Greyhound Monthly Victoria - Issue 26

ISSUE 26

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Fanta Bale Retires And

Better Breeding Guide And

2018 Coursing Calendar

CONTENTS

Greyhound Adoption Program founders Anita Smith and Mel Tochner cut the GAP birthday cake at last month’s Greyhound Community Day at Sandown Park.

Photo by: Clint Anderson.

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3 CEO’S UPDATE 4 - 23 ARTICLES Fanta Fans Cheer As One

Crowds Flock To Biggest Ever Greyhound Community Day

Versatile Hecton Lands Trainer Her Fourth Australian Cup

Vale Alan Miles

Bill Powell Inducted Into Horsham GRC Hall Of Fame Up Hill Jill Runs Down Rival In Classic Egg

Finish On Lure Heads Inside Beware The Beast Greyhounds Are My Life Latest Litters

Jimmy Newob’s Breakthrough Horsham Cup Win

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New Racing And Breeding Reference Groups Formed End Of An Era As Champion Retires The GAP Café Is Now Open

Sire And Dam Selection Should Knott Be Underestimated Breeders Should Reach For The Sky Planning Is Imperative When Buying A Pup

Todd McKenney To Spearhead National Adoption Day Greyhound Quiz

Victorian Breeder Flies High On Australian Cup Night

GOTBA News

Upcoming GRV Vic Bred Series

Healesville Raises The Fun-Level And Funds For The Good Friday Appeal

Coursing Makes Its Return 2018 Coursing Calendar

Terry Davis Appointed To ICG Q&A With Tracey Corneille

24 - 29 RACING CALENDAR 29 - 33

Blue Skies For Vics

Always Be Snake Savvy

Professional Standards & Integrity Report Greyhound Recovery Initiative Registration Renewals Are Upon Us

Microchipping Age To Change

GAP Testing Dates

Arsenic Threshold Reminder

Welfare Report

34 - 35 DIRECTORY & TRIAL INFORMATION The information in this publication is correct at time of printing Cover: Minister for Racing, the Hon. Martin Pakula at the official opening of the GAP Café on 14 March. Photo by: Clint Anderson.

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Heats night

wednesDAY 25 april First prizes: $5,000

Final

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night

wednesday 2 may First prize: $47,000

WARRNAMBOOL CUP Other features on Warrnambool Cup night:

Other features on Warrnambool Cup night: Stan Lake Memorial 450m (VICGREYS); GDR Special Event 650m; Special Event 390m; GRV VIC BRED 450m Heats (1-4 wins)

NOminations close Friday 20 April at 11am via fastrack.grv.org.au

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e’ve been treated to some great racing over the past month, especially at the Australian Cup Carnival where Hecton Bale won the Cup in great style and signalled that he could be the sport’s next big star.

Another Carnival highlight was Fanta Bale taking out the Australian Super Stayers in a champion run by a great champion, making her the winner of the most prize money in the sport’s history. And Jimmy Newob pulled off a great win over regular rival Aston Dee Bee at the Horsham Cup on 10 March, in front of one of the largest crowds ever for the event.

The Horsham Cup was also marked by the release of the last two episodes of Greyhounds Are My Life, a 25-part video series that profiled some of the people of Victoria’s greyhound racing community and you can read more about it in this issue. Also covered this month is the opening of the GAP Café in West Melbourne and GAP’s fourth Greyhound Community Day, the biggest one yet and which found new homes for 22 greyhounds.

The Greyhound Family Fun Days program is now underway again with Victoria’s greyhound racing clubs hosting a range of kid-friendly activities across the state over the Easter school break including the ‘Greyhound Games’ featuring soccer, hopscotch and tug of war competitions and more. The Family Fun Days are free, and your local club can tell you when they will be hosting one for your community.

Turning now to industry development, I am pleased to announce that as part of our approach to contained breeding, litter numbers are now on the rise again with 542 litters whelped over the past 12 months. Also, very encouraging is that over the last three months we continue to see a reduction in the percentage of swabs taken return positive results.

To help do so, GRV has convened Breeding and Racing Reference Groups which held their inaugural meetings last month. These participant-driven forums are operational in their focus and will help build consensus on proposals to improve breeding and racing outcomes, provide feedback about our procedures, processes and practices and raise and discuss topical issues or concerns.

Some of the issues they are expected to discuss include new contained breeding strategies and new approaches to motivating and training dogs to chase including a review of the current hoop arm and lure.

Another new initiative introduced last month is a series of training tips videos, hosted by one of the country’s leading trainers, Robert Britton. The first episodes cover detecting injuries to greyhounds and you can watch at them at greyhoundcare.grv.org.au.

I would like to pass on my thanks to Robert Britton’s amazing greyhound Fanta Bale for all the great racing and enjoyment she has brought us all, and I wish her a happy retirement. She is a once-in-a-generation champion with a big heart, and you can read our tribute to her on page nine of this publication.

Looking ahead, the first National Greyhound Adoption Day will be held on Sunday April 29 where all the GAPs throughout Australia will come together to celebrate everything greyhound and promote adoption opportunities. You can find out more at nationalgreyhoundadoptionday.com.au.

And on the track, the Warrnambool Cup heats kick off in late April, leading up to the Cup itself on 2 May. And finally, a reminder that the 2018 coursing season gets underway on 15 April at Longwood, just outside Euroa.

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While these are great outcomes, we cannot afford to take them for granted as we plan the long-term growth of the sport.

I often think of coursing as Victoria’s 14th greyhound racing club and I encourage anyone who hasn’t seen true grassroots racing to catch on to coursing.

Alan Clayton Chief Executive Officer Greyhound Racing Victoria

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FANTA BALE RETIRED

Fanta Bale with trainer Robert Britton and handler Peter Riley after winning the Australian Super Stayers.

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By Andrew Copley and Molly Haines

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anta Bale won an Australian record nine Group 1s when snaring the Australian Super Stayers (725m) on Australian Cup night, and in doing so took her prize money earnings up to $1,365,175, surpassing Fernando Bale’s record of $1,299,370.

Around 3,000 people attended The Meadows’ night of nights, of which a large portion were there specifically to cheer on Fanta Bale.

Fanta Bale (David Bale – Ucme Typhoon), bred and owned by NSW’s Paul Wheeler, began beautifully from box one as the $1.80 favourite, but was challenged throughout by Sale Cup winning West Australian, Quick Jagger.

However, Fanta Bale drew on all her champion qualities to finish half a length ahead of Quick Jagger in the time of 42.63sec, claiming the $100,000 first prize and extending her career record to 42 wins from 62 starts.

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“She’s like the people’s champion…she’s got a huge fan base,” said Mary Britton, wife of trainer Robert Britton.

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Fanta Bale wins a titanic struggle with Quick Jagger, bringing a smile to the face of Robert Britton’s wife Mary (right).

Photos by: Clint Anderson.

Among the many Fanta Bale fans on hand at The Meadows was AFL games record holder, Brent ‘Boomer’ Harvey.

“Just before Christmas I went over to the (Britton) kennels and had a photo with her and I didn’t realise how big she was…but what a star. I thought she was in a little bit of trouble on the last turn, but she got up, got the bickies and it’s fantastic to witness it here first hand,” the former North Melbourne champion said.

It was a bitter-sweet night for Fernando Bale, whose son Hecton Bale won the Australian Cup later that evening.

Versatile Hecton lands trainer her fourth Australian Cup

Tom and George Dailly with Hecton Bale.

By Andrew Copley and Molly Haines

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nakie greyhound trainer Andrea Dailly won her fourth Australian Cup (525m) when Hecton Bale ($5.90) won in a sensational 29.53sec at The Meadows on 3 March.

After exiting box eight and settling in second position behind the baby of the field, Haston Slowly ($36.10), Hecton Bale found the lead in the back straight and won by a whopping five lengths, much to the delight of an emotional Dailly.

It was the Paul Wheeler bred and owned Hecton Bale’s 13th win from 26 starts, and the $250,000 first prize took his stakes earnings up to $336,753. Haston Slowly finished in second place, with Queenslander Opal Nera ($7.30) third.

Inset: Hecton Bale got a clear passage from box eight before defeating Hasten Slowly.

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A week earlier, Hecton Bale, a two-and-a-half-year-old son of Fernando Bale and Searle Bale, was the fastest heat winner in 29.76sec. He had demonstrated an abundance of brilliance and versatility heading into the $1.3m Australian Cup Carnival, also winning the Group Listed Maidment Memorial (595m) at Sandown Park and the Ballarat Derby (450m).

“He’s a touch slow early so we’ve got to pick the tracks we take him to, but he’s a very good chaser and he’s very strong so we’ll just go to the Group 1 races and see what happens.”

Dailly’s other Australian Cup winners are Dyna Lachlan (2010), Spud Regis (2013) and Dyna Double One (2016).

Trainer Andrea Dailly is reduced to tears after capturing her fourth Australian Cup. Photos by: Clint Anderson.

2018 AUSTRALIAN CUP FINISHING ORDER: Hecton Bale (Andrea Dailly), Hasten Slowly (Angela Langton), Opal Nera (Tony Brett), Zipping Inglis (Matthew Lanigan), Raw Ability (Anthony Azzopardi), Dyna Forrest (Correy Grenfell), Slick (John McCarthy) and Chasin’ Crackers (Glenn Rounds).

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“He just got the perfect run tonight,” co-trainer George Dailly said after the Australian Cup. “Sometimes you hope for runs like that and they don’t happen all the time. The seven (Hasten Slowly) took him across the field and he was right there at the first turn which is what he needed.

He’s a very strong dog and he ran home very nicely, so it was a great run.”

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Caption: Bill Powell (third from left) with (from left) Horsham GRC President, Ian Bibby, Horsham GRC Manager Justin Brilliant, GRV Chairman Bernie Carolan, wife Barbara Powell and Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy. Photo by: Clint Anderson.

Bill Powell inducted into Horsham GRC Hall of Fame

By Andrew Copley

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mong the highlights on last month’s Horsham Cup night was Bill Powell being announced as the inaugural inductee into the Horsham Greyhound Racing Club’s Hall of Fame.

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Powell, 84, has devoted much of his life to greyhound racing and some of his achievements include 45 years on the Horsham GRC Committee including 23 as President, and he was also the recipient of the 2005 GRV Ken Carr Medal which is presented to a person for outstanding service to a greyhound club or organisation.

“I had no idea this was happening,” a surprised Powell said. “They asked me to go up to the presentation after Up Hill Jill with her breeder owner Rose Geall.

Photo by: Clint Anderson.

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Powell, who started his career in greyhound racing as a trainer when in his teens, said the sport today is more lucrative than he even imagined.

“When I first got into training greyhounds you’d get 17 quid for winning a race, and now you get the equivalent of that just to turn up,” he said.

Horsham GRC Manager, Justin Brilliant said Powell’s induction into the club’s Hall of Fame was “a fitting tribute to a pioneer of greyhound racing in the Wimmera.”

Remarkably, Victorian-trained greyhounds have won the past nine editions of the Golden Easter Egg, which is Sydney’s richest, and the equal second richest, greyhound race in Australia.

Franking the dominance was the fact that the first four placegetters in the 2018 final were trained in Victoria – Up Hill Jill (Geall), Striker Light (Brett Bravo), Fernando Express (Robert Britton) and Dual Keroma (Anthony Azzopardi).

Up Hill Jill runs down rival in classic Egg

By Andrew Copley

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one of the races and I thought I was just helping make a presentation to one of the race winners…but it was for me.”

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p Hill Jill ($6.20) produced the run of her career to mow down fellow Victorian Striker Light and claim the Group 1 Golden Easter Egg (520m) at Sydney’s Wentworth Park on 31 March.

In yet another classic encounter between arguably the two best female greyhound sprinters this country has seen in the past decade, Striker Light, aided by box one, was well on the way to becoming the first greyhound to win the Golden Easter Egg twice before her arch rival showed enormous heart to make up three lengths on the triple Group 1 winner and claim the $250,000 first prize.

“Striker Light is a superstar and she was highballing, and I just thought she might have run us off our feet. Coming to the corner I thought we were run off our feet, but how big was that?” Up Hill Jill’s trainer David Geall said after the race, in which she won by a quarter of a length in 29.77sec.

Up Hill Jill’s win was her second Group 1, as she also snared the 2017 Topgun at The Meadows, and Geall paid tribute to his star’s ability to remained focussed on the job at hand despite the festivity that comes with Golden Easter Egg night.

“She’s so professional. Behind the boxes…the noise and the crowd (were so loud).. I was nervous but she’s just professional (and acted) as if nothing’s happening… as though it’s a little trial,” the Lara trainer said.

Up Hill Jill (Premier Fantasy – Where’s Demonica), who turned three in February, was bred by Geall’s wife Rose, and this was her 67th start for 35 wins and 24 minor placings.

She is now Australian greyhound racing’s six all-time highest prize money earner at $774,736.

Australian Greyhound Racing’s Top Prize Money Earners Fanta Bale $1,365,175

Up Hill Jill* $774,736

Fernando Bale $1,299,370

Xylia Allen $743,730

Dyna Double One $1,160,316

Dyna Villa $722,618

Sweet It Is $945,445

Miata $715,508

Aston Dee Bee* $801,190

Ando’s Mac $687,931

* still racing

Jimmy Newob’s breakthrough Horsham Jimmy Cup win Newob’s breakthrough Horsham Cup win The Bowen family celebrate the win.

Jimmy Newob wins the Horsham Cup. A host of feature races helped make up Horsham Cup night.

By Andrew Copley

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eith and Jon Bowen felt a huge weight lift off their shoulders when Jimmy Newob ($4.90) took out the Group 2 CHS Group Horsham Cup (485m) on 10 March.

Having come agonisingly close to winning at group level with Jimmy Newob over the previous 10 months, the brothers from the Mildura region roared with excitement as their star crossed the finish line almost five lengths clear of the hot $1.80 favourite Aston Dee Bee (Seona Thompson) and the first reserve Gregorovitch (Ian Cockerell).

