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Dr. Tucker’s Ballarat Cup medicine
By Greyhound Racing Victoria Bill McMahon is using Saturday night’s Group 2 BFC Ballarat Cup heats (450m) as a stepping stone to the Group 1 Silver Chief later this month with his homebred rising star Dr. Tucker. However Dr. Tucker ... Read More »
‘Pirate’ poised to pillage Ballarat Cup
By Peter Quilty Meet greyhound racing’s latest ‘sprinting swashbuckler’ – Pirate Pete. Last week, the plundering Pirate Pete pillaged Ballarat’s 450-metre track record with a scintillating 24.70sec display. Utilising his speedy legs as a ‘cutlass’, Pirate Pete sliced 0.05sec (almost ... Read More »
Head to head match race coming to Ballarat Cup night
By Greyhound Racing Victoria GRV’s Racing Department is excited to announce some new initiatives and programming changes being introduced in December 2020. The following racing initiatives will be programmed this month… 12 Dec – Ballarat Cup Night Head to Head ... Read More »
Fire season planning
By Greyhound Racing Victoria Prepare or review your fire plan, including evacuation options; if you choose to take your greyhounds with you, contact your local Municipal Council to find out which of their evacuation centres will allow dogs and add ... Read More »
December / January Racing Calendar now available
By Greyhound Racing Victoria GRV’s Racing Calendar for December/January is now available for download. The next release of Greyhound Monthly Victoria magazine will be our bumper Christmas issue, which will be a combined December/January edition that will go online on ... Read More »
Ashton’s ‘fountain of youth’
By Peter Quilty Charlton stalwart Kevin Ashton, 75, has found the secret ‘elixir of longevity’ – for his greyhounds. He’s the master of extracting 100-plus starts from his charges and five-and-a-half-year-old China Catch ‘Em is yet another case in point. ... Read More »
Ashton’s ‘fountain of youth’
By Peter Quilty Charlton stalwart Kevin Ashton, 75, has found the secret ‘elixir of longevity’ – for his greyhounds. He’s the master of extracting 100-plus starts from his charges and five-and-a-half-year-old China Catch ‘Em is yet another case in point. ... Read More »
Community clubs share in $10,000 in TAB Melbourne Cup sweep
By Greyhound Racing Victoria Eight regional Victorian community clubs have all added to their clubs fundraising efforts with a share in $10,000 from the Greyhound Clubs Victoria (GCV) TAB Melbourne Cup Community Sweep last Friday at Sandown Park. This state-wide ... Read More »
Hard Style Rico retired to stud
By Greyhound Racing Victoria TAB Melbourne Cup hero Hard Style Rico has been retired to stud. Read full article Source:: http://www.sandowngreyhounds.com.au/2020/11/30/melbourne-cup-hero-retired-stud Read More »
Next generation trainer making her mark
By Victoria Shaw There is something remarkably refreshing when speaking with a young teenage girl whose first utterance is not about the Kardashians or TikTok. In fact, none of these things are referenced at all by 13-year-old Giaan Watts, granddaughter ... Read More »
