It almost didn’t happen. After more than 40 years in the sport hoping for a Cup victory illness threatened to ruin the night. Gerald Kleeven had to drag himself off his sick bed to handle Luca Neveelk in the Geelong Cup tonight. It was a display of strength and determination from the trainer as much as the greyhound. As […]
The Watchdog has completed his extended analysis of tonight’s $64,000 Group 2 SITA Geelong Cup, and the form expert says Gippsland star Luca Neveelk will claim the $45,000 first prize. A winner of 20 races from just 24 starts, Luca Neveelk, who was bred and is trained by Gerry Kleeven, was the fastest heat winner […]
Melbourne trainer Peter Akathiotis is striving to break tradition when Nockabout Aussie ($14.00) contests Friday night’s $64,000 Group 2 SITA Geelong Cup.
Corio greyhound Shot To Bits has been voted September’s people choice for Greyhound Of The Month! Trainer Paul Ryder was thrilled when he heard news of the victory, in which Shot To Bits, winner of the Group 3 Topcat Video Cup in September, had around 80 per cent of votes. “Having a greyhound like him […]
With just days to go until the October 24 nomination deadline, Robert Britton is urging Victorian breeders to enter their pups into next month’s Ready 2 Race Sales at Bendigo. The Lara trainer knows firsthand that there are plenty of cashed up owners wanting to buy greyhounds at the R2R Sales, having personally been flooded […]
Greyhound racing is experiencing levels of interest that it has never seen before. A second consecutive profit in excess of $7 million and a $14 million increase in prize money since 2011/12 has the Victorian greyhound racing industry in a strong position for growth as detailed by Greyhound Racing Victoria’s (GRV) Annual Report, tabled in […]