“It’s a huge relief to finally win a group race with him.

He ran 2nd in the (Group 1) Harrison Dawson, 2nd in the Warragul Cup and 2nd in the Bulli Gold Cup, so he has been knocking on the door for a while now,” Keith Bowen said.

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Making the win even more special was the circumstances in which the Bowens came to own the Joseph Baldacchino-bred and Kel Greenough-trained Jimmy Newob.

“Our mum passed away three years ago and left us a little bit of money, but it wasn’t enough to buy the leg of a horse,” Bowen laughed.

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“So we decided to buy two greyhound pups instead, and I noticed a young litter bred in NSW by Cosmic Rumble, who was the number two sire at the time, out of Nosey Rozy, who had won nine from 15, so we bought the pup from Joseph and he turned out to be Jimmy Newob,” Bowen said.

Jimmy Newob is a relatively recent addition to Kelvyn Greenough’s kennel, having been trained for most of his career by Barry Fullerton of Red Cliffs.

The win took Jimmy Newob’s record to 20 wins from 44 starts, with the $47,000 first prize taking his career earnings up to $207,344.

Jimmy Newob with handler Jackie Greenough and (standing from left) owners Ken, Jon, Sue and Cheryl Bowen. Photos by: Clint Anderson.

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New Racing and Breeding Reference Groups formed

By Molly Haines GRV have announced the members of the inaugural Racing (RRG) and Breeding (BRG) Reference Groups with both groups holding their first meetings during March.

The establishment of these reference groups is intended to compliment the Industry Consultative Group (ICG), a sub-committee of the GRV Board which has a formal role in providing advice to the GRV Board in relation to issues of significance affecting the sport of greyhound racing. The Chief Executive Officer will attend each meeting.

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Racing Reference Group Chair: Scott Robins (Acting GM - Racing)

Members:

The RRG met first with the common concern focussing on Lure designs for both racing and trialling.

Mick Floyd

Racing injuries, education for trainers and greyhounds, lack of nominations and high numbers of failing to chase were also among the suggested discussion topics for future meetings. The RRG will next meet 3 April, with the group scheduled to meet six-weekly.

Stan Ralph

As well as the importance of education and guidance for participants around breeding practices as well as the need for good mentors.

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GRV along with the BRG and RRG encourages participants who have any concerns or suggestions to approach a Reference Group member or email either breeding@grv.org.au or racingdepartment@grv.org.au

The groups have been established as practical reference groups that will work with and provide advice to GRV management.

Among several topics raised, the BRG discussed the cost of raising a greyhound to race and the impact of the potential longevity of the racing careers when it comes to the safety and standard of Victorian tracks and in return a decision to breed.

Fabulous Fanta the Greatest of All Time Opinion: by Mick Floyd

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These topics and more will be further discussed at future BRG meetings, with the group scheduled to meet every second month.

anta Bale will go down the best greyhound to grace an Australian race track.

It took me a while to come up with an opening line but that that’s what she is. It’s hard to compare greyhounds of different eras, perhaps even unfair to do so. But the fact remains that what she achieved on the track was not only unprecedented, but may never be done again. In fact, I’m confident will never be done agin.

When Fernando Bale retired I wrote, ‘In time, his prize money record will be surpassed. We may even see another match his group race record.‘That was in December 2015 and I honestly never imagined the record books would be rewritten so quickly.

Let me say from the outset that Fanta Bale is no Fernando Bale.

Fernando Bale is the most brilliant greyhound I’ve seen in my 14 years in the sport (though it could be argued that Dyna Double One has a better record, a topic for another day) and will always remain a personal favourite. Consistently quick at box rise, high cruising speed, a keen chaser, and it was underrated just how strong he was at the end of races. He is the yard stick by which all other sprinters are, and forever will be, compared.

Fanta Bale eclipsed ‘Flying’ Fernando’s prize money record with her win in the Super Stayers at the Meadows in March, the win

Marg Long Cynthia O’Brien Geoff Miles David Geall James Van de Maat Brian Parkinson Kate Gorman GRV: Alan Clayton Glenn Fish

Breeding Reference Group Chair: Terrie Benfield (GM - General Counsel)

Members: Diane Bartolo Ray Borda Jeff Chignell George Farrugia Jessica Sharp Angela Langton Brian Parkinson GRV: Alan Clayton Gavin Goble Louise Martin

also surpassed Fernando’s record number of group 1 wins. But Fernando Bale boasts a superior winning strike rate (79.5% vs 66.7%), more prize money per start ($29,531 vs $21,669), and average winning margin (5.3 lengths vs 3.3 lengths). Fernando was more favoured by punters with a career starting price of $1.87 compared to Fanta Bale’s $2.41, and boasted a longest winning streak of 16 races while Fanta Bale’s longest streak stood at six (Fernando also had a seven race winning streak).

Fernando Bale holds track and split records while Fanta Bale holds none. In fact, Fanta Bale, a winner over all three distances at both Sandown Park and The Meadows, hasn’t got close to the time standards over any of those trips.

There’s no doubt Fernando Bale was simply brilliant, the best sprinter I’ve seen. But is it fair to compare them? No, they’re two very different chasers. His numbers remain mind boggling more than two years after his retirement, but her quality can’t be told by stats alone – though $1,365,175 in prize money and nine group 1 wins does make a compelling statement.

Fanta Bale began her career with a bang, winning on debut at Sandown Park in 29.36 at the tender age of 21 months. She claimed her first group 1, the Hume Cup, over 600m at 26 months of age and spent virtually the rest of her career racing the country’s best chasers. In fact, her last 29 career starts were in group race heats or finals and boasted a record of 21-6-0 in that time, missing a place just once in that time if you exclude the mishap in her final run.

She’s the only greyhound to have won at group 1 level over all three metropolitan distances, a feat that will surely never be repeated.

She made 22 group finals over her career, winning 13 of which nine were at group 1 level. In fact, one could make the case that she performed better against higher quality opposition.

In her 10 career group 1 finals, she won nine of them, her only loss coming by just over a length in the Sale Cup. Just making 10 group 1 finals is an amazing feat – boasting a 90% winning percentage in those finals, the highest level of the sport, is simply amazing.

Fanta Bale End of an era as champion retires

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ne of the greatest careers in Australian greyhound racing has come to an end with Fanta Bale being officially retired on 27 March.

Australian greyhound racing’s all-time highest prize money winner and most accomplished group one winner pulled up lame in the heat of the Association Cup at Wentworth Park three nights earlier.

After consulting with leading greyhound vet Dr Alistair Smith, trainer Robert Britton and connections decided to bring an end to her illustrious career.

Britton said even though the injury was not serious, the time was right to make the call to end her time as a racing greyhound.

“While it is relatively minor and she will make a full recovery, and considering her age and what she has achieved we have decided to retire her,” Britton said.

The daughter of David Bale and Ucme Typhoon retires with a record $1,365,175 in prize money. She won 42 of her 63 career starts, contesting 22 group finals, winning 13 including a record nine at group 1 level.

Breeding Tips with Barry Smith

First Aid with Dr. Chris Boemo

Owner/breeder: Paul Wheeler Trainer: Robert Britton Career record: 63 starts 42-9-5 Prize money: $1,365,175 (record) Group 1 victories: 9 (record)

FANTA BALE’S GROUP 1 WINS 2016 Hume Cup (600m), The Meadows 2017 Rookie Rebel (600m), The Meadows 2017 Australian Cup (525m), The Meadows 2017 Sandown Cup (715m), Sandown Park 2017 Gold Cup (710m), Albion Park 2017 National Distance Championship (710m), Albion Park 2017 Bold Trease (715m), Sandown Park 2018 Zoom Top (725m), The Meadows 2018 Super Stayers (725m), The Meadows

Training Tips with Robert Britton

Preparing for re-homing

Coursing Tips with Peter Craig

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Watch these videos and more at: greyhoundcare.grv.org.au/video

August 2014 David Bale x Ucme Typhoon

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Widely regarded as one of the sport’s most consistent versatile chasers, she is the only greyhound in history to win a group one race over the sprint, middle and stayers trips.

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GRV Director, Emmett Dunne, Minister for Racing, the Hon. Martin Pakula, GRV Deputy Chair, Peita Duncan and GRV CEO Alan Clayton. Photos by: Cam Le Strange.

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reyhound Racing Victoria’s adoption program now has a city-based showcase with the opening of the GAP café.

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The café is the first in Melbourne to have a greyhound theme and unlike most other food and beverage venues, dogs are allowed inside the premises as well as an outdoor area featuring decking and grass.

The café has been built to promote to people in metropolitan Melbourne our beautiful greyhounds and increase the interest in greyhound adoptions. It is based a short walk from Greyhound Racing Victoria’s Chetwynd St offices in West Melbourne and is just 100 metres from the popular Flagstaff Gardens.

Minister for Racing, Martin Pakula officially opened the GAP Café on 14 March.

“The Greyhound Adoption Program café will help to improve animal welfare by making adoption even easier and driving up the number of rehomed racing dogs. We’re supporting the greyhound racing industry because it employs thousands of Victorians and injects hundreds of millions in the economy,” Minister Pakula said.

With GAP’s headquarters based in Seymour in rural Victoria, GRV CEO Alan Clayton said it was important GAP was visible in the city, as evidenced by the Baxter facility in south east Melbourne.

“Since opening in 2015, we have adopted almost 500 dogs from Baxter alone,” Mr Clayton said. “Given the large number of people in metropolitan Melbourne, we want to promote our dogs to the largest audience possible.”

Clayton said the café was another example of GRV’s focus on

animal welfare as its overriding priority.

“It can be an adjustment for greyhounds not only to go from life as racing animals to life as pets. Most of them also have to adjust from being based in rural and regional Victoria to suddenly living in metropolitan areas. This café will make it easier for people to come into contact with our greyhounds,” Mr Clayton said.

The café has both an indoor and outdoor area for dogs and their owners and will be serving critically-acclaimed Campos roaster coffee sure to appeal to any coffee-loving Melburnian.

It is the latest initiative from GRV to focus on encouraging greyhound adoption. With a record 1314 greyhounds adopted through its Greyhound Adoption Program in the 2016/17 financial year, GRV’s focus has been on ensuring the best possible life for greyhounds before, during and after their racing careers.

“We have seen record numbers of greyhound adoptions in the past two years and word is getting out about the appeal of these beautiful dogs as pets,” Mr Clayton said. “There is a real community of greyhound owners and the GAP café is a great meeting place for this community as well as other dog owners.”

The Victorian Government has provided almost $133,000 towards the cafe through the Victorian Racing Industry Fund, which is sourced from unclaimed wagering dividends and on-course wagering taxes. GRV has also committed $133,000 towards the animal welfare initiative.

The new GAP Cafe is located at 477 King Street, West Melbourne, and is open from 7am–3pm Monday to Friday and 8am–3pm on weekends.

Todd McKenney to spearhead National Adoption Day

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n a national first, every Australian state will combine next month for the GAP National Adoption Day with Sky Racing signing on as a naming rights sponsor.

The Greyhound Adoption Programs in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania, along with Greyhounds as Pets in Western Australia and New South Wales, will each host an adoption day on April 29 as part of a nation-wide push to boost awareness about greyhounds as pets.

Theatre star, radio host and TV personality Todd McKenney has signed on to be the official ambassador for the National Adoption Day. McKenney, who has two pet greyhounds of his own, said he had fallen in love with the breed since learning about greyhound adoption from a friend.

“They are such a beautiful breed and often misunderstood.

People’s perceptions of a greyhound and the reality of what a

greyhound is actually like as a pet can often be two different things,” McKenney said. “They’re lazy, they’re loving, and they run like the wind – it’s amazing to watch. But they are just really relaxed dogs. They are chilled out, I love that energy around me, they’re just slow, lazy and gorgeous.”

GRV CEO Alan Clayton said the Sky Racing National Adoption Day was another initiative that fit with GRV’s focus on animal welfare as its overriding priority.

“We want to ensure the best possible life for every Victorian greyhound before, during and after their racing careers,” Mr Clayton said. “It is wonderful to be able to unite with the greyhound racing governing bodies of every other state in Australia to present what will be a momentous day for greyhound adoption in this country.”

The Victorian leg of the National Adoption Day will be held at The Meadows from 11am-3pm.

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1 point Question 3

Q1. Which greyhound track in Gippsland has a public bullring available for hire?

Q2. Which greyhound won the 2018 Australian Cup?

a) Better Than This; b) Zambora Blueboy; c) Byamee

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2 points Q4. Which state will host the AGRA Nationals in 2018?

Q5. The 2018 Group 3 Vic Bred Maiden Final was won at The Meadows on Australian Cup night by Janali.

Who is Janali’s breeder?

Q6. True or False? Next month’s $190,000 Speed Star series incorporates matches over all three distances at Sandown Park?

Go to page 27 for the answers!

3 points Q7. Which one of the following greyhounds did not win a Warrnambool Cup? a) Black Magic Opal; b) Paw Licking; c) Ronan Izmir

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Q3. Name the greyhound (pictured) who won the 2016 & 2017 Waterloo Cups?

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News

By Sandra Reed President of GOTBA Victoria Inc.

The GOTBA would like to indicate its appreciation and thanks to GRV for recent funding and other assistance that we understand was provided for upgrades to be made to the Cranbourne Slipping Track facility.

The Cranbourne Slipping Track plays an important role in the training and, indirectly, the welfare of many greyhounds in and around the immediate area. Its upgrade is of significant assistance to greyhound racing participants and their greyhounds and is something GOTBA has been seeking for some years.

GOTBA has recently started to conduct surveys seeking members’ opinions on various issues. On the recent survey the most prominent concern was inconsistent and unsuitable track surfaces, while other issues were lure design and availability of Finish on Lure, Grading, code of practice, permits and regulator attitude to participants. All of these issues are or have been discussed with GRV and through our representation on the

WHAT IS THE GOTBA? Website: gotbavictoria.wildapricot.org General enquiries: gotbav@gmail.com Phone: 0423 357 620

ICG, the Racing Reference Group, Breeding Reference Group and GOTBA specialised meetings. We will continue to express members concerns until we achieve a suitable outcome.

