Shimaguni Stars At The Meadows In AWM Distance Championship
The Robert Redenbach-trained Shimaguni ($3 favourite) showed her brilliance with a come-from behind win in the Group 3 AWM Distance Championship over 725 metres at The Meadows on Saturday night.
The daughter of Primo Uno and Messines settled midfield before striding to third spot with a lap to run, three lengths behind early pacesetter Echelon ($3.60), who used his box one draw to advantage.
Still three lengths off Echelon down the back straight, Shimaguni made her move running into the final corner, eventually proving too strong for her rivals in the home straight, recording a three-length win over Echelon in 42.57.
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Victorian National Sprint Championship Nominations For The Meadows
A total of 53 nominations have been received for the State Sprint Championship heats to be conducted at The Meadows over 525 metres on August 6, with the Victorian State final decided on August 13.
The winner of the State Sprint final from Victoria will then take on the country’s best sprinters in the Group 1 National Sprint Championship at Albion Park on August 25, this year worth $75,000 to the winner.
Victoria will be hoping to return to the winners’ circle this year, with the state last claiming victory with Pure Octane in 2005.
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Kilty Lad Hard To Beat In Maturity Classic Final
Three-time Group winner Kilty Lad is the greyhound to beat after drawing box one in Saturday night’s Group 1 Hudson Pacific Maturity Classic over 525 metres at The Meadows.
The son of Superman and Sisco Train looked back to his very best form in the third of the semi finals, overcoming box five for a brilliant six-length win in 29.75, just .09 outside his personal best at the track.
The Kellie Bravo-trained chaser is attempting to become the third greyhound to win the Silver Chief – Maturity Classic double, and the first to do so in over 20 years.
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Graeme Bate’s Up And Away Laurels Victory Tempered By Positive Swab
While it was all cheers and beers after the second running for 2010 of the Laurels at Sandown last night when the Graeme Bate trained Up And Away prevailed over Kalden Athena, news has broken today that the victory has been tainted by a recent positive swab hearing before the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board.
Despite Greyhound Racing Victoria not releasing any information whatsoever with regard to a Stewards Inquiry about Bate’s positive swab, it is understood a RADB hearing was held on the 21st December 2010 and Bate was found guilty or presenting a greyhound to race under the influence of a prohibited substance.
The positive swab stems from a swab taken from Jarvis Bale back in July 2010 when running third in the Group 2 AWM Distance Championship at The Meadows. On that occasion, Jarvis Bale was beaten by West Australia Blue Lorian for the $25,000 first prize.
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Lady Arko’s Long Road To The Top
It has been quite a journey for Lady Arko, just eight months ago she won a 5th grade 457 metre race at New South Wales country track Temora and what a contrast to this Thursday night where she will step up to the biggest challenge of her career and potentially claim the illustrious Group One Bold Trease Carnival Cup worth a handy $50,000 first prize. Having just 16 starts so far with 11 wins and 3 minor placings, all the signs are pointing towards great success for the black and white bitch.
Now under the care of successful Victorian trainer Jamie Ennis, the CCU syndicate of owners lead by former trainer John Hutchings, will be as confident as ever with her dazzling 41.77 display last week over the 715 metre journey at Sandown Park, outclassing the favourite for the final, So Seductive who clocked 42.21 but was subjected to a several points of interference.
Although she has never exited from box eight in her career, Lady Arko does take advantage of an outside box draw having saluted the judge three out of four times from box seven and two out of three times from box six. Her early speed at box rise will be a key factor to her position at the first turn however the benefit of no dogs crossing her from the right should give the bitch named after legendary Rugby League player Ken Arthurson plenty of room to find her place at the first turn.
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West Australian Too Good In AWM Distance Championship
The classy Blue Lorian continued his outstanding form in a fabulous staying effort to take out the Group 2 AWM Distance Championship over 725 metres last Saturday night at The Meadows.
The son of Surf Lorian and Winsome Bluebird made it seven wins on the trot – and two from two at The Meadows – defeating Reign Over Me by two and quarter lengths in 42.86.
Dour stayer Jarvis Bale was a further three quarters of a length away to finish third in his 23rd Group race appearance.
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AWM Distance Championship Final Saturday 31st July 2010
2010 Group 2 AWM Distance Championship Final
Greyhounds Qualified In The AWM Distance Championship Heats Saturday 24th July 2010
Open To The Best Greyhounds Nominated
$25,000 To The Final Winner
The Meadows, Vic
1st: $25,000 2nd: $7,200 3rd: $3,600.
