Xylia Allen was crowned the Australian Greyhound of the Year at 2013/14 AGRA Awards Night, held at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle on Friday night. Here is a run down of the awards… [divider] [/divider] Xylia Allen – Australian Greyhound of the Year *Won the 2013 G1 National Sprint Championship, 2013 G3 Shootout, 2014 G1 […]
As expected Victoria filled the Quinella in Saturday night’s Group 1 AGRA National Distance Championship (715m) at Cannington. Sweet It Is overpowered Xylia Allen in the dying moments to score her third Group 1, however, in running second, the latter overtook Miata as Australia’s highest ever prize money earner at $722,625. This was Victoria’s first […]
A rare opportunity will present itself at the Healesville greyhounds on Sunday 24 August as leading Queensland greyhound veterinarian Dr. John Kohnke will be conducting a Q & A Seminar. Trainers and enthusiasts will get the chance to ask Dr. Kohnke about a range of greyhound related topics including diet & nutrition, health & well […]
Rick Durham and John Thwaites discuss all the latest greyhound racing news including a preview of the National Sprint and Distance Finals, which greyhound will win the Australian Greyhound of the year and tips for the weekend’s racing. [soundcloud soundcloudurl=”https://soundcloud.com/greyhoundracingvic/weekend-racing-preview-friday-follow-with-rick-durham-and-john-thwaites” ][/soundcloud]
Trainer Darren McDonald isn’t buying into the favouritism that surrounds his star stayer Sweet It Is in Saturday night’s Group 1 AGRA National Distance Championship in Perth. Victoria is set to claim its first NDC title since 2009 as Sweet It Is will be joined by fellow staying sweetheart Xylia Allen in representing the Big […]
Xylia Allen will attempt to emulate the astonishing achievement of Queenslander Dashing Corsair when she lines up in the National Distance Championship Grand Final in Perth on Saturday night. The Jenny Hunt-trained Xylia Allen won last year’s National Sprint Championship at The Meadows, and she is one of the favourites to win on Saturday night […]