GRV News
Places in the Heart
By Greyhound Racing Victoria Unbridled emotion is invariably a by-product of any big-race win in greyhound racing. But Anakie trainer Angela Langton’s heart strings will be pulled even tighter if Western Envoy wins the Group 2 VW Ballarat Cup (450m) ... Read More »
Little River ‘band’
By Greyhound Racing Victoria Little River’s David Burnett is poised for one of the biggest moments in his greyhound training career. He stands to win $87,000 if his top-flight sprinters, Simon Told Helen and Snags McKenzie, snare a two-state Group ... Read More »
The Inside Word – 2019 Volkswagen Ballarat Cup
By Greyhound Racing Victoria Simone Fisher talks to connections of the Ballarat Cup ahead of Saturday night’s Group 2 Volkswagen Ballarat Cup. The Inside Word – 2019 Volkswagen Ballarat Cup – 1 WESTERN ENVOY Simone Fisher talks to kennel rep ... Read More »
Cup favourite ready for Ballarat Riot
By gerardg While boom NSW sprinter La Grand Quality set Ballarat alight in the Group 2 Cup heats, trainer Darryl Thomas can’t believe he’s favourite for Saturday night’s Cup Final (450m). La Grand Quality was coming off a record-breaking 390m ... Read More »
Hooked On Scotch is Hobart bound
By Peter Quilty Boom sprinter Hooked On Scotch has his eyes firmly set on the Apple Isle and yet another black type assignment in the $75,000-to-the-winner Group 1 Hobart Thousand (461m) series. In a sobering thought for his rivals, trainer ... Read More »
FOXY LADY
By Peter Quilty Revered Warrnambool greyhound racing stalwart Norm McCullagh, 79, is chasing a $47,000 first prize with Crimson Vixen in the Group 2 VW Ballarat Cup (450m) on Saturday night. “I thought she’d run well, but she hadn’t had ... Read More »
It’s ‘Simon says’ for the Queensland Derby
By Greyhound Racing Victoria Speed sensation Simon Told Helen will be Victoria’s ‘lone ranger’ in next weeks’ Group 2 Queensland Derby (520m) at Albion Park. Trained by David Burnett, Simon Told Helen (Box 6) blitzed his rivals in a heat ... Read More »
Grand display headlines Ballarat heats
By gerardg Airborne NSW visitor La Grand Quality passed the biggest test of his brief career with flying colours and lived up to a record-breaking trial when setting the pace in Saturday night’s Group 2 VW Ballarat Cup heats (450m). ... Read More »
Quality NSW raider’s Ballarat test
By gerardg NSW trainer Darryl Thomas is under no illusion as to the task facing rising star La Grand Quality in Saturday night’s Group 2 Ballarat Cup (450m) heats despite a record-breaking preparatory trial. But La Grand Quality is used ... Read More »
Soul sisters
By Peter Quilty Iconic Warrnambool trainer Norm McCullagh – the man behind the immortal four-time G1 Sandown Cup champ Bold Trease – never tires of chasing group race glory. McCullagh, who turns 80 next January, has litter sisters Crimson Vixen ... Read More »
