It can seem like a long, 350 metre walk for Healesville’s trainers and handlers from the kennel block to the starting boxes with their greyhounds, but at least these days they get an armchair ride back again after each race. Healesville Greyhound Association has purchased a bus (pictured above courtesy Jason McKeown – Austscapes Photography) […]
Victorian star Shared Equity (Angela Langton) has run third in one of the most exciting Perth Cups in memory. Shared Equity was prominent throughout the $214,000 Group 1 sprint over 520m before eventually being pipped by local greyhound $6.00 chance Ima Wagtail (John Iwanyk), with Tiggerlong Await (Paul Stuart) second. Earlier in the night, the […]
Hobby greyhound trainer Craig Hughes feels completely immersed in greyhound racing’s Red Dog Run initiative – and with good reason… . Greyhound racing is currently in the midst of its Red Dog Run initiative, with Greyhound Racing Victoria donating $250 to the 2016 Anzac Appeal every time a dog wearing the red number one rug […]
One of Victoria’s most talented greyhounds will make his coursing debut in Sunday’s season opener at Lang Lang. Dewana Result, a finalist in the 2015 Group 2 Warrnambool Classic (2nd) and the 2016 Shepparton Cup (6th), will have plenty of interested watchers when he goes one-on-one up Lang Lang’s grassy straight. “If you’re trying to […]
West Australian greyhounds have been stripped of their home-track advantage in this year’s Group one features, following the development of The New Cannington – TABtouch Park. Devon Meadows trainer Tom O’Donovan has prepared his greyhound Ryno’s Raider for Saturday’s Group 1 $142,500 Galaxy over the 715 metre distance. The son of Collision and Others Quoted […]