Topgun

Bombastic Shiraz Wins Stud Dog Honours Again

Whilst we admired and had infinite conversations about the emergence of Australia’s on-track superstars of 2013, our sensational stud dogs battled it out for top...

This Week In Racing History

JANUARY 1st The 1970 Christmas Gift final was run in 1971, with Shapely Escort winning by three lengths from Acem and Tivoli Chief in a...

Group 1 Gold 1242 2013 Sale Cup Heats Preview

The Group 1 Gold 1242 2013 Sale Cup heats will be run on Wednesday night over the tough 650 metre trip. A number of noted...

The Week In Greyhound Racing History: 10th December-16th December

DECEMBER 10th At what proved to be his last race start, Rapid Journey used box one to full advantage to narrowly defeat West Australian star...

This Week In Greyhound Racing History: 3rd December – 9th December

3rd DECEMBER In what proved to be a roughly run Topgun, the 1999 version was taken out by the NSW sprinter Mint Magic, trained by...

This Week In Greyhound Racing History: 26th November – 2nd December

26th NOVEMBER Champion sprinter Rapid Journey began better than expected from box six and scored a scintillating three-lengths victory in the 1998 Melbourne Cup, downing...

There Are Better Ways To Measure Greatness

Do you know that if Destini Fireball wins the Bold Trease tonight it will become the 4th leading stakes earner in Australian greyhound history? Or...

Ernie Bung Arrow Back On Track With Scintillating Angle Park Return

The Topgun may not have been the fairytale that Ken Gill, Helen Deacon or many other racing fans had hoped for, but rest assured that...

Ready, Set…..Fizzer

It has to be said. I really don’t want to see another race like the 2013 Shootout again. I certainly can’t recall one like it...

Xylia Allen Returns As Champion Of Our Sport

Sandown Park’s landmark Superdog series got into swing Thursday night with an incredible card of racing that included three feature finals and eight Melbourne Cup...

Shootout Highlights A Thrilling Thursday At Sandown Park

This Thursday night Sandown Park hosts a wonderful night of racing including the Group 3 Macro Meats Shootout, The Group 3 Sir John Dillon Memorial...

Silver Bullet And Hume Cup Steal The Spotlight

The traditional Melbourne Cup-eve meeting at The Meadows always brings back memories of when Monday nights were on par with Thursday as the premier greyhound...

Shorter And Shorter

Bookkeeper’s recent record run over 600m at The Meadows was meritorious, particularly from the awkward box 8, but it was out of kilter with national...

Garrett Is Punching Up Success As A Breeder

It is funny to sit back and hear the stories about how various racing enthusiasts became hooked on our great sport. Many are born into...

WA Star All Set For Shootout Success

Dyna Nalin has without a doubt done WA proud. Winning greyhound racing’s version of the Cox Plate, the Group 1 Topgun, on Saturday night was...

Sadly, The Numbers Don’t Always Work Out

The TOPGUN was a bit messy, wasn’t it? OK, my preview said Dyna Nalin could not win, but it also said “barring accidents” and they...

Cyclone Simone Storms Her Way Into The Spotlight

Londonderry trainer Majella Ferguson is on the comeback from a quiet few months in the training department, with a small kennel that is certainly proving...

This Week In Racing History: October 29th – November 4th 2013

29th October Worth Doing scored a brilliant win in the 1988 Vic Peters Memorial Classic final over 520 metres at Wentworth Park, winning by six...

Group 3 Shootout Field Released

Four of the nation’s best greyhounds were announced tonight as the starters in the Group 3 Shootout to be held at Sandown on Thursday 7th...

Odds On, Look On

People get really annoyed when their odds-on favourite gets rolled but it happens more often than you think. We had a look at the main...

Victorian Sets The Standard In Vic Peters Heats

While the focus of the industry was on the Group 1 Topgun at The Meadows last night, the youngsters also brought their best for the...

Group 1 Stayers Play Out The Undercard At The Meadows

While the majority of attention at The Meadows on Saturday night was firmly placed towards Topgun, there were six heats held of what is usually...

Dyna Nalin Nails It In The Topgun

With Australia’s eight best sprinters engaged, nobody knew which way to look going into the Group 1 Topgun tonight (Saturday) at The Meadows. In the...

Group 1 Vic Peters Classic Heats Betting Preview

While tonight’s Group 1 Sky Racing Topgun is the definite highlight of an exciting night of racing nationwide, six sensational heats of the Group 1...

First Out, Best Dressed

Working out big races like the TOPGUN is never easy because there is always a lot of talent involved. However, at a track like The...