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  • IRISH DOGS ARRIVE “DOWN UNDER”

    21/05/2013
    The photograph, which we have just received from our Melbourne friend Peter Pearson shows the two Dolores Ruth dogs with their new handlers as they settle into quarantine in their new home.

  • MIATA IN THREE IN SANDOWN CUP FINAL

    21/05/2013
    Champion stayer Miata has drawn box three for Thursday night’s hugely anticipated Group 1 RSN $125,000 Sandown Cup final at Sandown Park

  • HUGE AUSSIE PRIZEMONEY BOOST

    06/05/2013
    SANDOWN PARK GM Greg Miller and Chairman Geoff Dawson last week stunned the greyhound world, literally, by announcing massive prizemoney increases across the board in several of their major races.

  • BALE ROMPS THE GOLDEN EASTER EGG

    01/04/2013
    They have won just about every major greyhound race in Australia, and finally Team Dailly can add the Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg to their growing trophy cabinet after Grigorieva Bale took out the Group 1 feature at Wentworth Park on Saturday night.

  • GOLDEN EGG FAV PACKS A PUNCH

    26/03/2013
    Not only did Punch One Out obliterate the 520m track record when winning the last semi-final of the Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg at Wentworth Park on Saturday night, but trainer Jason Mackay also snared the draw he had hoped for in this week's final.

  • ADVANCED FASTEST IN AUSSIE EGG HEATS

    19/03/2013
    New South Wales and Victorian trained greyhounds shared the spoils evenly at Wentworth Park on Saturday night, landing five heat winners apiece in the opening round of this year’s lucrative Group 1 Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg Series.

  • GOLDEN EGG SET TO COMMENCE

    14/03/2013
    The very valuable Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg is due to commence at Wentworth Park in Sydney on Saturday night. The action will then continue on Sunday evening, with 11 heats of the always intriguing Group 3 Centrebet Magic Maiden.

  • SPUD REGIS REIGNS IN AUSTRALIAN CUP

    05/03/2013
    Star Victorian sprinter Spud Regis used the priceless advantage of box one to perfection to lead throughout in Saturday night’s Group 1 Maurice Blackburn Lawyers Australian Cup at The Meadows.

  • CATHERINE’S BIG US SUCCESS

    04/03/2013
    First it was dad Mike who made the headlines in America as a greyhound trainer and now daughter Catherine is enjoying big success as she handles the Florida based D’Arcy operation.

  • MIATA OUT OF OZ RACE & MAY BE RETIRED
    02/03/2013
    Australia’s champion stayer Miata has been withdrawn from this weekend’s Super Stayers’ Final at The Meadows and it is possible that she has run her final race.

  • MIATA IN SENSATIONAL TEMLEE DEFEAT

    19/02/2013
    Last Saturday night’s bumper program at The Meadows, featuring three Macro Meats-sponsored Group 1s - the Temlee (525m), Rookie Rebel (600m) and Zoom Top (725m) - provided some blowout results.

  • RECORD BREAKING MIATA OFF TO MELBOURNE
    12/02/2013
    Fresh from breaking Australian greyhound racing’s prizemoney record when winning last Saturday night’s Group 1 Galaxy at Cannington.

  • MIATA SET TO MAKE OZ HISTORY

    07/02/2013
    With even luck in running, Miata will become Australia’s highest earning greyhound on Saturday night.

  • SHEIKA HAS PAWS OF THUNDER

    21/01/2013
    Master trainer John Finn landed his second Group 1 Centrebet Paws Of Thunder at Wentworth Park in Sydney on Saturday night, guiding Sheikha to victory in the $100,000 to-the-winner showpiece.

  • DAZZLING VEYRON THE PAWS FAVOURITE

    18/01/2013
    Rising Victorian star Veyron Bale threw down the gauntlet to his opposition for Saturday night's Group 1 Centrebet Paws Of Thunder Final with a dazzling 29.65 heat triumph at Wentworth Park.

  • LOCKETT’S RENEGADE CHIEF CLAIMS CLASSIC

    08/01/2013
    AFL great Tony Lockett once again celebrated Group 1 glory last Saturday when Victorian-trained sprinter Renegade Chief claimed the AJS Corporation Silver Chief Classic at The Meadows.

  • BELL HAVEN’S SUMMER CUP SIZZLER

    13/12/2012
    Dynamic Tasmanian stayer Bell Haven claimed her second group race victory for 2012 with a runaway triumph in Saturday night’s Group 3 Schweppes Summer Cup Final at Wentworth Park.

  • DIANNA’S MELBOURNE MOMENT

    23/11/2012
    Queensland owner Dianna Buxton was left in disbelief when her greyhound Got A Moment won the world’s richest greyhound race, the Group 1 Melbourne Cup tonight.

