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 Monday night the son of Big Daddy Cool recorded the time of 29.91 in winning his heat from the blue box and no doubt will be improved by the experience.
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Abbadale Gold Gets Three Into Galaxy But Can They Beat Miata?

Record-breaking superstar, Miata, will be the one to beat in Saturday nights’ $120,000 to the winner Sky Racing Galaxy final, after another crushing win on Saturday night.

Posting the fastest qualifying time of 41.58 around Cannington’s 715 metres, the daughter of Bombastic Shiraz and Winsome Bluebird romped home by 12 lengths from box five and will once again have to be content with a middle box, having come up with the blue vest for the final.

While she took a little while to get going in her heat, mostly due to a collision with Kalden Petroni, the strength of this bitch cannot be underestimated. The winner of 18 from 22 will no doubt provide Paul Stuart with many more thrilling displays now that she has experience over the longer journeys.
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Where’s Pedro Takes Top Honours For 2011 Breeding Statistics

With another year in the Greyhound Racing world done and dusted, there has been a mix of the experienced and youthful sires amongst those who have produced Group winners in 2011. In 2010, Surf Lorian and Bombastic Shiraz shared top spot for the most group winners produced however Where’s Pedro beat them both to the line this year with 12 group winners. Second place went to Bombastic Shiraz with 10 and in third spot was Collision with 10.

Fancy Will, trained by leading Sydney trainer Anthony Azzopardi was Pedro’s only Group One winner for 2011 when he took out the Paws of Thunder at Wentworth Park back in October. However it is no surprise that his most successful Group winning greyhound was Carolyn Jones’ all conquering El Grand Senor. In 2011 he took out the Group Two Shepparton Cup, Traralgon Cup and the Warragul Cup racking up plenty of points for his father.

2010 leading sire Bombastic Shiraz had to settle for second best this year but only missed out on top spot by two winners. However, he does claim honours for having sired the most Group One winners for 2011 with 5. Bobby Boucheau trained by Angela Jackson, daughter of leading Victorian trainer Kel Greenough was his most successful progeny contributing three Group One victories which included; Sandown Cup, Australian Super Stayers and the Albion Park Gold Cup. Spring Gun trained by Christine Oldfield dominated the Vic Peters Final at Wentworth Park whilst Metz Magic who started as second reserve took out the National Sprint Championship at Albion Park for Queensland legendary trainer Ron Ball.
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Dyna Tron Named Australia’s Best Greyhound For Month Of December 2011

AGRA’s Greyhound of the Month for December is again for the second month in a row brilliant Victorian sprinter Dyna Tron. Continuing his outstanding form from November he started by finishing a gallant second in the Group 1 Brisbane Cup behind Glen Gallon. Then he went to Hobart winning his heat and a thrilling final of the Group 1 Hobart 1000 when back on a horse shoe track at Elwick.

In Hobart Dyna Tron was outstanding in winning his heat on December the 8th in a fast 25.78. Back for the final on December 15th he staged a battle royal with local sprint star Rewind he led, was headed then came again in the home straight to win right on the line in a close photo finish. Time was another quick run of 25.85.

As a refresher before a slight let up Dyna Tron won a Free For All at the Meadows on Xmas eve in 29.96. The Broadmeadows track is a happy hunting ground for him, as his Xmas eve win was his fifth on the track.
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Dyna Tron Named Australia’s Best Greyhound In November 2011

AGRA’s Greyhound of the Month for November is brilliant Victorian sprinter Dyna Tron.

In a purple patch of brilliant form he won a heat and final of the Group 2 Geelong Cup a heat and final of the Group 1 Melbourne Cup and rounded out the month with a another win in a heat of the Group 1 Brisbane Cup.

His most significant win was the Melbourne Cup final. In front of one of the largest crowds seen in recent years Dyna Tron ($4.20) jumped brilliantly to lead Shereen Bale through the first turn and soon established a four length margin entering the back straight.
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Wednesday 23rd November 2011

Dailly Digs Up Gold In Geelong Cup Wheeler 1-2-3

Geelong kennelmates Dyna Tron ($3.40) and Dyna Bert ($17.20) last night produced a one-two finish in the Geelong Gold Cup at Beckley Park.

Trained by Andrea Dailly and handled by her husband Tom Dailly, Dyna Tron’s win gave the family its first Geelong Cup after 20 years of trying.

