Laurels Classic

2014 Group One Australian Cup – Heat Previews

The Australian Cup carnival at The Meadows moves into full swing on Saturday, with eight heats of the 2014 Group One Australian Cup being conducted...

Rinaldi’s Success Is Not The “Norm”

Under normal circumstances, if you had a Victorian Greyhound of the Year finalist and two Group One starters in the space of a fortnight, it...

The Breeding Behind A Temlee Finalist

Temlee is one of Australian greyhound racing’s true immortals, the brindle dog by Tivoli Chief x Temora Lee (Mister Moss x Venetian Babe) is the...

Paws Of Thunder Attracts The Stars

The Group 1 Centrebet Paws of Thunder series over the 520 metres at Wentworth Park kicks off on Saturday night with eight star studded fields....

2014 Cranbourne Cup Preview

New Years Day will see six heats of the Group 2 Ken Hickey Concreting Cranbourne Cup take place. The race carries a first prize of...

Sale Of The Year

Dyna Nalin’s win in the 2013 Sale Cup was not only a gutsy one, but also a much improved run – from 37.53 in its...

2013 Laurels Classic Final Preview

Tonight’s Laurels Classic final has well and truly been overshadowed by the other big group race on tonight, the 2013 Sale Cup. However there will...

This Week In Racing History

DECEMBER 24th The Harold Park (Epping) racecourse introduced a 660 yards (603 metres) distance in 1927, seven months after the start of greyhound racing behind...

Thursday, 26 December 2013

Greyhound Box Draw For Sandown Park – Thursday, 26 December 2013 Race No. 1Www.sandowngreyhounds.com.au7:08 PM (VIC time) Grade 5 event over 515 metres at Sandown...

Quirky Habits Can Win Races

An interesting sidelight to last Thursday’s Hobart Thousand was the interaction between dogs’ running styles, the way the race was run, and the nature of...

Group Two Macro Meat Laurels Semi Final Previews

The next wave of talented young bitches clash tonight, with four semi-finals of the Group Two Macro Meats Laurels being conducted at Sandown Park. ARG...

Group 1 Gold 1242 2013 Sale Cup Heats Preview

The Group 1 Gold 1242 2013 Sale Cup heats will be run on Wednesday night over the tough 650 metre trip. A number of noted...

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Greyhound Box Draw For Sandown Park – Thursday, 19 December 2013 Race No. 1Dindas Australia (timber)7:08 PM (VIC time) Grade 5 event over 515 metres...

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....

$50,000 Group Two Laurels Classic Heats Review

Tonight we were treated to some fantastic performances in the eight Laurels Heats. Tam’s Wish and Liara Allen were the fastest heat winners of the...

$50,000 Group Two Laurels Classic Preview

This Thursday night Sandown Park hosts Australia’s premier age restricted race for bitches. The $50,000 to the winner Laurels Classic will garner plenty of attention...

Dyna Willow Leaves Connections Stoked With Summer Cup Win

Group 3 Schweppes Summer Cup winner Dyna Willow’s kennel representative Tammy Collins summed up how happy connections were with the victory in three simple words....

Thursday, 12 December 2013

Greyhound Box Draw For Sandown Park – Thursday, 12 December 2013 Race No. 1Macro Meats Laurels Ht17:06 PM (VIC time) S/E Heat event over 515...

Booming Times Ahead For Shannon Ellis

Wagga Wagga based trainer Shannon Ellis and Booming Bennett have got a big month ahead of them if Ellis’ plans all fall into place. Booming...

Nothing Little About Amy Bennett’s Ambition

Nineteen year old Western Sydney trainer Amy Bennett is about to embark on the biggest journey of her training career this Thursday night at Dapto,...

Toby’s Trio Set To Star In Bathurst Soldiers Saddle

From owning a finalist in the Group 1 Bold Trease just over a week ago, to qualifying three runners in Monday night’s $10,000 to the...

Paul Anderton’s Shot At “The Really Big Stuff”

Devon Meadows mentor Paul Anderton must wake up each morning this week and pinch himself. In late July, a thirty two kilo dog that he...

Cyclone Simone Storms Her Way Into The Spotlight

Londonderry trainer Majella Ferguson is on the comeback from a quiet few months in the training department, with a small kennel that is certainly proving...

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...

Hili Proud To Call Tasmania Home

After two years in Tasmania, former Victorian trainer Paul Hili and his family are enjoying life immensely, not regretting their move one iota. Paul is...