National Distance Championship

OAKVILLE trainer Michael Eberand has warned punters not to discount his up-and-coming stayer Lord Golec from this Saturday's Group 1 National Distance Championship at Wentworth...

THE countdown is on for the 2015 Group 1 National Sprint and Distance Championships with both features set to fly this Saturday night at Wentworth...

THIS year marks a synergy for Wentworth Park as it will host its eighth National Distance Championship final, on the same night it hosts its...

THE Nationals puzzle is almost complete, with the representatives from Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania all locked into place after various qualifiers...

SINCE its inception in 1969, just four greyhounds from the festival state have tasted victory in the National Distance Championship, the most recent being Bothing...

THE Peter Mosman Memorial series in May 1997 attracted sufficient nominations to allow for a series of non-betting qualifying heats and five top-shelf semi-finals featuring...

SWEET It Is has become the world's highest stakes earner with a sensational display in Thursday night's Group 1 Sandown Cup over 715-metres at Sandown...

IN THE current era the Sandown Cup ranks as the premier distance event in Australia, but even as far back as the 1960s the race...

THE world's richest staying event, the Group 1 Sandown Cup, will be run at Sandown Park over the testing 715-metre trip on Thursday night, with $175,000...

THIS year's instalment of the Group 3 Gold Cup at Wentworth Park appears to be a race in two, with the stunning performances of Space...

THIRTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Victorian trainer Braden Finn says his champion stayer Sweet It Is, is “slowly getting back to her best”, which she proved on Saturday night...

HOW often does the greyhound finishing second in a heat or semi-final of a major race emerge a week later and snare the final? The...

HOW often does the greyhound finishing second in a heat or semi-final of a major race emerge a week later and snare the final? The...

THE Group 3 Magic Maiden series always manages to produce some highly-talented pups and this year is no different as we look forward to 11 exciting...

March 12 Champion West Australian sprinter Reggemite scored by nine and a half lengths over 530 metres at Mandurah in 1999 and ran a new...

March 5 Malfoy broke the two-year-old track record for 725 metres at the Meadows in 2005, running 42.34 to clip 10/100ths off the previous mark...

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...

FEBRUARY 5 Beau Palomino won the 1972 Hobart Thousand, the last to be run over 540 yards (494 metres) before the distance was changed to...

Fifty-three invitations have been sent out for the three Group 1 races on February 21: the Temlee (525m), Rookie Rebel (600m) and Zoom Top (725m),...

Six superb finalists have been announced for the 2014 Victorian Greyhound of the Year with the winner to be announced on Friday, February 20. Three...

THE Silver Chief Classic was just in its fifth year when the Stan Cleverley-trained NSW speed star Milimsimbi came down to Olympic Park tasked with...

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....

To win any race by 14 and a half lengths is an unusual achievement in practically any event; to do it in a major race...

Sportingbet is offering ARG readers with an exclusive $700 free bet. With such a big night of racing at Angle Park tonight the time is...

SEPTEMBER 3 Interest Only annexed the 1990 Lord Mayor's Trophy (732 metres, Olympic Park), defeating Jezepop by almost three lengths. Paradise Street kept its undefeated...