Please don’t forget to support us on 12 April at Sandown for Supernite Celebrations. Members only are entitled to go into draw for $1000 on the night. An auction of a Fabregas service and six breaking in courses, door prizes and Silver Eagle cooling rugs being given away to lucky member. Show your support and bring along friends to celebrate our achievements, bring your ideas of how best you would like to be represented going into the future.

Forms for our silent auction of the breaking in courses will be available on our website or at tracks on race night. Please put in a bid and these will not be open until after race four on Supernite by independent scrutineers.

The Greyhound Owners, Trainers and Breeders Association (GOTBA) of Victoria is a not-for profit incorporated association, run by a committee of volunteers who work towards the constant improvement of the sport on behalf of member and their greyhounds.

GOTBA Committee: Sandra Reed (President), Robert Britton & Lynton Hogan (Co-Vice Presidents), Leeanne Crawford (Treasurer), Gayle Osbourne (Secretary), John Reid, John Cheeseman, Karen Leek, Geoff Miles & Brian Selleck (General Committee).

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Pictured: Fabregas.

Photo by: Paul Munt

The Greyhound Owners Trainers and Breeders Association of Victoria announces the

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ABBA Kennels GOTBA Cup 2018

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All GOTBA members who attend for dinner will be included in the draw for $1,000

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. Fabregas Stud Service to be auctioned on the night. . Breaking In packages to be auction, . Keyon Kennels, Doctors Kennels & Casbrakay Kennels. . Bids made on the night before race 4 or post by 9th April. Forms available at all Tracks.

EVERYONE WELCOME! . Special dining deal for trainers and their guest. . Join on the night and be eligible to go into the draw . Door prizes and Tipping Competition

Time; 6.30pm Venue: The Chairman’s Lounge Sandown Greyhound Racing Club

Bookings: Please contact Sandown directly on (03) 9546 9155 Visit www.gotbav.org.au or contact Sandown GRC or more details

Healesville raises fun-level and funds for Good Friday Appeal A Mitsubishi Mirage was won by Cranbourne West greyhound trainer Gordon Edwards.

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he Healesville Greyhound Racing Association put on a great day of racing and entertainment in aid of the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal on 29 March.

The event featured live music by The Big City Beat, a BBQ and the chance to win a $15,000 Mitsubishi Mirage.

Special guest Jack Viney, co-captain of the Melbourne Demons, was on hand to meet people and sign autographs. He spoke about the connection between AFL players and greyhound racing, saying that quite a few players across the AFL had an interest in a greyhound.

“The club had raised $5,300 for the Good Friday Appeal prior to the day, and that figure grew to more than $7,000 after the fundraiser. We’re very happy to support such an important cause…it’s great to give back to the community,” she said.

Greyhound trainer, Gordon Edwards from Cranbourne, was the lucky winner of the car.

“Gordon couldn’t believe it when we broke the news to him. He is a regular at Healesville and he said winning the car had made his Easter,” Cynthia said.

“We’ve also run a trainer’s raffle over the past eight weeks which raised about $800. That was drawn on the day and won by Adam Richardson, a trainer from Bushfield, near Warrnambool.”

A feature race was conducted on the day, that being a Special Event over 350 metres, which was won by the Greg Paez-trained Bourbon An Khan.

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Viney has a Burmese mountain dog at home, which is considerably slower than a greyhound, but couldn’t be persuaded to take home something a little faster as a second pet. The manager of the Healesville club, Cynthia O’Brien, said it was a fantastic day and thanked people for their support.

Members of the local fire brigade joined Melbourne’s Jack Viney (right) and Jess Shill and Cynthia O’Brien (front) from the Healesville Greyhound Association at the club’s Good Friday Appeal fundraiser. Photos by: Clint Anderson.

India and Pip caught up with Melbourne co-Captain Jack Viney at the family-friendly fundraiser.

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Terry Davis appointed to ICG

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would require endorsement by the GRV Board before being put into operation. The Board has requested GRV management to work with Greyhounds Australasia to ensure there is appropriate consultation, in future, of proposed rule changes prior to release.

elbourne Greyhound Racing Association (MGRA) Director, Terry Davis (pictured) was welcomed to his first ICG meeting on 22 February.

Davis replaces Marg Long as the metropolitan club representative, while NCA President Peter Craig has, like Long, not sought reappointment, with a second replacement to be announced. Peter and Marg have both served on the ICG since its formation in 2016 and they have both made valuable contributions.

In October last year, the GRV Board endorsed that a draft version of Welfare penalty guidelines be released for public comment, noting that Racing Appeals & Disciplinary Board (RADB) wouldn’t be bound by the guidelines and could choose to ignore them completely.

The purpose of drafting the guidelines was to provide a basis for GRV prosecutors when considering a case and the penalty to be sought.

It was agreed that meetings would be held every two months leading into that month’s GRV Board meeting, to enable advice to be provided to the Board in a timely manner.

The ICG was advised that the Greyhound Owners Trainers & Breeders Association (GOTBA) felt that the proposed penalties for minor offences were too high (eg. the minimum penalty of a $1500 fine was too high for many participants). The ICG members generally supported the proposed penalties for serious welfare offences but recommended that minimum penalties for low end offences be re-considered and reduced.

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The ICG raised what they considered a significant issue, that being a lack of consultation with regard to the draft release of Greyhound Australasia rule changes.

The ICG was advised that the rule changes would not be implemented in Victoria until after appropriate consultation – which GRV has since undertaken - and

Q & A with the ICG’s Tracey Corneille How and when did you get involved in greyhound racing?

I officially got involved in greyhound racing in 2004 as an owner, since then I have also become a registered attendant and breeder.

What is the best dog you have been associated with?

My best dog was Glamour Cru. She was out of Token Prince and Marungi Fire but unfortunately got injured just as she was reaching her prime. She just loved the Wangaratta track and in 2006 reached the semi-finals of the Laurels. Unfortunately, we had to retire her in 2008 after just 26 starts.

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The industry went through some dark days during the live baiting saga. Everyone associated with the industry was tarred with the same brush and I wasn’t prepared to wear that. I saw the ICG as a fabulous way to help get our industry back on top, where it should be. It is a fantastic industry I am proud to say that I am involved in it.

I saw the ICG as an opportunity for participants to be heard by the administrators of the industry and I wanted the opportunity to give the hobby trainers a voice.

How have you found your experience with the ICG so far?

By Molly Haines It has been an interesting time. The meetings are always lively and there are certainly very passionate members with strong views and opinions about the industry.

What do you hope to get out of being a part of the ICG? First and foremost I want to help clean up the industry, which is happening at a fantastic rate. Secondly, I want to ensure the voice of the small hobby trainers are heard. Thirdly, I hope to contribute to educating the Management at GRV in understanding the practical aspects of operating a greyhound kennel.

Do you have an occupation aside of greyhound racing?

I am a professional administrator. I have worked for 30 plus years in Tertiary Education. I am currently taking a break from full time employment and making the most of being able to go to race meetings whenever I want to!

Your thoughts on greyhound racing in Victoria?

It’s on the way back up to where it should be. We’re not there yet and participants need to understand it will take a bit more work to get there. The important thing is that when we do get back up there we don’t let our standards slip. We have to comprehend that one more slip up and the industry could be gone forever.

In 2016, the Board of Greyhound Racing Victoria appointed an Industry Consultative Group (ICG), with members having appropriate experience and diversity across a number of areas. The ICG meets every two months to discuss major issues facing the industry, out of which suggestions are forwarded to GRV’s Board for consideration.

The ICG panel comprises of Dr Barbara Backhoy, Deborah Churchill, Steven Clarke, Tracey Corneille, Terry Davis, Sheldon Hamilton, Brian Jones, Nicole Lund, Daniel Nugent, Sandra Reed and Tom Welsh.

The shell pools proved popular at the Community Day while (below) greyhound lovers enjoyed stalls, a complimentary lunch and the chance to be photographed in the middle of Sandown Park.

Photos by: Clint Anderson.

Crowds flock to biggest ever greyhound community day

By Suzanne McKenzie

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unny weather, free activities and more than 250 greyhounds featured at GAP’s Greyhound Community Day, which was held at the Sandown Greyhound Racing Club on Saturday, 17th March 2018.

“That means 3,000 greyhounds a year and that is what we are going to do. Last year 2,700 found homes, thanks to you,” he told the crowd. “Thank-you for coming on this 3,000-dog journey with us.”

This was GRV’s fourth greyhound community day and it was the biggest to date, combining the day of activities with an adoption day, as well as celebrations marking GAP’s 22nd birthday.

Special guests Mel Tochner and Anita Smith, who founded GAP 22 years ago, were welcomed to the stage. Mel said she was blown away by the success of GAP and Anita said she now sees greyhounds ‘everywhere’ as they become increasingly popular as pets.

Organisers were delighted that all 22 greyhounds found their forever homes during the adoption session held in the afternoon.

Almost 1,000 people came through the gates, most of them with greyhounds. The day included a free bbq, food trucks, music, activities for the kids and stalls selling rugs, collars and other merchandise for canines.

Photographer Clint Anderson was raised to dizzy heights on a cherry picker in the centre of the track to take a wide-angle photo of the assembled greyhounds and their human families.

Later, there was birthday cake for volunteers and staff to celebrate 22 years of GAP.

Greyhounds lapped up the attention and water from dog bowls to keep cool throughout the warm day. ‘Clamshell’ paddling pools were popular with the pooches, with dogs lounging around or splashing around, depending on their energy levels.

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GRV’s CEO Alan Clayton welcomed the crowd: “It’s a day to say thank you, whether you have adopted a greyhound or you work with greyhounds,” he said before remarking on the dogs’ placid, loving nature. “They are great companions, they are quirky and they want to be part of the family.”

He said GRV was aiming to get to a point where every greyhound bred for racing was re-homed.

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Victoria’s greyhound racing community is saddened by the recent loss of Alan Miles, who passed away on 20 March following a battle with cancer.

Alan, 71, was the longest serving employee of the Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association (MGRA) having clocked up 40 years of service as the Judge and Groundsman, among other roles, at both Olympic Park and The Meadows.

“Alan’s dad used to sell all sorts of greyhound items from the car park at Olympic Park so Alan has been around greyhounds forever,” said MGRA General Manager, Marg Long.

“He retired in 2011, however could be found at his regular table at The Meadows every Saturday and Wednesday studying and debating the form with his mates. He loved to reminisce about the early days at Olympic Park and had many fond memories of the great greyhounds to grace our tracks.”

Vale Alan Miles

A funeral and wake was held for Alan at The Meadows on 26 March, with Long adding that it was “fitting he should have his final send off at the place he loved so much.”

The late Alan Miles with wife Cheryl.

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By Molly Haines The Geelong Greyhound Racing Club will extend the Finish On Lure to the Inside track on Tuesday 24 April.

The inside track boasts two distances; 520 metres and 596 metres which will give more greyhounds a chance to compete on the Finish On Lure over their preferred distance.

“The trial of the Finish On Lure on the Outside track has been a great success with nominations up 30 percent,” Acting General Manager of Racing Scott Robins said. “The feedback from the Geelong Club and participants has been very positive which gives us confidence the inside track will share the success.”

The Inside track will run with the Finish On Lure during Tier 3 meetings on Tuesdays and Provincial meetings on Fridays for full stakes.

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Beast Unleashed with owner Dawn Garrett (standing) and the Lagogiane family (from left) Isaak (5), Bailey (2), Peter and Jodie.

going to get to the 500m, and after he put some brilliant trials back in New South Wales that was the end of it, I knew it was going to happen.

Beware the Beast

By Mick Floyd

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east Unleashed showed why he is regarded as one of the country’s most exciting chasers with a brilliant all of the way victory in the $210,000 Group 2 Launching Pad (515m) at Sandown Park on 29 March.

Taking full advantage of his rails draw, Beast Unleased led narrowly through the first turn before unleashing his trademark mid-race pace to open a three-length margin down the back straight. The move would prove pivotal, Chief’s Sidekick began to improve off the back straight and cut the margin to less than a length in the run to the line. However, the $2.70 favourite prevailed, stopping the clock in a series best 29.34sec and remain undefeated throughout the series.

“We’ve been up and down for about seven weeks now, but we have stayed here the last three weeks. (Melbourne Cup winning trainer) Jason Mackay gave me some advice, he said if I want to win this, you’ve got to stay here you don’t travel up and down. He said ‘how do you feel after travelling that much, imagine how the dog feels,’ so a big thanks to Jason for giving me that advice. And a big thank you too to Anthony Azzopardi and his family for putting us up. When he saw the dog trial he said he can win this.”

Lagogiane has spent a considerable amount of time away from his young family during the season and was delighted to celebrate the victory with them, as well as Beast Unleashed’s owner Dawn Garrett, track side.

Beast Unleashed (Barcia Bale – Little Miss Hap), who was bred in Victoria by Alan Ferguson and turns two in April, made it seven wins from his first eight career starts and took his prize money earnings beyond $177,000. It was the biggest win of Lagogiane’s career.

Earlier in the night, Jimmy Newob continued his outstanding form with a determined victory in a thrilling edition of the $36,000 Group 3 Easter Gift (515m), holding out Extreme Magic by the barest possible margin. It was the popular blue dog’s second success at group level in as many starts following his recent Group 2 Horsham Cup success.

Almost 1000 children attended the Launching Pad final, which was part of Sandown's huge annual Easter Thursday Kids Night.

Photos by: Clint Anderson.

“I’m lost for words,” said Peter Lagogiane, who trains the greyhound in partnership with his wife, Jodie. “A big thank you to the dog. He’s the one that does it all, us trainers we just feed him, train him, and make sure they’re sound and that’s it. He’s the one with the motor, we just fine-tuned it. I’m tickled pink for my family, and for the owner Dawn Garrett.”

