Category: Dogs

David Plumridge is dreaming big with homebred sprinter Peacock ahead of Saturday night’s heats of the Group 1 Golden Easter Egg (520m) at Wentworth Park in Sydney. Plumridge will have his first ever interstate starter when late bloomer Peacock exits box two in heat eight (race 9, 8.47pm), where Sportsbet has marked him on the third line of betting at $5.50. “I started thinking about the Egg a couple of weeks ago and decided to have a shot at it,” Plumridge explained. “He hasn’t trialled at Wentworth Park, but fingers…

Life works in mysterious ways… Just ask young Pearcedale trainer Jake Loverso, who knows all about fate. Loverso was introduced to greyhound racing in his late teens purely by chance. “I got my start in the sport through Tom and George Dailly,” he said. “I’d never seen a greyhound until Tom offered me a position when I was 19 years old. “I had been doing odd jobs. But I just couldn’t find a passion for any of them.” “With the pace he’s got, anything is possible.” Loverso, 27, epitomises the…

Considering the phenomenal success Robert Britton has enjoyed with the omnipotent ‘Tears’ dynasty – think Tornado Tears, Space Star and Here’s Tears, to name just a few – it’s a little surprising the latest incarnation has caught the champion trainer by surprise. Youngsters from the April ’21 litter by Goodesy out of Freaky Tears, a litter sister to Here’s Tears and full sister to Tornado Tears, have been turning heads since arriving in Victoria. Headline acts Trooper Tears and Trapper Tears are frontline contenders for the rich Group 3 Launching…

Anthony Azzopardi will take aim at back-to-back victories in the Group 2 CKH Painting Shepparton Cup (450m) on Saturday, after record-breaking speedster Salad Dodger set a scorching pace in Monday night’s heats. After springing a surprise in the 2022 Shepparton Cup Final with $15 outsider Substantial, Azzopardi set about defending the title with Salad Dodger, which made his debut at the track in the second of four heats. In a determined chasing display, Salad Dodger ($4.80) ran down last start G2 Horsham Cup placegetter Matt’s Hope ($3F) in the final…

Don’t be misled by the recent form of 2022 Australian Cup runner-up Paddy Wants Pats. He may be a “gentleman and sook” on the inside, but he’s as tough as nails on the outside. And that’s why he could be the ‘sleeper’ in the Group 2 CKH Painting Shepparton Cup series (450m), which kicks off with four heats on Monday night. Paddy Wants Pats (Box 4) is a $7.50 chance in Heat 2 (Race 6, 8.42pm) and $17 to take out the final in Sportsbet’s ‘All In’ market. A blueblood…

Champion trainer David Geall is on an ultimate mission for a second Group 2 Shepparton Cup in three years. Geall won the 2021 edition with the flying Ferdinand Boy, which finished sixth in 2022. This year, dual G1 winner Fernando Mick flies the flag for Geall. He won last year’s Hobart Thousand, followed by this year’s Australian Cup – at his 101st start! Fernando Mick – also runner-up in the 2022 G1 Melbourne Cup and 2021 G1 Maturity Classic – is Sportsbet’s $6.50 ‘All In’ equal favourite, along with Unleash…