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The Mystery Of the Long Distance Runner

I hope someone can explain why Sweet It Is won the National Distance Championship so convincingly and in near-record time. It started at even money...

Sweet It Is Victorious In 2014 National Distance Final

Sweet It Is has taken out the 2014 National Distance Championship for trainer Darren McDonald. The win tops off a fantastic couple of days for...

Background To The National Distance Championship

This year's National Distance Championship final, of course, holds especial interest in seeing whether champion all-distance bitch Xylia Allen can break Miata's prize money winning...

This Week In Racing History

AUGUST 20 Blythe Spirit took out the 1950 Lismore 350 yards Championship, scoring by three lengths from All Radium. The field consisted of 10 starters....

Xylia Allen Looking To Emulate Dashing Corsair

With her victory in the final of Victorian section of the National Distance Championship complete, champion all-distance bitch Xylia Allen will now take on the...

Xylia Allen And Sweet It Is Qualify For 2014 National Distance Final

Champion sprinter/stayer Xylia Allen will look to become just the second greyhound in history to win both the National Sprint and Distance Championships after she...

2014 Victorian National Distance Final Is An Absolute Cracker

It is being billed as a clash between two of Australia's most exciting stayers, but in reality it is much more than that. This Thursday...

Moving Up

Prospects for the National Distance Championship in Perth have sharpened up no end following Dusty Moonshine's third successive win over the Wentworth Park 720m trip....

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...

Starlight Delly Does Her Famous Sister Proud In The Breeding Barn

The next generation of “Miata's” have hit the Cannington racetrack in style, with the champion's litter-sister Starlight Delly mothering the trifecta in the Winter Maiden...

Xylia Allen Wins Group Two 2014 McKenna Memorial

She's done it again. Writing about the exploits of a champion bitch like Xylia Allen can stretch the superlative bank to the limit. On Thursday...

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...

Signs Of The Times

In a remarkable move, Racing Victoria is set to increase Saturday thoroughbred races from eight to nine and reduce the gap between races to 35...

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

MAY 21st Poetic Magic won the 2005 Maturity Classic for trainer Kevin Mugavin, defeating Plastered by almost two lengths in 30.15 and earning $50,000. 22nd...

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...

Here We Go Again

The saga of over-raced staying types is worth some continuing discussion. Particularly as Sandown has just run four heats of the Sandown Cup, a major...

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...

Xylia Allen’s Defeat No Real Surprise

The defeat of Xylia Allen in the final of the Association Cup, just a week after smashing the 720 metres Wentworth Park track record in...

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...

WA Great Dyna Nalin Headed For Stud After Saturday Night

Dyna Nalin will jump out of box three on Saturday night at Wentworth Park for the last start of his career for WA trainer Paul...

Wheeler Ecstatic As Xylia Allen Smashes Wentworth Park Track Record

There is very little that Paul Wheeler has not achieved when it comes to greyhound racing in Australia, but when you hear him speak about...

2014 Association Cup Heats Attract The Best

While Australia's best sprinters continue their quest for the Golden Easter Egg at Wentworth Park this Saturday night, the premier staying event on the New...

Dyna Willow Delights Wheeler

Dyna Willow left us in no doubt that she is the current Queen of staying racing at Wentworth Park on Saturday night after taking out...

Dyna Willow Wins Betfair Gold Cup And Smashes Track Record

Australia's most consistent stayer, Dyna Willow (6), added two more strings to her already impressive bow by taking out the Group Three Gold Cup at...