Darwin Cup

What you may have missed: Whyte’s super Darwin Cup win

VICTORIAN trainer Stephen Whyte made it back-to-back wins in the Darwin Cup, landing the 2015 feature with the talented Superfonic on Sunday night at Winnellie...

2015 Group 3 Darwin Cup final odds, tips and betting preview

THE Northern Territory will hold the greyhound racing spotlight on Sunday night with the Group 3 Darwin Cup being run and won at Winnellie Park....

2015 Group 3 Big Dog Cup final tips & betting preview

THE Group 3 Big Dog Cup final promises to be a keenly contested race, with three Victorian raiders attempting to steal the spoils from a...

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...

2014 Group One Adelaide Cup Heats Preview

After conducting a number of Group Three races at Angle Park in recent times, it all culminates with the Group One Adelaide Cup. Seven heats...

Group Two 2014 Healesville Cup Finalists Decided

Brooke Ennis will hold all the aces heading into next Sunday's Group Two Healesville Cup after her recent kennel addition Size Does Matter set the...

Group Two 2014 Healesville Cup Heats Preview

Eight heats of the world's richest straight track race will take place amid the Yarra Ranges on the banks of the Watts River this Sunday,...

Clash Of Kings Wins The 2014 Group Three Darwin Cup

After a dramatic lead-up and eventful race, $2.60 favourite, Clash Of Kings (1) won the 2014 Group Three Darwin Cup at Winnellie Park on Friday...

2014 Group Three Darwin Cup Preview

The rich red loam of Winnellie Park will play host to the 2014 Group Three Darwin Cup final on Friday evening. A field littered with...

This Week In Racing History

JULY 30 The beautifully-bred black bitch Ascapella Miss (Chariot Charm x Fullock) took out the 1973 Strathalbyn Puppy Championship, running 32.30 to equal the race...

Clash Of Kings Dominates 2014 Darwin Cup Heats

Bunyip trainer Stephen Whyte holds all the aces heading into Friday night's Group Three 2014 Darwin Cup final after the regally bred Clash Of Kings...

Interstate Raiders Target 2014 Darwin Cup Heats

Top line racing heads north this Monday night when Winnellie Park hosts three heats of the Group Three 2014 Darwin Cup. The race is run...

Are Ate Derby Bound After Ipswich Auction Victory

At just thirty-months-old, Are Ate became a dual Group Two winner on Saturday night when he took out the $40,000 to-the-winner Magical Puppy Auction Final...

Track Records Don’t Go Often In Big Race Finals

The Horsham and Temora Cup finals, run over the last weekend, produced two fairly rare occurrences: a track record in the former (Crump), and an...

Group 1 Stayers Play Out The Undercard At The Meadows

While the majority of attention at The Meadows on Saturday night was firmly placed towards Topgun, there were six heats held of what is usually...

Tony Brett Targets A Top Week On The Track

Before the end of the weekend, Queensland conditioner Tony Brett may snare two interstate Group trophies. Brett is already half way there, having trained the...

Hall Of Fame Trainer Graeme Bate Disqualified For 9 Months Over Positive Swab

Greyhound Racing Victoria have today advised that Victorian Hall Of Fame greyhound trainer Graeme Bate has been handed an effective nine month disqualification for returning...

Robert Britton Runner Surprises All By Claiming Geelong’s Winter Cup

The Buxton Winter Cup final headlined the Victorian provincial scene this week, with a superstar field assembled, including three Group race victors tackling the $10,000-to-the-winner...

Dan, Nicki & Millipop – The Perfect Trio At The Perfect Moment

Few things in greyhound racing rival the thrill of a winner. A group race or a non-tab 5th grade, they still generate the same feeling...

Box 1 The Obstacle To Miss Lauryn’s Mother/Daughter Darwin Cup Double

The trackside box draw for tonight's 2013 $25,000 to the winner Darwin Cup Final could be the biggest obstacle to a mother/daughter Darwin Cup fairytale...

Trainer Profile: Jamie McHugh

Jamie Mchugh, of Logan village in Queensland, is one of the lucky few trainers who enjoyed instant success when he first decided to try his...

Graeme Bate Fined $1000 For Diclofenac Positive Swab, Loses 2011 Darwin Cup On Appeal

The Northern Territory Greyhound Stewards were advised that the sample taken from the greyhound, Tonneli Bale at Winnellie Park Greyhound meeting held on 25 July...

When Is A Drug Not A Drug?

To this writer – a non-chemist, non-veterinarian and non-trainer, just an interested fan – Australia’s drug policies have never been totally clear or logical. Well,...

Wednesday Beers Upsets The Darwin Cup Final

Fellow Victorian greyhound trainer Darren Murray and his greyhound Wednesday Beers last night upset Graeme Bate's seeming stranglehold on the $20,000 to the winner Darwin...

Bate And Dyna Forte Dominate The Darwin Cup Heats

Professional Victorian greyhound trainer Graeme Bate is holding all the cards after last nights running of the 2010 Group 3 Darwin Cup heats. Bate made...