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Radley Bale Early Favourite For 2012 Launceston Cup Final

Classy Victorian chaser Radley Bale has been installed favourite in early markets on the $57,000 Tasracing Launceston Cup (515 metres) to be conducted at the Tote Racing Centre on Monday night. The only Graeme Bate prepared chaser to make it through to the rich final, Radley Bale will run from the white box and is being quoted at $2. On...
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Fields Finalised For Group 1 Temlee, Group 2 Rookie Rebel & Group 2 Zoom Top

Fields for the Group 1 Temlee, Group 2 Rookie Rebel and the Group 2 Zoom Top – all sponsored by Macro Meats – have been confirmed, setting up what promises to be an extraordinary night’s racing at The Meadows on February 18. The panel – made up of representatives from The Meadows and the GRV Grading department – cut the...
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Keith Boan Receives Fine Only For Procaine Positive In NSW Greyhound

Greyhound Racing NSW Stewards conducted an inquiry into the analyst’s reports that the urine sample taken from Holiday Impact after that greyhound won Race 3, the B & P Surveys Maiden Final 420m, run at the Tweed Heads meeting on Saturday 29 October 2011, had been found to contain the prohibited substance procaine. Evidence was taken from trainer Mr Keith...
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It’s Official – Miata Is Unstoppable On Home Soil

They came, they saw and they watched Miata conquer as the Queen of Cannington arrived on the national stage courtesy of a memorable win in the Group 1 Sky Racing Galaxy Final. The large crowd that gathered at the home of Western Australian Greyhound Racing were there to see one dog, and they certainly got what they came for. The...
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It’s A Road To Glory For Gatt In The West

On a night that provided much cooler conditions to the week prior, New South Wales’ greyhound, Oaks Road scorched around Cannington to take out the 2012 Sky Racing Perth Cup. Trainer Mark Gatt had this greyhound prepared beautifully for the occasion, as he came into the race in peak form, with success in his previous four starts which included a...
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Good Track, Bad Track?

What do you think about the good or bad aspects of Australian tracks? Comments to the editor would be welcome. Do you know that, on average, one in three TAB races (including last Saturday Perth Cup) is badly affected by interference? A dog falls in one in every twenty races. But the averages disguise a lot. These are interim conclusions...
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Heston Bale Awarded Australia’s Best Greyhound Run January 2012

The AGRA’s Run of the Month for January 2012 has been awarded to Heston Bale after his extraordinary performance to win his heat of the Perth Cup on January 28th. Heston Bale was put on his nose on the first corner and almost put over the outside rail as the leader Forty Two Below led into the back straight in...
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Oaks Road Named Australia’s Best Greyhound In January 2012

AGRA’s Greyhound of the Month for January 2012 is brilliant New South Wales sprinter Oaks Road. In January the talented Oaks Road was undefeated winning his four starts including the Group 2 Bob Payne Summer Sprint at Wentworth Park. It was a remarkable month for the hard chasing Spiral Nikita dog trained by Mark Gatt for Ed Kingswell. He has...
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Things Are Not Always What They Seem

It is never easy to get to the heart of things in the racing industry. Here are some topical examples. CASE 1. Earlier (see Truth is Better than Fiction, 30 Jan) I suggested that, amongst other operators, Betfair did not publish turnover figures. A couple of readers took me to task, pointing out that a query of its website would...
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Stars Ready To Rock The Hunter In Two Group One Showdowns

This Friday night at Betchoice Gardens will see not one but two sensational Group One age restricted finals worth $75,000 each. After two intense weeks of heats and semi-finals contests, where some of the fastest times ever recorded at Betchoice Gardens were witnessed by spectators, should draw a bumper crowd for the Hunter’s drawcard meeting of 2012. Of the two...
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