Association Cup

2015 Group 3 Gold Cup tips, statistics and runner comments

THIS year’s instalment of the Group 3 Gold Cup at Wentworth Park appears to be a race in two, with the stunning performances of Space...

Anzac history beckons for Space Star and Sweet It Is

THE two leading chances as far as the market is concerned for the final of the 2015 Wentworth Park Gold Cup are current topflight stayers...

When a sensational finish ended the superb 1972 Gold Cup final

HOW often does the greyhound finishing second in a heat or semi-final of a major race emerge a week later and snare the final? The...

Ragsie’s 1972 run in the Wentworth Park Gold Cup one for the ages

HOW often does the greyhound finishing second in a heat or semi-final of a major race emerge a week later and snare the final? The...

Do we have a leader?

THIS one snuck quietly by and I did not notice it at first. In the aftermath of the live baiting episodes GRNSW has just called...

What you may have missed: GRNSW taking best practice submissions

GREYHOUND RACING NEW SOUTH WALES (GRNSW) are calling for submissions from qualified organisations and/or individuals for a project proposal focusing on identifying the best practice...

2015 Golden Easter Egg: Rolling coverage from Wentworth Park

10:15PM AEDT: Fernando Bale has become just the second greyhound to win the National Derby – Golden Easter Egg double after a terrific victory in...

2015 Group 1 Association Cup tips & betting preview

WHILE the nation’s best sprinters will be vying for the Golden Easter Egg at Wentworth Park on Saturday night, the stayers will also get their...

Sweet It Is faces a tough task to buck history

THIS year marks the 50th anniversary of the Association Cup, the race inaugurated in 1965 and run over the-then 800 yards on the testing grass...

Space Star steals the show in Group 1 Association Cup heats

THREE of Australia’s best stayers will do battle in the Group 1 Association Cup final next Saturday night after three heats of the $75,000-to-the-winner race...

Wentworth Park greyhound tips & betting preview March 28 2015

A HUGE night of racing awaits at Wentworth Park with four semi-finals of the 2015 Group 1 Golden Easter Egg and three heats of the...

Space Star aiming to extend his Group 1 association

SPACE Star will be aiming to bounce back to his brilliant best on Saturday night when he contests the third and final heat of the...

Friday, 20 March 2015

Greyhound Box Draw For Wentworth Park – Friday, 20 March 2015 Race No. 1Welcome To 2015 Gee Carnival Sta…7:18 PM FFA event over 520 metres...

This week in racing history

January 29 Victorian entrant On Par won the fourth running of the Hobart Cup, in 1938. The race, which became the Hobart Thousand the following...

This week in racing history

January 22 Shan’s Tempest won the 1973 Maturity Classic by five-and-a-half lengths from Dougie’s Rose and Tasmanian sprinter Holding Premier, running the 511 metres at...

Finalists announced for 2014 Victorian Greyhound of the Year

Six superb finalists have been announced for the 2014 Victorian Greyhound of the Year with the winner to be announced on Friday, February 20. Three...

This Week In Racing History

January 15 In the last Gosford Gold Cup to be run over the 485 metres trip, Lansdowne Flyer defeated I’m Groovy and Arizona Raider to...

Clash Of The Interstate Stars: The 1969 Silver Chief Classic

THE Silver Chief Classic was just in its fifth year when the Stan Cleverley-trained NSW speed star Milimsimbi came down to Olympic Park tasked with...

Lady Ronray Primed To Steele The Laurels Classic

Lady Ronray will be the sole NSW representative when she exits box seven in this Sunday’s Group Two Laurels Classic at Sandown Park. Trained at...

Background to the Sydney Cup

The Sydney Cup was the first of what became the ‘big four’ distance events on the Sydney city racing calendar. Starting in 1963, it was...

2014 Group Three Sydney Cup Heats Preview

Two heats of the time honoured Group Three Sydney Cup highlight racing at Wentworth Park this Saturday night. The $25,000 to-the-winner event is run over...

Sweet It Is Victorious In 2014 National Distance Final

Sweet It Is has taken out the 2014 National Distance Championship for trainer Darren McDonald. The win tops off a fantastic couple of days for...

Elite Fields To Contest Victorian National Distance Championship Heats

This Thursday evening sees the beginning of a frenzy of qualifying races Australia-wide for the National Distance and Sprint titles in each state. Greyhounds will...

This Week In Racing History

JUNE 18th High Earner annexed the 2009 Queensland Derby (520 metres, Albion Park), defeating Fedex by three-quarters of a length with Dashing Corsair just a...

This Week In Racing History

JUNE 4th The second mechanical lure race meeting ever held in Australia was run at Epping (Harold Park), in 1927. Races were conducted over 480...