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Thursday, March 29th, 2012 - No. 831

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Mark Gatt had plenty to smile about after his top-notch sprinter, Oaks Road ran out an easy 29.76 winner of a Golden Easter Egg heat at Wentworth Park last Saturday. - Golden Easter Egg heats story Pages 4 and 5

2012 Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg Semi — Finals released Following ten heats of the World’s Richest Greyhound event; the Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg, the top 32 greyhounds have progressed to four semi-finals to be conducted at Wentworth Park this Saturday night (March 31). Last Saturday’s run offs produced some sensational results including current Wentworth Park 520m track recorder holder Noble Pedro, silencing his critics with a best of the night 29.53 performance. Trainer Mary Wright said she was pleasantly surprised with the greyhound’s efforts and anticipates improvement in the coming weeks.

“He (Noble Pedro) didn’t enjoy Melbourne and the travelling,” Wright said following the event. “We trialled him during the week and he went well, and I expect t h e r e i s m o r e improvement in him yet.” Noble Pedro will line up in Race 7, Semi-Final 3 on Saturday night against fellow heat winner Nova Vite and 2011 Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg placeget ter Adam Meway.

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A VICTORIAN Coalition Government investment announced today by Minister for Racing, Denis Napthine will provide significantly greater incentives to breed and race greyhounds in Victoria. Dr. Napthine said the new incentives in the Greyhound Owners and Breeders Incentive Scheme (GOBIS) would cement Victoria’s reputation as the number one greyhound racing state in Australia, if not the world. “The greyhound racing and breeding industry is worth $200 million to the Victorian economy and close to 2,000 jobs,” Dr. Napthine said. “These new measures will stimulate further growth in the industry by offering owners, trainers and breeders who race Victorian-bred

greyhounds access to even bigger bonus pools,” Dr. Napthine said. The $2.8 million package is jointly funded by the Coalition Government through its Victorian Racing Industry Fund ($1.55 million over four years) and Greyhound Racing Victoria ($1.25 million over four years). The revamped GOBIS, which was first established in 1994, will now include the following additional incentives for registered GOBIS greyhounds: • A $500 Metro GOBIS Bonus for the winners

of all races at main metropolitan meetings. This is in addition to existing bonuses.

• A $10,000 Group GOBIS Bonus for the winners of all Victorian Group races

• If the winner of the above Bonus races is not a GOBIS registered greyhound, then 50% of the bonus will be paid to the first GOBIS dog that finishes in the placings (ie.2nd or 3rd)

• 50% of the existing bonus will also be paid to the first GOBIS dog that finishes in the places (ie. 2nd or 3rd) for the existing 740 scheduled GOBIS races across the State if the winner of those races is not GOBIS registered

• Support of a ‘Ready to Race’ auction series for young unraced greyhounds, opening up greater opportunities for ownership. Special consideration to participate will be given to GOBIS registered and/or eligible greyhounds.

“These new GOBIS measures provide greater incentive to breed a Victorian greyhound to race in Victoria, whether it is at the top Group level, in races at the two metropolitan tracks or in races across the 11 country tracks,” Dr. Napthine said. “Each year, in addition to the existing 740 GOBIS races, there will now be more than 1,000 metro and 32 Group races conducted across Victoria offering GOBIS bonuses. This will provide enormous opportunities to collect these enhanced bonuses. “The win of Zara Zulu in the recent Australian Cup proves Victorian bred greyhounds are amongst the best in Australia,

and I look forward to many more Victorian champions like her in the future,” Dr. Napthine said. GRV Chairman, Peter Caillard said this significant government funding offered a tremendous boost for Victorian breeders. “As of April 1 there will be a $500 bonus every time a GOBIS registered greyhound wins a race at either of the two main metropolitan weekly meetings. With more than 20 of these city races held every week, there are plenty of opportunities to cash in on this great incentive. The GOBIS incentives in country racing also increase,” Mr. Caillard said. “The Ready to Race Auctions will create a much easier pathway to enter the sport. Potential owners will be able to watch greyhounds trial before making an offer. This will drastically cut the waiting period between purchasing a greyhound and the time that greyhound races from about 18 months to just a matter of months.”

Greyhound Owners Trainers and Breeders Association President, Geoff Collins said the GOBIS scheme was one of the most successful initiatives ever introduced into Victorian greyhound racing and was recognised as being the best of its kind in Australia. “These new incentives will continue to showcase the GOBIS scheme’s value to Victorian breeders and offer just rewards for producing top class quality greyhounds,” Mr. Collins said. Dr. Napthine said 2011 was a tremendous year for Victoria’s greyhound racing industry, with strong growth in the industry, and this was reflected in the substantial increase in wagering market share for greyhounds. “This financial year there will be a record $30 million distributed in prizemoney, which is 11% up from the previous year. In addition, we have seen the opening of world class new racing and spectator facilities atGeelong, Healesville and most recently at Bendigo,” Dr. Napthine said. Racing Minister, Denis Napthine.

Paul Westerveld and Dr. Denis Napthine inspect some future stars of the track.

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IT BEGAN at Wentworth Park last Saturday night with the Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg heats, where 80 greyhounds lined up for the ‘Holy Grail’ prize of $250,000 in two week’s time.

For a fortunate eight chasers on Easter Saturday they will vie for the world’s richest prize after covering 1560 metres.

THE SERIES OPENED in em-phatic fashion with one of the pre-post favourites making a huge im-pression, and it was last year’s win-ning team that got off to a flying start.

From box two, Allen Harper be-gan nicely along with All Debree from three and Ritza Ryder in the green vest.

Holding the fence, the 2011 TOP-GUN winner hit top gear leaving the straight and quickly opened a win-ning break. Allen Harper was in full stride as heads were turned for home, and in a runaway victory, the black chaser clocked 29.60 when defeating Ritza Ryder by eight and three quarter lengths, while Undisputed Dos was a further four and a half lengths away third. Allen Harper, at just three years of age, is by Over Flo out of Kazar Bale and is one of the main stars in the Wheeler/Bate kennel.

After 26 career starts the 32kg chaser has won 17 times with four placings.

Ritza Ryder (Where’s Pedro x Midnight Flare), trained by Mark Gatt, has had 25 career starts for 10 wins and nine placings, whilst Undis-puted Dos (Pure Octane x Dos San-tos) has scored 23 times with 26 plac-ings from 70 starts for trainer, Andy Lord.

THE WHEELER CAMP claimed the second heat, this time by a Dailly trained runner, as Dyna Bert broke through for his first Sydney win at his third attempt. When the lids rose there was speed from the inside and outside, with plenty of tightening for those in the middle and some popular fancies

were out of play quickly. Crossing from box six, Dyna Bert slipped away leaving the straight with the red runner, El Caballo running into second spot.

Dyna Bert was doing good work up front, despite some swoopers starting to warm up. Turning for home Dyna Bert was clear of El Caballo, who was trying valiantly, but the leader proved supe-rior on the night.

He ran out a two and three quar-ter lengths winner over El Caballo in 29.81, with Time And Money run-ning on to take third prize, a further two lengths back. Dyna Bert, by Collision from Gold Rush Bale, overall has now had 49 career starts for 15 wins and 22 placings.

El Caballo (El Galo x Eluthra), trained by Doreen Drynan, has had 35 career starts for seven wins and 16 placings, whilst Anthony Bragg’s Time And Money (Slater x Black Sea) has to date had 47 career starts that have yielded 10 wins and 21 placings.

THE NEXT ROUND was always going to produce an upset, and this occurred when Nova Vite led most of the way at her first attempt over the Glebe 520 metres trip. Boxrise saw the inside duo, Chenzhou Boy and Bala Bale begin best, with Nova Vite in the yellow singlet making a line of three at the first corner.

Crossing to the rail, Nova Vite got clear of Chenzhou Boy and Wy Yung Tiger. That order stayed the same ap-proaching the home corner, with Nova Vite travelling strongly in the run home.

At the judge, Nova Vite had a

five and a quarter lengths buffer over Wy Yung Tiger in 29.85, with Bala Bale running on stoutly to grab third place, a further two and a quarter lengths back. A product of the mating of Bom-bastic Shiraz and Nova Keroma, the Michael Carter trained Nova Vite has raced on 36 occasions, producing nine wins and 16 placings.

Wy Yung Tiger (Bombastic Shi-raz x Paddy’s Meika), trained by Mi-chael Fearnley, from 26 career starts has accumulated 12 wins and five placings, whilst the Andrea Dailly trained Bala Bale (Bartrim Bale x Dyna Beauty) has had 26 career starts for seven wins and nine placings.

Hometown victory IT WAS TIME for the home state’s big names to make their mark and current track record holder, Noble Pedro did just that by producing one of his “this is my turf” performances. Sure As began well from box three, while Noble Pedro also stepped smartly from the five alley and they matched motors into the first corner.

Noble Pedro showed too much pace for Sure As and crossed to the front leaving the straight, with the red vested Desalle Bale slipping through to camp on the speed. Although Noble Pedro had been away from the track for six weeks, the bold striding son of Where’s Pedro was looking good heading down the back, with the time being the biggest issue. Turning for home Noble Pedro was full of running and easily ac-counted for Desalle Bale, scoring by five lengths, with Allen Elroy a fur-ther two lengths away third. Running the quickest of all heats, Noble Pedro clocked 29.53, or just .10 outside his record best. Noble Pedro (x Miss Beeslee) is trained by Mary Wright and to date has had 48 career starts for 26 wins and eight placings.

Desalle Bale Go Wild Teddy x Princes Bale) and Allen Elroy are both come from the Wheeler team, with the former prepared by Brendan Wheeler, having faced the starter 19 times for nine wins and four placings, whilst Allen Elroy (Collision x Clementine Bale), prepared by Graeme Bate, to date has had 63 ca-reer starts for 17 wins and 22 plac-ings.

ANOTHER LOCAL, Young Snozz stepped up to give trainer, Ja-son Mackay something to smile about after his worst week in the sport. With the sudden death of 2011 Greyhound Of The Year, Zipping Lad five days earlier, the Richmond Vale mentor needed a ‘lift’, and the son of Collision delivered. Young Snozz has the habit of finding trouble in many races but on this occasion, despite box six, the

black chaser used all his track sense to slot into second spot leaving the straight then gave chase to the speedy Blitiz To Excel, who’d found the front from box five. The leader was never going to hold out Young Snozz, and once the 33kg chaser took charge off the back it was how he exploded away that impressed all track watchers.

Young Snozz careered away over the concluding stages, winning easily by seven lengths to Blitiz To Excel in 29.86, with Don’t Knocka Him run-ning on to grab third prize, a further three and three quarter lengths away.

Young Snozz (x Special Osti) has now had 36 career starts for 13 wins and 15 placings.

Blitiz To Excel (Head Bound x Cawbourne Mim), trained by John Chapman, has had 27 career starts for seven wins and 10 placings, whilst the Jason Thompson prepared Don’t Knocka Him (Knocka Norris x Surf Queen) from 28 career starts has pro-duced 12 wins and 12 placings.

THE GATT JUGGERNAUT continued to roll on when their star boarder, Oaks Road produced his ninth win at headquarters. Despite drawing box one and looking to have a mortgage on the heat, the early portion of the race didn’t really go according to plan after some speedy dogs from outside draws applied pressure to those on the fence. Leaving the straight it was Squashed Banana from box seven that crossed and led, with Oaks Road just doing enough to slip past Adam Meway into second spot. Squashed Banana was travelling well up front but Oaks Road contin-ued to close, and off the top corner had the race at his mercy.

Charging to the front, Oaks Road careered away over the concluding stages, scoring by four and three quarter lengths to Adam Meway in

29.76, with Lektra Jay running on into third place. Oaks Road, by Spiral Nikita out of Leprechaun Pace, has raced 41 times for 16 wins and 15 placings.

Anthony Azzopardi applies the polish to Adam Meway (EA’s It-zaboy x Full Reign), who was third in the great race last year, and to date has contested 52 races for 18 wins and 17 placings, whilst Lektra Jay (Where’s Pedro x Elektra), for ‘Team Dailly’, has had 71 career starts for 22 wins and 23 placings.

PRE-POST FAVOURITE for the series, Dyna Tron was in the next heat, and the current Australian Grey-hound Of The Year had “one to beat” written all over him.

This three year-old superstar is staring down the barrel of greatest money earner if successful in this series, but even if not successful, he could take the top spot sometime in the future. Only five runners lined up for this heat, which is an Egg record of the least number of starters in a pre-liminary round. After Dyna Tron stepped bril-liantly from box four and led easily into the first turn, he proceeded to give his four rivals a real spanking. Dyna Tron was untroubled to the line, crossing the line a convincing eight lengths winner over Scarlett Liz, who took second prize, three quarters of a length in front of Allen Hertz in the time of 29.69 seconds. Dyna Tron, a son of Collision and Gold Rush Bale for the Wheeler/Dailly combo, to date has had 56 ca-reer starts for 29 wins and 12 plac-ings.

