GRV News

Waterloo Cup This Weekend

August 28, 2014 Comments Off

By grvnews National Coursing Association Secretary Carolyn Mills is delighted with the calibre of greyhounds competing in this weekend’s Waterloo Cup at Lang Lang. The Waterloo Cup is the pinnacle of the coursing season each year, and on the back ... Read More »

No Getting Past This Bulldog

August 27, 2014 Comments Off

By grvadmin It’s hard to know what Sydney’s Dean Towers was thinking when he tried to run around Western Bulldogs terrier Luke Dahlhaus at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Dahlhaus is a renowned for his speed, balance and hard working nature, ... Read More »

TAB Great Chase Grand Final Field Finalised

August 26, 2014 Comments Off

By grvadmin Eight Victorian organisations that care for the physically and intellectually disabled are in the running to share in $8,000 in the TAB Great Chase Grand Final at The Meadows on Wednesday 3 September. The TAB Great Chase is ... Read More »

Xylia Australia’s Best

August 25, 2014 Comments Off

By grvadmin Xylia Allen was crowned the Australian Greyhound of the Year at 2013/14 AGRA Awards Night, held at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle on Friday night. Here is a run down of the awards… Xylia Allen – Australian Greyhound ... Read More »

Liz Gives TAB Great Chase Green Light

August 25, 2014 Comments Off

By grvadmin Greyhound racing in Healesville, situated in the heartland of Victoria’s popular Yarra Valley precinct, is considered to have enormous growth potential. However, this is not all beer (or wine) and skittles as some locals aren’t the type to ... Read More »

Sweet Win for the Big V

August 25, 2014 Comments Off

By grvadmin As expected Victoria filled the Quinella in Saturday night’s Group 1 AGRA National Distance Championship (715m) at Cannington. Sweet It Is overpowered Xylia Allen in the dying moments to score her first Group 1 of 2014, however, in ... Read More »

Learn From One of the Best this Sunday

August 22, 2014 Comments Off

By grvadmin A rare opportunity will present itself at the Healesville greyhounds on Sunday 24 August as leading Queensland greyhound veterinarian Dr. John Kohnke will be conducting a Q & A Seminar. Trainers and enthusiasts will get the chance to ... Read More »

Weekend Racing Preview with Rick Durham and John Thwaites

August 22, 2014 Comments Off

By grvadmin Rick Durham and John Thwaites discuss all the latest greyhound racing news including a preview of the National Sprint and Distance Finals, which greyhound will win the Australian Greyhound of the year and tips for the weekend’s racing. ... Read More »

Trainer Hoses Down Odds on Sweet It Is

August 22, 2014 Comments Off

By grvadmin Trainer Darren McDonald isn’t buying into the favouritism that surrounds his star stayer Sweet It Is in Saturday night’s Group 1 AGRA National Distance Championship in Perth. Victoria is set to claim its first NDC title since 2009 ... Read More »

Xylia’s Dashing Mission

August 21, 2014 Comments Off

By grvadmin Xylia Allen will attempt to emulate the astonishing achievement of Queenslander Dashing Corsair when she lines up in the National Distance Championship Grand Final in Perth on Saturday night. The Jenny Hunt-trained Xylia Allen won last year’s National ... Read More »