Lagogiane began preparations for the $410,000 sweepstakes series after a number of impressive performances in his home state of New South Wales. A plan was put in place to ensure the dog was given every opportunity for success in the series, one of the richest greyhound racing in the country.

“I looked at this race many months ago. I had to make sure that he was

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projects that will continue to tell the stories of greyhound racing in Victoria, so stay tuned.

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he last two episodes of GRV’s Greyhounds are My Life (GAML) video series were released last month in the run up to the Horsham Cup. The 25-part series which started in December 2016, has profiled breeders, owners, trainers, club staff, stewards, race callers and judges associated with each of Victoria’s 13 greyhound racing clubs.

Hundreds of kilometres in travel around Victoria and up to three cameras at once to capture the atmosphere on and off the track went into telling stories about generations and families, communities and clubs, all united by their passion for the sport and their love of the dogs.

The 3-5 minute videos have been released on the GRV and Club websites, screened in regional cinemas and has attracted a great response from both participants and the general community.

Greyhounds Are My Life stories

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Ashlee Terry

The full series can be viewed at www.grv.org.au/

Riana Groom

Mel Tochner & Anita Smith

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Margaret Thomas

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Bill Powell

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Feb 15, 2018

3 Males 2 Females

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LITTLE RIVER

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MCIVOR ROAD VET CENTRE

FIREBALL FURY

Mar 13, 2018

3 Males 5 Females

MATHEW WRIGHT

WANGOOM

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CAFE DIOR

Feb 25, 2018

3 Males 5 Females

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Mar 05, 2018

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DROUIN

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ANTIQUE BLONDE

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Feb 02, 2018

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AMALFI ROSE

Feb 14, 2018

4 Males 4 Females

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WANGARATTA

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FANCY MOJO

Feb 22, 2018

4 Males 4 Females

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DUNDEE ZENA

Mar 11, 2018

2 Males 8 Females

KERRIE SMYTH

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TALTARNI SHIRAZ

Feb 21, 2018

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ALAN BAYLISS

DAISY HILL

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Feb 3, 2018

2 Males 3 Females

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COLDSTREAM

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TWISTED OCTANE

Feb 25, 2018

8 Males 2 Females

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Feb 03, 2018

3 Males 5 Females

GARRY SELKRIG

DEVON MEADOWS

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Mar 08, 2018

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THE VET GROUP

APPLY FOR DNA TODAY! GRV would like to remind participants of the requirements to register females for breeding. While GRV has implemented a short-term initiative which may assist participants who are under time pressure to get DNA results back, this involves additional steps (including a participant signing a GRV waiver) and can be avoided if DNA is done early.

For a female to be eligible to breed, participants must ensure their greyhound has DNA results registered with Greyhounds Australasia. Steps how to do this are as follows:

Full details at: grv.org.au/vicgreys

GRV recommends applying for your DNA kit as early as possible to allow sufficient time for DNA results to be returned to Greyhounds Australasia and recorded before the greyhound is in season.

The turnaround of the DNA result can be somewhere between two and six weeks, dependent on the Lab.

For more information please contact Greyhounds Australasia at admin@galtd.org.au or 9548 3500.

To find out more about registering for a Pink Card, including fees, exemptions, stud masters and FSI technician responsibilities, go to: grv.org.au/pinkcard

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DID YOU KNOW GRV’s new VicGreys program is generating up to $1.4m in bonuses to Victorian breeders and owners across 1,900 Victorian races each year.

1. Contact GA and apply for a DNA kit 2. Take the kit and the greyhound to your vet 3. Vet will complete the sample and post to the lab 4. After processing, the lab will inform GA and DNA number will be attached to the greyhound’s record via FastTrack 5. If all other requirements have been met (see right for PINK CARD registration) the greyhound will be ready to complete the registration.

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Especial Shiraz with breeder trainer, Peter Knott, and (right) daughter Elise with pups from a three month litter by Primo Uno out of Especially.

Sire and dam selection should Knott be underestimated

By Andrew Copley

C

arnegie breeder trainer Peter Knott is making a name for himself thanks to the success of his 25-month-old litter by Bombastic Shiraz out of Especially.

The litter includes Especial Shiraz and Go Commando, who ran first and second respectively in heats of the recent Group 2 Launching Pad (515m) series at Sandown Park before being unplaced in the semi-finals.

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Knott, who lives on a house block and is a painter by trade, said he has invested heavily in the litter.

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“This was the very last straw of Bombastic Shiraz so it was worth a lot of money. I paid $20,000 for the straw. The stud fee combined with the costs of getting the seven pups to the racetrack has cost me around $50,000 in total,” he said.

Especial Shiraz is the only greyhound Knott trains, however he owns all seven in the litter. He breeds his litters at home and keeps the pups in his backyard until they are about four months of age.

“At 16 weeks I send my pups to be reared in Pearcedale by Justin Illman, who is the best commercial rearer I’ve found, and after that they go to Kevin McNamara, near Maryborough, for breaking

in. The McNamaras do a fantastic job that is second to none,” he said.

This is the fifth litter Knott has bred since starting out as a greyhound breeder in 2007, and he is proud that all seven pups have made it to the racetrack, with three winning on city tracks.

He said successful breeding starts with careful selection of the sire and dam.

“I remember listening to an interview a few years ago with Paul Wheeler, who said he only breeds with females that have won multiple city races, and to me, that’s the first rule of thumb,” Knott said.

“Then when it comes to selecting a sire I use the services of Pedigrees By Design, which is run by David Brasch in Queensland. For a small fee of $110, David does all the homework for you. You’re investing a lot of money when you breed a litter, so you don’t want to get it wrong, and David has a great success rate.”

Knott said it was a case of all hands on deck with his greyhounds at home, with wife Sue preparing the feeds, son Cameron assisting with the cardio training of Especial Shiraz, and daughter Elise in charge of grooming and providing the all-important TLC.

Victoria’s best greyhound breeders give an insight into their success every

TUESDAY NIGHT ON

SEN’S 'THE SPORTING CAPITAL' WITH JACK HEVERIN . Ray Borda

. Angela Langton

. Bill Buccilli

. Peter Martinovic

. Alan Ferguson

. Noel Mugavin

. Rose Geall

. Darren Puleio

. Peter Knott

. Thomas Sinnott

. Karen Leek Hear the podcasts at: greyhoundcare.grv.org.au/sen-greyhound-breeder/

Angela Langton with Hasten Slowly, a greyhound she bred who ran second in last month’s 2018 Australian Cup at just 24 months of age. Photo by: Clint Anderson.

By Andrew Copley

A

ngela Langton says a lack of self-belief may be preventing some greyhound breeders from reaching their potential.

Langton and her mother Sue Smith have achieved extraordinary success as breeders, winning numerous group races with greyhounds they’ve bred including Que Sera Sera, Auf Weidersehen, Lynlea’s King, Come On Lleyton, Wizard’s Chess and Yowyeh.

“I’m very passionate about breeding. I want to win group races and I’ve got enormous drive to be the best breeder I can be, and I think some breeders need to aim higher and believe in themselves a bit more,” she said.

The Anakie breeder trainer said consistently achieving success as a breeder starts from before a mating even occurs.

“I believe you have to be very selective with the greyhounds you choose to breed with. I like to breed with hard-chasing dams who can run 500 metres or further,” she said.

Langton said that a lot of pups are kept in cotton wool and don’t get enough exercise, particularly during the rearing phase.

Breeders should reach for the sky Karen Leek with Trouper, who is part of a great litter she bred. Photo by: Clint Anderson.

“I believe you need to feed the best you can and give your pups plenty of handling and plenty of galloping. I believe that some people are too scared to let their pups run too much, but that’s how they learn to run and learn to stretch out,” she insisted.

Langton said some trainers also need to set the bar higher with regard to racing their greyhounds.

“Some people never actually try to step their dogs up to 500 metres because they just don’t see themselves as metropolitan trainers, but it’s silly to think like that. If people step out of their comfort zones and, within reason, give their dogs a try over more ground they might find that they have a city class dog on their hands,” she said.

Lady Deedee.

The litter of six has produced five winners, four of which are trained by Leek. The best of them is Trouper, who won the Horsham Cup Consolation (485m) last month, along with talented stayers Sir Jay Jay and Lady Ceecee plus Savannah Ash, who has won at Sandown Park in the impressive time of 29.67sec.

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Based in Devon Meadows, Leek also has an outstanding reputation as a commercial rearer, having reared my champions in years gone by including Brokenwood, Godsend, Moreira and Nolen along with present-day stars Bewildering and Extreme Magic.

Speaking on SEN’s The Sporting Capital last month, Leek told listeners that anyone thinking about purchasing a greyhound pup should first organise a reputable rearer.

By Andrew Copley

H

ighly respected greyhound racing all-rounder Booking an educator to break-in your pup is something Karen Leek is enjoying the fruits of a talented litter you may also want to do well in advance, as there can be she bred in mid-2015 sired by Djays Octane out of a 12 month waiting list in some instances.

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Planning is imperative when buying a pup

“If you’re going to buy a pup and you’ve got your eye on a litter, try to find someone to rear your pup before you purchase it,” Leek said. “it’s important you don’t have it reared by just anyone because the rearing phase is such an integral part of a greyhound’s life and can be the difference between winning races and not making it to the racetrack at all. Speak to people that are successful and ask where they get their pups reared, and go from there.”

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Janali with breeder owner Noel Mugavin (left) and co-trainer Brendan Pursell. Photos by: Clint Anderson.

Victorian breeder flies high on Australian Cup night Victorian breeder flies high on Australian Cup night

By Andrew Copley

W

arrnambool’s Noel Mugavin won the richest breeders race in Victoria at last month’s Australian Cup night when Janali took out the Group 3 GRV Vic Bred Maiden Final (525m) at The Meadows.

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A rare visitor to Melbourne these days, Mugavin was on track to witness Janali comfortably defeat Yongning (Daryl Holmes) and Annasay (William McMahon) in 30.29sec, and he could barely contain his excitement after the daughter of Barcia Bale and Born Ali snared the $25,000 first prize.

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“I used to travel to Melbourne to watch Born Ali race quite a bit. She was a Group 1 winner and competed in a lot of group races, and to have one of her daughters win a Group 3 is enormous, especially on a night like this,” Mugavin said after Janali notched what was the second win of her career from six starts.

A school teacher by trade, Mugavin commended the Britton camp for getting Janali ready for the Vic Bred series after she

UPCOMING GRV

VIC BRED SERIES GRV VIC BRED Series races are designed to promote and reward Victorian Bred Greyhounds.

Each series is designed to give an equal opportunity to a variety of greyhounds, of similar grade and experience, a chance to compete for above average prizemoney.

GRV VIC BRED Series are open to Victorian Bred Greyhounds and all finals carry a VICGREYS Bonus.

Listed across are when GRV VIC BRED Series commence during April and May 2018.

had a setback that saw her miss four months of racing between October and mid-February.

“She fell and broke her shoulder at her third start, so it’s a huge effort by (co-trainers) Robbie Britton, Brendan Pursell and their team to get her ready for this race,” he said.

The Barcia Bale litter was Born Ali’s first, and Mugavin believes the best is yet to come for the 23-month-old litter.

“Born Ali was a great chaser, she was very versatile and there’s a lot more improvement in Janali. Others in the litter include Benali, who has had injury issues but has run 29.25sec at Sandown, Barcali, Born Jamie and Menzali, who all have ability,” Mugavin said.

Mugavin, a former AFL star with Fitzroy and Richmond, is currently rearing an 11-month-old My Bro Fabio-Born Ali litter at home, while he recently purchased a Fernando Bale straw for seven-year-old Born Ali’s next mating.

GRV VIC BRED Maiden Series Sun, 8 Apr

Day

HVL

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Heat 350

Tue, 17 Apr

Night

WGL

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Heat 460

Thu, 3 May

Twilight

SHP

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Heat 450

Sun, 13 May

Day

SAP

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Heat 515

Wed, 23 May

Night

BAL

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Heat 450

Fri, 13 Apr

Night

GEL

GRV VIC BRED Series - Mixed 6/7 Heat 460

Tue, 15 May

Twilight

HOR

GRV VIC BRED Mixed 6/7 Series

GRV VIC BRED Series - Mixed 6/7 Heat 410 GRV VIC BRED Restricted Win Series

Thu, 5 Apr

Twilight

SHP

GRV VIC BRED Series - Restricted Win Heat 450 (1 - 4 Wins)

Wed, 2 May

Night

WBL

GRV VIC BRED Series - Restricted Win Heat 450 (1 - 4 Wins)

Sun, 1 Apr

Twilight

SLE

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Heat 440

GRV VIC BRED Grade 5 Series

Wed, 4 Apr

Night

BAL

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Heat 450

Fri, 13 Apr

Night

TRA

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Heat 525

Fri, 27 Apr

Night

GEL

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Heat 400

Sun, 29 Apr

Day

HVL

Rodney Thorneycroft Memorial - GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Heat 350

Tue, 15 May

Night

WGL

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Heat 400

Sun, 22 Apr

Twilight

SLE

GRV VIC BRED Series - S/E Heat 650 (Less Than $25000)

Tue, 8 May

Night

WGL

GRV VIC BRED Series - S/E Heat 680 (Less Than $25000)

GRV VIC BRED Distance Series

Gary Brett slips a pair of greyhounds at a coursing exhibition at The Meadows on 24 March.

Photos by: Jason McKeown.

Coursing is renowned for providing out-of-form greyhounds with a much-needed confidence boost

Coursing makes its return

By Andrew Copley

W

Longwood, Popowski will have a perfect opportunity to build her confidence, with only one opponent, and the heat and final format of the meeting will be an easy introduction for her first try at the coursing,” Craig said.

Coursing is a fantastic avenue for preparing young greyhounds for the rigours of racing as it helps get them super fit and improves their balance. It also provides a change of scene for race dogs and is an excellent alternative for slower and older greyhounds.

