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Xylia and Sweet It Is to Battle Again

The Group 2 Lion Quality Healesville Cup will be run on Sunday, but there are a number of Victorian-trained greyhounds competing in feature races north of the border this weekend. Tonight’s Group 3 Chairman’s Cup (720m) in Sydney looks certain to head south after seven greyhounds trained in Victoria made the final field of eight, […]
10:00 AM 13 Sep 2014

Friday Follow: Group Racing Feast this Weekend

Rick Durham and John Thwaites preview a weekend feast of group racing that includes the Group 1 Megastar, Group 2 Healesville Cup, Group 3 Chairman’s Cup and Group 3 Canberra Cup.   [soundcloud soundcloudurl=”https://soundcloud.com/greyhoundracingvic/friday-follow-group-racing-feast-this-weekend” ][/soundcloud]
06:00 PM 12 Sep 2014

Trainer Hoping to Accomplish Double Celebration

Greyhound trainer Peter Presutto has a lot of wonderful memories at Healesville, and he is hoping another will come out of Sunday’s Group 2 Lion Quality Healesville Cup final (350m). Presutto, of Devon Meadows, has Accomplished drawn in Box 1, with the greyhound rated a $14.00 chance with TAB fixed odds.
12:13 PM 12 Sep 2014

GAP Facility to Undergo $880,000 Upgrade

Coalition providing $880,000 to upgrade Wilson-Gannon adoption centre Funding more modern facilities for program to rehome retired greyhounds Napthine Coalition Government building stronger animal welfare in Victoria The Victorian Coalition Government is providing the successful Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP)  with $880,000 to upgrade its Wilson-Gannon adoption centre at Seymour. Representing Premier Denis Napthine in Seymour […]
08:46 AM 12 Sep 2014

Another NZ Raider for Britton

Rob Britton has unearthed another star greyhound from across the ditch, with former New Zealander Above All producing a stunning run on his Australian debut at Sandown last Sunday. Above All won in a time of 29.332 seconds after encountering early trouble to win the RSN – Racing & Sport (1-5 wins heat) and will […]
07:46 PM 10 Sep 2014

Melbourne’s Dog Days Just Beginning

The Melbourne Football Club now requires a kennel with seven current players and one retired player buying into a greyhound pup. Shannon Byrnes, Jack Watts, Jack Trengove, Max Gawn, Luke Tapscott, James Frawley, Lynden Dunne and Bernie Vince decided to buy a pup after a number of discussions at dinners and in the spa after […]
10:40 AM 10 Sep 2014