Scarlett Liz (Premier Fantasy x Scarlett Spy), trained by Leslie Whit-ton, after 30 career starts has notched 11 wins and 12 placings, whilst the Graeme Bate prepared Allen Hertz (Collision x Clementine Bale) has had 65 career starts for 17 wins and 28 placings.

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Kick-starting the Golden Easter Egg heats was Allen Harper, who registered an easy victory in a slick 29.60 for the Bate/Wheeler combo.

Dyna Bert, pictured with handler, Chris Nutt, ran his rivals ragged in a Easter Egg heat, running 29.81 in a near three lengths romp.

Nova Vite caused a boilover when he led all the way and ran 29.85 when landing an Easter Egg heat for Victorian mentor, Mick Carter.

Noble Pedro stretched right out to annex a Golden Easter Egg heat at Wentworth Park last Saturday night. Trained at Appin by Mary Wright for Tim Caines, the honest white and brindle racer ran Best Of Night 29.53.


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Have greyhound, must travel: That may well be the motto of Finley’s Peter Dundon, who trains the consistent chaser, Stetson Donna. On Saturday night, the daughter of Premier Style and Silent Flower registered a splendid 29.79 Golden Easter Egg heat success over 520 metres at Wentworth Park.

PETER DUNDON did the right thing by bringing Stetson Donna to the course seven days earlier, as that track experience really showed

With the aid of box one, the daughter of Premier Style and Si-lent Flower began best to easily hold out Fancy Dean into the first turn. Once on the bunny, Stetson Donna hit top gear quickly but was being pressured by Fancy Dean all the way down the back straight. They had the race to them-selves until reaching the home turn, where supporters of Fancy Dean would have been on good terms.

However, in the straight Stet-son Donna kept lifting and at the judge was a one and quarter lengths clear of Fancy Dean in 29.79, with Hot Irish charging home in third place, a further two and three quarter lengths away. Stetson Donna has now had 23 career starts for eight wins and nine placings.

Fancy Dean (by Where’s Pedro x Sweet Fancy), trained by Wally Lutiger, has had 55 career efforts with 23 wins and 24 plac-ings, whilst the West Australian runner, Hot Irish (Premier Fantasy x Lovey Craves It) rained by Ben Abercrombie, from 29 career starts has gathered 16 wins and 10 plac-ings.

JASON MACKAY made it a winning double when Ascari

grabbed his fourth win at the venue and clocked his best time to date, 29.85.

As one of youngest starters in the series, the son of Pure Octane had to come from off the pace but is improving all the time and might just be a ‘smokey’ in the series. When the lids opened the speedy Wez Da Risk exited box two smartly and held Fotoula Bale at bay in the run to the first corner.

Ascari, in the yellow vest, worked through the middle of the pack and was well positioned to give chase to the pacesetting Wez Da Risk, who rolled clear into the back straight. Wez Da Risk was proving hard to catch coming off the back, but Ascari continually inched closer.

When heads were turned for home Ascari issued his final as-sault.

He ranged alongside Wez Da Risk, took over and then raced clear, beating her by one and a quarter lengths in 29.85, with the former Tasmanian chaser, Wandy Neg running on to take third place, a neck away. Ascari (x Hello Sienna) has now had 16 career starts for eight wins and four placings.

Trained by Pauline Moran, Wez Da Risk (Run The Risk x Wez Da Picnic) at start 38 has won 13 times with 13 placings, whilst Wandy Neg (El Galo x Sophia’s Destiny), trained by Frank Hardman, has produced eight wins

and eight placings from 25 career starts. ON TO THE FINAL heat, and this was the race that Radley Bale was successful in last year before he progressed to the main prize. Incredibly, judging by his dominant win, Lektra Johnson could replicate that feat, particu-larly as his 29.70 victory showed he can match it with the best. Lektra Johnson was having his first look at the track and speared straight to the front from box four, with Tasmanian champ, Reward right on his hammer.

Every time the leader looked threatened, the more he lifted.

Turning for home the son of Premier Fantasy kept finding plenty and nearing the line pulled clear,

He scored by two lengths to Deville, with Bellagio Lad a fur-ther one and three quarter lengths away third. Lektra Johnson (x Elektra) has had 55 career starts for 11 wins and 11 placings for ‘Team Dailly’.

Deville (Bombastic Shiraz x Winsome Bluebird), trained by Graeme Bate, has had 41 career starts with 11 wins and 19 plac-ings, whilst Bellagio Lad (Big Daddy Cool x Ultra Swift), for Queensland trainer, Ron Ball, and after 21 career starts has won seven times with seven placings.

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Lektra Johnson, owned by Phil Lenehan and trained by ’Team Dailly’ at Anakie, recorded a powerful 29.70 Golden Easter Egg win at the Glebe venue last weekend.


RACING Queensland Limited (RQL) has announced the appointment of new chief stipendiary stewards in harness and greyhound racing. David Farquharson has been appointed as Chief Stipendiary Steward (Harness Racing). David brings a wealth of experience to the role having started his career as a stipendiary steward in Queensland in 1983. He has spent time working as a stipendiary steward in Western Australia and New South Wales before returning to Queensland as a senior steward in 2007.

Gail Thorsby has been appointed as Chief Stipendiary Steward (Greyhound Racing). Gai l s tar ted her career in greyhounds as a trainer but has now been a stipendiary steward for over 11 years, including the last two years as the deputy chief steward of Queensland. RQL congratulates both chief s t i pend iary s tewards on the i r appointments and looks forward to them continuing their careers and in further ensuring the integrity of the racing industry in Queensland.

THERE was quite a time just recently when Tony Brett doubted Show A Bogie would be able to run a strong 500 metres.

Last Thursday night at Albion Park was not one of those.

That’s because the son of El Galo and Bogie Gem led throughout to score a brilliant win in a 520 metres Novice at headquarters at his first start over the distance.

Les Bein bred and owns Show A Bogie, and the dog’s success contin-ues the wonderful run by the Bein/Brett partnership.

Show A Bogie sped through a near-record first section split of 5.57 when leading throughout to win by three and a quarter lengths over Raine Rose Hi, with a length to fa-vourite, Great Gunns third.

Brett said Show A Bogie had always shown plenty of ability but for a long time he doubted if the dog would run out the 520 metres trip.

“That's why we started him off over 395 metres,” said Tony. “But when he won here a few weeks ago, his final section was good so we de-cided to step him up.”

Brett trained Show A Bogie’s mother, Bogie Gem, the former bril-liant speedster, a daughter of Bein’s

Hall of Famer, Bogie Leigh, who was also trained by Brett.

“This is the only dog I have out of the litter,” said Tony. “Ryan (Ayre) has Bogie Magic, who has won five of eight.”

Brett said he was just happy to have a fast box dog again.

“I’ll keep him going through the grades,” he said. “He;s got plenty to learn.”

Show A Bogie began like a bullet and opened a long break into the back straight, with both placegetters set-ting off in pursuit.

Great Gunns was a bit disap-pointing.

BRETT landed a winning double when Time Will Tell took out a heat of the Easter Trophy over 520 metres for fifth graders.

Brett has trained the dog since late January, and tossed Time Will Tell into a race at The Meadows against a hot field, but came away excited about the dog’s prospects.

“He’d never been to the track, got into plenty of trouble and wasn’t far away at the finish behind a dog called Gordon Bale, who came out and ran second in the Australian Cup,” said Tony.

“I just had to get him focussed, and fortunately I reckon I have.” That was evident last Thursday night at Albion Park when Time Will Tell (Elite And Classy - Where Are You) scored by five and a half lengths in 30.79 on a wet track, downing Swift Warrior, with a length to third placed Special Premier.

After that run at The Meadows, Brett stepped Time Will Tell up to 600 metres for a confidence-booster, which he won.

But the race, on a track turned over a couple of days before, flat-tened Time Will Tell.

“He was very flat for a few days after that race,” said Tony. “I gave him time off and freshened him up for this series.”

Brett will run the dog in this

week’s final and then step him back up to 600 metres for the Big Dog Cup series.

Mick’s worried MICK GERAGHTY is a worried man.

Not that he should be, because he has one of Queensland’s most prom-ising young gallopers, Stalingrad, in his kennels.

Stalingrad took his record to seven wins from 11 starts when he led throughout to win a 520 metres Easter Trophy heat for fifth graders at Albion Park last Thursday night.

But Mick’s worry revolves around a problem with the dog’s ton-sils.

Stalingrad could be forced off the racing scene for a few weeks because of it.

Breeder, owner and trainer, Mick said this after the son of Meticulous and Maldini Martini had led through-out to win a heat of the Trophy in 30.60 on a moist racing surface, scor-ing by a length and three quar-ters over Ghost Citi, with a length and three quarters to I’m Bewitched.

Mick has been concerned with Stalingrad.

“After he won at Ipswich (on March 9) he pulled up with sore ton-sils,” said Mick. “I treated them and he hasn’t done a thing except for a few free-gallops at home.”

“He has gone into this race very underdone.”

Mick said he would be anxious to see how the dog pulled up after the heat win.

“He will run in next week’s final and if the tonsils continue to flare up, he will probably have to get them out,” he said.

Geraghty said he was also con-templating sending his dog south to Victoria.

“I’d like to see him at his best on

those big tracks down there,” he said. “But how do I send a dog like

this away?” Stalingrad has now won seven of

his 11 starts and has been the subject of some big offers to buy him in the past.

Jump... please EVERY TIME Peter O’Reilly runs his handy galloper, Chamandi, he holds his breath at the start.

Peter knows if Chamandi “steps” he will be very hard to beat.

The trouble is, Chamandi doesn’t often do what Peter wants.

He did that last week when he began like a rocket and led through-out to win a heat of the 520 metres Easter Trophy for fifth graders at Albion Park.

Peter went to the Northern Rivers about 12 months ago wi th money burning a hole in his pocket.

He went to the kennels of An-drew and Sarah Monaghan to buy a bitch they had at the time, and one he fancied he wanted to own.

“They wouldn’t sell me the bitch, but I came home with this dog for $5000,” said Peter of Chamandi, who ran 30.56 to win his heat of the Tro-phy. He scored by four lengths over Knocka’s Web. With a length and three quarters to Wizz Bang third.

“When he jumps, he can do any-thing,” said Peter of Chamandi (Where's Pedro - Vizcaya). “But get-ting him to jump is the problem.”

O’Reilly admits he’d love a ken-nel of dogs with just as much ability as Chamandi.

“As long as they jump like he jumped tonight,” said Peter.

Chamandi has now won nine races in 43 starts.

“I’ll bring him back for the final next week and then would like to step him up to 600 metres,” said Peter.

IN EARLY March the State Government approved the $24m funding deed for the Logan stand-alone greyhounds facility. The Logan site, located on the corner of Compton and Kingston Roads, is ready to go and has the strong support of the greyhound industry and the Logan City Council. The Cronulla Park, Logan project includes a one and two-turn track, training facilities and public facilities, and will deliver a premier greyhound racing facility for Queensland. Racing Queensland Limited’s (RQL) project team are finalising the project consultant briefs which will be used to put together a project consultant team. The RQL managed consultant team will then formulate the detail design and documentation for Logan facility. RQL director of industry infrastructure, Mark Snowdon said Racing Queensland recognises the importance of environmental factors for the Logan site and as such consideration will be given to these, including geotechnical testing of the site in the early stages. “During the detail design process, Racing Queensland will conduct community and stakeholder information sessions,” said Mr. Snowdon. A timeline for the Logan works should see work commence late 2012. “Firstly, the detail design and documentation is expected to take three months,” said Mr. Snowdon. “Public tender for both civil and construction contracts is expected to commence mid-year, followed by site preparation work with construction to begin once the contracts are awarded.” “RQL’s early indications expect a 12 - 18 months construction program, with the completion of a state-of-the-art greyhound facility, ready for racing, in the third quarter of 2013.” Cairns upgrade process underway THE $2.2m Cairns funding deed has been approved by the State Government and a design and construction tender, which

was advertised locally and nationally, is currently underway for civil track works at Cannon Park. Racing Queensland Limited (RQL) can report there has been competitive local and interstate interest to participate with the contract to be awarded early April. RQL industry infrastructure director, Mark Snowdon said detail design and documentation will be finalised by the successful tenderer before the initial works program commences. The existing turf track is to be significantly upgraded at the Cairns facility for course and drainage improvement, along with the installation of a new ambulance track and an upgrade of existing stables. Major work on the new course proper will commence post this year’s Cairns Jockey Club traditional Melbourne Cup meeting. “It is anticipated there will be a six months construction period, weather permitting, during the northern tropical wet season,” said Mr. Snowdon. Rockhampton to become top racing facility THE Queensland Government has approved the business case for Callaghan Park, Rockhampton and a $1.8m funding deed has been received. Work to be undertaken at the Rockhampton facility include an additional investment on the recently completed track and facilities upgrade. The new works will incorporate additional greyhound infrastructure, improved patron facilities and an elevated viewing platform. Final detail design and documentation is underway at Callaghan Park with the public tender for the civil track contract to commence in April. It is anticipated work will commence at Rockhampton in August 2012, with a six months construction period. Racing Queensland Limited industry infrastructure director, Mark Snowdon said the timeframe was dependent on weather permitting during the tropical wet season.