“She also has the bad habit of chewing up her bedding in the excitement of the track racing kennels (never at home) and I’ve found the process at coursing with the dogs racing and then going back in the trailer for a couple of hours, before repeating the process, settles some of those excitable greyhounds that waste all their energy in the kennels. Of course, the fact that most of the maiden events (Popowski is still eligible for a maiden coursing event despite winning five races on the circle) are divided between males and females is a great advantage as it means she will be competing in her own weight division, so to speak.”

ith Victoria’s 2018 coursing season almost upon us The Meadows hosted a coursing demonstration in between races on Saturday, 24 March.

“There wasn't a huge crowd but a good number came down watching them come out of slips and asking questions,” said National Coursing Association President, Peter Craig.

Craig, who trained the 2014 Waterloo Cup winner Full Of Grace, has a couple of young female greyhounds he plans to course in 2018.

“This year I have a couple of females that are struggling with confidence on the track and are now beyond four wins so the opportunity for finding easier races is starting to dry up. Dynamic Rainbow was able to win a maiden coursing event last season but Popowski hasn’t coursed before,” Craig said.

The 2018 season opens with the Catch on to Coursing meeting at Longwood on 15 April, where greyhounds course twice on the day, giving trainers the opportunity to assess their suitability to regular coursing, where they are required to race up to three times in a day.

“With the upcoming Catch on to Coursing meeting at

Craig said the different conditions that coursing offers such as the straight track and different lure and surfaces, helps keep greyhounds stimulated.

“There is a coursing meeting every second weekend from the end of April until the Waterloo Cup in August, so the next six months will see my girls getting a bit of variety in their racing and hopefully variety is the spice of life for them.”

“Of course there is always the dream that they take to coursing like a duck to water and the 2018 Waterloo Cup Trophy ends up back at my place,” he said.

Date

Club

Details

Sunday 15th April

Longwood

Catch On To Coursing

Sunday 29th April

Benalla

Preference Given To Maiden Meeting

Sunday 6th May

Lang Lang

Preference Given To Maiden Meeting

Benalla

McRae Holden Benalla Cup

Longwood

Noel Ryan Memorial Werribee Cup

Sunday 17th June

Lang Lang

Sylvester Doyle Puppy Championship

Sunday 24th June

Lang Lang

Sylvester Doyle Puppy Championship Cont.

Sunday 8th July

Lang Lang

Standard Meeting

Saturday 28th July

Longwood

Derby & Oaks

Sunday 29th July

Longwood

Derby & Oaks Cont. Longwood Cup & Bert Clarke Memorial

Sunday 5th August

Lang Lang

Western Saws Cup

Saturday 18th August

Lang Lang

Waterloo Cup

Sunday 19th August

Lang Lang

Waterloo Cup Cont.

Full details at ncavictoria.com

*Please note: Benalla, Lang Lang and Longwood are all grass surfaces, with Benalla and Lang Lang using a drag lure and Longwood a Trolley (arm) Lure.

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Sunday 20th May Sunday 3rd June

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2018 COURSING CALENDAR

For a comprehensive print-friendly version of Victoria’s 2018 coursing calendar, please visit https://goo.gl/H6KNjW

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RACING CALENDAR

RACING CALENDAR More than $46 million in prize money is distributed through Victorian greyhound racing each year.

DATE

TIME SLOT

TRACK

BEN Day Sun, 1 Apr SAP

Twilight

Mon, 2 Apr

Tue, 3 Apr

3000

Easter Cup - Special Event 500 (Maidens Ineligible)(VICGREYS)

500

3000

Stayers Cup - Special Event 660 (Maidens Ineligible)(VICGREYS)

660

12000

Bendigo Gold Rush - Maiden Final 425 (VICGREYS)

425

10000

Restricted Win Heat 515 (1 - 4 Wins)

515

1405

Grade 5 515 (Bitches Only)

515

1405

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Heat 440 (Vic Bred Only)

440

1405

S/E Veteran 440

440

1405

Mixed 6/7 Final 485 (VICGREYS)

485

1650

Grade 5 Heat 410

410

1405

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Night

SHP

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Full Stakes)

GEL

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

Twilight

HOR CRN

Mixed 6/7 Heat 520

520

1405

Restricted Win Heat 600 (1 - 4 Wins)

600

1620

Day

MEP

Grade 5 No Penalty 525 (250+ Ranking)

525

1405

Twilight

SLE

Restricted Win 440 (1 - 3 Wins)(250+ Ranking)(VICGREYS)

440

1405

BAL

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Heat 450 (Vic Bred Only)

450

1405

Maiden Final 311 (VICGREYS)

311

1405

Grade 5 311 (Bitches Only)(3 Races)(VICGREYS)

311

1405

CRN

Day

WGL

Twilight

SHP

BAL

Day

Twilight

Night

HVL

GRV VIC BRED Series - Restricted Win Heat 450 (1 - 4 Wins)(Vic Bred Only)

450

1405

S/E Veteran 450 (250+ Ranking)

450

1405

Restricted Win Final 450 (1 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS)

450

1650

Maiden Heat 450

450

1325

Restricted Win Final 515 (1 - 4 Wins)

515

6260

GOTBA Cup - Grade 5 Heat 515 (No City Wins)(Vic Bred Only)

515

5000

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking) S/E Veteran 350

350

825

GDR Special Event 660

660

3300 1650

Super VICGREYS Series - S/E Heat 425 (Vic Bred Only)

425

GEL

S/E Veteran 460

460

1405

TRA

Special Event 525

525

2000

GDR Restricted Win 680 (1 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS)(2 Races)

680

3020

Restricted Win 460 (Bitches Only)(1 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS)

460

1405

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Final 525 (Vic Bred Only)

525

9060

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Heat 350 (Vic Bred Only)

350

825

Heroes Of Healesville Challenge - Special Event 350 (Best Performed Greyhounds At HVL 1/10/17 To 31/3/18)

350

5000

Restricted Win 515 (1 - 3 Wins)(250+ Ranking)

515

1405

Twilight

WGL

Night

MEA

Day Sun, 8 Apr

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(275+ Ranking)

BEN

HVL

24

3000

425

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking)

SAN

Tue, 10 Apr

425

Beau Of Bendigo - Restricted Win Final 425 (Dogs Only)(1 - 4 Wins)(No City Wins)(VICGREYS)

BAL

Night

Mon, 9 Apr

Belle Of Bendigo - Restricted Win Final 425 (Bitches Only)(1 - 4 Wins)(No City Wins)(VICGREYS)

TRA

Thu, 5 Apr

Sat, 7 Apr

WINNER

Day

Night

Fri, 6 Apr

DISTANCE

Twilight

Night

Wed, 4 Apr

SLE

TITLE OF EVENT

SAP

Maiden Heat 515

515

1325

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Final 440 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

440

3050

Maiden Heat 440

440

1325

Twilight

SLE

Day

BAL

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Twilight

TRA

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

Night

SHP

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking)

GEL

Provincial Half Stakes (Preference Given To Maidens)

Twilight

Grade 5 Final 410 (VICGREYS)

410

1650

Restricted Win 485 (Bitches Only)(1 - 4 Wins)(2 Races)(VICGREYS)

485

1405

Restricted Win Heat 460 (1 - 4 Wins)

460

1405

HOR Night

WGL

TIME SLOT Day

Twilight

TRACK MEP

CRN

Wed, 11 Apr

Night

3020

Grade 5 Heat 525 (200+ Ranking)

525

1405

Mixed 6/7 Final 520 (VICGREYS)

520

1650

S/E Veteran 311

311

1405

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Final 450 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

450

3050

Maiden Final 450 (VICGREYS)

450

1405

Day

WGL

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Twilight

SHP HOR

SAN

Day

HVL

Twilight

BEN

Fri, 13 Apr

GEL Night

TRA

Twilight

WBL

Night

MEA HVL

Day Sun, 15 Apr

SAP

GRV VIC BRED Series - Restricted Win Final 450 (1 - 4 Wins)(Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

450

4000

S/E Veteran 390 (VICGREYS)(250+ Ranking)

390

1405

Restricted Win Heat 410 (1 - 4 Wins)(Final HOR 21/4)

410

1405

Maiden Final 515

515

5000

Grade 5 515 (Bitches Only)(1 Race)

515

5000

GOTBA Cup - Grade 5 Final 515 (No City Wins)(Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

515

12000

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking) Super VICGREYS Series - S/E Final 425 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

425

1650

Restricted Win Heat 425 (1 - 4 Wins)

425

1405

GRV VIC BRED Series - Mixed 6/7 Heat 460 (Vic Bred Only)

460

1405

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Heat 525 (Vic Bred Only)

525

1405

Maiden Heat 315

315

1325

Restricted Win 390 (1 - 3 Wins)(250+ Ranking)

390

1405

Grade 5 450 (Bitches Only)(2 Races)(VICGREYS)

450

1405

Restricted Win Final 600 (1 - 4 Wins)

600

7200 825

ANZAC Sprint - S/E Heat 350

350

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Semi Final 350 (Vic Bred Only)

350

825

Mixed 6/7 Heat 515

515

1405

515

1405

GDR Restricted Win 650 (0 - 3 Wins)

650

3020

Maiden Final 440 (VICGREYS)

440

1405

GDR Novice Grade 7 660

660

3020

S/E Veteran 390 (VICGREYS)(2 Races)

390

1405

Restricted Win Final 460 (1 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS)

460

1650

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Heat 460 (Vic Bred Only)

460

1325

570+

Restricted Win 525 (1 - 3 Wins)(250+ Ranking)

525

1405

DISTANCE

Maiden Heat 525

525

1325

311

1405

Grade 5 No Penalty 450 (250+ Ranking)

450

1405

Maiden Heat 390

390

1325

GDR Restricted Win 650 (1 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS)(2 Races)

650

3020

Shepparton To The Meadows - Restricted Win Heat 450 (1 - 4 Wins)(No City Wins)

450

1405

Mixed 6/7 Final 515

515

6260

Ron Nestor Memorial - Grade 5 Heat 515 (Must Be Grade 5 at both SAN 515m & MEA 525m)(Maximum 4 Heats)(Final MEA)

515

5000

Special Event 390 (VICGREYS)

390

1650

Mixed 6/7 Heat 450

450

1405

SLE

Day

BAL

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(325+ Ranking)

Twilight

TRA

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Night

SHP

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

BAL GEL

Tue, 17 Apr Night

Day Twilight

Night

WGL

MEP BEN

Provincial Half Stakes (Preference Given To Maidens) Restricted Win Heat 311 (1 - 4 Wins)

Day

WGL

Twilight

SHP

Thu, 19 Apr

SAN Night WBL

Day

HVL

Twilight

BEN

Fri, 20 Apr

GEL Night TRA

Twilight

HOR

Sat, 21 Apr Night

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

CRN WBL

MEA

CLUBS

Grade 5 No Penalty 515 (250+ Ranking)

Twilight

Twilight

Wed, 18 Apr

WINNER

725

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

Night

Mon, 16 Apr

TITLE OF EVENT

BEN

Thu, 12 Apr

Sat, 14 Apr

BAL

DISTANCE

GDR Novice Grade 7 725

APRIL

DATE

RACING CALENDAR

RACING CALENDAR

VICBRED

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

RANK LIMIT

VETERAN RACE

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking) S/E Veteran 300

300

825

Restricted Win Final 425 (1 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS)

425

1650

GRV VIC BRED Series - Mixed 6/7 Final 460 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

460

4000

Restricted Win 400 (1 - 4 Wins)(2 Races)(VICGREYS)

400

1405

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Final 525 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

525

3050

Mixed 6/7 Heat 525 Maiden Final 315 (VICGREYS)

525 315

1405 1405

Restricted Win Final 410 (1 - 4 Wins)(Final HOR 21/4)(VICGREYS)

410

1650

Super VICGREYS Series - Grade 5 Heat 410 (Vic Bred Only)(Final HOR 27/4)

410

1405

Grade 5 Final 525 (200+ Ranking)

525

6260

Ron Nestor Memorial - Grade 5 Heat 525 (Must Be Grade 5 at both SAN 515m & MEA 525m)(Maximum 4 Heats)(Final MEA)

525

5000

25

RACING CALENDAR

APRIL-MAY

RACING CALENDAR DATE

TIME SLOT

TRACK

HVL Sun, 22 Apr

Day SAP Twilight

Mon, 23 Apr

Tue, 24 Apr

1620

515

1405

GRV VIC BRED Series - S/E Heat 650 (Less Than $25000)(Vic Bred Only)

650

1900

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking)

Night

SHP

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

GEL

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

WGL SAN

Day

MEP

Twilight

BEN CRN

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Semi Final 460 (Vic Bred Only)

460

1405

S/E Veteran 460 (VICGREYS)

460

1405

Super VICGREYS Series - Grade 5 Heat 715 (Vic Bred Only)

715

5750

Mixed 6/7 Heat 525

525

1405

Grade 5 525 (Bitches Only)

525

1405

311

1650

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes) Restricted Win Final 311 (1 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS) Grade 5 Heat 520

520

1405

Warrnambool Cup - S/E Heat 450

450

5000

GDR Special Event 650

650

3300

Mixed 6/7 Final 450 (VICGREYS)

450

1650

Maiden Final 390 (VICGREYS)

390

1405 1405

Day

WGL

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Twilight

HOR

Super VICGREYS Series - Grade 5 Final 410 (Vic Bred Only)(Final HOR 27/4)(VICGREYS)

410

BAL

Mixed 6/7 Heat 390

390

1405

SHP

S/E Veteran 450 (250+ Ranking)

450

1405

Day

HVL

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking)

Twilight

BEN

Maiden Heat 500

500

1325

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Heat 400 (Vic Bred Only)

400

1405

GDR Special Event 596

596

3300

GDR Restricted Win 595 (1 - 4 Wins)

595

3020

Mixed 6/7 Final 525 (VICGREYS)

525

1650

GEL Night TRA Twilight

CRN

Night

MEA

HVL Day SAP

Sun, 29 Apr

Provincial Full Stakes Shepparton To The Meadows - Restricted Win Final 525 (1 - 4 Wins)(No City Wins)