Both Dyna Tron and Dyna Bert are brindled dogs by Collision from top producer Gold Rush Bale and are from the same litter.
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Lismore Workers Club Cup Set To Crown New Star

Following the running of four heats of the Lismore Workers Club Group 2 Cup at Lismore on Tuesday October 18, the final box draw has been conducted.

The $40,000 to the winner final will be conducted Tuesday October 25, with the Lismore Club expecting a large crowd to gather as a new star is crowned.

Queensland trained Bogie Beltah was the fast qualifier from the four heats, stopping the clock at 30.16, 6 ½ lengths clear of heat runner up Duffy.
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Wednesday 28th September 2011

S.A Derby Brings Yeehah For Yowyeh.

It was all celebrations for the connections of consistent sprinter, Yowyeh, who took out the Group 3 Coca-Cola S.A Derby on Thursday night at Angle Park.

With every heat winner breaking 30-seconds, it was always going to be an even affair; but the son of Premier Fantasy and Que Sera Sera went into the nights’ main event as one of the fancied chances, along with fellow Victorians, Black Hombre, Shivine and Allen Lawson.

Out of the boxes it was Yowyeh that showed the most dash with an impressive 4.44 first section. Black Hombre began hitting top speed down the back and actually took the front, while Explosive Drop had settled close on the heels of the leading duo.
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Swith To Greyhounds No Probs For Pursell

Former harness racing trainer driver Brendan Pursell provided a major upset at Thursday night’s HGRC meeting conducted at Tattersalls Park, when Lika Whisper ( Solve The Puzzle – Silver Legs) was successful in Heat 2 of the M. A. Morgan St. Leger ( 461 metres).

The ex- Victorian chaser accounted for hot favourite Pudzianowski (Pure Octane – Petal) and Awesome Naz (Collision – Brami’s First) in the time of 26.02 and in doing so returned the handsome win dividend of $39.50.

“The win came as a real surprise, it was a cracker-jack field and he won nicely, we are over the moon,” the trainer explained on Friday.
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By Name And By Nature – WA’s Spring Gift Goes To The Legend.

It may have been the omen tip the night for trainer John Carmody, as veteran sprinter Spring Legend landed the $12,000 W.A Sprint Gift final. With Pedrosa still sidelined, it didn’t detract from the quality of the field with all the fancied hopes winning heats the previous weekend.

It would be Rock Pool and Rousay who would battle for favouritism for the final, with the former eventually being sent around at $2.30 popular pick. The other two heat winners were Oliver Allen ($12.30) and of course, Spring Legend, who eventually paid $7.70 on the local TAB.

While Spring Legend began fast and lead all the way, some commission from the $12,000 winners’ cheque should go to stayer, Barney Stinson, who made a beeline for the rail and flattened half the field before the post the first time around. This allowed Spring Legend to enjoy a saloon passage across the field and to safe territory heading into the first bend.
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McCullagh Pair Go One-Two In Vic. Breeders Final

Litter brothers Fully Advanced and Just Tripping gave owner/trainer Ron McCullagh a winning quinella in the Vic. Breeders final over 525 metres at The Meadows on Saturday night.

In a sign of the evenness of the field, just two and a quarter lengths separated five of the finalists as they crossed the finish line, with the two sons of Collision and Okay Supreme coming up trumps after the speedy Zara Zulu (fifth) lead for the majority of the race.

Fully Advanced defeated Just Tripping by a quarter of a length in 30.38, with Prince Holyfield a further length and a quarter away in third.
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Prince Holyfield Out To Emulate Champion Mum In Meadows Vic Breeders Final

The royally bred Prince Holyfield will look to match the feats of his dam Betty’s Angel in the GRV Vic. Breeders Maiden Final over 525 metres at The Meadows on Saturday night.

Betty’s Angel – a champion of the sport for the Bartolo family – took out the 2006 Vic Breeders series at The Meadows, and now has two of her progeny (Prince Holyfield and Token Spinner) aiming to emulate her success from five years ago.

Trained by Ray Bartolo, Prince Holyfield will start from box eight in Saturday’s final after an all the-way 30.11 win last week – the quickest among the four semi finals. His brother Token Spinner hasn’t fared as well after the box draw, as he will have to overcome box five to win the quality-laden final.
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The Greyhound Everyone Wants

Every owner and trainer looks to find one just like it. With just eight career starts Rima has won six of them and finished third in the other two, and that‟s just the tip of the iceberg.