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Show A Bogie, pictured with Tony Brett, after annexing a 520 metres Novice in 30.49 at a wet Albion Park last week.

Heading south? Michael Geraghty, pictured with Stalingrad after the black racer landed a heat of the Easter Trophy in 30.60 at Albion Park.


At his 11th raceday appearance to open his account, but Mega Flame came from the reserves bench into box four before annexing the opening round of the Magic Maiden series last weekend, clocking 29.91 for Yarramundi resident, Anne Kada.

On debut, the Jason Mackay trained Trident Catch ran Best Of Day 29.79 for the 520 metres trip to land a Centrebet Magic Maiden heat victory for Fiona and Martin Hallinan at Wentworth Park’s meeting last Sunday afternoon.

Having his first career start, Tifia began well then mustered pace to lead them a merry chase at Wentworth Park on Sunday. Raced by the Pale Ale Syndicate and prepared at Nowra Hill by Chris O’Brien, the brindle son of Collision and Tifi won by six and a half lengths, running the 520 metres journey in 30.04.

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PROMINENT Victorian trainer and owner, Engin Gemci has fond memories of Tas-mania, having spent time in the state campaigning dogs in feature races, in-cluding the Group 1 Hobart Thousand. His association with the state contin-ues these days via him sending dogs to Brighton based trainer, Susan Gittus. One of the latest sprinters dispatched from Gemci’s kennels is smart bitch, Wil-low Sage, who has taken a shine to her adopted state. Willow Sage scored arguably her best win at Tattersall’s Park in Hobart last Thursday night in a Grade 4 over 461 metres. The talented bitch began well from box four and after a short tussle, powered her way to the lead and gave her rivals a galloping lesson over the concluding stages. She hit the line over three lengths clear of Papanui, with Classy Kenny four lengths away third.

Willow Sage began her career in her home state but after three unplaced starts was shipped to Tasmania, and after a couple of unplaced efforts here she has continued to pay her way. “I’ve had dogs from Engin before and we’ve had some success, and this bitch is the latest one to come to my kennels,” Gittus said. “Engin thought this bitch would do well over here, and he was right.” “She has such good box manners and that was always going to help her, but she also is starting to develop strength,” she said. Willow Sage (Talk’s Cheap - Lil' Bit

Cool) stopped the clock at 26.08, which was clearly her best effort on the Hobart circuit. “Her runs have got stronger each start and I was rapt with her time,” she said. Diamond sparkles NORTH-WEST COAST trainer, Scott Bryan has been enjoying a good run with his small team at Wynyard, and it contin-ued in Hobart last Thursday night when Wynburn Diamond scored emphatically in the Grade 3 Derwent Valley Link Stake over 461 metres. Wynburn Diamond flew the lids from box four and had a comfortable advan-tage by the time he hit the top turn.

When he straightened for the run home he sped clear and hit the line over four lengths clear of the luckless Shanlyn Hirdy, with Innisfree Miss a closing third, but almost three lengths away. Bryan said the win was not unex-pected, given the form of the dog going

into the race. “That’s probably the best run she's put together,” Bryan said. “She’s won quite a few although none have been in fashionable time but tonight she really put it all together.” Wynburn Diamond stopped the clock at 26.16, which was well ahead of her previous best of 26.47. The bitch has been a great money-spinner for Bryan, who owns her in part-nership with Ben Englund. She has had 33 starts for 10 wins and 15 minor placings, earning about $18,000 in stakes. “In terms of consistency she probably has no equal of the dogs in my kennel.” “She’s gone through her grades well.” “She’s Grade 3 in sprint races on all tracks now, and Grade 2 in Hobart, so we are stepping her up to the middle dis-tances because she’s pretty much Invita-tion grade over the sprint trips.” “I had my doubts that she would be able to step up to Invitation grade but after this win I am convinced she can go on and match it, for a while at least,” he said. Wynburn Diamond has performed admirably over the middle distance in Launceston and Devonport. Three days before this latest win she led in Launceston over 600 metres but was run down by Maddison Dee in the last few strides. :”She was eight lengths in front going down the back but Maddison Dee burst out of the pack and ran her down.” “It was a bit disappointing, given that she led by so far, but the winner is a fair dog,” he said. Whilst Bryan will continue to try Wyn-burn Diamond over the middle distances

at Devonport and Launceston, he will most likely avoid the 599 metres trip in Hobart. “The 599 metres in Hobart is the toughest middle distance in the state.” “You’ve got to be a super-strong dog to win over that trip at Tattersall’s Park and I don't really think she’d run that one out,” he said. Wynburn is the moniker used in the name of most of the dogs Bryan owns and breeds in partnership with father and son combination of Tom and Ben Englund. “It’s a pretty good set-up because Tom looks after the breeding and rearing, I do the training and Ben puts his hand in and helps out wherever he can,” Bryan said. Boy oh boy PROMISING youngster, Bearville Boy broke through for his first win on the Hobart circuit when he gave his rivals a galloping lesson in a Juvenile over 461 metres last Thursday night. Bearville Boy had taken care of a Juvenile in Launceston and Devonport, but neither was as impressive as his most recent victory. The David Crosswell trained pup began well from box three and ran a straight line to the first turn before cross-ing down to the fence to tackle the home turn. He powered up the long home straight to score by four and a half lengths from Busy Bee Mike, with the lightly raced Trackside Girl only a head astern. Bearville Boy has had only six starts for three wins and a second. He covered the 461 metres in a handy 26.38, which was the slickest of the three Juveniles on the card.

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Willow Sage notched her sixth career success when the blue fawn chaser took out a Grade 4 over 461 metres in Hobart last Thursday night, recording Best Of Night 26.08 for Engin Gemci and trainer, Sue Gittus.


POINT TWO OVER proved he’s still a force to be reckoned with when he took out the JS Sports Mixed feature final over 600 metres at Angle Park last Thursday night. A second placegetter to Bad Boy Pedro in his heat the previous week, Point Two Over ($6.00) still had sup-port in betting. Poorly drawn in six, the Rob Har-nas prepared Point Two Over made his own luck early by jumping fast then crossing to towards rthe rail to be behind early leader, Aunty Chop-per with a lap to run. Trailing by three lengths passing the catching pen, Point Two Over made ground quickly along the back straight to be camped on Aunty Chopper’s heels at the top turn. Racing around Aunty Chopper through the final bend and straighten-ing for home with a clear lead, Point Two Over showed great heart to fend-off fast finishing Naveed Bale. The son of Collision and Camden Shiraz passed the post a half length clear of Naveed Bale in 35.28, with Jessenia Bale making late ground in third place. Last year’s SA representative in the National Sprint Championship, Point Two Over took his record to 22 wins and 35 placings from 84 career starts.

PINTS DELIGHT scored another strong win at Angle Park last Thurs-day night when the Brian Rayner trained chaser was victorious in the 515 metres Auswide Protective Secu-rity Free For All. Wearing the pink vest and start-ing at $4.80 behind race favourite, Johnny Will ($2.50), Pints Delight began quickly and showed good speed to settle down behind early leader, Full Embargo through the first turn. Tracking the leader closely in the back straight, Pints Delight raced to a clear lead at the top turn, with Johnny Will getting through to second. Rounding the final bend with a two lengths break, Pints Delight fin-ished the race off well. The son of Superman and Cool Pints crossed the line two and three quarter lengths ahead of Johnny Will in Best Of Night and a new personal best 29.88, with Woodside Woody taking third place.

Breeders Prelude 2 FOUR HEATS of the Breeders Prel-ude 2 series were run at Angle Park last Wednesday, with the first two runners past the post making their way through to this Thursday night’s final.

MY LITTLE STAR racked-up her third straight win for trainer, Bosco Stamenkovic when she took out heat one.

Starting at tomato sauce odds of $1.20 from box eight, My Little Star raced to the lead through the first turn and held her rivals at bay, saluting the judge almost three lengths ahead of Dakota Amigo in 30.23.

UNITY scored a win for trainer Lisa Rasmussen when she overcame a poor start to take out heat two. Drawn in box three and starting well in the market at $3.50, Unity came from fifth early and took over through the final bend.

She raced away to a four lengths victory over race favourite, Stack ’Em High, clocking 30.33.

HOPE’S UP brought up her third victory in a row for trainer, Cameron Butcher with a dominant victory in heat three. Starting at $1.40t from box three, Hope’s Up jumped straight to the front and spaced her rivals, scoring by nearly 10 lengths to Bluebush Rose in best of day and a new per-sonal best 29.80.

TOORAK TANGO made a wel-come return to the winners circle for trainer, Jan Jones when was success-ful in the final heat. Poorly drawn in box six yet start-ing well in the market at $3.30, Toorak Tango settled down third through the first turn but raced home strongly.

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the closing stages, he registered 30.49 to down Izzy Mai third placed and Rasmussen.

Legend delivers SEA LEGEND made the most of his rails draw when he won the Shaylee & Aedan Ryan Grade 4 for trainer, Bob Harris at Angle Park last Thurs-day night. Donning the red vest and starting at $13.00, Sea Legend jumped nicely and hugged the rail to hold the early lead over Rock Fish through the first turn. Leading by the narrowest of mar-gins over Rock Fish in the back straight, Sea Legend couldn’t shake his pursuer and reached the top turn still leading by a neck. Racing wide and working a length clear through the final bend, Sea Legend kicked back strongly and held Rock Fish at bay over the clos-ing stages. The son of Big Daddy Cool and Slipper’s Gin defeated Rock Fish by a length and a quarter in 30.48, while Prince Ben made late ground in third place.

Best paws forward ST. LEGER WINNER, K o o mb o o ya n a Gi r l notched her sixth straight victory at Angle Park last Monday night for trainer, Bosco Stamenkovic. Wearing the check rug in a Grade 6 event, Koom-

booyana ($1.30 fav) jumped straight to the front and gave nothing else a chance when scoring by five lengths over Bobby Rocks and Pedro Pie in Best Of Night and a new personal best 29.66.

VETERAN CHASER, Gypsy Spy recorded a strong win at the same meeting when she took out a Mixed 4th/5th Grade for trainer, An-gela Modra. Drawn in box seven and starting at $5.50, Gypsy Spy settled down fourth early but stormed home over the closing stages to defeat Koubek by three and a half lengths in 30.00,

with Harry’s Comet occupying third place.

WHERE’S PANCHO ran the fastest time of the day at Gawler last Tuesday when he won a heat of the Gawler South Bakery Cup for trainer, Richard Pearce. Drawn perfectly in box one and starting the $1.80 favourite, Where’s Pancho made very post a winner when scoring by two lengths to Kal-den Anastasia and Octane Osti in 31.04. The other heat was won by Ban-danna Lad for trainer, Troy Murray in 31.22.

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Point Two Over is not a spent force, as was evidenced last week when he took out the feature final for trainer, Rob Harnas. The green vested brindle chaser defeated Naveed Bale in 35.28, making it three wins and six placings from all nine starts over 600 metres at Angle Park.

Pints Delight landed the Free For Al at Angle Park last Thursday night. After stalking the leader, the Brian Rayner trained dog ran out a big winner, clocking a new PB and BON 29.88.


ROUND TWO of the Ipswich Magical Puppy Auction race series was staged last Friday. On the opening day, winning times in the five heats ranged from 30.51 to 31.37, but last Friday, seven heats were run with the time range being a more compact 30.73 to 31.17. Tasmanian dog, Rob Pines took the time honours last Friday with a 30.73 all the way win.

Mick Demedio is the caretaker local trainer for Tasmania’s Ted Medhurst. The first split for Rob Pines, who jumped from box six, was 5.41, which was the third fastest sectional of the seven heats last Friday. Tarlie’s Angel scored for Bruce Lin-nan in 30.82, leading all the way with a 5.49 first section. Sandra Hunt’s Franklin Fury won in 30.89.

Gentle Rhythm led that heat from box six in 5.39, with Franklin Fury taking over down the back stretch, Tony Zammit produced Runaway Rebel to win in 30.90 after Missori had led the heat in 5.42. Harlem, for Toowoomba’s Mark Saal, ran the fastest first section of the day – 5.37 - before running out a four and three quarter lengths winner in 30.94. “He had not been real strong at the finish of 520 metres races and surprised me a bit the way he did kick on,” Saal said. “It’s good to have one that can run

fast time at the start of a race.” Di Buxton’s Jeans Works led all the way in 30.95, with a first split of 5.49. “I’m just pleased to get through to the semi-finals with him, as he has only just recovered from pin muscle and fibia inju-ries,” Buxton said. “I had only given him two post-to-post gallops at Ipswich going into this run.

