Launching Pad Series

Brueghelino

Douch hoping beginner’s luck can continue in Launching Pad semi

MAFFRA trainer Des Douch is hoping his promising bitch Brueghelino can step out of the shadows of her superstar brother Big Flood when she contests...
Matt Lanigan

Lanigan’s triple shot at glory in Launching Pad & Easter Egg

SEVENTY-FIVE per cent of the greyhounds in Matt Lanigan's kennels will compete in group races this week as the young trainer continues his pursuit of...

This week in racing history

March 5 Malfoy broke the two-year-old track record for 725 metres at the Meadows in 2005, running 42.34 to clip 10/100ths off the previous mark...

This week in racing history

February 26 Swanston Lass overcame box six to win the 1968 Australian Cup from NSW contenders Rokoko and Miami Moss. In a major upset, Lee...

This Week In Racing History

JULY 16 Montana Jet won her first race start, over 380 yards at Geelong, by nine lengths in 1957. The black bitch was just 12...

This Week in Racng History

FEBRUARY 26th The Brindle Havoc-Runaway Joe ring-in took place at Lismore in 1949. Three men brought a greyhound they claimed was a Queensland sprinter named...

This Week in Racing History

FEBRUARY 5th Champion all-distance chaser Sentinel won the 1936 NSW 700 yards (684 metres) Championship, run at Maitland, by six lengths from Gay Toby, running...

This Week in Racing History

JANUARY 29th A record crowd attended Wentworth Park in 1972 to watch a non-betting hurdle race. The runners had come up from Victoria. The winner...

Hannie Bale Set To Launch Claim For 2012 DDC Launching Pad Title

Hannie Bale stamped herself as a potential future star after brilliantly winning her heat of the Group 3 Launching Pad at Sandown Park tonight. Taking...

Easy Peasy Does It The Hard Way To Win Launching Pad

Easy Peasy overcame considerable interference to score a sensational win for master Devon Meadows trainer Darren McDonald in the $36,000 Group 2 Launching Pad at...

Arsonist Too Hot For 2010 DDC Launching Pad Final

Brilliant youngster Arsonist stamped her potential with a brilliant all-the-way-win in a memorable Group 2 DDC Launching Pad at Sandown Park tonight. Sent to the...

Young Speedster Sets Sandown Park Alight

Heather Collins' exciting speedster Arsonist will start a warm favourite for next week's $36,000 Group 2 DDC Launching Pad after a scorching 29.76 heat win...

Bartolo’s Win Sandown Vic Breeders Agaim

The Bartolo family continued their domination of metropolitan Victorian Breeders Incentive Series when Apache Leap saluted at Sandown Park last night. Owned and bred by...

Womann Flies The Vic Flag In The Golden Easter Egg Heats

Tina Womann – one of the sport's most decorated female trainers – is still chasing a dream of winning the Group 1 Golden Easter Egg....

Greyhound Racing Tips For Friday 6th March 2009

Welcome to Australian Racing Greyhound's free Greyhound Racing Tips for Friday 6th March 2009. Last night's results were certainly better than Wednesday's tips and we...

Thursday 26th February 2009

Wheeler Family Look Set To Steal DDC Launching Pad Back To NSW

New South Wales raider Dentax Bale caught the eye of the locals when taking out his heat of the Group 3 Dandenong Dry Clean Launching...

Thursday 19th February 2009

Bate Launches Double Attack On Melbourne Cup Glory

Graeme Bate will launch a two-pronged attack on a fourth Group 1 Schweppes Melbourne Cup after Velocette and Amity Bale each won their respective heats...

National Sprint Championship Preview

A refurbished Wentworth Park will host the Grand Final of the Rapidvite National Sprint Championship on Saturday night and an outsanding field has been assembled....

National Sprint Championships Field Takes Shape

The Rapidvite National Sprint Championships conditions provide for NSW as the host State to have two representatives in the Final, with Victoria similarly allowed two,...

Just How Good Is Teaman Titch?

Saturday night's 2008 Golden Easter Egg heats began with a bang for Victorian bred, owned and trained, Teaman Titch (Bombastic Shiraz x Call Me Donna)....

Thursday 28th February 2008