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Thirty Talks takes flight in Launching Pad

After purchasing a five month old pup for an Australian greyhound auction record $30,000, the owner of Thirty Talks is starting to reap the rewards.

MATCHMAKER: Tina’s Miss Chasing Perfect Match

Lara Trainer Tina Womann is optimistic Miss Rossi’s remarkable consistency will be rewarded with a feature race victory in Friday evening’s lucrative $14,200 Matchmaker Final (450m) at Shepparton. Miss Rossi won her heat of the $10,000 to-the-winner Matchmaker on Monday in impressive fashion, clocking 25.59sec, continuing an excellent run of form that has seen her […]

LAUNCHING PAD: Record-breaking Tasmanian steals the Show

Pagan Midnight, who 12 months ago became the fastest ever maiden winner at Hobart, has caused a huge shock in a heat of the $450,000 Launching Pad series at Sandown Park overnight. Winning at the huge odds of $20.60, he was the fastest heat winner in 29.48sec.   FULL STORY: CLICK HERE   ALL YOU […]

MATCHMAKER FINAL: No Flash in the Pan

Friday night feature racing heads to Shepparton for the final of the $14,200 Matchmaker (450m), which includes a $10,000 prize. First and second placegetters from Monday’s four heats have made this prestigious final and, while it looks quite a tough race on paper, I am pretty keen on the chances of Bombora Flash (1). She […]

20 years and 6000 dogs on, the GAP keeps growing

When Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) opened the doors of its Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) in 1996, it was confident there were good homes out there for retired racing greyhounds, but few could have guessed just how many. At the end of its first full year of operation GAP had placed 35 greyhounds with new owners […]

SANDOWN PREVIEW: Next Bogie Leigh among young guns to contest Launching Pad Series

Some of Australia’s fastest youngsters clash in the 11 heats of the Launching Pad (515m) tonight at Sandown with form lines from all over the nation, including a greyhound touted as potentially being the next Bogie Leigh. The racing is set to commence at 7.07pm with the opening heat of the Launching Pad and I’m […]