Paul Wheeler

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Talking breeding: Kinloch Brae kicking goals from Ireland

THIS week’s review of litters selected from the NSW Whelping Report for the week ending October 18, 2015 starts with a nice litter of six...

2016 Group 1 Silver Chief Classic- free tips and best bookie odds

THE first Group 1 event of 2016 will be run on Saturday night, with the Silver Chief Classic (525 metres) taking centre stage at The...

Fernando Bale’s Connection to Chief Havoc

THE retirement of Fernando Bale to stud was expected following his come-from-behind victory in a Free For All at Sandown Park on December 17. The...

Greyhounds Australasia spending big to get answers

SUPPOSE breeding suddenly increased by 20%? Not likely, but if it did each state will be able to plug into a computer program which will...

Shared Equity causes a shock upset in 2015 Group 2 Ballarat Cup

ANGELA Langton’s Shared Equity caused a shock upset in the Group 2 Ballarat Cup (450 metres) on Friday night, defeating a star studded field including...

Dyna Double One dazzles in 2015 Melbourne Cup

THE Andrea Dailly-trained Fernando Bale tasted defeat in a Group 1 final for the first time on Friday night when upstaged by star kennel mate...
Fernando Bale was a consistent money-winner for greyhound bettors

Can you hear retirement drums Fernando?

TOM Dailly said the experience of training Fernando Bale has been a dream come true as the champion greyhound prepares for what is expected to...

Fernando Bale breaks $1 million mark, set for Topgun penultimate

CHAMPION sprinter Fernando Bale will have an easy fortnight before tackling the Group 1 Topgun at The Meadows on October 24. Trained by Andrea Dailly,...
Fernando Bale was a consistent money-winner for greyhound bettors

2015 Adelaide Cup – free tips, best bookie odds & betting preview

ONE of the best fields to have raced in South Australia will line-up for Friday night’s Group 1 Adelaide Cup, with $75,000 awaiting winning connections....

Adelaide Cup to make Fernando the first million dollar greyhound

FERNANDO Bale will become the first greyhound in the history of the sport to break the elusive $1 million mark if he is able to...

Where is the greyhound breed headed?

WE HAVE had a couple of queries on a term we have used – The State of the Breed – and the proposal that there...

Lamia Bale looks a danger in Victorian Sprint Championship

LAMIA Bale (pictured) has something going for her that none of her other competitors do in this Thursday’s Victorian Sprint Championship at Sandown Park. While...

Greyhound racing is joining backyard cricket

THERE is possibly no subject more contentious amongst greyhound trainers than the grading system. Over many years, including just recently in NSW, hundreds of hopes...

Will Fernando Bale be the richest ever greyhound?

WHAT an extraordinary dog Fernando Bale is. The blinding victory in the Peter Mosman heat on Saturday took his prize money up to $546k and...

Wheeler removes his dogs after Nicole Davis returns positive swab

SUPERSTAR sprinter Dyna Villa will be scratched from this Sunday’s Group 2 Horsham Cup final as owner Paul Wheeler removes all of his greyhounds from...

Wheeler scores a Group 1 double- Fernando Bale & Lamia Bale shine

FERNANDO Bale confirmed his status as Australia’s best sprinter with a stunning all-the-way display in the Group 1 Harrison-Dawson at Sandown Park on Thursday night....

2015 Golden Easter Egg: Rolling coverage from Wentworth Park

10:15PM AEDT: Fernando Bale has become just the second greyhound to win the National Derby – Golden Easter Egg double after a terrific victory in...

2015 Group 1 Golden Easter Egg tips & betting preview

THE stage is set for a superb showdown between some of the sport’s most sensational stars, with the running of the Group 1 Golden Easter...

Keeping it in the family

NOT long back I was critical of a club (I think it was Sandown) when it put on a race for female trainers. I suggested...

Where did we come from?

A WATCHFUL reader – “RufusLelevrier” – suggests there are some doubts about long term purity of the greyhound breed, something I championed in a recent...

Quasi Bale Victorious In Group 2 Richmond Derby Final

VICTORIAN chaser Quasi Bale was simply brilliant in the final of the Group 2 Richmond Derby on Friday night, with trainer Mark Delbridge and owner...

Group 2 Richmond Derby tips & betting preview

RICHMOND will host the next leg of the Thank Dog It’s Friday series tomorrow, with the final of the Group 2 Richmond Derby to be...

2015 Group 1 Australian Cup tips & betting preview

THE 2015 Group 1 Australian Cup will be run and won at The Meadows on Saturday night offering a whopping $250,000 to winning connections. The...

Upsets galore in 2015 Group 1 Australian Cup heats

THE heats of the 2015 Group 1 Australian Cup looked to offer a sensational night of racing on paper and, despite the wild Melbourne weather,...

2015 Group 1 Rookie Rebel tips & betting preview

THE Group 1 Rookie Rebel will give Australia’s best middle distance stars the chance to shine on the big stage as they all compete for...