National Distance Championship

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...

With a team of only eight racing greyhounds in work, it is quite an achievement for a trainer to prepare three winners on any given...

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...

AUGUST 27 Gay Banfort won the 1949 Lismore Cup, run over 500 yards on grass, by four lengths in 27.3. True Vintage broke the 457...

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...

The 2014 National’s have brought Australia’s best stayers to Cannington to compete against each other for the $75,000 prize. Being the home state, WA has...

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....

WA’s Nationals night was a night for the red box, with both the sprint and the distance winners jumping from the cherry. Bingle Monelli for...