In addition to his exceptional win record Rima now has three track records to his name, after breaking the 450 metre Bathurst record on Monday (June 20).

Stopping the clock at 25.60, Rima’s effort on Monday shaved just one hundredth off previous record holder, Everywhere Man’s August 2009 run.
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The Exodus Continues

The exodus of Tasmanian greyhounds to race interstate will continue tomorrow when smart bitches Miss Roman Nose and Clyde’s Angel will be transferred to Kel Greenough’s Melbourne kennels.

Members of the highly successful Collide – Ricky’s Angel litter, the pair are raced by Rowella’s Terry and Betty Penny and at their most recent run provided the quinella in the $7,430 Jet Pets Animal Transport Tasmanian Oaks (515 metres) conducted at the Tote Racing Centre in Launceston on Monday night.

Aided by a better box draw, Miss Roman Nose led from the outset on that occasion and had a length to spare at the wire as a heavily supported $1.60 favourite, her time a very smart 29.91.
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2011 Sapphire Crown Classic Final Betting & Form Preview

The 2011 Group 1 Sapphire Crown Classic Final will be run and won tonight at Sandown greyhounds, and one of the eight finalist will win $50,000 in first place prizemoney, as well as the respect and recognition that goes with one of Australia’s most prestigious female only greyhound races.

In the interest’s of helping you find the 2011 Group 1 Sapphire Crown Classic winner Australian Racing Greyhound have scoured the form of the finalists to find all the facts and figures you need to know (and a few of the ones you don’t) to help steer you in the right direction.

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Tonneli Bale Named Greyhound Of The Month For May 2011

AGRA’s Greyhound of the Month for May is New South Wales owned and Victorian trained sprinter Tonneli Bale. In May Tonneli Bale won two Group 2 finals for bitches firstly at Wentworth Park she won her heat and final of Ladies Bracelet. She then went Cannington in West Australia ran second in her heat coming back a week later to win the final.

In the Bracelet final Tonneli Bale posting a sizzling 29.66 seconds and she had a grip on proceedings from the outset. She defeated Shereen Bale by four and a half lengths with Darya Bale third another length and a quarter away providing the master trainer G Bate with the trifecta.
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WA Double To Graeme Bate – Takes Both WA Oaks & WA Derby

Allen Elroy gave Graeme Bate a night to remember in Perth last Saturday by taking out both the Group 2 Britton’s WA Derby and the Group 2 Solo WA Oaks, it was a stella performance by the master trainer.

Beginning brilliantly from box 2, Allen Elroy ($2.20) a dark brindle son of Collision opened up a commanding break down the back straight and was never in danger from that point on although challenged on the home corner by Vocal Enforcer ($6.70) he was to strong racing away to win by a length from the WA hope and Victorian Easy Peasy ($4.10).

Time for the final was 30.48 this was exactly the same time Allen Elroy ran in his heat when he lead all the way from box five putting the writing on the wall he was the dog to beat in the final.
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Ranvet Bulli Gold Cup Final To Jason Thompson’s What Size

The final of the Ranvet Gold Cup at Bulli was run and won last night by What Size.

What Size showed lightning speed form the boxes and led throughout.

What size trained by Jason Thompson from Victoria covered the first section in the sensational time of 9.93 and in doing led clearly rounding the bend and won comfortably in the run to the judge by two and a quarter lengths over He Knows Uno.
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Australian April Greyhound Breeding Rankings – Where’s Pedro’s Dominance Continues

Despite only one group winner for the month of April (Numero Uno Bale – Group Three ‘Ambrosoli’ at Wentworth Park), Where’s Pedro (535 points) continues to fly high at the top of the AGRA rankings table for a fourth consecutive month, 81 points clear of second placed Collision (454 points) and last year’s stellar performer sire Surf Lorian (389 points).

The dominant sire for the month of April was the underrated Malfoy. His offspring have recently propelled him up the rankings table out of talented broodbitch Or Catra who was bred and reared by astute breeders Martin and Fiona Hallinan. One of these starts includes the Jason Mackay trained Zipping Man, who took out the Group Three Magic Maiden at Wentworth Park and staying star Dashing Corsair (x Rose Flamenco) who racked up yet another Group success, claiming the Big Dog Cup over 600m at Albion Park.

