The Miata

What you may have missed: Cannington conducts final meeting

CANNINGTON conducted its final race meeting on Saturday night after 40 years of operation. Greyhounds WA were forced to make the decision to relocate due...
Fernando Bale was a consistent money-winner for greyhound bettors

Can you hear the record drums Fernando?

FERNANDO Bale's victory in the Peter Mosman Memorial final at Wentworth Park took his incredible winning streak to 13 on end. That makes him only...

What you may have missed: Freakish Fernando makes it 13 straight

AUSTRALIA's fastest greyhound Fernando Bale notched up his 13th straight win on Saturday night when taking out the Group 1 Peter Mosman Classic Final at...

Fernando Bale looking to join the No.12 club in Peter Mosman semi

FERNANDO Bale completed his 11th successive victory in the heats of the Peter Mosman Memorial at Wentworth Park on Saturday night. Obviously, he is now...

2015 Group 2 WA Oaks – free greyhound tips and betting preview

THE Group 2 WA Oaks will be run at Cannington on Saturday night over 530-metres, offering $40,000 to winning connections. The current favourite with online...

Greyhound racing has two current champions, but too many chumps

WE ARE not even half way through, but 2015 will go down as a remarkable year for two greyhounds – Space Star with 11 wins...

The Australian prize money record and the Golden Easter Egg

OF THE last seven greyhounds who were either the Australian prize money record holders or went on to become such, only two (Miata- a stayer-...

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...

2015 Group 1 Zoom Top tips & betting preview

ON SATURDAY night eight of Australia's best stayers will be chasing a winner's cheque of $75,000 and Group 1 glory in the Zoom Top. The...

Sialia Steals The Prize In Mandurah Birthday Cup Final

Paul Stuart has claimed the 2015 Group Three Mandurah Mail Birthday Cup final after Sialia scored a determined win in the $25,000-to-the-winner feature. Stepping cleanly...

Saturday, 10 January 2015

Greyhound Box Draw For Cannington – Saturday, 10 January 2015 Race No. 1Jumpin' January10:05 PM 5P event over 642 metres at Cannington Of $2,680 Prizemoney....

Sialia and Astrophysic give Stuart dual threat in Mandurah Cup

TRAINER Paul Stuart has a brace of strong chances in Friday night's Group Three $25,000 Mandurah Mail Birthday Cup in Sialia and the talented up-and-comer...

Saturday, 3 January 2015

Greyhound Box Draw For Cannington – Saturday, 3 January 2015 Race No. 1Jumpin January Grade 5 Series H10:05 PM 5C event over 530 metres at...

Dyna Double One Dazzles In Silver Chief Heats

Dyna Double One stamped himself as a star of the future after a surreal 29.55 performance when taking out a heat of the Group One...

The Best Track Winning Sequences

My esteemed colleague Bruce Teague, commenting on Dyna Villa's sensational Melbourne Cup victory, noted how this took that greyhound's record to eight successive victories at...

Dyna Villa Makes His Own Luck

Dyna Villa's emphatic victory in last Fridays's Melbourne Cup completed an extraordinary series of eight wins in succession at the Sandown track. Could there be...

The Big One

Friday's Melbourne Cup favourite Keybow is priced at $2.00 to $2.40 depending on where you look, mostly due to its box draw on the rails....

Miata Inducted Into WA Racing Hall Of Fame

Champion stayer Miata was one of 15 inductees into the Western Australian Racing Hall of Fame on Saturday night at a function held at Perth's...

Bold Trease Post Mortem

On Wednesday I made a few comments about the possibilities in the four Bold Trease heats at Sandown. Primarily, I was concerned that many starters...

A Sad But Timely Warning

There used to be a time long ago when horses failing, or even doing well, in the Melbourne Cup were never much good any more....

Progress Comes Only After Hard Decisions

It's always hard to know what GRNSW is doing (Brent's Blog has not been seen for the last three months, for example) but its approach...

Quartz Bale Salutes In Spring Maiden Classic At Cannington

Paul Stuart's Quartz Bale is one of many talented youngsters currently hitting the Cannington racetrack and he got the upper hand on Wednesday night by...

Help Is Available If You Want It

Not for the first time, a boffin is on his way to radically changing a sport. This time it's the way tennis coaches can make...

Star Recall Sets The Standard With Flying 29.97 Run

Star Recall shone around Cannington in the heats of the Spring Gift last night over the 530 metre distance, breaking the 30-second barrier for the...

Xylia Allen Joins Zoom Top In Historic Performance

Xylia Allen may have failed to win the National Distance Championship final at Cannington, but by running second she did succeed in becoming Australia's highest...