The Miata

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

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...