The second round of grading changes will be rolled out from Wednesday 6 August, in a continuation of the racing enhancement strategy that was announced earlier in the year and detailed in the Strategic Plan. Acting in accordance with the strategic objective of providing a transparent, fair and enjoyable racing experience for members and maximising […]
On Tuesday 29 July 2014 Sotheby’s Australia will auction the 1886 South Australian Coursing Club Waterloo Cup (circa 1882-1883) (estimate $15,000-20,000, lot 33) in Melbourne at its Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design sale. A rare colonial treasure, the Cup was awarded to the winner of the South Australian Coursing Club’s principal greyhound […]
Leading trainer Jeff Britton believes Mepunga Hayley will develop into the best sprinter he has ever trained. Mepunga Hayley raced undefeated during the recent three week Hudson Pacific Maturity Classic series on her way to claiming the $100,000 first prize, her 10th win from 20 career starts. Britton rates 2011 Adelaide Cup and SA Oaks […]
Team Delbridge trained five winners at The Meadows on Wednesday in a wonderful training effort. “That is as many winners as we’ve ever trained in a single race meeting, so it was very exciting. I think we might have also trained five winners at Warrnambool one night, but that was many years ago,” said Lisa […]
A man born into greyhound racing more than 50 years ago enjoyed his best night in the sport when training the winners of the $145,000 Group 1 Hudson Pacific Maturity Classic (Mepunga Hayley – $4.10) and the $58,000 Group 2 AWM Distance Championship (Mepunga Tiara – $8.70) at The Meadows on Saturday night. Not in […]
Every Friday, GRV’s Rick Durham joins RSN’s John Thwaites to break down the weekend’s racing. This week is particularly special as they discuss Xylia Allen’s record attempt and the Group 1 Maturity Classic at The Meadows. [soundcloud soundcloudurl=”https://soundcloud.com/greyhoundracingvic/ric20durham2025-7-14-2″ ][/soundcloud]