  • GALLON THE MELBOURNE FAVOURITE

    20/11/2012
    Queensland star Glen Gallon has been installed as favourite for Thursday night’s hugely anticipated Group 1 TAB Melbourne Cup, to be run at Sandown Park, after being allocated the rails alley at Monday morning’s box draw.

  • SHOOT-OUT TIME AT SANDOWN

    08/11/2012
    The Group 3 Macro Meats Shootout over 515 metres headlines tonight's Sandown card, with four top-line chasers taking part in the unique event.

  • BATE & WHEELER CAPTURE THE TOPGUN – AGAIN!

    30/10/2012
    Victorian training legend Graeme Bate won the Group 1 Sky Racing Topgun for the second year running last Saturday night, engineering a stunning upset with reserve David Bale.

  • TOP AUSSIE DOG KILLED IN CAR CRASH

    09/10/2012
    Leading Aussie racer Big Black Mac, which was due to contest this Thursday night’s Group 1 Adelaide Cup Final, was killed in a car crash on his way home from the semi-finals at Angle Park last Thursday.

  • Grand Finale To National Championships

    21/08/2012
    Written by: Adam Dobbin

  • MIATA RETURNS IN STYLE

    14/08/2012
    Super Aussie stayer Miata returned to action with a brilliant victory in Saturday’s West Australian qualifier for the National Distance Championship at Cannington.

  • BARCIA BAGS MATURITY CLASSIC
    31/07/2012
    Outstanding talent Barcia Bale extended his winning sequence to an amazing ten at The Meadows on Saturday night, landing the $100,000 to-the-winner Group 1 Hudson Pacific Maturity Classic.

  • ADAM WALLISH THE NEW VICTORIA BOSS

    27/06/2012
    Adam Wallish has returned to his former post as Greyhound Racing Victoria’s Chief Executive Officer following the resignation of John Stephens.

  • MIATA BIDS FOR THIRD GROUP 1 TONIGHT
    14/06/2012
    Following her shock reverse in the Sandown Cup final last month, champion Aussie stayer Miata will; chase a third Group 1 victory this season in the Macro Meats Gold Cup at Albion Park this evening.

  • MIATA CHASES 16TH ON THE TROT IN SANDOWN CUP FINAL

    22/05/2012
    Thursday night’s Group 1 RSN Sandown Cup is at the mercy of champion stayer Miata after the Western Australian superstar smashed the Sandown Park 715-metre track record in last week's heats.

  • SUPER STAYER MIATA GOES FOR 15 ON THE TROT

    08/05/2012
    In Black Caviar the Aussies have one of the greatest race horses of modern times but they also have a greyhound that is setting the nation talking and is drawing huge crowds to the tracks.

  • BIG US WIN FOR CATHERINE D’ARCY
    09/04/2012
    Catherine D’Arcy celebrated her biggest success on Saturday night at Derby Lane when Brother Buck won the Distance Classic, the first time that the famed D’Arcy kennel has won this particular feature.

  • JASON’S KNOCKA CRACKS THE GOLDEN EGG

    08/04/2012
    In front of a bumper crowd, leading Victorian trainer Jason Thompson claimed his maiden victory in the Group One Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg at Wentworth Park on Saturday night with Don't Knocka Him.

  • KNOCKA IN THE RED IN GOLDEN EGG FINAL

    03/04/2012
    Fastest semi-final qualifier Don’t Knocka Him has been given a massive chance of landing the $250,000 Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg final at Wentworth Park on Saturday.

  • NO GOLDEN EGG FINALIST FOR BATE

    02/04/2012
    Legendary Aussie trainer Graeme Bate will have no finalist in the Macro Meats Golden Egg at Wentworth Park in Sydney next Saturday.

  • DYNA TRON TOP AUSSIE TRACKER

    13/03/2012
    Star Victorian sprinter Dyna Tron was named 2011 Australian Greyhound Racing Association (AGRA) Australian Greyhound of the Year at a glittering function held in Brisbane last Friday night.

  • Zara Zulu's The One In Australian Cup
    06/03/2012
    Exciting young Victorian bitch Zara Zulu, an October ’09 daughter of Mogambo and Zulu Zepha, continued her meteoric rise to sprinting stardom when leading throughout to win the Group 1 Rover Mowers Australian Cup at The Meadows last Saturday night.

  • RADLEY LAUNCHES THE CARNIVAL IN STYLE

    23/02/2012
    A remarkable performance by veteran Victorian sprinter Radley Bale and a stunning Melbourne debut from Western Australian staying superstar Miata were the highlights of a sensational opening to the Australian Cup Carnival at The Meadows on Saturday night.

