrnambool Derby winner Mepunga Mustang highlights the fifth heat of the G2 Geelong Gold Cup tonight. The sixth and final heat features recent G2 Shepparton Cup winner Substantial lining up against dual G2 country cup winner Yozo Bale and potential superstar Big Opal Rocks. Meetings are also being staged at Healesville and Traralgon. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerWEBLEC RANGERTAB fixed odds at 10am: $10 Win Geelong Race 6 Box 8 6:58pm Form https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/763380220/race/6 Today’s Racing Healesville: 1:18pm…