Vic Peters Memorial Classic

WHAT a difference a week can make. Last week I made the statement that, in my opinion, Fernando Bale could not yet be classed as...

HE IS rated as one of the greatest chasers of all time, yet, unlike Chief Havoc and Zoom Top, his complete racing record is not...

THE 1982 final of the National Futurity, run over the 530 metres trip on the old grass circuit at Wentworth Park, bore witness to a...

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...

November 5 Imported sprinter and later outstanding outcross sire Which Chariot scored an impressive 10 lengths victory over 500 yards at Harold Park in 1960....

October 29 Dream's Image took out the 1949 Cesarewitch Stakes, run over 500 yards at Harold Park, by three lengths from Chief Mystery, running 26.8....

The Vic Peters Classic was once the most sought-after restricted-age trophy in the country and at one stage supplanted the Hobart Thousand as the richest...

October 22 The inaugural Strathalbyn Cup was held in 1973, run over 536 metres. The winner was Bululla, trained by Neil Penley, who scorched around...

OCTOBER 1 NSW sprinter Winifred Bale defeated fellow NSW finalist Bindall's Hope by four length to take out the 1983 National Sprint Championship, run over...

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...

This week will see the second running of a Bendigo Cup in 2014. This, presumably, is to avoid having a gap of 16 months or...

On 9 June in a lowly maiden event run over 520 metres at Sale, a black speedster having only his second start in a race...

In a career spanning a mere 14 months, Top Linen proved himself to be one of the fastest sprinters of his time, setting or equalling...

APRIL 16th The last meeting to be conducted at the North Melbourne greyhound track took place in 1962. The track had opened five years earlier....

In the pantheon of greyhound racing's superstars there is just one name, almost Bradman-like if one is seeking sporting comparisons, standing practically head and shoulders...

The Horsham and Temora Cup finals, run over the last weekend, produced two fairly rare occurrences: a track record in the former (Crump), and an...

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...

2013 will see the 77th running of the Hobart Thousand, arguably Australia's longest-running feature event. I say ‘arguably' because while the Hobart Thousand, which started...

Forty years ago the Vic Peters Memorial Classic was taken out by a maiden greyhound for the only time in its long history. To that...

5th The 2007 City of Hume Cup, run over 725 metres at the Meadows, resulted in a quinella for Queensland with Technoman defeating compatriot Miss...

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...

22nd Bright Agricola took out the Harold Park Derby for owner Schute Saxon and trainer George Bunn, scoring over 800 yards (732 metres) at Harold...

With the deciding game of this year's State of Origin series this Wednesday night, Australian Racing Greyhound has compiled our own state teams featuring the...

In March 1997 trainer Roger Green stated the best distance for his smart young sprinter Roanokee was “from 450 to 500 metres, but he has...

The Vic Peters Memorial Classic is the oldest age-restricted event in New South Wales. Since its inauguration as the Harold Park Classic in 1951 it...