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Hear from the head honcho
By Greyhound Racing Victoria Ashley Baker had huge shoes to fill when he replaced the retiring Marg Long as CEO at The Meadows, and he is a special guest on this week’s edition of Midweek Meadows. How has he coped ... Read More »
Little Aussie battlers!
By Peter Quilty Marong owner-trainer Geoff Williamson epitomises the “little Aussie battler” colloquialism. Williamson, 60, is a hobby greyhound trainer and a real underdog in the sport. He was introduced to greyhound racing by a neighbour, Frank Flegg, and has ... Read More »
Karen Leek – a greyhound racing ‘archangel’
By Peter Quilty The entire greyhound racing fraternity was deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic passing of much loved and highly respected Devon Meadows greyhound breeder/trainer Karen Leek, 69, on May 26. The emotional outpouring from all sectors of ... Read More »
By gerardg King Colt may not have won a feature race or broken a track record but he’ll forever hold a special place in Victorian trainer Geoff Scott-Smith’s heart. Scott-Smith labelled King Colt a “real soldier” after announcing the ultra-consistent ... Read More »
GRV IT security precautions
By Greyhound Racing Victoria As you may be aware, the Australian Government announced on 19 June that a wide range of political and private sector organisations in Australia have come under cyber attack, carried out by a “sophisticated state-based cyber-actor”. ... Read More »
Inaugural Battler’s Cup attracts ten heats
By bendigoclub The inaugural GRV Battler’s Cup has proven extremely popular with ten heats to be conducted at Bendigo on Wednesday afternoon and the conditions of the race appear to have achieved the desired result of having predominantly hobby trainers ... Read More »
Connor Clarke: Across the codes
By Phillip Weir Connor Clarke has managed to cram a bit into his teenage years, and at times some of the challenges have been greater than he could have reasonably expected. In 2017, at the tender age of 14, Connor ... Read More »
Flawless ‘Diamond’
By Peter Quilty The axiom ‘diamonds are a girl’s best friend’ was reality for Ashlee Terry when Soda Diamond took out today’s Healesville Puppy Championship. Soda Diamond registered his fifth win from six starts over 300m up Healesville’s straight track ... Read More »
‘Cyclone’ hits Healesville
By Peter Quilty Budding star Cyclone Fergus has finally overcome a frustrating start to his race career. He was scratched due to kennel cough when entered for his first race at Horsham in late July last year. But two months ... Read More »
Connor Clarke: Across the codes
By Phillip Weir Connor Clarke has managed to cram a bit into his teenage years, and at times some of the challenges have been greater than he could have reasonably expected. In 2017, at the tender age of 14, Connor ... Read More »
