Scratchings

Trainers and participants are advised that due to the predicted extreme hot weather, the Horsham meeting scheduled for Tuesday 14 January has been changed from...

Eight exciting heats of the Northern Rivers Vet K9 Reproductions Maiden Series were run and won on Tuesday night with some stunning performances on display...

It certainly feels like a long time since a one-turn provincial cup has been run in Victoria, but after the six heats of the Shepparton...

Me managed a nice winner last night at great odds of $6.80. That’s About Me, got the job done at Sale, showing his less experienced...

Wentworth Park Greyhounds Race 3 Box 1 Aurville 7.58pm Aurville is way way overdue to win one here, but it’s quite clear he hates the...

Wentworth Park Greyhounds Race 5 Box 1 Heza Loony 8.40pm Tough race with a few chances. Heza Loony has drawn the box and has posted the...

Tough night ahead with plenty of quality racing around the Country. Albion Park has a cracking best 8 race at 9.08pm and I’m sure we have found the...

Albion Park Greyhounds Race 7 Box 1 Leonard 5.33pm This bloke looks the clear cut winner here today in this. I know its quite easy...

It’s becoming clear that Gai Waterhouse believes she is bigger than the sport itself. What a pity, as she has publicised racing well over a...

So, is it time? Warrnambool’s “Classic” series may well be classic to some but others will have their doubts. The word classic denotes “of the...

1. Punter woes Queensland’s premier track Albion Park continued the recent trend of short fields, scratchings and a ten race card being made up of...

It really does come out in the wash. My call for more high standard races may be a long time coming but the evidence is...

The GRNSW blog went to some trouble to add some gloss to the performance of Northern River clubs recently – lots of races and plenty...

It’s funny how people put so much energy into looking at a feature race before it happens and very little time following the same dogs...

Some people may have enjoyed those 12th races at Sandown and The Meadows over the last two weeks. Not too many, though. Only one of...

The question of field sizes is getting more worrying by the day. In the week starting Monday 9th a sample of 23 meetings with 256...

Years ago, senior high school kids would make a beeline to town in the summer holidays, looking for a temporary job in one of the...

Last Monday’s article queried the validity of GRV prize money distribution but it is equally important to consider where that cash is coming from. Maybe...

With the weather forecast looking good we arrived at Melton ready for another great days coursing and that was exactly what we got. Ok so...

Where does racing’s cash come from? From punters, of course, but it’s how it goes around that counts. Tasmanian owners and trainers have been doing...

Some while back when Wentworth Park meetings were programmed on Saturdays and Mondays, I recall writing a piece about the doubts arising when dogs ran...

Dashing Corsair retired at Albion Park on Thursday night. He went out a champion. No one was ever in doubt of that status for the...

It’s a sobering fact that on Monday 4th July 2011 – 37% of all TAB races in Australia started with a short field. They included...

It’s that time of year when the best of the best flock to Wentworth Park in hope of claiming the Group One Golden Easter Egg...

A typically chilly March evening greeted the punters and on-lookers at Sandown last night and it would be safe to say we got a fantastic...