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2014 Group Two Black Top Heats Preview

The Gardens will stage six outstanding heats of the Group Two Blacktop, with a juicy $40,000 awaiting next week’s final winner. This race has an...

This Week In Racing History

AUGUST 13 Tara Princess won the inaugural Laurels Classic, in 1964. The Syd Barrett-trained bitch ran the 555 yards trip at Sandown Park in 31.44....

Victorian National Sprint Heats At The Meadows

In a strong showing, The Meadows will host five sprint heats of the Victorian leg of the Nationals. The winners and three fastest seconds will...

Background To The AWM Distance Title

In some ways the AWM Distance Title is one of the ‘unsung’ long-standing major distance races on the Australian calendar. Of course, if Xylia Allen...

2014 Group Two Victorian Distance Final Preview

When the lids fly for the Group Two AWM Victorian Distance Final at The Meadows on Saturday night, eight greyhounds will not only vie for...

Upsets And Talent On Display In Group One Maturity Heats At The Meadows

The heats of the Group One Maturity Classic have been run and won at The Meadows on Saturday night. The top two from each heat...

2014 Group Two Bendigo Cup Preview

Bendigo hosts Group Two racing on Friday night with the final of the Bendigo Cup taking place. Eight greyhounds will exit the boxes for the...

2014 Group Two McKenna Memorial Heats Preview

Sandown Park plays host to six heats of the time honoured Group Two McKenna Memorial tonight with some of the countries best middle distance greyhounds...

The Jolly Green Giant Stumbles Again

The shocking revelation on this website of Tabcorp’s practice of changing bets after the jump is bad enough. But Tabcorp is also under the gun...

2014 Listed Superstayers Preview

A hand-picked, four dog shoot-out will be the highlight of racing at Albion Park On Thursday night when the listed Superstayers race takes place. The...

Background To The Albion Park Gold Cup

From the time of its inception, the Albion Park Gold Cup (originally the Gabba Gold Cup) has been a tough race. This is particularly so...

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...

Background To The Sandown Cup

With upset results the order of the day in the heats, this year’s Sandown Cup final has been robbed of a lot of interest. There’s...

2014 Group One Sandown Cup Heats Preview

It’s a race that demands quality, the world’s richest staying race, The Group One Sandown Cup. Four heats of the time honoured event are set...

Huge Start To The SA Coursing Season At Virginia

With heavy rain and cold weather, Sunday was not looking good, but …. the clouds disappeared and the sun shone on the straight track at...

2014 Group Two Queensland Derby Final Preview

Keybow will start as the short-priced favourite in the Group Two Queensland Derby to be run at Albion Park on Thursday night. He is the...

Hallinan Thrilled With Tricky Jade’s Triumphant Return

Clergate trainer Martin Hallinan took out another feature race on Thursday at Dubbo with Tricky Jade, who was flawless from start to finish in claiming...

2014 Group One Association Cup Preview

The two fastest greyhounds to ever grace the 720 metre journey at Wentworth Park are set to go toe-to-toe in the final of the 2014...

2014 Group Three Sportingbet Magic Maiden Preview

Eight precocious greyhounds get an early shot at Group glory on Saturday evening at Wentworth Park when they line up in the final of the...

Track Records Don’t Go Often In Big Race Finals

The Horsham and Temora Cup finals, run over the last weekend, produced two fairly rare occurrences: a track record in the former (Crump), and an...

2014 Vince Curry Memorial Preview

Eight chasers will walk across the podium tonight at Ipswich chasing the title of 2014 Vince Curry Memorial winner at 9.59pm. $40,000 awaits the victor...

Pups Head Towards The Big Stage In Vic Breeders Series

The Group 3 Vic Breeders series is underway at The Meadows, kicking off with eight heats last Wednesday. Last year’s event was won by Dirty...

2014 Group One National Derby Preview

The second feature event at The Gardens is the $75,000 Group One National Derby. The names Gatt and Hallinan feature heavily in the final and...

2014 Vince Curry Memorial Preview

As the 30th running of the annual Vince Curry Memorial draws closer we take a look back at who Vince Curry was, along with previous...

Gatt & Dapiran Take Time Honours In National Derby & Futurity Semis

Mark Gatt’s well performed chaser Ritza Hattie successfully avenged her second placing from last week’s heat of the Group One National Futurity, with a strong...