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AWM Distance Championship Heats Saturday 24th July 2010
2010 Group 2 AWM Distance Championship Heats
Open To The Best Greyhounds Nominated
$25,000 To The Final Winner
The Meadows, Vic
1st: $5,250 2nd: $1,500 3rd: $750.
No.NameFormTrainer
1st: $5,250 2nd: $1,500 3rd: $750.
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Australia’s Top Stayer Amity Bale Breaks Down
Just days after being named AGRA Greyhound Of The Month for November, Amity Bale has broken down hopelessly and will be retired.
Racing last night in the Group 3 Newcastle Cup at The Gardens, Australia’s top ranked stayer was always struggling and fell back sharply at the point of the home corner, dropping out quickly.
Subsequent veterinary inspection revealed a fractured hock for the Graeme Bate trained staying star.
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Vintage Octane And Jarvis Bale Secure Nationals Berths
At Sandown tonight both the two highest ranked greyhounds secured their passports to Perth for the Group 1 $50,000 to the winner National Distance Final.
With the shock scratching of Mantra Lad from the final despite the fact he only had to start to be assured of a final berth in Perth, Vintage Octane then became the highest ranked greyhound who didn’t have to win tonight head to Perth.
Despite that fact, Vintage Octane who was incredibly dissappointing last week, somehow found more than six lenghts in the run and an incredible four lengths just in the last section to win the Victorian National Distance Championship and hold off Jarvis Bale who bloused past him last week in the heats.
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Bate Clean Sweeps Vic Distance Championship Heats
Mantra Lad earned the right to defend his title but it was Graeme Bate who left the biggest impression on the Victorian heats of the Group 1 Schweppes National Distance Championship at Sandown Park tonight.
Bate, who also prepares 12 runners in the Victorian heats of the National Sprint Championship, took out all three Victorian National Distance Championship heats.
A last-start winner of the Group 2 AWM Distance Championship at The Meadows, Amity Bale ($1.30F) showed characteristic early speed from the boxes to lead clearly and was never threatened, racing to an 8.5 length win the first heat in a slick 41.99.
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Greyhound Racing Tips For Thursday 13th August 2009
Welcome to Australian Racing Greyhound’s free Greyhound Racing Tips for Thursday 13th August 2009 with Tips tonight from Sandown Park (Victoria), Dapto (New South Wales), Albion Park (Queensland), Angle Park (South Australia) and Mandurah (West Australia).
Huge night of Greyhound Racing action ahead with Nationals hopefuls taking to the tracks in three seperate states. The Victorian National Distance Championship finalists will be decided at Sandown, Albion Park will host both the Queensland National Distance Championship heats and Queensland National Sprint Championship heats; while Angle Park will also host both the South Australian National Distance Championship heats and South Australian National Sprint Championship heats.
As usual we will offer our expert analysis and Tips in each of the Nationals heats and so, with tonights Greyhound Racing coming from Sandown Park (Victoria), Grafton (New South Wales), Albion Park (Queensland), Angle Park (South Australia) and Mandurah (West Australia), lets just recap our track advice for those tracks.
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Zambola Bale Caps A Dual Group 2 Night For Wheeler
While rising three year old Amity Bale comfortably claimed the Group 2 AWM Distance Championship in Victoria for prolific breeder and owner Paul Wheeler, Zambola Bale dominated the Group 2 age restricted greyhound race at Wentworth Park.
The young stars took centre stage with the best young talent in our greyhound ranks competing for the $25,000 winner’s purse in the Group 2 Young Star Classic, with Mark Vincent, one of Australia’s newest and most exciting vocalists on hand to make the official presentation to the winner of the event.
This Group 2 event brought together a very even field of very promising young greyhounds, and with the age restrictions applying none were older than two years, while Mark Vincent at only 15 years of age, has achieved so much, winning Australia’s Got Talent 2009, and has gone on to immediate success with his debut album “My Dream – My Visione†performing sensationally on the charts.
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Amity Bale Simply Too Good In AWM Distance Champs
Amity Bale has finally justified a lot of good judges opinions by taking out her first group race final in tonight’s Group 2 AWM Distance Championship at The Meadows.
