Hot $2.60 favourite Clash Of Kings won last week’s Group 3 Darwin Cup in just his 10th career start, giving semi-retired Gippsland hobby trainer Steve Whyte his biggest win in the sport. “In the eighties and early nineties I trained a team of more than 30 greyhounds up in Queensland, and had runners in a […]
GRV’s Rick Durham and RSN’s John Thwaites preview the weekend’s racing and wrap up a massive Victorian State Distance final where Xylia Allen proved her champion qualities yet again. [soundcloud soundcloudurl=”https://soundcloud.com/greyhoundracingvic/friday-follow-with-rick-durham-and-john-thwaites-080814″ ][/soundcloud]
Premier of Victoria and Minister for Racing Denis Napthine today announced the re-appointment of Peter Caillard as the Chairman of Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) for a further three-year term. Dr Napthine said Mr Caillard, who is a former senior executive with Tabcorp and Sky Channel, had been a valuable addition to the GRV board during […]
Victoria is poised to capture its first National Distance Championship since 2009 after Xylia Allen won the Victorian final at Sandown Park on Thursday night. Built as a clash of the titans, Xylia Allen defeated Sweet It Is, with the latter also heading to Perth to represent the Big V as a wildcard as she […]
The TAB Great Chase, Greyhound Racing Victoria’s annual community series, begins next week. Trainers are reminded that there are a number of conditions surround this rich event, including: – Greyhounds must be bred in Victoria – Have had at least one but no more than five wins – Have not changed kennels in the last […]
While greyhound racing’s famous ‘Mepunga’ bloodline was enjoying its greatest triumph on a chilly night at The Meadows recently, the mastermind behind the operation was 2000 kilometres away holidaying in the warmth of the Sunshine Coast. Barry Smith has achieved so much as a greyhound breeder. He has bred a Melbourne Cup winner (Speedy Micky […]