525

6260

Maiden Final 525

525

5000 12000

Ron Nestor Memorial - Grade 5 Final 525 (VICGREYS)(Must Be Grade 5 at both SAN 515m & MEA 525m))(VICGREYS)

525

Rodney Thorneycroft Memorial - GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Heat 350 (Vic Bred Only)

350

825

Brian Davis Memorial - Restricted Win Final 350 (1 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS)(Final Over 350m)

350

1700

Restricted Win Final 515 (1 - 4 Wins)(Final SAP 29/4)

515

6260

GDR Grade 5 715 (No City Wins)

715

3020

Grade 5 Heat 595

595

1620

GRV VIC BRED Series - S/E Final 650 (Less Than $25000)(Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

650

5000

440

1405

Grade 5 No Penalty 485 (250+ Ranking)

485

1405

Maiden Heat 410

410

1325

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Final 460 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

460

7500

Twilight

SLE

Day

BAL

Mixed 6/7 Heat 440 Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking)

Twilight

TRA

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

Night

SHP

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

GEL

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Twilight

HOR

Night

WGL

Day

MEP

Twilight

BEN CRN

Wed, 2 May Night WBL

26

1700

595

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Fri, 27 Apr

Thu, 3 May

350

Grade 5 No Penalty 595 (250+ Ranking)

BAL

Night

Tue, 1 May

ANZAC Sprint - S/E Final 350 (VICGREYS)

Restricted Win Heat 515 (1 - 4 Wins)(Final SAP 29/4)

WBL

Mon, 30 Apr

7500

SLE

Night

Sat, 28 Apr

825

350

TRA

Wed, 25 Apr

WINNER

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Final 350 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

Day

Twilight

DISTANCE 300

Twilight

Night

Thu, 26 Apr

TITLE OF EVENT Brian Davis Memorial - Restricted Win Heat 300 (1 - 4 Wins)(Final Over 350m)

Grade 5 No Penalty 600 (250+ Ranking)

600

1620

Restricted Win Heat 525 (1 - 4 Wins)

525

1405

3300

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking) GDR Special Event 699

699

Grade 5 Final 520 (VICGREYS)

520

1650

Stan Lake Memorial - Special Event 450 (VICGREYS)

450

5900

Warrnambool Cup - S/E Group 2 450

450

47000

GRV VIC BRED Series - Restricted Win Heat 450 (1 - 4 Wins)(Vic Bred Only)(Final BAL 9/5)

450

1325

GDR Special Event 650

650

5000

Special Event 390

390

5000

Day

WGL

Provincial Half Stakes (Preference Given To Maidens)

Twilight

SHP

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Heat 450 (Vic Bred Only)

450

1325

GDR Restricted Win 660 (0 - 4 Wins)

660

3020

Mixed 6/7 Final 390 (VICGREYS)

390

1650

General Destini @ Stud - Grade 5 Heat 450 (General Destini Service to the Final Winner)

450

1405

Grade 5 Final 595

595

7200

Super VICGREYS Series - Grade 5 Final 715 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

715

12000

Night

Night

BAL

SAN

TIME SLOT

TRACK

DISTANCE

WINNER

Day

HVL

S/E Veteran 350

350

825

Twilight

BEN

Maiden Final 500 (VICGREYS)

500

1405

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Final 400 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

400

3050

GEL

S/E Veteran 400

400

1405

Super VICGREYS Series - Grade 5 Heat 520 (Vic Bred Only)

520

1405

Restricted Win Heat 315 (1 - 4 Wins)

315

1405

Restricted Win 390 (Bitches Only)(1 - 4 Wins)(2 Races)(VICGREYS)

390

1405

Grade 5 No Penalty 450 (250+ Ranking)(2 Races)(VICGREYS)

450

1405

Mixed 6/7 Final 525

525

6260

Grade 5 Heat 525

525

5000

Free For All 300 (Grade 4 or Better)

300

950

Rodney Thorneycroft Memorial - GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Final 350 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

350

3050

Novice Grade 7 595

595

1620

Grade 5 Heat 515 (200+ Ranking)(Final SAP 13/6)

515

1405

Fri, 4 May Night

TRA Twilight

WBL

Night

MEA

Sat, 5 May

HVL Day Sun, 6 May

Mon, 7 May

TITLE OF EVENT Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking)

SAP

Restricted Win 515 (1 - 3 Wins)(250+ Ranking)

515

1405

Mixed 6/7 Final 440 (VICGREYS)

440

1650

Grade 5 440 (Bitches Only)

440

1405

Twilight

SLE

Day

BAL

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(350+ Ranking)

Twilight

TRA

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Night

SHP

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Full Stakes)

GEL

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking)

Twilight Tue, 8 May

HOR

Night

WGL

Day

MEP

Twilight

BEN

Wed, 9 May

BAL Night CRN Day

WGL

Twilight

SHP

Thu, 10 May Night

SAN

485

1405

Maiden Final 410 (VICGREYS)

410

1405

GRV VIC BRED Series - S/E Heat 680 (Less Than $25000)(Vic Bred Only)

680

1900

Mixed 6/7 Heat 460

460

1405

Grade 5 Heat 600 (No City Wins)

600

1620

Restricted Win 525 (Bitches Only)(1 - 4 Wins)

525

1405

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes) General Destini @ Stud - Grade 5 Final 450 (VICGREYS)(General Destini Service to the Final Winner)

450

1650

GRV VIC BRED Series - Restricted Win Final 450 (1 - 4 Wins)(Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

450

4000

S/E Veteran 520

520

1405

Maiden Heat 311

311

1325

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Semi Final 450 (Vic Bred Only)

450

1405

S/E Veteran 390 (250+ Ranking)

390

1405

Speed Star Consolation - Special Event 515 (2 Races) (9-24 Fastest Greyhounds over 515m at SAN/SAP since 1/1/18)($2K to Winner of each Match Race)

515

8000

Bill Collins Speed Star - S/E Group 3 515 (8 Fastest Greyhounds over 515m at SAN/SAP Since 1/1/18) ($5,000 to Winner of each Match Race)

515

20000

Lizrene Speed Star - S/E Group 3 715 (8 Fastest Greyhounds over 715m at SAN/SAP Since 1/1/18) ($5,000 to Winner of each Match Race)

715

20000

The Racecallers Speed Star - S/E Group 3 595 (8 Fastest Greyhounds over 595m at SAN/SAP Since 1/1/18) ($5,000 to Winner of each Match Race)

595

20000

WBL

Provincial Full Stakes

HVL

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking)

Twilight

BEN

GEL Night TRA Twilight

HOR

Night

MEA

Sat, 12 May

CLUBS

Restricted Win 485 (1 - 4 Wins)

Day

Fri, 11 May

MAY

DATE

RACING CALENDAR

RACING CALENDAR

570+ DISTANCE

VICBRED

RANK LIMIT

VETERAN RACE

GDR Restricted Win 660 (0 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS)(2 Races)

660

3020

Mixed 6/7 Heat 425

425

1405

Beckley Park Cannonball Sprint - S/E Heat 400

400

1650

Super VICGREYS Series - Grade 5 Final 520 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

520

1650

Special Event 525 (VICGREYS)

525

2000

Restricted Win Final 315 (1 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS)

315

1650

Grade 5 410 (Bitches Only)(2 Races)(VICGREYS)

410

1405

Restricted Win Final 525 (1 - 4 Wins)

525

6260

Grade 5 Final 525

525

12000

QUIZ ANSWERS 1 Point -

Q1. Sale Q2. Hecton Bale Q3. a) Better Than This 2 Points - Q4. Victoria (in August) Q5. Noel Mugavin Q6. True 3 Points Q7. b) Paw Licking

SCORE

0-4 5-8 9 - 11 12

Still a maiden Country class City standard Group 1 performer

27

MAY

RACING CALENDAR

RACING CALENDAR DATE

TIME SLOT

TRACK

TITLE OF EVENT Healesville Derby - S/E Heat 350 (Dogs Only)(Whelped on/after 1 Dec 2015)

HVL

Sun, 13 May

Day

DISTANCE

WINNER

350

825

Healesville Oaks - S/E Heat 350 (Bitches Only)(Whelped on/after 1 Dec 2015)

350

825

Mother's Day Sprint - Special Event 300 (VICGREYS)(Lady Trainers Only - 3 Month Domiciled Rule Applies)

300

1250

Grade 5 Final 515 (200+ Ranking)(Final SAP 13/6)

515

6260

SAP

Twilight

Mon, 14 May

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Heat 515 (Vic Bred Only)

515

1325

SLE

Restricted Win Heat 440 (1 - 4 Wins)

440

1405

Day

BAL

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Twilight

TRA

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Night

SHP

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

GEL

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

Twilight

HOR

Tue, 15 May Night

Wed, 16 May

WGL

Day

MEP

Twilight

BEN BAL

GRV VIC BRED Series - Mixed 6/7 Heat 410 (Vic Bred Only)

410

1405

GRV VIC BRED Series - S/E Final 680 (Less Than $25000)(Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

680

5000

Mixed 6/7 Final 460

460

1650

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Heat 400 (Vic Bred Only)

400

1405

GDR Novice Grade 7 725

725

3020

Mixed 6/7 Heat 525

525

1405

S/E Veteran 450 (VICGREYS)(2 Races)

450

1405

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

Restricted Win Heat 450 (1 - 4 Wins)

450

1405

CRN

Maiden Final 311

311

1405

Day

WGL

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Twilight

SLE

Night

Thu, 17 May SAN Night WBL

Restricted Win 440 (1 - 3 Wins)(250+ Ranking)

440

1405

Grade 5 Heat 440 (Final 27/5)

440

1405

Sandown Cup - S/E Heat 715 (Best 32)

715

8000

Sapphire Crown - S/E Heat 515 (Bitches Only)(Best 32)

515

7000

Harrison Dawson - S/E Heat 515 (Dogs Only)(Best 32)

515

7000

300

825

Provincial Full Stakes Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking)

Day

HVL S/E Veteran 300

Fri, 18 May

Twilight

GEL Night TRA

Twilight

SHP

Sat, 19 May

Night

MEA

HVL Day SAP

Sun, 20 May

Mon, 21 May

425

1650

425

1325 5000

Beckley Park Cannonball Sprint - S/E Final 400 (VICGREYS)

400

Maiden Heat 400

400

1325

Mixed 6/7 Heat 525

525

1405

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Final 450 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

450

7500

Restricted Win 450 (Bitches Only)(1 - 4 Wins)(2 Races)(VICGREYS)

450

1405

Grade 5 Heat 390

390

1405

Grade 5 Final 600 (No City Wins)

600

7200

Grade 5 Heat 600

600

5750

Healesville Derby - S/E Final 350 (Dogs Only)(Whelped on/after 1 Dec 2015)(VICGREYS)

350

7000

Healesville Oaks - S/E Final 350 (Bitches Only)(Whelped on/after 1 Dec 2015)(VICGREYS)

350

7000 5000

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Semi Final 515 (Vic Bred Only)

515

Restricted Win Heat 595 (1 - 4 Wins)

595

1620

GDR Restricted Win 650 (0 - 4 Wins)

650

3020

Restricted Win Final 440 (1 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS)

440

1650

Maiden Heat 440

440

1325

Twilight

SLE

Day

BAL

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Twilight

TRA

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

Night

SHP

Provincial Half Stakes (Preference Given To Maidens)

GEL

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

HOR

GRV VIC BRED Series - Mixed 6/7 Final 410 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

410

4000

GRV VIC BRED Series - Grade 5 Final 400 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

400

3050

Warragul To Sandown - Grade 5 Heat 460 (No City Wins)

460

1405

S/E Veteran 400 (VICGREYS)(2 Races)(250+ Ranking)

400

1405

Twilight Tue, 22 May Night

28

Mixed 6/7 Final 425 Maiden Heat 425

BEN

WGL

Wed, 23 May

TIME SLOT

TRACK

DISTANCE

WINNER

Restricted Win 525 (1 - 3 Wins)(250+ Ranking)

525

1405

Maiden Heat 525

525

1325

Restricted Win Final 450 (1 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS)

450

1650

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Heat 450 (Vic Bred Only)

450

1325

CRN

Restricted Win Heat 520 (1 - 4 Wins)

520

1405

Day

WGL

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Twilight

SHP

GDR Special Event 650 Grade 5 Final 390 (VICGREYS) S/E Veteran 450 (250+ Ranking)

650 390 450

3300 1650 1405

Restricted Win Final 595 (1 - 4 Wins)

595

7200

Sandown Cup - S/E Group 1 715 (Best 32)

715

175000 15000

Day

MEP

Twilight

BEN

Night

BAL

Thu, 24 May Night

SAN

715 515

12000

Sapphire Crown - S/E Group 1 515 (Bitches Only)(Best 32)

515

100000

Harrison Dawson - S/E Group 1 515 (Dogs Only)(Best 32)

515

100000

Day

HVL

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(250+ Ranking)

Twilight

BEN

GEL

TRA

Twilight

CRN

Sat, 26 May Night

MEA

HVL Day SAP

Sun, 27 May

Grade 5 425 (Bitches Only)(2 Races)(VICGREYS)

425

1405

Maiden Final 425 (VICGREYS)

425

1405

GDR Restricted Win 596 (1-4 Wins)

596

3020

Maiden Final 400 (VICGREYS)

400

1405

GDR Special Event 665 (VICGREYS)

665

3300 1650

Mixed 6/7 Final 525 (VICGREYS)

525

Maiden Heat 525

525

1325

S/E Veteran 311

311

1405

Restricted Win 311 (Bitches Only)(1 - 4 Wins)

311

1405

Mixed 6/7 Final 525

525

6260

Grade 5 Final 600

600

12000

Free For All 350 (Grade 4 or Better)

350

950

Super VICGREYS Series - Restricted Win Heat 300 (1 - 4 Wins)(Vic Bred Only)

300

825

Grade 5 No Penalty 595 (250+ Ranking)

595

1620

Grade 5 Heat 515 (200+ Ranking)

515

1405

Grade 5 Final 440 (Final 27/5)(VICGREYS)

440

1650

Maiden Final 440 (VICGREYS)

440

1405

1405

SLE

Day

BAL

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Twilight

TRA

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

Night

SHP

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

GEL

Provincial Half Stakes (Preference Given To Maidens)

HOR

Restricted Win Heat 485 (1 - 4 Wins)

485

WGL

Maiden Heat 400

400

1325

570+

Restricted Win Heat 600 (1 - 4 Wins)

600

1620

DISTANCE

Grade 5 No Penalty 525 (250+ Ranking)

525

1405

Twilight

Day

MEP

Twilight

BEN

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(275+ Ranking)

BAL

GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Semi Final 450 (Vic Bred Only)

450

1405

520

1650

Night

CRN

Restricted Win Final 520 (1 - 4 Wins)(VICGREYS)

Day

WGL

Rank Limit (Half Stakes)(300+ Ranking)

Twilight

SHP

Mixed 6/7 Heat 450

450

1405

Thu, 31 May Night

SAN WBL

Blue skies for Vics

VICBRED

RANK LIMIT

Warragul To Sandown - Grade 5 Final 515 (No City Wins)

515

6260

Grade 5 Final 515 (200+ Ranking)

515

6260

GDR Restricted Win 650 (0 - 4 Wins)

650

3020

VETERAN RACE

defeating young Victorian Rippin’ Sam (Robert Britton) in the $100,000 to-the-winner Group 1 Association Cup (720m), also at Wentworth Park.