The Graeme Bate trained star was sent out a $1.70 favourite in the race and justified the short price to run away a dominant winner by 7 ¼ lengths in 42.52 seconds for the 725m journey
During a mid week radio interview, master trainer Graeme Bate felt bad luck could be the only thing that stood in the way of Amity Bale.
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Greyhound Racing Tips For Saturday 25th July 2009
Welcome to Australian Racing Greyhound’s free Greyhound Racing Tips for Saturday 25th July 2009 with Tips tonight from The Meadows (Victoria), Wentworth Park (New South Wales), and Cannington (West Australia).
Tonight’s racing is featured with the final of the Group 2 AWM Distance Championship at The Meadows and an eciting final of the Group 2 Young Star Classic at Wentwoirth Park. As usual we’ll preview both the feature race plus the best of the other Greyhound Racing on offer.
So with that in mind and with Greyhound Racing coming at us from The Meadows (Victoria), Wentworth Park (New South Wales), and Cannington (West Australia), let’s recap out betting advice for tonight’s tracks.
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Tabcorp Sign Exclusive Meadows Agreement
In an all out bid to hold the wolf (Betfair, corporate bookmakers and rival broadcasters) from the door Tabcorp, are running around the country willy-nilly signing racetracks up under exclusive sponsorship and sole Sky Channel broadcast agreements.
Bouyed by the success of the Melton Tabcorp Park development in association with Harness Racing Victoria, Tabcorp just yesterday signed on with the NSW Harness Racing Council for a 15 year agreement at Menangle Park that will see the site upgraded in time to host the 2010 InterDominion Grand Final.
According to reports the track will be renamed Tabcorp Park Menangle and will be a sister track to Tabcorp Park Melton which has become the premier harness racing track in Victoria. Part of the deal is that Tabcorp reserve exclusive media rights to showcase Sydney harness racing on Sky Racing under the guise of a “commitment to harness racing”.
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AWM Distance Championship Final Saturday 25th July 2009
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Greyhound Racing Tips For Saturday 18th July 2009
Welcome to Australian Racing Greyhound’s free Greyhound Racing Tips for Saturday 18th July 2009 with Tips tonight from The Meadows (Victoria), Wentworth Park (New South Wales), and Cannington (West Australia).
Tonight’s racing is featured with two heats of the Group 2 AWM Distance Championship at The Meadows and four heats of the Group 2 Young Star Classic Heats which faield to even attract the 32 greyhounds as advertised. Not sure what the problem is but in years gone they’d have run 40-50 four dog qualifying heats just the get in the to the semi’s and now with a walk up start to the semi’s they ony attracted the 29 age restricted greyhounds.
There’s a couple of handy greyhounds engaged in the Young Star Classic heats but none that are unbeatable or would’ve scared off the competition. As this is usually one of those races that really showcases the next generation of elite racing greyhounds, the poor turnout should really send some serious waring signals, not jut to NSW, but nationwide about where the next generation of racing stock might be going to come from.
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AWM Distance Championship Heats Saturday 18th July 2009
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Saturday 18th July 2009
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Victorian 2008 Greyhound Of The Year Finalists Named
The GRV have today announced the three finalists for the 2008 Victorian Greyhound Of The Year.
They three finalsts were trimmed from a total list of 25 nominees by a seven member anonymous panel (Australian Racing Greyhound did not have a representative on the panel). The three finalsist are :
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Mantra Lad On An Australian Cup Comeback Trail
Reigning national distance champion Mantra Lad is on the comeback trail.
One of the most versatile greyhounds in the land, Mantra Lad sustained a dislocated dew claw and a compound fracture of that dew claw’s bone in a heat of the Group 1 Brisbane Cup on December 4 last year.
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Mantra Lad’s Unique Sandown Shootout Double
Action On The First Corner Of The 2008 Sandown Shootout
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Impressive Line Up For Vic Distance Nat Champs
Victoria’s select stayers clash in two state heats of the Rapidvite National Distance Championship (725m) at The Meadows on Saturday night.
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Sky Hazzard Makes An AWM Double
Sky Hazzard Winning 2008 AWM Distance Trophy
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Mogambo Completes The Comeback
Freakish talent Mogambo (named after a thoroughbred that received its racing moniker from a 1953 movie starring Clark Gable) was ‘gone with the wind’ at Ballarat last Wednesday night.
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AWM Distance Championship Final Saturday 26th July 2008
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Group 2 AWM Distance Championship Heats Saturday 19th July 2008
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