  • HOT IRISH GRABS PERTH CONSOLATION

    16/02/2012
    Irish breeding is enjoying a good time just now down in Australia and the progeny of Spiral Nikita and Premier Fantasy are proving to be particularly popular.

  • GATT’S ROAD TO GROUP 1 VICTORY

    07/02/2012
    Thirlmere trainer Mark Gatt celebrated his first Group 1 victory last Saturday night when his in-form sprinter Oaks Road careered away with the $140,000 to-the-winner Sky Racing Perth Cup at Cannington.

  • ANDY IS LORD OF THE PARK

    07/02/2012
    Trainer Andy Lord had a night out at Wentworth Park on Saturday, with the Cawdor mentor training three winners including a surprise victory from veteran stayer Lavana.

  • IRISH SIRES TO THE FORE AS DIABLO GRABS GOSFORD GOLD
    05/01/2012
    A number of former Irish track stars have been making a major impact on the Australian scene in recent times and there were significant big successes for Premier Fantasy and Spiral Nikita at Gosford last week.

  • Dailly Dyna-might
    25/11/2011
    ‘TEAM DAILLY’, who had four runners in this year’s Group 1 Solo Melbourne Cup final run over 515 metres at Sandown last Thursday night, claimed one of Australia’s most sought-after races with the brilliant Dyna Tron.

  • OWNER HAS SEVEN OF EIGHT IN MELBOURNE CUP FINAL
    18/11/2011
    Paul Wheeler has been setting records for many years in Australian greyhound circles but the NSW owner/ breeder has established a new high with seven runners in tonight’s Group 1 Solo Melbourne Cup final at Sandown.

  • TOMMY SETTLING IN WELL DOWN UNDER

    18/11/2011
    Tommy O’Donovan is pursuing a dream and just now he is settling in in Australia as he bids to make an impact on the local greyhound scene.

  • OPINION VINDICATED
    26/10/2011
    IN THE DAYS leading up to last Saturday’s Sky Racing TOPGUN, Graeme Bate announced that he thought Allen Harper would land the Group 1 event.

  • MAESTRO BATE WINS THE TOPGUN AT THE 18TH ATTEMPT

    24/10/2011
    Master Aussie trainer Graeme Bate finally captured the Topgun at the Meadows on Saturday night when Allen Harper landed the $125,000 to the winner Group 1 event.

  • IRISH BREEDING SCORES IN EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX

    10/10/2011
    Irish breeding came very much to the fore in the recent European Grand Prix meeting staged at Rabapatona.

  • VINCE AND KIOWA FOR HALL OF FAME

    10/10/2011
    The Greyhound Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will be staged in Abile on Thursday, in the midst of the NGA Fall Meet.

  • EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX TOUR’S LAST STOP

    22/09/2011
    I hear from Ivo Widziolek that the European Grand Prix, the final leg of the European Grand Prix Tour, will take place at Rabapatona in Hungary on Saturday and Sunday week.

  • MORE MAGIC
    31/08/2011
    IT’S BEEN almost a year since Bill Crooks went to Albion Park for a greyhound race.

  • I AM THE GREATEST!
    31/08/2011
    DWYER LENNON had in the back of his mind that a 630 metres, $3000 to the winner trophy race at Ipswich in September could be the swansong for his champion stayer, Dashing Corsair.

  • ANOTHER NINETY GRAND
    31/08/2011
    CHAMPION CHASER, El GrandSenor picked up the $50,000 bonus as well as the $40,000 first prize money when he took out last Friday night’s Group 2 Neatline Homes Shepparton Cup final run over 450 metres.

  • SHEREEN SHINES
    30/08/2011
    TWO GROUP WINS in two days is how all owners and trainers would like it to be. Having taken out the Group 2 Darwin Cup with Tonneli Bale at Winnellie Park, another ace sprinting bitch, Shereen Bale landed the Maturity Classic at The Meadows 24 hours later

  • GERMAN SPRINT RAID
    26/07/2011
    German owner/trainer Patric Steinbrecher arrived at Dundalk for trials yesterday morning.

  • AUSSIE TRAINER EXPLAINS

    26/07/2011
    Victoria trainer Robert Britton yesterday explained the circumstances which led up to his decision, along with Graeme Bate, to scrap plans for an Australian challenge for this year’s Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby.

  • BLUE A CZECH CHAMPION

    05/07/2011
    Hungarian bred Kengyelfuto First Blue was the winner of the Czech Derby final over 492 metres at Rabapatona over the weekend.

  • TRARALGON CUP wrap
    28/06/2011
    Ain’t he grand! - IN WHAT was possibly one of his toughest races, El Grand Senor ended up making light work of Friday night’s Group 2 Lion Quality Products Traralgon Cup final staged over 513 metres.