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Age shall not stop them racing – the golden oldies of greyhounds

WHICH greyhound holds the record for being the oldest to still compete in a race? Which greyhound holds the record for being the oldest to...

Dailly’s probable record training feat at The Meadows

ON Saturday night, February 13, at the Meadows, Victoria's leading kennel, headed by Andrea Dailly, completely dominated proceedings, winning an incredible six of the 12...

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...

Fernando Bale is not yet the greatest

IT IS fascinating to watch and listen to the comments being made about Fernando Bale, with so many people now suggesting he is possibly the...

This Week In Racing History

October 8 Osti's Style raced away to score by just over two lengths from Anthem and Railway Road in the 1994 final of the Canberra...

This Week In Racing History

SEPTEMBER 10 Security Star set a new track record time of 20.03 for the 350 metres trip at Kempsey in 2005. Lochinvar Prada annexed the...

This Week In Racing History

AUGUST 27 Gay Banfort won the 1949 Lismore Cup, run over 500 yards on grass, by four lengths in 27.3. True Vintage broke the 457...

Top Linen: A String Of Track Records

In a career spanning a mere 14 months, Top Linen proved himself to be one of the fastest sprinters of his time, setting or equalling...

This Week In Racing History

JUNE 4th The second mechanical lure race meeting ever held in Australia was run at Epping (Harold Park), in 1927. Races were conducted over 480...

This Week in Racing History

MAY 14 Josh won the 1949 Easter Stake, run over 800 yards (732 metres) on the loam track at Harold Park. Josh scored by a...

This Week In Racing History

APRIL 9th The photo finish camera was used for the first time at the White City, Launceston track in 1949. Only two races required the...

This Week in Racing History

APRIL 2nd Farrago, who would later go on to become one of the best all-distance greyhounds of his time, won his maiden over 370 yards...

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...

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...

This Week In Greyhound Racing History: 26th November – 2nd December

26th NOVEMBER Champion sprinter Rapid Journey began better than expected from box six and scored a scintillating three-lengths victory in the 1998 Melbourne Cup, downing...

This Week In Greyhound Racing History

OCTOBER 1st – 7th 1st Champion stayers Kirsty's Charity and Whip Tip ran first and second in the Sydney Cup final. Trained by Harry Sarkis,...

State Of Origin – NSW Greyhound Racing’s Top 17

With the deciding game of this year's State of Origin series this Wednesday night, Australian Racing Greyhound has compiled our own state teams featuring the...

Miata’s Place In Time, By The Record Books

Now the dust has almost settled on Miata's incredible career following her narrow but gallant defeat in the Sandown Cup, the question has to be...

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: Top Linen – A Big Track Superstar

In a career spanning just 14 months, from March 1957 until May 1958, the brilliant sprinter Top Linen (Fine Linen x Brenda Gay) carved his...

Track Records Are Made To Be Broken

With more than 84 years of greyhound racing in Australia there have been some quite amazing and unusual feats in terms of track record times....

Brett Lee – Was He Really The Best Ever?

A December 2010 item on the GRV website sought to make a comparison between the champion sprinters El Grand Senor and Brett Lee. Partly, of...

Lithgow’s Quickstitch Cup Honours An Old Marvel

This Saturday the Lithgow Greyhound Racing Club will host the 2008 final of the Quickstitch Cup for low graders over 414 metres. The annual feature...