Category: Dogs

Co-trainer Kel Greenough concedes the world’s highest stakes earning greyhound, Wow She’s Fast ($2,379,495), “doesn’t appear to be racing as well” as 12 months ago. Wow She’s Fast ($2.30F) claimed last year’s Group 1 Sapphire Crown for ‘Team Greenough’ (Kel & Jackie), scoring by 7.6L in a scintillating 28.817sec, on May 19. It’s the second-fastest time ever semaphored over 515 metres at Sandown Park – only bettered by Aston Rupee (28.790sec) on September 9, 2021. Wow She’s Fast (Feb ’20 My Bro Fabio x Fair Of Face) has also registered the fifth-fastest…

Chasing an elusive Group victory, Jeff Chignell is hoping box one is kinder to Fred Rose in Thursday night’s Group 1 Sportsbet Harrison Dawson heats than it was to his mother, Dash Of Rose, in the 2017 G1 Sapphire Crown Final. A homegrown son of champion 2015 Harrison Dawson hero Fernando Bale, Fred Rose has earned a crack at G1 glory with a career-best run of form, winning four of his past five starts, boosting his record to 13 from 38. Three of those wins came at Sandown Park, including…

Greyhound racing in Victoria celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2023, with our sport now taking pride of place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground’s Australian Sports Museum (ASM) in recognition of the momentous milestone. The exhibition was officially launched at the MCG on Monday night with a number of dignitaries in attendance including breeders, trainers, administrators, volunteers, media partners and a handful of greyhounds including reigning Waterloo Cup champion He’s No Slouch and all-time great sprinter and sire, Fernando Bale. The ASM’s new greyhound racing display incorporates four spectacular showcases sprinkled…

GRV will donate $12,000 to support Ukrainians in need of humanitarian aid due to the current Russian invasion. A partnership struck with the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria (AUV) some weeks ago saw GRV pledge $400 to the cause every time the blue number 4 greyhound and yellow number 5 greyhound ran first and second in the same race in Victoria, in any order. Blue and yellow are the colours of the Ukrainian flag. The month-long fundraiser fittingly began on 6 April – International Day of Sport for Development and…

Victoria’s coursing season kicks off at Longwood this Sunday in the year we celebrate 150 years of greyhound racing in this state. Greyhound racing first began in Victoria way back in 1873 in the form of coursing and, judging by participation in this weekend’s season opener, interest in this traditional form of racing remains strong. “We had 155 nominations for this Sunday’s meeting,” revealed National Coursing Association of Victoria Secretary, Heather Villinger. “We conduct 10 events at each of our meetings and we ideally need 80 nominations to fill the…

Little River greyhound training stalwart Paul Bartolo has fond memories of his incredible 2006 Group 1 Melbourne Cup quinella with litter sisters Betty’s Angel and Miss Mini Mouse. “My heart starts beating faster every time I think about it,” he said. “It’s just a feeling that’s still difficult to describe – it always seems so surreal.” Betty’s Angel (20 from 43) went on to claim the 2006 Victorian GOTY-Australian GOTY double. She was a six-time G1 finalist – also claiming the 2006 Sapphire Crown Classic and 2007 Perth Cup – and…

Coronations are ‘flavour of the month’… And greyhound racing has been caught up in the fervour! There was plenty of ‘pomp and ceremony’ surrounding the win of Kelsey Bale in the $78,795 Group 2 Sportsbet Warrnambool Cup (450m) on Wednesday night. ‘Country cups royalty’ descended upon Wannon Park in dignified fashion when the Daniel Gibbons-trained sprint monarch took out the $50,000 to-the-winner event. Kelsey Bale (Jun ’20 Feral Franky x Ethla Allen) also snared a $50,000 bonus for claiming a third country cup in a calendar year, having also won…