Barry Smith

Mepunga Shine brilliant in 2023 Group 1 Silver Chief win

In the all-male age-restricted Group 1 Silver Chief Classic (525m) at The Meadows, Mepunga Shine, trained by Jeff Britton, stole the show by leading the...

Kelsey Bale again amazes fans qualifying for rich Geelong Gold Cup final

The Daniel Gibbons-trained Kelsey Bale is making a play to be called Victoria’s newest sprinting sensation despite already having had 60 race starts, and nearing...
Bella Infrared

Talking Breeding: American sires continue to impact in Australia

THIS week’s review of litters selected from the Victorian Litter Registrations list for the week ending September 7 begins with three litters by the highly...

2014 Group One Adelaide Cup Preview

The Group One Adelaide Cup will be conducted on Friday night at Angle Park. For the history buffs, the first Adelaide Cup was run in...

2014 Group Three SA Oaks Final Preview

The 2014 SA Oaks final will take place on Thursday night at Angle Park at 9:41pm. The Group Three event carries a $25,000 prize and...

Mepunga Hayley Deserved Winner Of 2014 Group One Maturity

Jeff Britton has capped off a remarkable night of racing for his team of greyhounds by taking out the Group One Maturity at The Meadows...

2014 Group Two McKenna Memorial Preview

Xylia Allen versus the rest of the world. Some of Australia’s most consistent middle distance chasers will line up against a superstar of the loam...

2014 Group One Gold Cup Preview

Group one racing graces the environs of Albion Park this Thursday evening with the final of the 2014 Group One Gold Cup taking place. The...

2014 Group One Sandown Cup Preview

The world’s richest staying race, the Group One Sandown Cup, is the feature of racing at Sandown Park on Thursday evening. No less than $175,000...

Down To Eight In The Group Three GRV Vic Breeders series

On February 12, we started with 60 dogs and come Saturday night, only eight remain in this year’s Group 3 Vic Breeders series. The prestigious...

Mepunga Nicky’s Flying Start Lands 2011’s Second Adelaide Cup

Mepunga Nicky stamped herself as one of Australia’s top greyhounds with an outstanding all-the-way victory in the Adelaide Cup at Angle Park last night. Less...

Mepunga Nicky Named Australia’s Best Greyhound For The Month Of September 2011

AGRA’s Greyhound of the Month for September is brilliant Victorian youngster Mepunga Nicky. In September she won all of her four starts which included both...

Mugavin Hopeful Of Another Golden Currency

Killarney greyhound trainer Kevin Mugavin jnr will be hoping history can repeat itself when promising sprinter Uno Hazard starts out of coveted box one in...