“He ran 25.17 then 25.04, so that was encouraging enough.”

“He pulled up very much in need of the run last Friday.” The Selena Zammit trained Your Snookered was the slowest heat winner last Friday in 31.17, but nevertheless’ caught the eye with a strong finishing performance. The recent Albion Park 600 metres winner came from a midfield position along the back straight to score by a length. Four semi-finals of the Magical Auc-tion race will be run at this Friday’s Ips-wich twilight meeting.

The grand final of $35,000 to the winner is on Easter Thursday night, April 5.

In limbo IT CAME as no surprise that, last week-end, Queensland experienced a change of government. For greyhound racing, the election of the Liberal National Party (LNP) to power signifies a further time of uncertainty. Since 2008, the industry has awaited the building of a ‘one turn’ track to re-place the former Gold Coast Parklands venue. A new complex at Deagon was promised, then that was scrapped and it was back to an original plan of Cronulla Park in Logan City, just south of Bris-bane. Logan would cost about $24 million, a figure committed to by the outgoing Labor government. The LNP won’t neces-sarily adhere to that, with a figure of $10 million being suggested will be put to-wards a new track. That was the original commitment of Labor, prior to upping it to $24 million on, strangely, its last day in office. The LNP also says it will revert to a control system of three boards, that being separate groups for greyhounds, harness and thoroughbreds. Current Racing Queensland chair-man Bob Bentley says that plan is mad-ness. Will Bentley as his other five Board members remain? ‘’Legally, RQL is responsible for all three codes of racing and we intend to ensure that until such time as the Racing Act changes, it will be business as

usual,’’ Bentley said last week. ‘’The Board of RQL will not resign but will depart lawfully. RQL will not frustrate any initiatives that the incoming govern-ment will wish to introduce and will, wher-ever possible, cooperate fully.’’ The LNP stated its main three priori-ties, upon election, to be curbing public service growth and wages, putting a cap on public service expenses and delivering savings to families on everyday budget commodities, such as water and electric-ity. Building a new greyhound track, or doing anything about racing, won’t hap-pen this week or next week, or probably for quite some time.

Coincidentally… AND NOW for this week’s quirky happen-ing.

Steve Neary won two races at Ips-wich on Tuesday of last week.

Don’t Eat Cake won Race 1 from box three, whilst her litter brother, Cast Iron Cake won Race 10, also from box three.

Both paid $5.20 for a win on Queen-sland’s Tattsbet.

That’s the end of the story basically. Both won over 431 metres but didn’t

score by the same margins, nor did they run the same time.

Consider this Continually choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.

QLD

Paul Dolan

SET ASIDE to commemorate the life and times of one of the racing’s most admired people, the Ron Nestor Memorial final was taken out by a roughie from box two.

This series saw heats conducted at each of Melbourne’s city venues, with the winner, Fantasy Diamond qualifying in 29.96 at Sandown Park.

In betting, several runners were kept ‘safe’ with bookies, including the in-form Ferrari Bale, who was sent out the $2.60 favourite, while Strikeback Tommy, who drew the rails, was a $5.40 shot, and at $4.90 was the black vested Garett Bale.

Boxrise saw Strikeback Tommy take up the running from Ferrari Bale, and I bet most thought the popular pick would score from there.

But in a race of twists and turns, there was a nasty scrimmage as they headed to the back involving Ferrari Bale, Garett Bale, whilst Allen Bullman ran out of room between runners, causing him to crash to the track.

Meanwhile, Strikeback Tommy had clocked 5.18 and was cruising along, making it to the next checkpoint in 18.10.

After an early setback, Fantasy Dia-mond had railed through to be a length down coming off the back, while Ferrari

Bale was camped behind them. In the straight Strikeback Tommy

was tackled in earnest by Fantasy Dia-mond ($26.10), who edged to the front in the shadows of the post and scored by a half length, while the wide tracking Launchinator finished far better than Fer-rari Bale for the skinny end of the prize.

For Joy and Ashley McDowall, who run the General Store in the Western District town of Nullawarre, it was a huge bonus, as the $10,000 winner’s purse almost doubled their honest chaser’s prizemoney tally, which now stands at a healthy $21,620.

A daughter of Premier Fantasy and Mepunga Diamond, Fantasy Diamond registered 30.32 for the 525 metres trip when on debut at the Broadmeadows layout, and her career stats reveal six

wins and six placings from 26 starts. Numbers game HOT on the heels of two smart Aussie wins since coming from the land of Uncle Sam, Sequoia, the $2.40 favourite, was expected to win.

That was despite the fact she was having her first race under lights since arriving in Rob Britton’s Lara kennels.

And for the first time she had a big problem, as after being checked soon after boxrise she copped another hefty bump rounding the first bend.

However, from the rails draw, Shiny Sudoku was away fast in the 600 metres Nationwide Seafood Grade 5 final, as too was Dream Rattler, with just a head separating them at the post a lap out, whilst those on the popular pick were in the process of tearing up their tickets.

Along the back straight Shiny Sudoku ($5.30) pushed the pedal to the metal and put a four lengths break on Dr. Ro-chelle, who was warming to the task, with the timer paused at 22.21.

But it was a one-act affair as there was to be no catching Shiny Sudoku, who coasted past the judge three and three quarter lengths clear of Dr. Rochelle ($10.90), while Classy Bling wound up

third. Raced by the Team Bell Syndicate

and trained at Anakie by Elaine Vigor, Shiny Sudoku (Solve The Puzzle - Mira-cle Maid) improved his PB figures to 34.71 when masking it four wins from 13 attempts, whilst career-wise his CV shows nine wins and 17 placings from 55 outings, earning $22,485 along the way.

THERE WAS ANOTHER final on the 11-event card and that was taken out by Arvo’s Josie.

In a good betting race, there were several runners given a good winning chance, including Sonic Rocket ($3.30 fav) drawn box one, while Corazon Bale was a $3.60 chance from the two gate, with both Barbara Bale and Gennie Bale also in the mix.

Corazon Bale got the fly and led them past the post in 5.09, with Dr. Booshay and Arvo’s Josie handily placed.

Down the back Arvo’s Josie matched motors with Corazon Bale, and after they’d posted 18.03, there was still plenty of action ahead in the 525 metres AWM Electrical Grade 5 final.

In a desperate drive to the line, Arvo’s Josie ($9.10) gained the verdict by a head, downing Corazon Bale in 30.31, with Dr. Booshay ($14.40) third.

By Primo Uno out of Arvo’s Olivia, trained at Balliang by Mark Delbridge for the Arvo’s Syndicate, Arvo’s Josie has contested 99 races, notching 14 wins and 41 placings for a stakes tally of $30,690. Gippsland gift NAMED ‘The Trendsetter’, this was the fast-class 600 metres event at The Mead-ows last weekend. And with some in-form chasers en-gaged, it was sure to be a major highlight on a brisk night in Melbourne’s north. Don Chendo, Premier Boloney and Prince Holyfield had plenty of monetary support around the $3.50 to $5.00 mark. But they forgot that Daintree Palace had traversed the trip in 34.48 from box five, so that the four alley wasn’t likely to present any dramas for the Lauren Gor-man trained racer. And boxrise confirmed that, as Dain-tree Palace leapt beautifully to show the way past the post the first time, ahead of No Justice and then Don Chendo. But after running 9.00 early, the son

of Bombastic Shiraz and Daintree Lady was pushed all the way, completing the next stage in 22.15, with No Justice a length astern. Getting away rounding the final bend, Daintree Palace went on to beat the fast finishing Cosmic Cooper ($15.20) by two lengths in a new PB 34.45, while No Jus-tice hung on for third, a neck away. Raced by Gary Joske, Daintree Pal-ace, who returned $17.80 on SuperTAB, has now saluted 23 times from 67 at-tempts, and made iyt three wins from six goes at the Northcorp Boulevard race-way. Of the other more favoured brigade, Premier Boloney made a short, sharp run mid-race but failed to flatter when it counted most, while Don Chino handed in a rather disappointing run to finish fifth and Prince Holyfield’s run should be to-tally overlooked after copping more bad checks than a bank teller. Fantastic five AUSTRALIA’S leading owner breeder, Paul Wheeler had a great night at The Meadows on Saturday, notching five winners.

His first success came via Ryker Bale, trained by ‘Team Dailly’, who took out the opening race, the Scotty’s Meats 525 metres Grade 5 in 30.31 after leading all the way from box four.

Smart chaser, Imry Bale handed in another perfect performance to land the AJS Corporation Grade 5.

After a good getaway in the red vest, the Graeme Bate prepared racer rounded ouit the 525 metres trip in 30.21, making it six wins from eight starts at the track.

With a fast 29.89 last start victory at The Meadows, Elmira Bale was sent to the three trap as the popular pick and duly landed the loot. After jumping in front, the Mark Del-bridge trained galloper led from go to whoa, clocking 29.96 in the Maurice Blackburn Mixed 3rd/4th Grade over 525 metres. Paul then had to wait until the last race, the 525 metres Hudson Pacific Grade 5, and in a race dominated by “Bales”, it was Glenda Bale that used the rails draw perfectly and led most of the way for ‘Team Dailly’, recording 30.32.

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The following senior executives of Rac-ing Queensland Limited (RQL) today tendered their resignations to the board of RQL, Mr. Malcolm Tuttle (CEO), Mr. Jamie Orchard (Director of Integrity Operations), Mr. Paul Brennan (Director of Product Development) and Ms Shara Reid (Senior Corporate Counsel/Company Secretary). RQL Chairman, Mr. Bob Bentley said that it is with regret that the board accepts the resignations and the loss of these hardworking executives to the industry. “The executives have managed the industry through extremely difficult times with dedication and integrity. and the loss of their corporate knowledge will be evident and sorely missed in the near future,” said Mr. Bentley. “The uncertainty and speculation caused both directly and indirectly over the preceding 12 months has made a difficult and demanding job untenable. The fact that the RQL executives did not waiver in their loyalty and dedication to the industry is testament to their char-acter as individuals.” RQL has implemented a succes-sion plan as an interim measure to en-sure continuity of business pending proposed changes in legislation. The board of RQL wishes these talented executives well in their future employment.

Fantasy Diamond, with Ashley And Joy McDowall, were accompanied on the dais by friends and MGRA directors after the final of the Ron Nestor Memorial at The Meadows on Saturday night.


ROUND TWO of the Ipswich Magical Puppy Auction race series was staged last Friday. On the opening day, winning times in the five heats ranged from 30.51 to 31.37, but last Friday, seven heats were run with the time range being a more compact 30.73 to 31.17. Tasmanian dog, Rob Pines took the time honours last Friday with a 30.73 all the way win.

Mick Demedio is the caretaker local trainer for Tasmania’s Ted Medhurst. The first split for Rob Pines, who jumped from box six, was 5.41, which was the third fastest sectional of the seven heats last Friday. Tarlie’s Angel scored for Bruce Lin-nan in 30.82, leading all the way with a 5.49 first section. Sandra Hunt’s Franklin Fury won in 30.89.

Gentle Rhythm led that heat from box six in 5.39, with Franklin Fury taking over down the back stretch, Tony Zammit produced Runaway Rebel to win in 30.90 after Missori had led the heat in 5.42. Harlem, for Toowoomba’s Mark Saal, ran the fastest first section of the day – 5.37 - before running out a four and three quarter lengths winner in 30.94. “He had not been real strong at the finish of 520 metres races and surprised me a bit the way he did kick on,” Saal said. “It’s good to have one that can run

fast time at the start of a race.” Di Buxton’s Jeans Works led all the way in 30.95, with a first split of 5.49. “I’m just pleased to get through to the semi-finals with him, as he has only just recovered from pin muscle and fibia inju-ries,” Buxton said. “I had only given him two post-to-post gallops at Ipswich going into this run.

“He ran 25.17 then 25.04, so that was encouraging enough.”

“He pulled up very much in need of the run last Friday.” The Selena Zammit trained Your Snookered was the slowest heat winner last Friday in 31.17, but nevertheless’ caught the eye with a strong finishing performance. The recent Albion Park 600 metres winner came from a midfield position along the back straight to score by a length. Four semi-finals of the Magical Auc-tion race will be run at this Friday’s Ips-wich twilight meeting.

The grand final of $35,000 to the winner is on Easter Thursday night, April 5.

