The Phoenix

2023 Dream Chaser Festival launched in Victoria

The anticipated return of the Victorian Dream Chasers Festival, a greyhound racing series that first premiered in 2022, is just around the corner. Billed as...

The Phoenix slot-holders announced

The Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association (MGRA) has announced the slot holders for the 2023 running of the pay-to-play greyhound race, The Phoenix, at The Meadows....
Postman Pat greyhound racing news

Postman Pat gets back to winning ways at Sandown

Postman Pat returned to the track and delivered again with a blistering performance to win at Sandown on Thursday night.
Good Odds Cash and Frank Hurst after Maitland Cup win

Hurst has no regrets about Good Odds Cash missing The Phoenix

Good Odds Cash may have raced for the last time, but Frank Hurst has no regrets after a standout campaign from his star three-year-old bitch.
Wow She's Fast and connections after winning the 2022 The Phoenix at The Meadows

Wow She’s Fast “born to do this” after defending Phoenix title

Wow She’s Fast was simply born to run in big feature races, and this was why co-trainer Jackie Greenough never harboured any doubts before her...
McInerney is a prime contender for The Phoenix on Saturday night.

MDC winner McInerney ready for The Phoenix, despite bad luck

Plaintiff’s scratching from The Phoenix at The Meadows could actually have a detrimental effect on Million Dollar Chase winner McInerney’s chances. They were the honest...

Plaintiff scratched from The Phoenix

The Jason Thompson-trained Plaintiff has been sensationally scratched from Saturday night's $1.65 million The Phoenix at The Meadows.
She's a Pearl aiming to go out on top in The Phoenix

She’s A Pearl’s last hurrah could be The Phoenix

The record-breaking track career of She’s A Pearl could come to an end in typically stunning fashion in The Phoenix at The Meadows on Saturday...
Throttle for Dave Robartson

Robartson staying positive despite Throttle’s injury woes

Dave Robartson has shrugged off Throttle’s back injury – which has put him out of Phoenix and Melbourne Cup contention – because if he didn’t,...
Peter Sadler team

Sadler says Phoenix slot at The Meadows all about rewarding staff

Peter Sadler enjoys a punt, but he wants to make one thing clear – his purchase of a slot in the $1.65 million Phoenix is...
She's A Pearl racing news

She’s A Pearl tops prizemoney list with Wentworth Park win

Australian greyhound racing has a new highest prizemoney earner, with She’s A Pearl’s victory in a FFA event at Wentworth Park on Wednesday night taking...

Greyhound Racing Victoria launches Dream Chasers Festival

Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) announced on Monday they have launched what it calls “The World's Richest Greyhound Racing Series” – the Dream Chasers Festival. Trainers,...
Wow She’s Fast in full flight at Sandown. Picture: Greyhound Racing Victoria.

Wow She’s Fast finishes last but wins Phoenix race slot

Wow She's Fast will have her chance to go back-to-back and win both the first two runnings of Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association's (MGRA) The Phoenix...
Super Estrella and Dave Smith

Super Estrella Phoenix bound after Sydney Cup victory

Dave Smith has the $1.65 million Phoenix in mind after Super Estrella’s convincing Sydney Cup triumph. The superstar three-year-old bitch and reigning National Distance champion...
Wow She's Fast at Sandown

Wow She’s Fast lives up to her name in G1 Maturity Classic Final

She’s the poster girl of Victorian sprinting, and on a rain-affected Meadows surface on Saturday night, Wow She’s Fast claimed another feature race when victorious...

Old times – New times

The novel nature of The Phoenix has to be a major highlight of the year, not just because of the cash but due to the...