Half Your Luck

The top eight seconds in the history of the Group 1 Melbourne Cup

APART from being the richest greyhound race in Australia, surely one of the reasons the Melbourne Cup is so highly regarded is that since its...

Sandown winds back the clock to stage match racing

FOR the first time in 21 years the innovative Sandown club will host not just one, but four, match races, to be called the Speed...

Chief Havoc: considered by some as the greatest ever

WHEN the Australian Greyhound Racing Association (AGRA) introduced honorary membership to the Group Racing Hall of Fame, the first three greyhounds inducted as honorary members...

This Week In Racing History

November 12 The first successful full meeting of the newly-opened track at Maitland took place, in 1927. The track had been opened in early October...

Background To The National Sprint Championship

Cannington plays host to National Sprint Championship final in 2014 for only the fifth time in the history of the event. It first staged the...

Ed Tucker’s Unique Melbourne Cup Double

When champion sprinter Gold Grotto streaked away to score a sensational race record victory in the 1972 Melbourne Cup he completed a unique double for...

The Australian Cup – 20 Points Of Interest

This year will see the 55th running of the Australian Cup. For 29 of its runnings it was the richest race in the country. For...

What The Champs Tell Us About Being First-Up On A City Track

As most punters are well aware, backing a greyhound having its first start in the city is probably a long-term losing proposition, unless the animal...

Celebrating The Greats: Half Your Luck – A Genuine “People’s Champion”

In 2011 the Greyhound Racing Hall of Fame admitted Half Your Luck, one of the most consistent and arguably one of the greatest sprinters ever...

Who Was Silver Chief?

This week sees the 46th running of the Silver Chief Classic, a restricted age event for male greyhounds. Formerly held at Sandown Park, until 1999,...

The Melbourne Cup : Steeped In More History Than Many Imagine

Forget the Topgun, ignore the Golden Easter Egg, discount the Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane Cup's, the Melbourne Cup remains as arguably the one race all...

A Celebration Of The History Of The Nationals

Certainly one of the most exciting times of the year for Greyhound Racing in Australia is in August September. It's Nationals time and for many...

Amity Bale And Turanza Bale Salute In Style

It has been a very long time since master trainer Graeme Bate has lead one of his chasers to the boxes, but when the quality...

Fred Booth Inducted To Hall Of Fame

Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) tonight launched its Victorian Greyhound Racing Hall of Fame at Sandown Greyhound Racing Club. Fred Booth has tonight been announced as...

Velocette And Graeme Bate Give El Galo A Start And A Beating

A massive crowd packed in to witness the highly anticipated 2009 MTD Australian Cup at The Meadows last night and they were not disappointed. The...

The History Of The Australian Cup

The chase for the sport‟s “Cup of Dreams” commenced in 1958 (with the exception of 1963 when the Cup was not held due to the...

Major Mission’s 2009 Warragul Cup At Only His Ninth Start

Major Mission is the first greyhound to annex the Warragul St. Leger – Warragul Cup. The Tony Attard-trained flyer claimed a $26,000 first prize in...