Meanwhile, on 9 March, the Richmond Race Club hosted two $40,000 to-the-winner finals - the Group 2 Oaks (535m) and Group 2 Derby (535m) - for females and males respectively, which were both won by greyhounds trained in Victoria.

Hone In with co-trainer Kelly Bravo.

Photo by: Clint Anderson.

By Andrew Copley

O

CLUBS

Twilight

Night

Wed, 30 May

Cup Night Stayers - Group Listed 715 GRV VIC BRED Series - Maiden Final 515 (Vic Bred Only)(VICGREYS)

Provincial Full Stakes

Night

Tue, 29 May

Provincial Non-Penalty - Tier 3 (Half Stakes)

WBL

Fri, 25 May

Mon, 28 May

TITLE OF EVENT

MAY

DATE

RACING CALENDAR

RACING CALENDAR

n the same night Up Hill Jill won the prestigious Golden Easter Egg, NSW stayer Simon Keeping (Martin Hallinan) was sensational in

The Derby was won by Hone In (Spring Gun – Benalla Doll), who was bred by Sunbury’s Kevin Chivell, is owned by Stephen Lambert who is also from Sunbury, and trained in Lovely Banks by Brett Bravo.

Blue Sky Riot (Barcia Bale – Ready To Riot), a greyhound bred in NSW, won the Oaks for Myrniong trainer Anthony Azzopardi over Up Hill Jill just a month after taking out the Group 1 National Futurity (520m) at Wentworth Park.

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RACING STATISTICS - FEBRUARY 2018

Professional Standards & Integrity report SWABS TAKEN

1200 1000 800 600

2017 PROSECUTIONS OVERVIEW Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RADB)

2018

Please visit grv.org.au for all the latest GRV news

Jason Sharp - RADB Appeal Hearing 12 January 2018 – GAR 83 (2), failed to present the greyhound ‘Liebig Street’ free of any prohibited substance (dexamethasone) for an event at The Meadows meeting held on 2 September 2017. The RADB imposed a fine of $1,000. In addition, "Liebig Street" is disqualified from race 4 at The Meadows on 2 September 2017.

GREYHOUND MONTHLY VICTORIA

19

Fail To Chase:

44

Satisfactory Trials Cleared:

49

Satisfactory Trials Not Cleared:

10

Swabs Taken February 2018:

1231

Positive Swab results from RASL:

2

Positive swab cases heard:

5

Animal welfare cases heard:

4

Misconduct cases heard:

1

substance (arsenic) for an event at the Warragul meeting held on 19 October 2017. The RADB imposed a suspension of 6 months but that period is wholly suspended pending no further breach of GAR 83 in the next 12 months and a fine of $500. In addition, “Moore Of Darcy” is disqualified from race 8 at Warragul on 19 October 2017.

1400

30

Marring:

Luke Harris - RADB Hearing 13 January 2018 - GAR 83 (2), failed to present the greyhound ‘Moore Of Darcy’ free of any prohibited

Amie Peak – RADB Hearing 16 February 2018 – GAR 83 (2), failed to present the greyhound ‘Tayla’s Banjo’ free of any prohibited substance (metabolites of cocaine) for an event at the Geelong meeting held on 10 October 2017. The RADB imposed a disqualification for a period of 18 months but suspend 6 months of that period pending no further breach of GAR 83 in the next 2 years. In addition, "Tayla’s Banjo" is disqualified from race 9 at Geelong on 10 October 2017. Note: Appeal lodged with VCAT. Dawn Johnston – RADB Hearing 20 February 2018 - GAR 83 (2), failed to present the greyhound ‘Where’s Lachie’ free of any prohibited substance (arsenic) for an event at the Sale meeting held on 13 October 2017. The RADB imposed a suspension of 6 months but that period is wholly suspended pending no further breach of GAR 83 in the next 12 months and a fine of $500. In addition, “Where’s Lachie” is disqualified from race 3 at Sale on 13 October 2017.

Steven Spoljaric – RADB Hearing 27 February 2018 – GAR 69A (1), The greyhound ‘Smart Missile’ was charged with failing to pursue the lure with due commitment. The RADB allowed the appeal and the charge was dismissed.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS

REGISTRATION RENEWALS ARE UPON US

Greyhound Racing Victoria reminds its participants of the upcoming registration renewal period.

GREYHOUND TRAINER Member 1 Role: Public Trainer

A greyhound will not be eligible for nomination if its trainer or any of its owners are unregistered. In cases where a greyhound is owned by a syndicate this applies to all syndicate members.

Expires: 30/06/2018

Please check your membership card or your FastTrack account for your registration expiry date.

Be Aware of the Expiry Date

Trainers are encouraged to contact their owners to ensure their registrations have been renewed.

Alternatively, you can call GRV’s Racing Services Team for assistance on (03) 8329 1100 Or via email at info@grv.org.au

While GRV aims to process applications within four weeks from obtaining all necessary information, participants are encouraged to apply for re-registration at least 6 weeks prior to their registration expiry date.

The link to renew will be available 10 weeks before your registration expiry date- simply log into your FastTrack account and click on your registration renewal task (a 10% discount applies when completing online).

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GAP Testing Dates NOTE: The entry fee for greyhounds into the GAP has been waived permanently TESTING DAY

TIME

Meadows

Tuesday, 3 April 2018 (FULL)

9.30am to 12.30pm

Geelong

Thursday, 5 April 2018 (FULL)

9.00am to 12.00pm

Sandown

Monday, 9 April 2018 (FULL)

10.00am to 1.00pm

GAP/Seymour

Tuesday, 10 April 2018 (FULL)

9.00am to 12.00pm

Ballarat

Wednesday, 11 April 2018 (FULL)

9.00am to 12.00pm

GAP/Seymour

Monday, 16 April 2018 (FULL)

9.00am to 12.00pm

Sale

Tuesday, 17 April 2018

9.30am to 12.30pm

Geelong

Thursday, 19 April 2018 (FULL)

9.00am to 12.00pm

Sandown

Monday, 23 April 2018

10.00am to 1.00pm

Cranbourne

Tuesday, 24 April 2018

10.00am to 1.00pm

Meadows

Tuesday, 24 April 2018

9.30am to 12.30pm

Bendigo

Monday, 30 April 2018

10.30am to 1.30pm

• have a current C5 vaccination AS PER THE NEW

GAP/Seymour

Tuesday, 1 May 2018 (FULL)

9.00am to 12.00pm

REQUIREMENTS* described below and given at least 10 days before the pre-entry assessment; and • not have been trained, trialled or raced for at least one month (preferably two months) prior to the testing day (“wind-down period”). This will increase the likelihood of your greyhound passing the temperament test. The ‘Racing to Retirement’ information booklet is available through Member Services or at:

Ballarat

Wednesday, 2 May 2018 (FULL)

9.00am to 12.00pm

Sandown

Monday, 7 May 2018

10.00am to 1.00pm

Meadows

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

9.30am to 12.30pm

Warrnambool

Wednesday, 9 May 2018

9.00am to 12.00pm

Shepparton

Monday, 14 May 2018

9.30am to 12.30pm

GAP/Seymour

Tuesday, 15 May 2018

9.00am to 12.00pm

Ballarat

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

9.00am to 12.00pm

Sandown

Monday, 21 May 2018

10.00am to 1.00pm

Cranbourne

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

10.00am to 1.00pm

Meadows

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

9.30am to 12.30pm

Bendigo

Monday, 28 May 2018

10.30am to 1.30pm

GAP/Seymour

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

9.00am to 12.00pm

Geelong

Thursday, 31 May 2018

9.00am to 12.00pm

Sandown

Monday, 4 June 2018

10.00am to 1.00pm

Meadows

Tuesday, 5 June 2018

9.30am to 12.30pm

Re-homing of all greyhounds is a key goal for GRV. To assist owners with re-homing their greyhounds, spaces in the pre-entry assessment sessions are now booked through Member Services during office hours on 03 83291100 or by emailing gapbooking@grv.org.au All sessions for April to June 2018 are listed on this page, with later dates released each month.

To be eligible for a pre-entry assessment your greyhound must:

greyhoundcare.grv.org.au/retirement-from-racing.

Only three greyhounds per connection can be booked in each pre-entry assessment session.

Participants must provide a good quality, well fitted wire muzzle when entering a greyhound into GAP.

Pre-entry Assessment Booking Number:

03 8329 1100

gapbooking@grv.org.au

Wednesday, 6 June 2018

9.00am to 12.00pm

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

9.00am to 12.00pm

Geelong

Thursday, 14 June 2018

9.00am to 12.00pm

Shepparton

Monday, 18 June 2018

9.30am to 12.30pm

Meadows

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

9.30am to 12.30pm

Cranbourne

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

10.00am to 1.00pm

Bendigo

Monday, 25 June 2018

10.30am to 1.30pm

GAP/Seymour

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

9.00am to 12.00pm

Geelong

Thursday, 28 June 2018

9.00am to 12.00pm

Did you know that GAP adopted more than 1,300 greyhounds into the homes of Victorian families in the 2017 financial year?

That’s an average of more than three per day!

*NEW GAP VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS From 1 March 2018, your greyhound must have had the following vaccinations: • Parvovirus, Distemper and Hepatitis (C3) within the last 2½ years (or within the last 1 year if the last C3 was given earlier than 12 months of age); and • Kennel Cough (both Bordetella and Parainfluenza) within the last 6 months where the Bordetella component is given as an intra-nasal or oral vaccine.

The simplest method to achieve this is an injectable C3 vaccine plus the standard intra-nasal Kennel Cough vaccine.

If you or your veterinarian have any questions on these requirements please contact GRV.

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Please Note: Status of sessions marked as FULL are as at the time of final proofing and may change prior to publication. Testing dates and times are subject to change.

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Pre-entry Assessment email:

Ballarat GAP/Seymour

Please visit gap.grv.org.au for all the latest GAP news

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Welfare Report

By Gavin Goble General Manager Animal Welfare

Local Rule 42.6: Six months since implementation The beginning of April marks 6 months since GRV’s introduction of amendments to Local Rule 42.6. The rule requires that an owner makes reasonable efforts to re-home their fit and healthy greyhound, including a wind-down period prior to minimum specified re-homing efforts.

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These re-homing attempts include contacting at least two suitable people (eg friends, family or other contacts) to adopt the dog; AND contacting at least one animal adoption, rescue or re-homing group; AND attempting entry to GAP. If none of these re-homing attempts are successful, and a decision to euthanase is made, the new LR 42.6 requires owners to submit a Notice of Intention (NoI) to Euthanase at least 14 days prior. This NoI is a FastTrack form found under the ‘My Dogs’ tab.

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Where a greyhound is medically or behaviourally unsuitable for re-homing, the owner is exempt from certain re-homing efforts if they supply a veterinary certificate that certifies this. While a medical condition is usually straightforward for a veterinarian to certify, your veterinarian may not be able to certify a behavioural issue if they do not witness the particular behaviour firsthand. If you require a veterinary certificate to support a behavioural exemption, please contact your veterinarian in advance to explain your situation, and they will advise what they will require from you in terms of evidence. From GRV’s perspective, the veterinary certificate for a behavioural exemption will only be accepted if the veterinarian actually certifies that the greyhound is unsuitable for re-homing due to a significant behavioural issue. Please note that the behavioural certificate must be provided to support the NoI; the behavioural certificate is not the NoI. GRV has a participant support package for LR 42.6 which includes a fact sheet and frequently asked questions, a re-homing checklist and copies of the approved

templates for the various certificates. It is important to note that GRV will no longer accept euthanasia certificates that are not completed on the approved form in accordance with the rule. To avoid having to chase your veterinarian, please ensure you take a copy of the approved form with you to your veterinary appointment.

For a copy of the support package, please call GRV on 8329 1100 or email retirements@grv.org.au.

On-Track Seminar Series The fifth topic in GRV’s on-track seminar series will commence 10 April 2018 at the Horsham track. The topic is “Early Greyhound Education and the Impact on Racing Success”. This seminar begins a discussion about how early life activities can impact on racing success.

Animal welfare staff will be at tracks to introduce the topic, please feel free to come and chat to the team on one of the dates below: 10 April - Horsham (Twilight) 11 April - Meadows (Day), Bendigo (Twilight) 12 April - Warragul (Day), Sandown (Night) 16 April - Traralgon (Twilight) 17 April - Ballarat (Twilight) 18 April - Warrnambool (Night), Cranbourne (Night) 19 April - Shepparton (Twilight) 20 April - Geelong (Night) 27 April - Healesville (Day)

ALWAYS BE SNAKE SAVVY

By Aimee Black

Summer is over yet GRV continues to receive reports of an increased number of snake sightings in Victoria and an increase in domestic animals being bitten.

