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MATCHMAKER: Tina’s Miss Chasing Perfect Match

MATCHMAKER: Tina’s Miss Chasing Perfect Match
March 10, 2016 Comments Off

By gerardg Lara Trainer Tina Womann is optimistic Miss Rossi‘s remarkable consistency will be rewarded with a feature race victory in Friday evening’s lucrative $14,200 Matchmaker Final (450m) at Shepparton. Miss Rossi won her heat of the $10,000 to-the-winner Matchmaker ... Read More »

LAUNCHING PAD: Record-breaking Tasmanian steals the Show

March 10, 2016 Comments Off

By grvadmin Pagan Midnight, who 12 months ago became the fastest ever maiden winner at Hobart, has caused a huge shock in a heat of the $450,000 Launching Pad series at Sandown Park overnight. Winning at the huge odds of ... Read More »

MATCHMAKER FINAL: No Flash in the Pan

MATCHMAKER FINAL: No Flash in the Pan
March 10, 2016 Comments Off

By Matt Jackson Friday night feature racing heads to Shepparton for the final of the $14,200 Matchmaker (450m), which includes a $10,000 prize. First and second placegetters from Monday’s four heats have made this prestigious final and, while it looks ... Read More »

20 years and 6000 dogs on, the GAP keeps growing

March 10, 2016 Comments Off

By grvadmin When Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) opened the doors of its Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) in 1996, it was confident there were good homes out there for retired racing greyhounds, but few could have guessed just how many. At ... Read More »

SANDOWN PREVIEW: Next Bogie Leigh among young guns to contest Launching Pad Series

March 10, 2016 Comments Off

By jamevdm Some of Australia’s fastest youngsters clash in the 11 heats of the Launching Pad (515m) tonight at Sandown with form lines from all over the nation, including a greyhound touted as potentially being the next Bogie Leigh. The ... Read More »

READY 2 RACE: Matt Jackson identifies his top four up-and-comers from the 2015 Sales

March 9, 2016 Comments Off

By Matt Jackson Since the 2015 Ready 2 Race Sales there have been a number of impressive greyhounds hit the racetrack. Below I have identified my top four most promising greyhounds to have raced since the sales took place last ... Read More »

VIDEO: Dyna Double One a ‘People’s Champion’

March 9, 2016 Comments Off

By grvadmin Last Saturday’s Australian Cup Night 2016 drew more than 4,000 people through the gates, a figure on par with any crowd at The Meadows since its opening night back in 1999. Watch this highlights package below to see ... Read More »

FAIRYTALE ENDING: Dyna Double One Retired from Racing

March 8, 2016 Comments Off

By grvadmin Dyna Double One (pictured) has been retired to stud effective immediately just days after becoming the third greyhound in history to clock $1M in prize money. He is set to depart Andrea Dailly’s kennel later this week and ... Read More »

VIDEO: 2016 Australian Cup Night Group Racing Action & Interviews

March 8, 2016 Comments Off

By grvadmin Three Group Racing features highlighted the final night of the $1.3M Australian Cup Carnival at The Meadows on March 5 – the $355,000 Group 1 Australian Cup (525m), the $145,000 Group 1 Superstayers (725m) and the $35,650 Group ... Read More »

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: The Trailblazing Sandra Reed

March 8, 2016 Comments Off

By grvadmin TO mark International Women’s Day we spoke to Sandra Reed, President of GOTBA Victoria about her experience as one of the first female trainers in the sport of greyhound racing in Victoria. To read the full interview, look ... Read More »