Road To Nationals Starts Tonight
The Rapidvite National Series kicks off tonight, with state heats at Sandown, Angle Park and Albion Park. Sandown is host to four very even Victorian sprint heats. The first is a ‘Battle of the Bitches’, with four of the best females in the land clashing. Sonador (box one), Keeko Bale (box three), Finlandia (box four) and Que Sera Sera (box six) are all capable of winning the final and they all have great records at the track and over the distance.
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Bate Eyes Off State Sprint Champs
Iconic 12-time Victorian Trainer of the Year Graeme Bate has a four-pronged attack in the National Sprint Championship state heats (515m) at Sandown Park on Thursday night.
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El Galo Claims Another Country Cup
El Galo during his 2008 Warrnambool Cup victory
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Shanlyn Prince Goes To Stud
Champion sprinter Shanlyn Prince has been retired to stud. Trained by Group race king Darren McDonald, Shanlyn Prince departs the racing scene with 24 wins, 10 seconds and six thirds from 62 starts, and around $300,000 in stakes.
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Vic Metro Clubs Launch Mini Carnivals Stakes Increases
An innovative five-year Group Racing proposal put together by Victoria’s two metropolitan clubs has been approved by the Board of Greyhound Racing Victoria. As a result the Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association (MGRA), which races at The Meadows, and the Sandown Greyhound Racing Club will each introduce annual mini-carnivals.
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Kendale Bale Blitzes Horsham Cup Final
Outstanding sprint prospect Kendale Bale proved a giant-killer in last night’s Group 2 Westside Tabaret Horsham Cup (480m). Trained by Peter Hunt of Lara, Kendale Bale was facing his litmus test but came through with flying colours – and a $28,000 first prize.
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Darmanin & Hybrid Theory Upset Laurels Final
Chris Darmanin tasted his first Group race success when his exciting speedster Hybrid Theory led all the way to win the $72,500 Group 1 hawkinsmedia.com.au Laurels Classic at Sandown Park tonight.
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El Galo Continues His Quest For Four Cups
Country cups king El Galo has reigned supreme in this year’s Group 2 Bendigo Cup, Group 2 Warrnambool Cup and Group 3 Bulli Gold Cup.
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Paddy’s Flame Too Hot For Wangaratta Cup
Peter Giles proved conclusively that “Black Friday” isn’t unlucky for him, when Paddy’s Flame broke El Galo’s quest for four consecutive country cups in Friday’s Wangaratta Cup final.
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El Galo To Score His Fourth Country Cup
Last year’s Australian Trainer of the Year, Jason Thompson, is chasing his third Group 2 Wangaratta Cup (474m) in four years on Friday night.
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NZ’s Platinum Paws Trumps Australia’s Richest Races
The New Zealand Greyhound Racing Association has just confirmed that they will be running one of the richest greyhound races to be held this year held in Australasia.
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Just Friends Tops AGRA April Greyhound Rankings
We have a new leader this month Victorian based stayer Just Friends after a win in the Group 3 Lizrene Classic leads on 128.
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GRV Announce GOTY First Round Nominee’s
Greyhound Racing Victoria have today announced the first round of nominee’s for their prestigious GRV Greyhound Of The Year award.
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Tasman Queen Left On The Sidelines
In a move by NSW GHRRA graders that is sure to cause another barrage of criticism directed toward NSW greyhound racing; Tasman Queen, the 2008 Group 1 Australian Cup winner and recent victor of the sought after Bert Bryant Memorial at Sandown; has been left out of the fields for the Group 2 2008 Allan Evans Jewellery Ladies Bracelet Heats to be held at Wentworth Park this Saturday night.
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El Galo Stuns The Bendigo Cup Heats
El Galo (Where’s Pedro ~ Roxy Reason), the Queensland bred flying machine that was a recent high profile purchase for Jason Thompson and partner Seona Hood, went within a 1/2 length of erasing Slater from the record books last night in the $25,000 to the final winner Group 2 Bendigo Cup Heats.
Flying out from the favourable box 1 draw, the 31kg brindle dog went to the first section in an equal best of night 6.32 and then ran strongly through to the second mark in a best of night 12.36, which was 2 3/4 lengths quicker than anything else on the night to that point. Continue reading El Galo Stuns The Bendigo Cup Heats
Que Sera Sera Dissapoints In Easter Egg Heats
Punters who stuck their necks outs and backed Que Sera Sera in the Golden Easter Egg Heats would’ve needed more than a healthy dose of Doris Day’s famous song to get them over their woes last Saturday night.
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Healesville Stages 2008 Lion Quality Products Healesville Cup
Saturday 8th March sees the running of Australia’s richest straight race, The 2008 Healesville Cup. Sponsored again this year by Lion Quality Products, the club has been able to offer a sensational purse of $12,500 plus rug and trophy for the final victor, $3570 for the runner up and $1785 for the 3rd place finalist.
Eight heats will be run on Saturday 8th over the rising 340 metre run with the winners backing up on the Labour Day public holiday on Monday 10th March 2008 to run for the big dollars.
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Golden Easter Egg Heats Something To Look Forward To
All eyes will be firmly focused on Wentworth Park this Saturday night for the $150,000 Nice Products Golden Easter Egg Heats and the action will be hot from the outset.
In Race 1, Reg Kay’s potential superstar, Made To Size, fresh from setting a new Albion park 520m track record; will take on the very in form Teaman Titch; trained by Victoria’s Dave Burnett and the improving Midnight Spirit trained by Rose Pringle.
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Saturday 1st March 2008
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MTD Australian Cup Final Saturday 1st March 2008
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Saturday 23rd February 2008
The Meadows, Saturday 23rd February, 2008
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Australian Cup Semi Finals Saturday 23rd February 2008
The Meadows, Saturday 23rd February, 2008
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