Please ensure that you are vigilant when it comes to protecting your greyhounds from the risk of snake bites at this time.

Action you can take to reduce the risk of snakes include keeping grass cut low and keeping your property clear of piles of rubbish ad other objects where snakes may hide (e.g. wood piles).

If you think your greyhound has been bitten by a snake, keep them as calm and quiet as possible and take them to a vet immediately.

The chance of recovery is much greater if treated early. If your vet is some distance away you can apply a firm bandage over and around the bite site to apply pressure and help slow the venom spreading to the heart.

Do NOT wash the wound or apply a tourniquet. If you can identify the snake, tell your vet what type of snake it is but don’t try to catch or kill it.

Source: RSPCA Victoria

HAS YOUR GREYHOUND BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AT THE TRACK?

ASK THE ON-TRACK VET about GRV funding* for a full injury assessment off-track Further funding* may be available for treatment of eligible injuries.

Make an informed decision about the future of your greyhound *GRV’s new Greyhound Recovery Initiative (GRI) program

MICROCHIPPING AGE TO CHANGE from 1 April 2018 Due to changes to legislation in Victoria that exempts racing greyhounds in Victoria from the requirement to be registered with local council, GRV is required to move the age of microchipping from the second puppy vaccination (10-16 weeks) to the first puppy vaccination (6-8 weeks).

GRV has commenced work on amendments to FastTrack to facilitate this change by 1 April 2018. Under the new system, when the vet vaccinates your puppies at 6-8 weeks of age, they will also microchip the puppies at the same time, instead of waiting until the 10-16 week vaccination.

There will be no additional work or requirements for participants; but you should be aware of the changes.

Greyhound Racing Victoria reminds participants to ensure their greyhounds do not chew or lick CCA treated (tanalised) timber as it contains the prohibited substance arsenic.

A number of cases presented to the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board in recent months have seen greyhounds presented to race with levels of arsenic in their system exceeding the 800 ng/mL urinary threshold.

Some explanations from participants for elevated readings have been that the greyhounds in question have chewed CCA (Copper, Chromium and Arsenate) treated timber located in their kennels.

CCA is used for timber preservation and it protects from dry rot, fungi, mould, termites and other pests that can threaten the integrity of timber products. Timber that is freshly treated with CCA has a greenish tinge that fades over time.

It has been suggested in some greyhound cases that chewing of CCA treated timber may have resulted in breaches of the 800 ng/mL urinary arsenic threshold. While this has not been proven scientifically, a reduction in urinary arsenic concentrations following removal from the affected kennels may in some ways partly explain

Similarly, some seaweed-based animal nutritional supplements have been the likely cause of breaches of the arsenic threshold due to the high concentrations measured in them. It has also been raised in some inquiries that the feeding of sardines (or other seafood) close to racing was the cause of high arsenic readings. Although not proven, seafood can be regarded as potentially a major contributor to high arsenic levels in humans due to the contamination of sea water, and so participants should be mindful of the risk associated with feeding these products and as a precaution should avoid feeding them within 48 hours of racing.

While GRV accepts that in many of these cases there had been no intent to administer prohibited substances to the greyhounds, owners and trainers do have an obligation to prevent such situations from occurring.

Previous general alerts regarding arsenic were made on March 28, 2017 and June 23, 2017.

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GAR 83 (11) was introduced in July 2016, and several communications have been published to assist participants in avoiding a breach of the arsenic threshold.

these matters. Participants should therefore be mindful that chewing or licking of kennels / yards constructed with CCA treated timber may result in breaches of the threshold. If this does occur, urinary arsenic concentrations are likely to be below the threshold within 48 hours of being removed from the source.

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ARSENIC THRESHOLD REMINDER

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CLUB DIRECTORY

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BALLARAT Ballarat Greyhound Racing Club President: Alf King Manager: Dan Veberne Tel: (03) 5335 7201 Fax: (03) 5335 7104 Email: ballarat@grv.org.au Website: ballarat.grv.org.au Address: Corner of Rubicon &

Sutton Streets, Ballarat Postal: PO Box 175R, Reden, 3350

HORSHAM Horsham Greyhound Racing Club President: Ian Bibby Manager: Justin Brilliant Tel: (03) 5382 4329 Fax: (03) 5382 1949 Email: horsham@grv.org.au Website: horsham.grv.org.au Address: Horsham Showgrounds,

Horsham, 3400 Postal: PO Box 458, Horsham, 3400

TRARALGON Traralgon Greyhound Racing Club President: Don Haley Manager: Steven Clarke Tel: (03) 5174 2135 Fax: (03) 5174 6877 Email: traralgon@grv.org.au Website: traralgon.grv.org.au Address: Glenview Park,

McNairn Road, Traralgon Postal: PO Box 329, Traralgon 3844

BENDIGO Bendigo Greyhound Racing Association President: Robert Douglas Manager: Troy Harley Tel: (03) 5449 3322 Fax: (03) 5449 3348 Email: bendigo@grv.org.au Website: bendigo.grv.org.au Address: Lords Raceway, McIvor Highway, Junortoun, 3551 Postal: PO Box 7, Junortoun, 3551

THE MEADOWS Melbourne Greyhound Racing Association Chairman: Eddie Caruana Manager: Marg Long Tel: (03) 9355 5222 Fax: (03) 9355 5255 Email: meadows@grv.org.au Website: themeadows.org.au Address: 80 Northcorp Boulevard

Broadmeadows VIC, 3047 Postal: PO Box 103,

Campbellfield, 3061 SALE Sale Greyhound Racing Club President: John Waugh Manager: Des Dooley Tel: (03) 5144 2148 Fax: (03) 5144 1910 Email: sale@grv.org.au Website: sale.grv.org.au Address: Sale Showgrounds,

Sale Maffra Road Postal: PO Box 44, Sale 3850

WARRAGUL Warragul Greyhound Racing Club President: Bob Iredale Manager: Adrian Scott Tel: (03) 5623 1867 Fax: (03) 5623 4252 Email: warragul@grv.org.au Website: warragul.grv.org.au Address: Logan Park, Warragul VIC 3820 Postal: PO Box 313, Warragul 3820

CRANBOURNE Cranbourne Greyhound Racing Club President: Greg Carter Manager: Amanda Cameron Tel: (03) 5996 2393 Fax: (03) 5996 3493 Email: cranbourne@grv.org.au Website: cranbourne.grv.org.au Address: Grant Street,

Cranbourne , VIC, 3977 Postal: PO Box 55 Cranbourne, 3977 GEELONG Geelong Greyhound Racing Club Chairman: Mark Pearson Manager: David Hoey Tel: (03) 5275 2298 Fax: (03) 5275 5211 Email: geelong@grv.org.au Website: geelong.grv.org.au Address: Beckley Park,

Broderick Road, Corio, 3214 Postal: PO Box 125, Corio, 3214 HEALESVILLE Healesville Greyhound Association Inc. Administrator: Anthony Mitchell Manager: Cynthia O’Brien Tel: (03) 5962 2420 Email: healesville@grv.org.au Website: healesville.grv.org.au Address: Healesville Sports Complex,

Cnr Don & Donald Roads,

Healesville, 3777 Postal: PO Box 1170, Healesville, 3777

SANDOWN Sandown Greyhound Racing Club Chairman: Neil Brown Manager: Greg Miller Tel: (03) 9546 9511 Fax: (03) 9558 4453 Email: sandown@grv.org.au Website: sandowngreyhounds.com.au Address: Lightwood Road,

Springvale, VIC 3171 Postal: PO Box 13, Springvale 3171 SHEPPARTON Shepparton Greyhound Racing Club President: Tracey Fothergill Manager: Carl McGrath Tel: (03) 5823 5577 Fax: (03) 5823 5522 Email: shepparton@grv.org.au Website: shepparton.grv.org.au Address: 7580 Goulburn Valley

Highway, Kialla 3631 Postal: PO Box 7528, Shepparton 3632

WARRNAMBOOL Warrnambool Greyhound Racing Club Administrator: Robert Lane Manager: Craig Monigatti Tel: (03) 5561 2766 Fax: (03) 5561 2768 Email: warrnambool@grv.org.au Website: warrnambool.grv.org.au Address: Warrnambool Showgrounds,

Koroit Street, Warrnambool Postal: PO Box 115,

Warrnambool 3280

COURSING CLUB DIRECTORY BENALLA Benalla Plumpton Coursing Club President: Andrew Scott Mobile: 0400 077 617 Address: Benalla Racecourse,

Midland Highway, Benalla,

VIC 3672 LANG LANG Lang Lang Coursing Club President: John Clay Mobile: 0419 559 738 Address: McDonalds Track,

Lang Lang, VIC 3984 LONGWOOD Longwood Coursing Club President: Gary Robinson Tel: (03) 5798 1407 Mobile: 0439 981 270 Address: Longwood Sports Complex,

Down Street, Longwood, VIC 3665

TRIAL INFORMATION

Bookings open Friday at 9.00am Wednesday Night - (Pen): Following the race meeting Thursday - (Arm): 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Bookings open Monday at 9:00am Saturday – (Pen): 8:00am to 8:45am.

(Arm): 8:45am to 11:30am Bookings open Wednesday at 9:00am BENDIGO Monday - (Break In/Education): 8:00am Tuesday - (Arm): 8:00am - Until completion Wednesday - (Pen): Following the race meeting Thursday - (Break In/Education): 8:00am - Until completion Friday - (Pen): Following the race meeting Saturday - (Arm): 8:00am - Until completion

HORSHAM Tuesday - (Pen) Following the race meeting Saturday - (Arm Only) 9:00am - Until completion Bookings essential by phoning the club.

THE MEADOWS Monday - (Arm/Pen): Trials start at 1pm.

Bookings from 1pm on Saturday & close at 11am sharp on Monday.

Wednesday - (Pen) Trials start after the last race.

Bookings from 8:30am Wednesday.

Friday - (Arm) Trials start at 8:00am Bookings close at 4:00pm sharp on Thursday.

No trials public holidays SALE Tuesday - (Arm): 8:00am – Until completion. Pen trials between 9:00am – 9:30am.

Wednesday - (Arm): 8:00am – Until completion Saturday - (Arm): 7:30am – Until completion Sunday – (Pen): Following the race meetings The new training bullring is operational with sessions on Mondays and Thursdays at 8am.

Bookings with the Club only.

SANDOWN Wednesday - (Arm): 1:00pm – Until Completion Saturday - (Pen, Field, Arm):

WARRAGUL Tuesday – (Pen): Following the race meeting Wednesday – (Arm): 12:00pm to 5:00pm Thursday - (Pen): Following the race meeting Friday – (Arm): 8:00am to 1:00pm WARRNAMBOOL Tuesday - (Arm): 8:00am - Until completion Thursday Night: After last race – Pen trials only, 308M 390M 450M Saturday Morning: 8:00am start until finished – Arm or Pen trials.

COURSING TRIAL INFO BENALLA 340m approx. Grass surface (Drag) Bookings by appointment LANG LANG 320m approx. Grass surface (Drag) Sunday - 9.30 am until completion, weather permitting Bookings via phone on Thursdays 10.00am till 4pm LONGWOOD 350m approx. Grass surface (Trolley) Sunday - 8.30am – 10am (by order of arrival) Tuesday - Booked Trials only

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GEELONG Wednesday & Saturday (Hoop) 8:30am – 3:00pm Inside track (520m BTB, 596m) 8:30 am – 10:00 am Outside track (400m, 460m, 680m) 10:15am – 3:00pm Bookings for Wednesday and Saturday Trials sessions will now be open online or via office, one week prior to a trial session.

Tuesday (Hoop) Hoop trials are run on Tuesday after the races Hoop trials CANNOT be booked online.

They must be booked by Phone or office.

Booking opening times for Tuesday are from 12.00 pm on the same day as trial session.

Any queries can be made by contacting the office or via email.

Greyhound welfare is the full responsibility of the owner/trainer/attendant at all times on the grounds of the Healesville Greyhound Association.

TRARALGON Monday – (Pen): Following the race meeting Tuesday - (Arm): 8:00am – Until completion Thursday – (Arm): 8:00am – Until completion Saturday – (Pen): Following the race meeting

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CRANBOURNE Monday - (Arm): 2:00pm to 5:00pm, and must be booked by phone before 2:00pm Monday - (Pen): 6pm until completion, and must be booked by phone before 6pm Wednesday - (Pen): After the race meeting Thursday - (Arm): 7:30am to 1:00pm, and must be booked by COB Wednesday.

No Satisfactory Trials will be conducted on a heat-affected meeting.

SHEPPARTON Monday - (Pen): Following the race meeting Wednesday - (Arm): 8:00am – Until completion Thursday - (Pen): Following the race meeting Saturday - (Arm): 8:00am – Until completion

Bookings are essential for all trial sessions conducted at greyhound tracks in Victoria, except Longwood. Bookings can be made in person, by phone or via FastTrack (except Benalla, Cranbourne, Horsham, Lang Lang, Longwood and Warrnambool).

Tuesday - (Arm): 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.

7:00am – Until completion Sunday - (Satisfactory and Field): Following the race meeting

Pen trials conducted after race meetings are required to be booked on the day by no later than race 8 via phone.

Monday Afternoon - (Pen): Following the race meeting

HEALESVILLE Daylight Savings Trial Times Wednesday - (Pen): 9:00am to 11:00am - (300m) 11:00am - 1:00pm (350m) Bookings open Monday at 10:00am and close at 4:00pm Tuesday. Cancellations to be phoned to office on 5962 2420 and leave message.

Race days: Half field trials only Satisfactory trials by arrangement – must be booked with the club by calling the office on 5962 2420. Trainers will need to provide 4 greyhounds where required. Dogs cleared at Healesville will only be cleared to race at Healesville.

Please Note:

Satisfactory Trials are conducted following TAB race meetings. wTrial sessions are subject to late change and weather conditions.

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