In limbo IT CAME as no surprise that, last week-end, Queensland experienced a change of government. For greyhound racing, the election of the Liberal National Party (LNP) to power signifies a further time of uncertainty. Since 2008, the industry has awaited the building of a ‘one turn’ track to re-place the former Gold Coast Parklands venue. A new complex at Deagon was promised, then that was scrapped and it was back to an original plan of Cronulla Park in Logan City, just south of Bris-bane. Logan would cost about $24 million, a figure committed to by the outgoing Labor government. The LNP won’t neces-sarily adhere to that, with a figure of $10 million being suggested will be put to-wards a new track. That was the original commitment of Labor, prior to upping it to $24 million on, strangely, its last day in office. The LNP also says it will revert to a control system of three boards, that being separate groups for greyhounds, harness and thoroughbreds. Current Racing Queensland chair-man Bob Bentley says that plan is mad-ness. Will Bentley as his other five Board members remain? ‘’Legally, RQL is responsible for all three codes of racing and we intend to ensure that until such time as the Racing Act changes, it will be business as

usual,’’ Bentley said last week. ‘’The Board of RQL will not resign but will depart lawfully. RQL will not frustrate any initiatives that the incoming govern-ment will wish to introduce and will, wher-ever possible, cooperate fully.’’ The LNP stated its main three priori-ties, upon election, to be curbing public service growth and wages, putting a cap on public service expenses and delivering savings to families on everyday budget commodities, such as water and electric-ity. Building a new greyhound track, or doing anything about racing, won’t hap-pen this week or next week, or probably for quite some time.

Coincidentally… AND NOW for this week’s quirky happen-ing.

Steve Neary won two races at Ips-wich on Tuesday of last week.

Don’t Eat Cake won Race 1 from box three, whilst her litter brother, Cast Iron Cake won Race 10, also from box three.

Both paid $5.20 for a win on Queen-sland’s Tattsbet.

That’s the end of the story basically. Both won over 431 metres but didn’t

score by the same margins, nor did they run the same time.

Consider this Continually choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.

QLD

Paul Dolan

SET ASIDE to commemorate the life and times of one of the racing’s most admired people, the Ron Nestor Memorial final was taken out by a roughie from box two.

This series saw heats conducted at each of Melbourne’s city venues, with the winner, Fantasy Diamond qualifying in 29.96 at Sandown Park.

In betting, several runners were kept ‘safe’ with bookies, including the in-form Ferrari Bale, who was sent out the $2.60 favourite, while Strikeback Tommy, who drew the rails, was a $5.40 shot, and at $4.90 was the black vested Garett Bale.

Boxrise saw Strikeback Tommy take up the running from Ferrari Bale, and I bet most thought the popular pick would score from there.

But in a race of twists and turns, there was a nasty scrimmage as they headed to the back involving Ferrari Bale, Garett Bale, whilst Allen Bullman ran out of room between runners, causing him to crash to the track.

Meanwhile, Strikeback Tommy had clocked 5.18 and was cruising along, making it to the next checkpoint in 18.10.

After an early setback, Fantasy Dia-mond had railed through to be a length down coming off the back, while Ferrari

Bale was camped behind them. In the straight Strikeback Tommy

was tackled in earnest by Fantasy Dia-mond ($26.10), who edged to the front in the shadows of the post and scored by a half length, while the wide tracking Launchinator finished far better than Fer-rari Bale for the skinny end of the prize.

For Joy and Ashley McDowall, who run the General Store in the Western District town of Nullawarre, it was a huge bonus, as the $10,000 winner’s purse almost doubled their honest chaser’s prizemoney tally, which now stands at a healthy $21,620.

A daughter of Premier Fantasy and Mepunga Diamond, Fantasy Diamond registered 30.32 for the 525 metres trip when on debut at the Broadmeadows layout, and her career stats reveal six

wins and six placings from 26 starts. Numbers game HOT on the heels of two smart Aussie wins since coming from the land of Uncle Sam, Sequoia, the $2.40 favourite, was expected to win.

That was despite the fact she was having her first race under lights since arriving in Rob Britton’s Lara kennels.

And for the first time she had a big problem, as after being checked soon after boxrise she copped another hefty bump rounding the first bend.

However, from the rails draw, Shiny Sudoku was away fast in the 600 metres Nationwide Seafood Grade 5 final, as too was Dream Rattler, with just a head separating them at the post a lap out, whilst those on the popular pick were in the process of tearing up their tickets.

Along the back straight Shiny Sudoku ($5.30) pushed the pedal to the metal and put a four lengths break on Dr. Ro-chelle, who was warming to the task, with the timer paused at 22.21.

But it was a one-act affair as there was to be no catching Shiny Sudoku, who coasted past the judge three and three quarter lengths clear of Dr. Rochelle ($10.90), while Classy Bling wound up

third. Raced by the Team Bell Syndicate

and trained at Anakie by Elaine Vigor, Shiny Sudoku (Solve The Puzzle - Mira-cle Maid) improved his PB figures to 34.71 when masking it four wins from 13 attempts, whilst career-wise his CV shows nine wins and 17 placings from 55 outings, earning $22,485 along the way.

THERE WAS ANOTHER final on the 11-event card and that was taken out by Arvo’s Josie.

In a good betting race, there were several runners given a good winning chance, including Sonic Rocket ($3.30 fav) drawn box one, while Corazon Bale was a $3.60 chance from the two gate, with both Barbara Bale and Gennie Bale also in the mix.

Corazon Bale got the fly and led them past the post in 5.09, with Dr. Booshay and Arvo’s Josie handily placed.

Down the back Arvo’s Josie matched motors with Corazon Bale, and after they’d posted 18.03, there was still plenty of action ahead in the 525 metres AWM Electrical Grade 5 final.

In a desperate drive to the line, Arvo’s Josie ($9.10) gained the verdict by a head, downing Corazon Bale in 30.31, with Dr. Booshay ($14.40) third.

By Primo Uno out of Arvo’s Olivia, trained at Balliang by Mark Delbridge for the Arvo’s Syndicate, Arvo’s Josie has contested 99 races, notching 14 wins and 41 placings for a stakes tally of $30,690. Gippsland gift NAMED ‘The Trendsetter’, this was the fast-class 600 metres event at The Mead-ows last weekend. And with some in-form chasers en-gaged, it was sure to be a major highlight on a brisk night in Melbourne’s north. Don Chendo, Premier Boloney and Prince Holyfield had plenty of monetary support around the $3.50 to $5.00 mark. But they forgot that Daintree Palace had traversed the trip in 34.48 from box five, so that the four alley wasn’t likely to present any dramas for the Lauren Gor-man trained racer. And boxrise confirmed that, as Dain-tree Palace leapt beautifully to show the way past the post the first time, ahead of No Justice and then Don Chendo. But after running 9.00 early, the son

of Bombastic Shiraz and Daintree Lady was pushed all the way, completing the next stage in 22.15, with No Justice a length astern. Getting away rounding the final bend, Daintree Palace went on to beat the fast finishing Cosmic Cooper ($15.20) by two lengths in a new PB 34.45, while No Jus-tice hung on for third, a neck away. Raced by Gary Joske, Daintree Pal-ace, who returned $17.80 on SuperTAB, has now saluted 23 times from 67 at-tempts, and made iyt three wins from six goes at the Northcorp Boulevard race-way. Of the other more favoured brigade, Premier Boloney made a short, sharp run mid-race but failed to flatter when it counted most, while Don Chino handed in a rather disappointing run to finish fifth and Prince Holyfield’s run should be to-tally overlooked after copping more bad checks than a bank teller. Fantastic five AUSTRALIA’S leading owner breeder, Paul Wheeler had a great night at The Meadows on Saturday, notching five winners.

His first success came via Ryker Bale, trained by ‘Team Dailly’, who took out the opening race, the Scotty’s Meats 525 metres Grade 5 in 30.31 after leading all the way from box four.

Smart chaser, Imry Bale handed in another perfect performance to land the AJS Corporation Grade 5.

After a good getaway in the red vest, the Graeme Bate prepared racer rounded ouit the 525 metres trip in 30.21, making it six wins from eight starts at the track.

With a fast 29.89 last start victory at The Meadows, Elmira Bale was sent to the three trap as the popular pick and duly landed the loot. After jumping in front, the Mark Del-bridge trained galloper led from go to whoa, clocking 29.96 in the Maurice Blackburn Mixed 3rd/4th Grade over 525 metres. Paul then had to wait until the last race, the 525 metres Hudson Pacific Grade 5, and in a race dominated by “Bales”, it was Glenda Bale that used the rails draw perfectly and led most of the way for ‘Team Dailly’, recording 30.32.

THE MEADOWS

Saturday

with Allan Hawkswell

The following senior executives of Rac-ing Queensland Limited (RQL) today tendered their resignations to the board of RQL, Mr. Malcolm Tuttle (CEO), Mr. Jamie Orchard (Director of Integrity Operations), Mr. Paul Brennan (Director of Product Development) and Ms Shara Reid (Senior Corporate Counsel/Company Secretary). RQL Chairman, Mr. Bob Bentley said that it is with regret that the board accepts the resignations and the loss of these hardworking executives to the industry. “The executives have managed the industry through extremely difficult times with dedication and integrity. and the loss of their corporate knowledge will be evident and sorely missed in the near future,” said Mr. Bentley. “The uncertainty and speculation caused both directly and indirectly over the preceding 12 months has made a difficult and demanding job untenable. The fact that the RQL executives did not waiver in their loyalty and dedication to the industry is testament to their char-acter as individuals.” RQL has implemented a succes-sion plan as an interim measure to en-sure continuity of business pending proposed changes in legislation. The board of RQL wishes these talented executives well in their future employment.

Fantasy Diamond and trainer, Joy McDowall were accompanied on the dais by Ann Nestor plus friends and MGRA Directors after the final of the Ron Nestor Memorial at The Meadows on Saturday night.


VOX POP staged a last to first effort to land the Grade 5 Judy Hayley Me-morial for Lady Trainers over 515 metres.

Drawn in box three at $5.70, the Lyn Smith trained chaser was only fairly away and settled down last when they reached the first peg.

Keep Me Covered from the in-side had the lead in 5.14, narrowly ahead of Nobody’s Prince, with Millard a close third.

When they reached the back straight, Vox Pop had moved to sixth after copping trouble, but was a long way back, at least eight lengths be-hind the leader, Keep Me Covered at the far turn, where the leader posted 19.14 to lead Millard and Nobody’s Prince.

Vox Pop put it into top gear and

started to pull ground off the leaders coming to the final bend, where he had raced to third and wide.

He stormed down the outside to score by three quarters of a length over Nobody’s Prince ($3.90), with Dyna Cari ($5.00) two lengths further afield.

Vox Pop is a son of Bombastic Shiraz and Natuzzi, owned by the Shut Your Eyes Syndicate.

The brindle chaser returned 29.96 to make it three wins in six goes at the trip, as part of his four wins in 19 starts overall. First win in final ALYSE ALLEN scored her first win by taking out the Sky Racing Maiden final over 515 metres.

Sent to box four at $20.40, the daughter of Surf Lorian and Maple

Bale was away well and was second in the run to the first peg, where Muse Me had the lead in 5.03, with Dyna Alivia third.

Muse Me was still dictating the terms at the far corner, going through in 18.99 with a length lead over Alyse Allen and two lengths further back to Blake The Snake.

Alyse Allen made her move on the side to find the front before the final bend then came away at the end, saluting by three and a quarter lengths over Agent Ryan ($11.60), with Muse Me ($4.30) a length and a half back in third spot.

Alyse Allen, who was having her fifth start, ran 29.72 to score her first win in two tries at the trip.

The brindle youngster, owned by Jan Wheeler, was the first leg of a winning treble for trainer, Andrea Dailly.

Andrea’s other two legs were owned by Paul Wheeler, with Chris Bale being the first of those, running the new PB of 29.34 when an all the way winner of heat four of the Group 3 Launching Pad over 515 metres.

The son of Velocette and Saffron Bale came from box five at $4.70 to bolt in by seven and a quarter lengths over Usain Octane ($3.00 fav), with

Motivator Missy ($10.90) three quar-ters of a length further adrift.

Hannie Bale completed the set by recording the new PB and BON time of 29.32 when an all the way winner of heat seven of the Group 3 Launch-ing Pad over 515 metres.

Sent to box two as favourite at $1.60, the daughter of Go Wild Teddy and Dyna Celeste scored by six and a quarter lengths over Aston Carmelita ($4.20), with Diamonds At Dusk ($12.80) coming in third, a length and a quarter away. Mist at odds MIST OPPORTUNITY was at the huge odds of $16.70 and led through-out to score in heat one of the Happy Birthday Bucks & Snake Grade 5 over 715 metres.

Wearing the green vest, the Kel Greenough trained stayer was out smartly and led to the first mark in 6.08, with Irma Bale second in front of Scusami Hotel and Lasting Effect.

Mist Opportunity led them around to the Judge with a lap to travel in 15.73 over Irma Bale trying to get past, and they had Lasting Ef-fect in hot pursuit.

