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Orson Allen a western wonder

Orson Allen a western wonder
March 22, 2019 Comments Off

By gerardg YOUNG Victorian trainer Correy Grenfell and his superstar sprinter Orson Allen are poised to combine for an overdue Group 1 celebration in Saturday night’s Sky Racing Perth Cup (520m) at Cannington. Grenfell, 25, is optimistic it will be ... Read More »

Old dogs to learn new tricks

Old dogs to learn new tricks
March 21, 2019 Comments Off

By grvnews The 2019 Victorian coursing calendar has been released with a Catch on the Coursing meeting scheduled to kick off the season on Sunday 7 April at Longwood. Buoyed by a 15 per cent increase in nominations last season, ... Read More »

$450,000 in prize money reallocated to provide extra incentive for Victorian greyhound racing participants

March 20, 2019 Comments Off

By Greyhound Racing Victoria Prizemoney from cancelled race meetings over summer and race meetings featuring fewer than 12 races will be reallocated to Victorian greyhound racing participants in a variety of initiatives. Among the initiatives to take place in the ... Read More »

He got it

He got it
March 19, 2019 Comments Off

By Greyhound Racing Victoria Photo’s by Kurt Donsberg Greyhound Photography Eye Got It claimed the very first Murray Bridge Cup on Sunday in South Australia for trainer Andrew Paraskevas. A model of consistency, having had 26 starts for 22 wins ... Read More »

Orson Allen, Tornado Tears light up Perth

March 18, 2019 Comments Off

By Greyhound Racing Victoria Saturday night’s Group 1 Perth Cup boasts an outstanding field including four Victorian greyhounds. Among them, two Australian Cup winners (Hecton Bale & Dyna Patty), an Australian Cup runner-up, plus the hottest greyhound sprinter going around ... Read More »

Orson primed for Perth

Orson primed for Perth
March 15, 2019 Comments Off

By Andrew Copley Orson Allen will be aiming to reverse a string of interstate defeats when he lines up in a heat of the Group 1 Perth Cup (520m) at Cannington tonight at 10.05pm (Vic time). Although he is currently ... Read More »

Vic stars head to the West

Vic stars head to the West
March 15, 2019 Comments Off

By grvnews Orson Allen’s sensational track record in last weekend’s Group 2 Horsham Cup (485m) win will see the superstar start at short odds in a heat of the Group 1 Perth Cup (520m) on Saturday night. He’ll line up ... Read More »

Vics eye cup

Vics eye cup
March 15, 2019 Comments Off

By grvnews Victorian greyhounds will have a big say in the inaugural Murray Bridge Cup (455m), to be run on Sunday at 7.34pm (SA time). Situated one hour south-east of Adelaide, Murray Bridge is the home of Australia’s newest greyhound ... Read More »

Maria’s milestone

March 14, 2019 Comments Off

By grvnews By Renee Mok Behind every great organisation is someone who has the ability to pull things together – quietly and efficiently – and just make stuff work. Greyhound Clubs are just like that. The wheels have to be ... Read More »

Orson makes Horsham his own with electrifying Cup win

Orson makes Horsham his own with electrifying Cup win
March 9, 2019 Comments Off

By Greyhound Racing Victoria It’s one thing to break a track record, but it’s another thing to do it in a big final after finding interference. That’s exactly what Orson Allen did in tonight’s $67,000 Group 2 CHS Group Horsham ... Read More »