Irma Bale

The Mystery Of Distance Racing

These days, the glorious inconsistency of racing is never better illustrated than in the running of long distance events. It's hard to fathom why some...

Big Dog Cup Final Preview

The picturesque environs of Breakfast Creek or more specifically Albion Park, will play host to the 2014 Group 3 Big Dog Cup final this Thursday...

Stewards Still Not Doing Their Sums

Now the shouting has died down it's time to look closer into how Dyna Willow won the Summer Cup at Wentworth Park nine days ago....

Phenomenal Obliterates Irma Bale’s Horsham 570m Track Record

Bill and Serg Buccilli witnessed one of their star greyhounds destroy a track record yet again yesterday. The owners of Black Magic Opal must be...

Shorter And Shorter

Bookkeeper's recent record run over 600m at The Meadows was meritorious, particularly from the awkward box 8, but it was out of kilter with national...

More About Rules & Other Stuff

Continuing our series on suggested changes to racing rules, here are a few more to go with those we wrote about on October 3rd (Items...

Amity Flame Flourishes In Topcat Video Cup

Tony Flores purchased two black pups when they were three months old to give him something to do when he retired. Little did he know...

Proven Impala Steals The Show

October 2009 was a fantastic month for the breeding industry, with three dynamic staying divas all whelped within a 21 day time frame. The most...

AGRA National Sprint & Distance Championships Betting Preview

The night that enthusiasts nationwide have been waiting for is finally here, with 16 of Australia's best sprinters and stayers converging at The Meadows tonight...

Distance Field A Sign Of The Times

The Nationals look like providing some real challenges for punters. The Sprint has more pace in it than last week's runoff in Victoria though it...

Farewell Irma Bale

It appears the great Irma Bale has run her last race. The daughter of Bartrim Bale and Amelia Bale lined up in the final of...

National Sprint & Distance Championships “Crystal Ball” Predictions Revisited

Regular readers of this website will recall a piece I compiled about eight weeks ago – A look into the Nationals Crystal Ball posted 28/6...

Mimicking Mocks His Rivals In Victorian Distance Championship

The Robert Britton trained Mimicking provided one of the biggest upsets of the 2013 Nationals series, powering his way home to score a triumphant victory...

Victorian National Sprint & Distance Championships State Final Preview

The final piece of the Nationals puzzle will fall into place tonight, when the home state competitors contest the finals of the AGRA Victorian Sprint...

Swift’s Star Is The Smartest Of Them All

Lithgow conditioner, Mark Swift has rated his emerging star, Smart Valentino, as the best greyhound he has put a collar and lead on in his...

Bate Has The Numbers On His Opposition In Victorian Championships

The National Championships made its way to Victoria over the weekend, with six heats of the Victorian sprint and three heats of the Victorian distance...

Greyhound Tips for Saturday 10th August 2013

No luck last night, 3 selections 3 losers, ut that's the nature of this game, and Friday nights is always hard. Huge night again tonight with the National...

Jason Mackay & Steve White Ready To “Zip” & “Strike” The Nationals

This Saturday, eight of NSW's best sprinters will converge at Wentworth Park for a crack at the NSW Sprint Championship in search of a ticket...

It’s Destini Fireball Again At The Meadows

Norm Rinaldi's Destini Fireball again added to his wonderful CV and continued his extraordinary love affair with The Meadows 725-metre trip, landing the $40,000 Group...

Favourites Tumble In AWM Distance Heats

It was a tough night for anyone who had placed their hard-earned on the big names in the Group 2 AWM Distance Championship heats at...

Impala Proves Herself Again In McKenna Memorial

Joe Borg's Proven Impala reminded everyone why she is a star of the sport on Thursday night, demonstrating a tenacious chasing performance to take out...

Versatile Chasers Ready To Race In McKenna Memorial

The middle distance stars will shine tonight with the running of the group two McKenna Memorial at Sandown Park. The 595 metre event offers $40,000...

McKenna Memorial Heats Highlight A Magnificent Night Of Racing

The middle distance stars will be given their chance to shine tonight at Sandown Park, with six heats of the group two McKenna Memorial. With...

A Look Into The National Championship’s Crystal Ball

Excuse me ladies and gentlemen, I wish to bring something to your attention. As you may have realised, it is currently late June. Which in...

Don’t Follow The Croquet Mob

Just recently, I have been exchanging views with a forward thinking club manager about practical subjects. To help with that, I stood back and made...