With trouble to Irma Bale and several others turning out of the

straight, Mist Opportunity zipped away to lead clearly at the third checkpoint in 30.55, with Lasting Effect five lengths behind and a fur-ther four lengths to Ellen Bale.

Mist Opportunity never looked like being caught after that mid-race trouble and reached the line six and a quarter lengths ahead of Ellen Bale ($3.70), with Groober ($27.20) pick-ing up third money, three quarters of a length away.

Mist Opportunity recorded Best Of Night 42.05 to score at her first try at the trip.

The daughter of Bit Chili and Honey Mist, owned by Patricia Car-rington, has now won 10 of her 40 starts. Norm’s double NORM RINALDI scored a double by landing two heats of the Group 3 Launching Pad over 515 metres. Norm’s first leg was with Kansas Turnpike, who posted 29.71 to score in the third heat.

After coming from box two at $4.20, the son of Bombastic Shiraz and Greys Lemon Ice saluted by two lengths over Fast Red ($5.50), with Ronald Weasley ($29.70) a half length further adrift.

Five Paws, owned by the Team Five Paws Syndicate, completed the double for Norm by returning the equal PB time of 29.54 to land heat six.

Wearing the white vest as favour-ite at $3.00, the daughter of Where’s Pedro and Greys Destiny defeated White Wizard ($4.70) by six and a half lengths, with half a length to third placed Mr. Bohannan ($12.00).

Ash McDowell was over the moon with the huge run put in by the Barry Smith owned Mepunga Melachi. A conspicuous “stone motherless” four lengths behind the second last runner approaching the first bend, the Big Daddy Cool and Mepunga Diamond railed like the Southern Aurora down the back straight and had reeled-in the leaders as he neared the home bend. Running away from his rivals in the home straight, the white and blue chaser hit the line in 29.70.

Owner, David Baker and trainer, Jimmy Redenbach with the exciting Spiral Ballerina, who made it three on the trot at Sandown Park with her all the way victory in a new 29.34 PB.

Youngster, Went Wooshka held his ground in a late home turn bumping duel with General Destini and hit the line in 29.90. Raced by the Earl Schanjko Syndicate, trained by Tina Womann and handled by Dennis Trewin, the beautifully bred 23 months-old son of Where’s Pedro and Leprechaun Flee looks to have a very bright future.

The natural progression up to the gruelling 715 metres trip was taken in Kiltanon Skye’s stride as he ran down pilot Yowyeh at his second outing over the half-mile trip. A recent very strong winner over the 595 metres journey at the same venue on March 1, the slight 30kg Where’s Pedro and Sum Chance product will be improved by that hit-out and should continue to expand on his honest stats that reveal eight wins from 23 starts.

Sandown Park’s successful tribute to former Melbourne Cup winning trainer Judy Hayley culminated with Vox Pop storming home to capture the inaugural memorial event in 29.96. Raced by the Shut your Eyes Syndicate and trained by Lyn Smith at Maryborough, the heats and final (open to lady trainers only) were heavily patronised where all handlers on the night were outfitted in pink attire.


KYLIE McLENNAN trains Roxy Mac, who looks to have a stranglehold on the $18,000 Puppy Classic final after a sen-sational Best Of Night victory in the open-ing heat.

The series favourite was sent out in the red, despite jumping in the pink vest, with her two toughest rivals drawn to her immediate inside. The daughter of Where's Pedro and Dalla Bale was away brilliantly and was racing alongside the early leader, Riot Monelli heading into the opening turn.

She powered to the lead through the bend, with Aye Aye Captain slip stream-ing to second.

Leaving the back in 19.04, Roxy Mac held a length break over Aye Aye Cap-tain, with five lengths to Riot Monelli.

The margin was the same into the home straight before Roxy Mac booted clear and won by four lengths in 30.33, a new PB.

Aye Aye Captain booked his place in the final with a solid second, while Gran-tham Girl and Uno Lesson dead heated for third, a further 10 lengths adrift. It was the fifth straight victory for the McLennan owned and trained chaser, whose earnings were boosted to over $46,000.

From 28 jumps, Roxy Mac has chalked up 12 wins and 10 minor plac-ings.

After drawing box one for the final, she will be at prohibitive odds to take out feature, which last year was won by 2011 Greyhound Of The Year, Vocal Enforcer. Puppy power IN THE HEATS we saw a few high-profile casualties, with De Wade, Jessica Galba, Significant Bit and Black Enigma all fail-ing to make it through to the final. The second heat was seen as a three-way affair, with Military Power (Paul Stuart), Jessica Galba and Significant Bit all quoted between $3.20 and $3.80.

However, it was the Graham Berry trained Frantic Fusion that bounced out of the boxes best and led.

The daughter of Surf Lorian and For-tified Times was looking to back-up a hard-fought Wednesday win with a catch me if you can performance on Saturday. Frantic Fusion held a narrow lead into the turn but extended her break to three lengths onto the far side, after Mili-tary Power and Twister Monelli became tangled behind her.

A 19.19 split had Frantic Fusion three to the good of Twister Monelli and Military Power when they left the back. They never looked likely to reel her in, with the $10.90 chance romping home by four lengths over Military Power.

Jessica Galba finished fourth after a poor start curtailed her hopes, while Sig-nificant Bit was knocked out of contention on the first bend.

It was the third win for Frantic Fusion, who doubled her earnings to $8,000 at her tenth start. The third heat was a blow-out for punters, with De Wade ($1.50) and High Impulse ($7.20) being the only runners in single figures, finishing third and fourth respectively.

Buddy Be Cool and Under Scrutiny came out running to clock a 5.64 opener and be three lengths clear of the pack into the bend.

The odds-on hope, De Wade was squeezed at boxrise and was seventh into the bend before being galloped on. Buddy Be Cool broke away for a two lengths break over Under Scrutiny along the back, with De Wade a further two lengths away third. De Wade's poor luck continued as he checked off Under Scrutiny into the sec-ond turn, allowing Buddy Be Cool to ex-tend his lead. The son of Cool Effort and Kiss Shi-raz was doing everything right at his fourth race start and maintained his ad-vantage.

He won by three lengths in 30.87, returning $19.60 to punters who took the long odds.

Under Scrutiny held down second, with two lengths to the luckless De Wade. The final heat saw Dan Biddle's Kal-den Bolt sent out overs at $6.50.

The last start 30.65 winner shows a lot of ability, especially with a clean jump, which he got on Saturday night. The son of Collision and Sweet Torque led Bit Spicy into the bend, with the Jamie March trained dog getting to within a half length through the catching pen.

Kalden Bolt led by two lengths off the back in 19.06 before blitzing the field in the run to the judge, clocking a new PB 30.54 for a seven lengths win over Bit Spicy. Three of the heat winners, Frantic Fusion, Buddy Be Cool and Kalden Bolt were locally bred, giving the local industry another boost.

However, the trio will find it difficult to

take on the vastly experienced Roxy Mac, who is looking to pick up her second fea-ture for 2012. Mandurah snippets MINI EMILY bounced back to the winners circle in grand style for Jamie Marsh on Friday night.

The classy WA bred sprinter has had a troubling few months starting only four times since her 30.54 victory at Canning-ton last September. With three unplaced runs leading into the race, punters sent the daughter of Solve The Puzzle and Austin Lee out on the third line at $6.90 in the 490 metres Free To All, with Mungo Park the even money elect. After being slow at boxrise, Mini Emily accelerated around the field to be within a length of the leader, Living Image at the 302 metres boxes.

She pushed on to lead through the bend before bursting away to an eight length victory in a sensational 27.27. Her 11th win from 28 starts took career earn-ing to over $36,000. The Andrew McLaren trained Rudge maintained his consistent form at highest level of 405 metres sprinting by taking out the Holiday Coast Series.

The son of Velocette jumped with the field en masse before Two Pot Screamer burst through to become the leader. Rudge pushed through to be second but was giving the lamplighter three lengths at the midway point.

Railing strongly he quickly caught and headed Two Pot Screamer turning for home before the duo battled it out to the line, with Rudge the victor by a length in 22.57.

The Paul Clarke owned dog has won 12 of 23 over the journey.

WA

Laurence Torpy

Rod and Kylie McLennan with Roxy Mac, who came from the eight gate to snare a Puppy Classic heat in BON 30.33 at Cannington last Saturday.

Bill McNally and young Dakota Thompson were all smiles after Ocean Deep led all the way in a Free To All, covering the 530 metres in 30.48 to rack-up his fourth Cannington victory at his 11th attempt.

Karen Knuckey holds the Graham Berry trained Frantic Fusion, who led throughout to land a Puppy Classic heat in 30.71 at Cannington.

In his four lifetime outings, Buddy Be Cool, pictured with Glen Graham, has scored twice, with this latest 30.87 win coming last weekend.


Very fast litter OVER THE YEARS we’ve seen some great litters of greyhounds, as well as some very fast ones.

The members of the Bartrim Bale and Amelia Bale litter have already made a name for themselves with some record breaking gallops.

Firstly we saw Heston Bale break the record at Sandown over 515 me-tres and then along comes his brother, Bekim Bale, who lowers that to a sub 29-seconds time.

Not to be outdone though, Heston Bale then breaks the 525 metres track record at The Meadows.

Their sister, Irma Bale has plenty of talent too and wasn’t about to let her brothers have all the glory, so she goes and sets a new time standard at Horsham over 570 metres, and fol-lows that up by breaking the Geelong 596 metres record.

This litter was whelped in Octo-ber 2009, making them just two and a half years old.

Both Bekim Bale and Heston Bale are currently at stud, but I hear there’s a chance that Heston Bale may return to the track.

There are nine in this litter, and apart from the three just mentioned, the other six are Adelle Bale, Arben Bale, Defrim Bale, Ervin Bale, Fyna Bale and Glynis Bale.

So, apart from track records, how do they stack-up as an entire litter statistic-wise? * Adelle Bale (28-4-5-7) * Arben Bale (20-1-6-4) * Bekim Bale (12-8-2-0) * Defrim Bale (16-7-3-1) * Ervin Bale (0-0-0-0) * Fyna Bale (29-6-1-8) * Glynis Bale (13-2-2-6) * Heston Bale (19-11-3-1) * Irma Bale (30-14-5-2)

If my arithmetic is any good, that makes 167 starts for 53 wins and 56 placings, which is really not too bad at all over a litter of nine greyhounds.

Now as fast as some of them are, they haven’t won a Group 1 event as yet.

Still, I’d like to think that even if this litter fails to do that, there’d be a fair chance that one or more of them will eventually produce winners that will.

In the meantime, it’ll be interest-

ing to see if they can get any more track records. Eggsquisite IT’S “Egg” time again, and after looking through the fields for the 10 heats, I’ve come to the conclusion that this is going to be a cracker.

As I’ve been writing for a while, we now have two chasers that have the Australian stakemoney record within their sights.

Radley Bale and Dyna Tron are the only two chasers in circulation that could get the record via this race.

Now Radley Bale, who won the race in 2011, is currently on $569,493.

Prizemoney on the final is $250,000 for first, $62,500 for second and $31,250 for third.

Okay, let’s assume he wins a heat and semi, then he only needs to run third in the final to easily take High Earner’s record of $610,070.

If he runs third in a heat and sec-ond in a semi-final (worst case sce-nario to make the final), he’d then have to be runner-up in the final to get the record.

Dyna Tron is currently on $499,953, so even if he wins a heat and semi-final ($5,300 & 6,000), he still needs to land the final to get the record.

Not that the race needs a draw-card, as the race on its own is that, but if Radley Bale and Dyna Tron should both make the final, boy, could you get it much better than that?

Still, there are 78 other highly talented greyhounds there that will make this pair earn that record. Missed one WHEN I penned the story the other week on dogs that could go past half a million dollars in prizemoney if they won the Golden Easter Egg, I missed one. Oaks Road wasn’t showing on the AGRA list of Top Stakes Earners, but after the fields came out I spotted his current tally was $303,130, which of course means he could be on well over $550,000 if he was to win this race.

The son of Spiral Nikita and Lep-rechaun Pace’s last two Group 1 races have both been at The Mead-ows in The Temlee and the Austra-lian Cup, and both times he was luck-less and finished fourth.

It seems that is a spot he “owns” on that track in Group 1’s, as he also finished fourth in the 2011 TOPGUN.

Back on his home ground, his chances of adding another Group 1 to his tally are extremely good follow-ing a great draw in the heats.

Oaks Road, as you may recall, was runner-up in the other big open Group 1 at Wentworth Park, the Paws Of Thunder.

The Mark Gatt trained galloper looks to me to be the best chance of

the locals of snaring the quarter of a million dollars first prize. He’s back MENTIONING the 2011 TOPGUN in the previous piece, the dog that won that event, Allen Harper is back on the track.

