There’s more to greyhounds than racing and every greyhound has its own special story – that’s the message behind an Australian-first photography exhibition opened by Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) in Melbourne on 14 March that will showcase unique aspects of a greyhound’s life as a pet. GRV’s Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) and renowned photographer Josh […]
TWO VICTORIAN TRACK RECORDS FALL IN ONE NIGHT Surf Mail’s performance in lowering Cranbourne’s long-standing 520 metres track record last night is something the club’s Manager, Tony Wright, thought he would never see. Pororoca knocked almost five lengths off the track record when he set it at 29.68sec in 2006, however the Darren McDonald-trained Surf […]
The Melton greyhound track has a burst water main from the 50m mark to the finish line. To avoid an injury to their dogs we suggest no galloping for the immediate future. Please refer to the club website for trialling this coming Saturday. This issue is totally out of our control and we are hopeful […]
TRACK RECORD, CUP WIN THOROUGHLY DESERVED Crump’s Horsham Cup winning performance on Saturday in which he broke the 480m track record – set by Crash almost a decade ago – is a case of justice prevailing according to trainer Troy Iwanyk. The former West Australian trainer said he wasn’t surprised that Crump manufactured the lightning […]
The Troy Iwanyk-trained Crump (8) produced a track-record run of 26.67sec to win the Group 2 Oscar Furniture Horsham Cup (480m) on Saturday night, beating home Jason Thompson’s Innocent Til (5) and Brooke Ennis’ Warrior King (3). Crump ($3.20F – box eight) has contested an astonishing six Group finals without having success, with tonight’s win […]
Supremely talented sprinter, Walk Hard, broke another track-record on Thursday night when running 24.847s over Warrnambool’s 450m circuit. Trained by Clyde’s Nicole McRae, the son of Bit Chilli and Miss Bling, has been racing in sublime form throughout 2014 having broken the Warragul track-record in a heat of the Cup – which he then went […]