Fernando Bale has been crowned the 2015/16 Victorian Greyhound of the Year at tonight’s Victorian Greyhound Awards at the Sandown Greyhound Racing Club. The Andrea Dailly-trained Fernando Bale was adjudged the best performed greyhound in Victoria during the 18 month period incorporating the 2015 calendar year and the first half of 2016. The eight-time Group […]
Marg Long (pictured) has been inducted into GRV’s Hall of Fame in a tremendous highlight at tonight’s Victorian Greyhound Awards. A greyhound racing club administrator across several decades, Marg was a major player in the Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association’s transition from Olympic Park to The Meadows in the late nineties. The late Ron Izon, a […]
John Reid has been awarded the prestigious Ken Carr Medal at tonight’s 2015/16 Victorian Greyhound Awards at the Sandown Greyhound Racing Club. Minister for Racing, Martin Pakula (above) presented Reid with the award, based on his tremendous contribution to greyhound racing administration. The Ken Carr Medal is named in honour of the late Kenneth Russell […]
This evening’s 2015/16 Victorian Greyhound Awards kicked off at 5:00pm today with a special pre-awards ceremony hosted by James Van de Maat at Sandown Park. Four awards took place at the pre-ceremony, including the inaugural GRV Welfare Award, which was presented by GRV Deputy Chair Judith Bornstein (pictured) to Aileen Travis. Aileen has been heavily […]
Better Than This (pictured) is out to prove he is better than everyone in the biggest event on the coursing calendar – the 2016 Waterloo Cup. The two day event starts on Saturday at Lang Lang Coursing Club, with the final course to be run on Sunday. Trainer Andrew Paraskevas isn’t surprised with the continued success […]
Greyhound Adoption Program ambassador Bernie Vince paid his first visit to Seymour this month. The AFL star was more than impressed by the GAP headquarters, and agreed that the dogs look as though they’re in their element. “It was a great trip down, and just the facilities are fantastic with really big kennels and interacting […]