He’s engaged in a heat of the Golden Easter Egg, at the time of writing. The son of Over Flo ad Kazar Bale ran fourth in the Shootout fol-lowing his TOPGUN win, before running second in a heat of the Mel-bourne Cup, beaten a length by even-tual winner, Dyna Tron. The Graeme Bate trained chaser was hurt in that event and was scratched as second reserve from the Group 1 Cup final. The black chaser was off the scene until February 22 when he won first-up at Ballarat in a flying 25.06 BON.

He followed that up with a Gee-long win in 25.64 BON before being flattened in a heat of the Horsham Cup.

Allen Harper is another dog that loves Wentworth Park, having scored in the Group 1 Peter Mosman there, as well as finishing fourth in the Group 1 Paws Of Thunder final. Another retiree HOT on the heels of Bombastic Shi-raz’s retirement from the stud ranks, we have another great sire whose connections have decided to “call it a day”. Surf Lorian has had a remarkable career standing at stud, producing many Group winners and track record holders, as well as a host of top class money-spinners. Looking back at the best off-spring of the April 2002 son of Just The Best and Barrio Fiesta, we find 10 individual Group 1 winners in Australia, and Definate Opinion over-seas. His local champions are Seek And Destroy (Association Cup), Blue Lorian (Galaxy & NDC), St. Pierre (Australian Cup), Next Top Model (Sandown Cup), Isadoll (Vic Peters), Dancing Surf (Vic Peters), Made To Size (Winter Cup), Slater (National Derby, The Temlee & Golden Easter Egg), Miss Hot Gossip (Laurels) and Big Swell (Winter Cup).

The great thing about Surf Lorian is that he produced Group 1 winners that won both sprint and staying races, and did likewise with his track record holders; two examples being Slater over 430 metres at Bendigo and Next Top Model over 700 metres at Geelong.

Like Bombastic Shiraz, Surf Lorian’s sons and daughter will carry on from where he left off. Ninja-ed SHINTARO SAMURAI, the grey-hound that many of us felt was stiff to miss a berth in The Rookie Rebel, got

a bit of his own back by being the dog to set the time standard over Bendigo’s new 500 metres distance.

The son of Collide and Brandeen Lee stepped out at the opening meet-ing and posted 28.42 to score his 18th career win.

Now back with Rod Clark at Toolleen, the black chaser might get the chance to trim that time down in the upcoming weeks, with plenty of racing booked for Lord’s Raceway with the Gold Rush Carnival.

There are plenty of options there for people, ranging from the Group 2 Bendigo Cup or the Easter Cup at 500 metres to the Stayers Cup over 660 metres, depending on your chaser. Lost the GOTY ZIPPING LAD, the 2011 Betfair NSW Greyhound Of The Year, has died after a short illness.

The son of Malfoy and Or Catra started 39 times for 22 wins, repre-senting his State in the Group 1 NDC Grand Final, as well as winning the Group 3 Summer Cup at Wentworth Park.

Zipping Lad, who was owned by Martin and Fiona Hallinan and trained by Jason Mackay, also ran second in the Group 3 Sydney Cup, whilst he made the final of the Group 1 Bold Trease Cup at Sandown and was runner-up in the Group 1 Sale Cup.

Zipping Lad also broke the 618 metres track record at Richmond and the 715 metred record at The Gar-dens, both of which still stand today.

The Group 1 Association Cup was just around the corner, and being on his home patch would have given him a great chance of landing his first Group 1. Logically wrong I WAS POINTED towards a ‘post’ on a greyhound website where a very astute person was stating that box one at Wentworth Park over the 520 me-tres is now no good.

On top of that, they also claimed that box three is the worst of the worst and cited the recent track wid-ening as the cause. I’m still trying to figure out how moving the outside fence (I’m assum-ing that was the work that was done) could alter how races are run. But assuming it does lend itself to the dogs drawn wide winning more races than before, how on earth can box two be one of the most successful boxes then?

It is logically flawed! And the same goes for the opin-

ions that were presented that ‘it’s the recent wet weather and the track doesn’t drain as well’ theory.

Yes, box eight has its nose in front, but box two is one win behind in second spot.

Perhaps only wide runners have been drawing boxes two and eight; that must be the reason they’re kick-ing butt.

Personally, I think if boxes two and eight are having the most suc-cess, that proves there’s nothing at all wrong with the track, the start, the position of the boxes, the width of the track or the weather. RIP - Lenny Poore GREYHOUND RACING lost one of its larger than life characters with the passing of Len Poore last week. Lenny, 83, was a top bloke, a great trainer and had a 50 year career with the longtails.

Back in the 70’s, Len took over running the Pegdale track at the ap-propriately named Plenty and pre-pared plenty of winners out of that establishment.

Len also loved to Course his greyhounds, which is where I first met him, and I seem to recall my dogs racing against his on a few occa-sions.

You always respected his charges.

Lenny ended-up winning Cours-ing’s best race, the Waterloo Cup, and as any trainer who has ever raced at the Coursing will tell you, it does-n’t get much better than that. He also put the polish on some great dogs over the years, including

Sydney Cup winner, Debraja Flash, Go Diesel, Bonza Jack, Open Coun-try, dual Cup winner, Brilliant Lee, Gypsy General and flying machine, Sensation Lee, who is the dam of Group 1 winners Lochinvar Marlow and Godsend. The highlight of Lenny’s training career on the circle would undoubt-edly be winning the 2002 Melbourne Cup with Excite Ability. To Kath and family and his many friends, we offer our sincerest condo-lences. Your Say “The Groupie” stated, “Yes, a Group race for sure; they pay a lot more than a track record, unless of course you run that record winning the Egg or something.” Exactly! “Nosey Parker” back with, “Are there any other stayers you’d com-pare to say Bunyip Bint and Nellie Noodles?” Gee, I really can’t think of any off the top of my head. Bunyip Bint was a freak and proba-bly 20 years ahead of her time. She recorded a time that took about that length of time to better, and as I wrote here a while ago, would have seen her still as a competitive grey-hound in the 21st eentury. The old Geelong track had a 700 metres start and when racing ended there, Next Top Model held the time standard at 40.20. Bunyip Bint ran 42.70 over 800 yards (732 metres) on a grass track at Harold Park. The ballpark difference between the old grass surface and the much faster loam/sand surface is around eight lengths or .50 of a second, whilst 32 metres is 1.75 seconds, add the .5 and you get 2.25 seconds. 42.70 minus 2.25 is 40.45. And we’re talking 42 years differ-ence in the greyhounds. Either we’ve failed to improve the breed much, or this bitch, as I said, was a freak. Oh, she ran 42.70 twice and had the only other sub 43-seconds gallop on the track at 42.90. And in the first of her 42.70 runs she beat Zoom Top by eight lengths. “Tight Wad” with, “I hear people whingeing about how much this and that costs in this caper, but those same people seem to be having suc-cess, so what do they do, waste their money?” I guess what they do with their dough is their business and if they want to whinge. it’s a free country, so my advice is this: If it annoys you, don’t listen! “Pistol Pete” stated, “I like the new Bendigo track but the two short races are a bit too close in distance.”

“I would have preferred say 400 metres and 500 metres, but that’s the only thing so far.” Yes, the feedback on the new track has been good, but of course there is still plenty of grumbling as to why money has been found to pull down perfectly good tracks and build new ones, whilst there wasn’t a brass razoo to fix up Wangaratta. This week’s Teaser THIS week we’ll have Anna Gram’s made in heaven Egg Teaser; see how you go. 1. Early Blade 2. Tony Rand 3. Soda Okra 4. Cam Gem Zit 5. Haler Planer 6. Sear Us 7. Nag Ell Long 8. Flyin Claw Last week’s answers 1. How many bitches have scored? 2. How many dogs have won? 3. Who was the first male winner? 4. How many times has a race record been run? 5. Who was the first trainer to win the race twice? 6. Who is the only other trainer to win it twice? 7. Two trainers share a surname; one is Darren, who is the other? 8. Has any winner produced a winner of the race?

LINGUA FRANCA MEDITERRANIAN countries from earliest times had their own individual languages, however, seafaring communities with regular contact with neighbouring seafaring countries developed a quasi language whereby all could make themselves understood to each other.

This language was described as the “lingua franca”.

It extended beyond the boundaries of each native language but it gave the conversation little complexity and relayed the most basic of information.

You could say it was a primitive language of necessary information whereby people communicated in a mist of ignorance.

Most walks of life have their own languages, for example, if you watch movie credits, how many of us really know what a dolly grip or a best boy is?

Our own industry has developed its peculiar words and phrases, and many have been around for many years… long before language of science had evolved the respectability it has today.

When two communities, such as the scientist and the traditional manipulator, come together there is in effect a communication through a ‘lingua franca’, which is basic at best and toxic at worst.

We have evidence of this dialogue at the moment between the medical profession and the naturopaths.

The Science of Medicine cannot reconcile the logic or theory of natural medicines whereby they claim the more dilute the remedy, then the more effective it must be.

And frankly, neither can I. For an effective and meaningful

conversation between two parties, they must both be talking the same language.

Naturopathy is largely a science-free zone and relies on historical documents hundreds of years old for its

fundamentals. Unfortunately for the naturopaths,

science has taken most of these historical claims and summarily dismissed them!

There is very little common ground over which they can agree.

When a client presents a patient with apparently slipped muscle or dislocated vertebra or joint, the scientist in me knows that I do not speak this person’s language and the only information I will be able to get across is of the most basic type.

This basic information transfer is usually blunt and abrupt.

Most veterinarians with scientific training are genuinely there to help your animal and will be motivated to do so if they feel that there is an ability to communicate about the same terms. or at least a willingness to understand that more often we speak a totally different language from your average muscle-man, and what he says does not make much sense to us.

Walnut Veterinary Clinic 84 Clarendon Street

Cranbourne, 3977 (03) 5995 5255

By Dr. Des Fegan MVB MRCVS


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One of four winners for Linda Britton at Cannington on March 17: Strapper’s Angel. who ran 30.54 to win a Grade 5, is pictured with Giann O’Donnell, Zane Green, handler Luke Townsend and Casper Green.

Correct Application of GRA Rule 69 Many young greyhounds have been needlessly euthanized due to an incorrect application of Rule 69 by stewards. By failing to understand an exemption for injured greyhounds embedded in Rule 69, greyhounds who have “Failed to peruse the lure by reason of injury” have wrongly been suspended for lengthy periods of time. These greyhounds have also had their papers wrongly marked labelling them as fighters or non-chasers, reducing their value to zero. Trainers have had little choice but to euthanize these greyhounds in the majority of cases. Rule 69(1)(b) is to apply to greyhounds who fail to pursue the lure with due commitment during an event. The words written directly beneath legs (a) and (b) “the stewards may except when a greyhound is found to be injured” exempt greyhounds found to be injured during an event, from this rule. This written exemption in the rule makes logical sense, as an injury will always prevent due commitment to pursue the lure by degrees, depending on the injury. This exemption in the rule also makes sense, because greyhounds who do pursue the lure with due commitment are likely to sustain injury while doing so and any change in action or behaviour becomes a result of the injury and not the commitment. The rules tell us that when a greyhound is found to be injured to go to Rule 73 not Rule 69, further underlining the exemption. Rule 73 provides for the Vet to assess a period of incapacitation depending on the extent of the injury. This is consistent with the exemption in rule 69(1) as the exemption prevents having overlapping periods of suspension and incapacitation. You can not ignore the words, ”Except in the case where the greyhound is found to be injured” in Rule 69(1) they are there for a reason, and they clearly exempt greyhounds found to be injured during an event. Rule 69(1)(b) does not provide stewards with any authority to suspend any greyhounds, or record on any documents any finding when a greyhound was found to be injured. The exemption for injured greyhounds in Rule 69(1) has no limits

as to how many times it may apply to any greyhound. Failing to peruse the lure “by reason of injury” does not fall under Rule 69(1) it is not (a) marring, and not (b) failing to pursue the lure with due commitment. There is no (c) failing to pursue the lure by reason of injury. Sub rule 5 uses this clearly separate and different terminology to be marked on the papers when a greyhound is found to be injured. In the absence of any (c) in Rule 69(1) no injured greyhound can ever be guilty of this rule in an event. The interaction between 69(5) and (8) also helps distinguish that “failing to peruse the lure by reason of injury” is separate from Rule 69(1) and this further clarifies the operation of the exemption, that when a greyhound is found to be injured, their papers and GRV records are to show that the conduct of the greyhound was different and separate from Rule 69(1). Sub rule 7 can not come into play in the case of any greyhound found to be injured because it relies on a breach of 69(1)(b) and that is never the case due to the exemption. Sub rule 7 is limited to greyhound who are not found to be injured and in breach the provision of 69(1)(b), clearly in that case sub rule 5 would not apply as stated in sub rule 7. In regard to sub rule 5 The provisions of sub rule 5 are limited to the marking of racing papers and records. Sub rule 5 has no bearing on any power to suspend or exempt greyhounds from suspension. Stewards have been applying the rules incorrectly, ignoring the exemption for injured greyhounds in rule 69(1) and ignoring the first premise in sub rule 7 which requires a breach of rule 69(1)(b) to apply. Stewards have also applied the rules incorrectly because sub rule 5 has no bearing on the suspension of greyhounds and is limited to the marking of documents. The confusion in the application of the rules by stewards in regard to injured greyhounds is further indicated by incorrect wording on the charge sheet which amalgamates words from two separate rules 69(1) and (5) as if they were one offence in combination when sub rule 8 clearly states they should be separate. The steward’s offence forms need to

