‘Affair of the heart’

Top Victorian trainer Andrea Dailly is chasing an unprecedented sixth Group 1 TAB Australian Cup (525m) on Saturday night. And she has four chances in which to pull off a phenomenal feat! Based at Anakie, Dailly is represented by Daph’s Ascend (Box 2), Zippy Tesla (Box 3), Lala Kiwi (Box 4) and Gypsy Bun (Box 7). Click HERE  for TAB’s Australian Cup market. Since 2010, Dailly has won the ‘Cup of Dreams’ with Dyna Lachlan (2010), Spud Regis (2013), Dyna Double One (2016), Hecton Bale (2018) and Dyna Patty (2019). Spud Regis…

Gibbons ready for Cup ‘wrestle’

In a previous life as a professional wrestler, before switching sporting allegiances to become a rising star of the greyhound training ranks, Daniel Gibbons – aka “Danny Psycho” – collected championship belts for fun. But while Gibbons, 33, in partnership with wife Rebecca, has made his presence felt in a relatively brief career with the collar and lead, he hasn’t yet cracked a feature race win. What better stage to celebrate a breakthrough success than Saturday night at The Meadows, where Gibbons has Titan Blazer, a $13 chance with TAB,…

Daily Mail: ‘Titan’ set to rule at Horsham

After breaking the 485m track record in his last visit to Horsham, Presidents Cup winner Soda Titan lines up against G1 National Derby finalist Boston Garden in the sixth heat of the G2 Horsham Cup this afternoon. Zivon Bale, G1 National Derby finalist Zara’s Ivan, dual G2 runner-up Lots Of Chatter and G2 Launceston Cup winner Hill Top Jack contest the first heat, while G2 Traralgon Cup winner Typhoon Sammy stands out in the second heat. In-form chasers Americano Miss and Decimate face multiple Group finalist Hebridean Black in the…

Bravo ‘Paddy’

Freshwater Creek owner-trainer Kelly Bravo is hoping Paddy Wants Pats can follow in the pawprints of his mum, Striker Light, in the Group 1 TAB Australian Cup (525m) at The Meadows on Saturday night. Bravo and husband Brett have prepared three G1 Melbourne Cup finalists – Pezza’s Tiger (1996), Secret Spell (2015) and Striker Light (2017) – but Paddy Wants Pats is their first Australian Cup finalist. Striker Light won three G1s, including the Temlee, during the 2018 ‘Australian Cup Carnival’. In all, she contested an amazing 17 Group race finals…

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

Ahead of Saturday night’s TAB Australian Cup extravaganza, Horsham will set the scene for a massive two days of feature racing on Friday afternoon, staging six heats of the Group 2 Taylor’s Palace Hotel Horsham Cup. After sensationally breaking the Horsham 485m track record of former superstar Shima Shine earlier this month, Soda Titan is TAB’s $4 ‘All In’ favourite, ahead of Group 2 Traralgon Cup winner and Group 2 Bendigo Cup placegetter Typhoon Sammy at $5.50. Click HERE  for TAB’s ‘All In’ Horsham Cup market However, form analyst The…

Greyhound Racing Victoria CEO resigns

GRV today announced the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer Alan Clayton PSM, with effect from today. In paying tribute to Alan’s tenure as CEO, GRV Chair Ms. Peita Duncan said: “Over the last six years Alan has reinvigorated and restructured the industry with unprecedented growth and revenue, along with a vision for it to be a vibrant, entertaining and thriving sport with animal welfare at its heart. “The Board and I thank Alan for this direction and the significant contribution, leadership and collaborative efforts he has made, in particular…

Easing of mask rules and what it means for greyhound racing

The Victorian Government has announced a number of ‘sensible changes to pandemic orders and public health recommendations’ set to come into effect across the state. As such, from Saturday 26 February, the wearing of face masks at Victorian greyhound race tracks will be optional, except in the case of: – hospitality employees – workers serving or facing members of the public, such as at reception, meeting guests or serving customers Temperature testing at Victoria’s racetracks will also cease from Saturday. State Government requirements for QR code check in and mandatory…

TAB Australian Cup Final: Armchair Guide

Champion trainers Andrea Dailly and Jason Thompson loom as key players in Saturday night’s Group 1 TAB Australian Cup final at The Meadows, but the prolific feature race specialists will take very different records into the $300,000 to-the-winner showpiece. Dailly has dominated the Australian Cup over the last decade and is chasing a remarkable sixth win since 2010, having been successful with Dyna Lachlan (2010), Spud Regis (2013), Dyna Double One (2015), Hecton Bale (2018) and Dyna Patty (2019). ‘Team Dailly’ will have numbers on its side after dominating last…

Typhoon Sammy ‘warning’

Sprinting ‘whirlwind’ Typhoon Sammy is known for his ‘wind speed’. So, expect a ‘tsunami’ when he lines up in the Group 2 Taylor’s Palace Hotel Horsham Cup heats (485m) on Friday afternoon. Trained by Jason Thompson, Typhoon Sammy is ultimately chasing a second country cup. He stormed to a 21.66sec victory in the G2 Traralgon Cup (395m) on January 26. Five days earlier, he won a heat in the equal fastest time (21.53sec) recorded thus far on the new, state-of-the-art ‘J-curve’ track. Typhoon Sammy (January ’19 Aston Dee Bee x…

Daily Mail: ‘Lad’ set to star at Sandown Park

Premier Racing at Sandown Park tonight features dual Group placegetter McCooly’s Lad rising in distance from a heat of the G1 TAB Australian Cup. Call Me Buster, the in-form Invictus Jaxson and G2 Ballarat Cup runner-up Special Talent are considered the biggest dangers to McCooly’s Lad. Rocket Boy – victorious in four of his last five starts and 37 of 74 overall – is at Warrnambool this evening in a 390m Free For All. Dale Code’s Predicted Market FirmerGALLOPING SPEEDTAB fixed odds at 9am: $9 Win Warragul Race 8 Box…