GRV News
Life on the ‘Edge’
By Peter Quilty You wouldn’t blame Geoff Collins and partner Rosalyn Hume for being frustrated and a tad uptight with the stop-start career of Razor’s Edge. But no, it’s been quite the contrary. They’ve shown the ‘patience of Job’ with ... Read More »
Raw emotion on show during ground-breaking TAB Melbourne Cup telecast
By Greyhound Racing Victoria The world’s greatest greyhound race – the $630,000 Group 1 TAB Melbourne Cup – was broadcast live on free-to-air TV for the first time in 2020 thanks to ‘Thrill of the Chase’. And what a night ... Read More »
Dark Arrow’s Meadows Target
By gerardg After battling injury and a loss of confidence throughout much of 2020, John Westerlo’s staying prospect Dark Arrow will be chasing a fifth straight win when he steps up to 725m at The Meadows tonight. Dark Arrow’s 26-start ... Read More »
Benchester boxed for city breakthrough
By gerardg A gutsy Meadows debut last weekend has record-breaking provincial speedster Benchester primed to open his city account tonight. After winning 19 of 42 starts in the bush, Junortoun trainer Mark Morrissey finally elected to bring Benchester to town ... Read More »
Shed stocked thanks to ‘Chase for Charity’ windfall
By Greyhound Racing Victoria Three wonderful charities are set to share in more than $75,000 after the recent conclusion of greyhound racing’s 2020 ‘Chase for Charity’ promotion. In the first of three post-event presentations over the coming weeks, GRV CEO ... Read More »
Luckie’s life-changing Cup triumph
By gerardg A greyhound racing dream came true for Luckie Karabitsakos when his brilliant sprinter Hard Style Rico unforgettably smashed the Sandown Park 515m track record in the Group 1 TAB Melbourne Cup Final on Friday night. It was a ... Read More »
Knight of the Realm
By Peter Quilty Manila Knight became a ‘Sir’ of the staying scene with a brave frontrunning display in tonight’s Group 1 Bold Trease final (715m) at Sandown Park. Trained at Tuerong by Mario Briganti, Manila Knight defeated a star-studded field ... Read More »
TAB Melbourne Cup live on 7two Friday night
By Greyhound Racing Victoria The countdown is on to Friday night’s $630,000 Group 1 TAB Melbourne Cup Final (515m) at Sandown Park, with the action to be broadcast live on 7two from 7.30pm. Popular TV show ‘Thrill of the Chase’ ... Read More »
Told of a Melbourne Cup victory
By gerardg Simon Told Helen will become just the eighth member of greyhound racing’s exclusive million-dollar prize money club with victory in the Group 1 TAB Melbourne Cup final. Simon Told Helen boasts $760,135 in career earnings, placing him 12th ... Read More »
A Dream Come True
By Molly Haines Young training duo Correy and Sam Grenfell have their hands full with four children, which includes 10-month-old twins, and 50 greyhounds. Despite the hard work, the Grenfells describe their journey in greyhounds as a dream come true ... Read More »
