ACCORDING to his trainer Gerry O’Keeffe, Tough As Nails couldn’t suit his name any better, and he proved this with a remarkable win at Warragul last night. The 19-month old greyhound continued a run of success for his trainer, when he took out the Vic Bred Maiden Final in 26.40 seconds, adding a further $7,500 […]
While there was a huge upset in the 2016 Sandown Cup, off the track there was a huge crowd and plenty of entertainment including the Pick-A-Dog-Box competition for patrons hosted by former AFL superstar, Brendan Fevola. [youtube youtubeurl=”OGMGUGlDZz4″ ][/youtube]
Sandown Park is set to race in an earlier timeslot on Thursday evenings this winter. For instance, Race 1 this Thursday night is scheduled to commence at 6:02pm. As such, kennels will open at 4:32pm and close at 5:32pm. Thursday night’s program will conclude an hour earlier than normal at 9:52pm, as opposed to the […]
Gerry O’Keeffe’s dream came true last Thursday night at Sandown Park when his 24 kilo superstar, Bells Are Ringin (pictured), gave him his first Group 1 win in the RSN Sandown Cup (Bells Are Ringin wins RSN Sandown Cup). The $175,000 first prize from Thursday night was his biggest win, but Gerry’s eyes are now focused […]
Saturday’s workshop at the Sandown Greyhound Racing Club on breeding and breeding practices was another excellent example of “good honest conversation”in an attempt to resolve some of the critical issues facing the Victorian Greyhound racing industry. The third in a series of nine workshops more than 50 people attended to hear the views of panel […]