Veteran sprinter Smooth Plane has been secured by Australian Bloodstock to represent the Melbourne Cup-winning thoroughbred syndicate in this year’s Phoenix.
Superstar Explicit has stamped himself as the sport’s champion greyhound, winning the Melbourne Cup in his penultimate race start to give Team Thompson their fifth triumph in the time-honoured race.
George is starting to physically resemble George of the Jungle with some pretty hectic facial hair and has Denver Broncos in his Cup night Multi. Jason continues to droll over this Melbourne Cup meeting.
This is a race for the elite. 64 greyhounds competed in eight heats last Saturday night, only the winners making it through to the $760,000 event run over the 515-metre distance.