Maturity Classic

Quiz Bale Leaves Opposition Puzzled In WA Oaks Final

Victorian bitch Quiz Bale stepped out of superstar kennelmate Xylia Allen’s shadow on Saturday night, notching up her own group race victory in the group...

Fourth Time Lucky For Paw Licking

The writing has been on the wall for some time now, but Paw Licking has finally broken through for a deserved Group race victory, beating...

Sydney Gem: The Queen Of The Dam Tail-Line

What do former Group racing stars Sydney Dingaan, Dallas Duo, Bomber Gleeson, Nashemraro, Star Of Mine, Elektra, and Lektra Jay have in common? The answer...

Irma Bale Shoots For An Unique Sandown – Melbourne Cup Double

RSN Sandown Cup winner Irma Bale took her first step towards an unprecedented Cups double by winning a TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude at Sandown Park...

Done To Soon

The saddest part about the sudden and unexpected retirement of star sprinter Barcia Bale is that we will never really know just how good he...

Barcia Bale Named Australia’s Best Greyhound In July 2012

AGRA’s Greyhound of the Month for July 2012 is brilliant young New South Wales owned and Victorian trained sprinter Barcia Bale. Raced and bred by...

One In Three – The Number That Strangles The Meadows.

After watching Barcia Bale give the Wheeler’s yet another Group 1 victory in the weekend’s Maturity Classic final, it got me thinking about how the...

Barcia Bale Heads Paul Wheeler Maturity Classic Trifecta

Barcia Bale has emerged as Australia’s newest sprinting sensation after Saturday’s brilliant win in the Group 1 Hudson Pacific Maturity Classic at The Meadows, making...

Irma Bale Favourite To Take Out AWM Distance Championship

The brilliant Irma Bale will be searching for her third Group victory in the space of two months after drawing box two in Saturday night’s...

Barcia Bale Looking To Emulate The Great Satan’s Legend

Graeme Bate is on record as suggesting his undefeated sprinter Barcia Bale reminds him very much of his former champion Kantarn Bale. So far, the...

Unbeaten Barcia Bale Draws Box Three In $100,000 To The Winner Maturity Classic Final

The Graeme Bate-trained Barcia Bale will start a red-hot favourite to make it ten wins from as many starts in next Saturday night’s Group 1...

He Knows Uno Headlines AWM Distance Championship Heats

Recent Group 1 Gold Cup winner He Knows Uno heads a quality line-up of chasers in two heats of the Group 2 AWM Distance Championship...

Barcia Bale & Ima Geisha Girl Go Head To Head Again In Maturity Classic Semis

The unbeaten Barcia Bale (box four) and freakish sprinter Ima Geisha Girl (box one) will clash again, this time in semi-final four of the Group...

Barcia Bale Makes It Eight In A Row In Maturity Classic Heats

The amazing run of Barcia Bale continued with a sensational Best of Night 29.90 gallop in a heat of the Group 1 Hudson Pacific Maturity...

Geisha And Barcia To Clash As Maturity Series Kicks Off With A Bang

The time honoured Group 1 Hudson Pacific Maturity Classic – worth $100,000 to the winner for the first time in its 42-year history – kicks...

2012 Greyhounds Of The Year In Review : NSW & Victoria

Over 25,000 races across 2000 meetings have taken place in 2011. It was a year where locals across the land struggled to win big races...

2011 Melbourne Cup Final Box Draw

Shereen Bale is the big winner following the boxdraw for Thursday night’s Group 1 Solo Melbourne Cup after drawing perfectly in box 1 for the...

Blacktop Winner Is Top Of The Penthouse

Last week’s Blacktop Final produced one of the true fairy tale stories for owner Seona Hood, claiming her first group victory as a trainer. It...

Bate-Wheeler Combo Snare Quinella In 2011 Maturity Classic

The successful Graeme Bate-Paul Wheeler combination continued its amazing run in 2011, capturing the quinella in the Group 1 Hudson Pacific Maturity Classic over 525...

Can Kilty Lad Make History?

He’s drawn the alley, he has the class credentials; has he got what it takes to annex a third Group One event? That’s the question...

Saturday 30th July 2011

Greyhound Box Draw For The Meadows – Saturday 30th July 2011 Race No. 1Edgell07:17PM (VICtime) Grade 5 event over 525 Metres at The meadows Of...

Victorian National Sprint Championship Nominations For The Meadows

A total of 53 nominations have been received for the State Sprint Championship heats to be conducted at The Meadows over 525 metres on August...

Kilty Lad Hard To Beat In Maturity Classic Final

Three-time Group winner Kilty Lad is the greyhound to beat after drawing box one in Saturday night’s Group 1 Hudson Pacific Maturity Classic over 525...

Saturday 16th July 2011

Greyhound Box Draw For The Meadows – Saturday 16th July 2011 Race No. 1Hudson Pacific Maturity Classic Ht107:17PM (VICtime) Special Event Heat event over 525...

Rybenbrook To Campaign in Victoria

Classy chaser Rybenbrook (Bombastic Shiraz – Flick The Switch) has been transferred to leading Victorian trainer Jason Thompson and will reportedly be aimed at the...