In the only Group One race for April it was a victory for Big Daddy Cool whose champion star Radley Bale (x Minkara Bale) conquered the 2011 Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg series, as well as almost claiming the Wentworth Park track record over 520m where he recorded 29.45, just 0.01 outside the legendary Queen Lauryn’s 29.44 track record she set back in 2008.
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Dapto Puppy Auction – A Buyer’s Paradise

It’s that time of year again when greyhound industry participants are exposed to buying heaven with over 300 quality pups on offer at the 2011 Dapto Puppy Auction. To be held on May 5 at Dapto Racing Club commencing at 10am, some extremely well bred pups are being auctioned off making them eligible for the Country Winnebago Dapto Puppy Auction Racing Series in December 2012 worth $75,000 followed by a 297m spring series in February 2013 worth $8,000.

Now in its thirteenth year, multiple amounts of group winners have been brought and sold at the auction. Not only have some gone on to win the Dapto Puppy Classic but also have gone on to win several group races.

These include; Toll Security (2001 Group 2 Vic Peters Classic Winner), Most Awesome (2003 Australian Cup Winner and proven sire), Here I Come (2006 Group 2 Queensland Futurity Winner), Adris Echo (2006 Group 3 Young Star Classic), Merciless Lu (2007 Group Two SA Derby) and Jedd Lion (2003 Group 3 Nowra Puppy Classic).
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Mace To Try His Luck In Hobart

Sheffield greyhound trainer Gerald Mace will be venturing south to Tattersalls Park in the very near future in an attempt to further enhance the record of impressive bitch Puddle Fish.

“As much as I do not like travelling, I will have to take her to Hobart, she is a Grade 5 dog down there and capable of winning over the sprint distance,” he revealed this week.

Puddle Fish ( Hallucinate – Cool Hayley) has won five of 14 Tasmanian starts since entering Mace’s Spring Street complex in August last year.
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2011 Golden Easter Egg Is About To Get Fancy

With the 2011 Golden Easter Egg fast approaching, the return of Group One star Smooth Fancy could provide one of Australia’s most successful and popular trainers Anthony Azzopardi with a present better than what the easter bunny could come up with.

In 2010, Smooth Fancy was the dog that captured the hearts of Greyhound Racing enthusiasts with an amazing come from behind victory in Adelaide last year to claim the 2010 National Sprint Championship over Shootout hero Cosmic Chief and now to the excitement of all his fans, Smooth Fancy is coming out of retirement in an attempt to capture Australia’s richest greyhound race the 2011 Golden Easter Egg final which will be held at Wentworth Park on April 23 carrying a winner’s purse of $250,000.

Having recorded the second fast run of all time in 29.48 at Wentworth Park during the Paws of Thunder series last year, there is no doubt he will be one of the early favourites when the box draw is completed at Greyhound Racing NSW headquarters on April 4.
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McDonald Sets New Record For Bathurst Gold Cup

NSW trainer of the Year, Rod McDonald will be looking to emulate his 2009 and 2010 Bathurst Gold Cup (520m) victories next Monday (April 4) after qualifying three runners yesterday (March 28) for this year’s $15,000 final.

With wins to Dana Mel (29.94), Dana Bel (30.04) and Good Thing (30.13) in yesterday’s four heats, McDonald will be hoping he can win the Roof Seal Bathurst Gold Cup final to secure his third successive title.

The Cowra based trainer has won the event the past two years with 2009 Golden Easter Egg conqueror, Dana Beatrice.
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Australian Cup – Who Will Be Crowned Champ In 2011?

Tonight the greyhound world will turn its attention to The Meadows for the running of the 53rd Group 1 MTD Australian Cup, worth $150,000 to the winner.

The first running of the Australian Cup – back in 1958 – saw happy connections of odds-on favourite Rookie Rebel collect an 800-pound first prize.

Today, the anticipation grows as pre-post favourite High Earner aims to become the first greyhound to crack the $700,000 prizemoney barrier if successful in Saturday’s night’s Group 1 classic.
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Bogie King February 2011 Run Of The Month

AGRA’s Run of the Month for February 2011 has been awarded to young Queensland sprint star Bogie King.

He won the award for his hard chasing effort to win the Group 1 NCA National Derby at the Gardens on February 5th.

In the Derby final Bogie King begun okay but was squeezed up at the first turn and did a great job to push through runners and find himself a handy position with a chance to win.
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