be shredded and reprinted to separate offences of fail to pursue the lure with due commitment and the separate offence of fail to peruse the lure by reason of injury. While Rule 69(1) clearly says s tewards may no t susp end greyhounds found to be injured in an event, they are not without remedy in the case were greyhounds are found to fail to pursue the lure by reason of injury. Rule 69(6) says Stewards must order a satisfactory trial under Rule 72 and the greyhound must be cleared by stewards to their satisfaction. Rule 73(1) says the vet or the stewards in the vets absence can impose a period of incapacitation. No rule or provision in the rules empowers the Stewards to suspend a greyhound that has been found to be injured in an event. Stewards should not attempt to manufacture one by attempting to skew the rules and avoiding exemptions. If there were a rule to suspend injured greyhounds we would find it under the heading Greyhounds suffering injury Rule 73. No power to suspend is there. Even the heading indicates an injury is no fault of the greyhound. Greyhounds don’t deserve to have the rules skewed to suggest they are not doing their best when they are injured. They don’t deserve to have the rules skewed to wrongly and prematurely end their lives as a result of suffering an injury. Make no mistake a skewed interpretation of the rules to unfairly suspend a greyhound for one month or more is in most cases a death penalty for the dog and a blemish on the sport. A correct reading of the rules protects greyhounds that suffer an injury during the running of an event while at the same time allows for the greyhound to perform to the satisfaction of stewards before it is allowed to compete again. Stewards have been incorrectly suspending injured greyhounds over and above the period of incapacitation imposed by the vet, as if they breached a rule they are exempt from. Stewards need to begin to apply the rules correctly in order to save the lives of many greyhounds who have faltered due to injury and not a phantom fault in their commitment.

- Tony Vass Secretary, Greyhound Racing Union

Former GRV Chairman Brian Halpin gave an eulogy and spoke fondly of the Melbourne Cup winning trainer.

Plenty of people turned out for Lenny Poore’s funeral which was held at the Sale Greyhound Racing track.

PAUL WHEELER’S mega kennel continues to dominate the Australian greyhound racing scene.

The Wheeler brand made no secret of the $5 million prizemoney earnings it collected last year via their satellite kennels, and are well on their way to reaching that goal again, or maybe even bettering it.

Wheeler’s exceptional blood-lines and their ability to run out the major metropolitan four-bend cir-cuits allows the biggest kennel in Australia to reap the big financial rewards on offer.

On the weekend, three of his team, Allen Harper, Dyna Bert and

Dyna Tron landed their respective heats of the Macro Meats sponsored Golden Easter Egg series at Wen-tworth Park.

Each heat offered a first prize of $5,300, plus progressing into this week’s semis.

In Melbourne, Ryker Bale, Imry Bale, Elmira Bale, Darlin Bale and Glenda Bale won their respective races at the Broadmeadows venue.

Not a bad night’s work, $15,900 in Sydney and $20,405 in Mel-bourne amounted to $36,305 in prizemoney.

Should pay the meat bill for a couple of weeks! - Peter Pearson

Mist Opportunity overcame a tardy start at Sandown Park last Thursday night to quickly assume the lead at the first bend and went on to post an all the way debut win in the Happy Birthday Bucks and Snake event over the 715 metres trip in a BON 42.05. Raced by Patricia Carrington and trained by Kel Greenough, the daughter of Bit Chili and Honey Mist was handled by Jacqui Greenough.


IRISH greybeard, Compass Hodge is a durable sprinter.

His recent 30.34 victory over 550 yards at Waterford completed a re-markable four years of hard chasing.

According to the Irish Sporting Press, the black son of What A Lark and Vics Nikita has now been suc-cessful in consecutive years from 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.

Great feat. Whilst still on the Emerald Isle,

the Milldean Panther phenomenon, despite his two setbacks where he had his colours lowered for the first time in 15 starts, is considered responsible for an upturn in crowd attendances gathering at Shelbourne Park.

Reports from the ‘leprechaun country’ reckon that over 2,200 pa-trons attended the Dublin venue on the nights he was beaten.

Good dogs will always draw crowds. Lords Raceway opening OPENING night at Lords Raceway’s new circuit went off without a hitch, except for the unwelcome rain, which bucketed down an hour before the first event.

However, a few gremlins ap-peared three days later at the club’s Monday afternoon meeting.

Times and sectionals were ques-tionable, with GM Troy Harley put-ting the blame on the sensors and the poles they are attached.

“Seems they have shifted with the torrential rain that occurred just after installation over the remaining days prior to opening night.”

“With track work still going on

with heavy machinery and rollers and compactors around the track and roads, it was, pardon the pun, a tim-ing issue.”

“The sensors have been adjusted temporarily for our trialling sessions and will be corrected for our next Friday afternoon meeting.” Power to the people BETTER make that power to the clubs.

Electrical problems still persist in Tasmania. OTL gave a detailed and chrono-logical listing of the power problems that, excuse the pun, “dog” the indus-try.

Sixteen heats of Launceston’s Veterinary Hospital Breeders Classic series were held up for nearly an hour because an electrical fault prevented the boxes from operating.

More recently, Launceston’s Monday March 19 program was dis-rupted when the ninth event, a 278 metres short sprint, was delayed by five minutes, yep, you guessed it, the boxes failed to open……………..again.

“All starters underwent a pre-race veterinary examination and were sub-sequently passed fit to start.”

I wonder what the consequences would be if a couple of trainers who had runners in this particular race

stood their ground and decided not to run their greyhounds.

As in their professional and ex-perienced opinions they deemed their greyhounds were suffering from headaches incurred from bashing their heads against the grille on the starting lids in anticipation on the boxes opening.

Might be interesting. Anyway, can someone enlighten

OTL as to just what action is being undertaken about the persistent power problems that plague Launceston. Perplexing THIS is another case that had punters giggling at Sandown Park recently.

Fotoula Bale, in the opinion of the Stewards, showed an improved performance at Sandown Park on February 26.

The text read, “Stewards spoke to Mr. R. Camilleri, the handler of Fot-oula Bale, regarding the greyhound’s improved performance today”.

“Mr. Camilleri stated that the greyhound jumped better from the boxes today and that the greyhound received an interference-free race today”.

“Stewards noted Mr. Camilleri’s explanation and samples were taken from the greyhound, Fotoula Bale”.

Now punters obviously weren’t on the same page as the Stewards,

regarding the promising bitch, who at just at 25 months of age is a relative youngster.

She was the logical first choice in the race, (well, she was with NGF and Gold Guide selections) and started a raging $1.70 favourite, win-ning by nearly eight lengths in a 29.31 PB and BON performance.

Prior to her February 26 win, she was beaten 10 lengths at the same track in 29.77 when a $6.60 chance after a slow getaway.

The previous effort was an out-standing equal BON win at Traral-gon’s Glenview Park in a sizzling 29.61.

The best barometer of gauging improved or unsatisfactory perform-ances is the betting market.

Fotoula Bale on this occasion went around at $1.70 favourite in a restricted Sunday Grade 5 non pen-alty event.

Surely the class factor and the heavy support from punters indicated that the bitch should win, which she did, and by nearly eight lengths.

Improved performance, not likely, just running up to her capabili-ties against much inferior opposition than what she had been running against previously.

And just as a sidelight, has there

ever been any further dialogue or ac-tion taken by Stewards as to the expla-nations received from connections in these “improved performances”?

Have they ever disagreed with connections on the reasons submitted as to the perceived reason they “improved”?

Just what steps would they take if they weren’t happy with the re-sponses?.

From my knowledge, it has never eventuated.

I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason, took my order first.

“I’ll have the rump steak, rare, please.” He said, “Aren’t you worried about the mad cow?”

“Nah, she can order for herself.”

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Bulli GM, Paul Barnes put his stamp of approval on promising youngster, Barcia Bale, pictured with handler, Chris Nutt, prior to his official March 19 debut at the spacious circuit. Barcia Bale, a black son of Go Wild Teddy and Princess Bale (Hallucinate - Gold Rush Bale) scored a comfortable 14 lengths win and established a new track record for the 400 metres trip. His pedigree once again shows the enormous contribution his maternal grand dam, Gold Rush Bale has had on the Australian racing scene, and of course not forgetting the impact her dam, Princess Bale had on the staying scene a few years back when she won over both Wentworth Park distances.

I WRITE this as a coursing enthusi-ast and participant over many years.

Now that you have broached one of my pet subjects, “the awards night”, I would like to add my “penny’s worth” to the discussion.

Firstly, we must understand that under the legislative definition grey-hound racing is a “SPORT”, not an industry, therefore to call them in-dustry awards is a nonsense.

Secondly, I question how the GRV can call it anything when it only encompasses part of the sport and totally snub’s the “coursing fra-ternity”.

I would like to know why the “coursing awards” are not consid-ered worthy of inclusion as part of the sport?

History tells us that many of our champion greyhounds have ‘cut their teeth” on coursing before and during a career on the circle, and many of our famous trainers have embraced coursing as part of their training regime.

Surely that is testament enough to prove the benefits of coursing to the sport.

If Cricket Australia dumped test cricket when Packer and co. intro-duced one-dayers, the uproar would of reverberated around the world, yet, GRV’s attempts to strangle and alienate “coursing” from the sport don’t even raise a whimper.

I say “thank you” to the tradi-tionalists who keep coursing alive and kicking.

The sport’s awards night should include the ENTIRE sport, not just

one section of it, and I agree it should be made a celebration that all members can attend, not just a night for the “free-loaders” (your termi-nology).

Did you know that ALL circle club committees get invited and that none of the coursing committees OR the NCA get an invite.

It is just plain “BAD MAN-NERS” that GRV does not even consider the NCA or coursing as part of the sport to be included in the celebration.

True, the coursing people have their own awards night, a great night, but surely as part of grey-hound racing the night (or day?) should be celebrated as ONE SPORT not this fragmented “them and us” mentality.

I suppose the only question is “does the GRV want to completely erode the foundations of our won-derful sport OR will they do as Cricket Australia has done and treat all branches with fairness and re-spect”.

As you would put it, “over to you and the GRV”. With kind regards and thanks for opening this subject, David Dawson

REPLY FROM GRV There are proper processes which allow for debate to occur about the format and/or content of the Grey-hound Industry Awards Night. Mr. Dawson’s assertion that the NCA (President and Secretary) are not invited is incorrect.

- John Stephens CEO GRV

Geelong Timing System back on track The problems with the Brook Timing System at Geelong have finally been resolved. The Club has had occasional errors with the timing equipment that has affected both race and trial times over the past few weeks. A Brook technician from New South Wales has corrected the faults and the timing system worked perfectly at the recent meeting held on Thursday 22nd March, 2012. For any further information please contact: - Daniel Salter

General Manager Geelong Greyhound Racing Club


GO WILD TEDDY (Head Honcho x Web Of Silence) sired a litter of two dogs and five bitches whelped No-vember 3 from Miss Bradman that was registered by Mount Moriac breeder, Kevin Ward. Miss Bradman is a daughter of Brett Lee and Gold Serenade, who started 12 times for two wins, picking up a win at Sandown over 515 metres in 30.34 and over 600 metres at Gee-long in 34.61. The other members of her litter were Halle (3 wins), Jewel Thief (4 wins), Liana Bella Lee (1 win), Liana Stella (12 wins), Or Catra (3 wins) and Sir Donald (4 wins). Miss Bradman has had one suc-cessful litter to date and that was to Premier Fantasy whelped March 2009 producing Big Joey (6 wins), Don’s Fantasy (7 wins) and Dons Miss (8 wins).

The dam is from one of the coun-try’s best female lines and is already proven, which suggests that these youngsters should leave their mark on racing too.

Mogambo MOGAMBO (Where’s Pedro x Zarbo) sired a litter of two dogs and six bitches from Elite Scotch and these youngsters whelped October 18 were registered by Waurn Ponds breeder, Val Awramenko. Elite Scotch, a daughter of Elite State and Over Lee, won two of her 12 starts, scoring at Geelong over 347 metres in 19.88 and at Ballarat over 390 metres in 22.60.

The other successful members of her litter were Elite Lombo (20 wins), Elite Apple (7 wins), Elite City (& wins), Elite Ice (8 wins), Elite Kim (3 wins) and Elite Yippee (6 wins).

The dam is beautifully bred and a member of a smart litter, which sug-gests that these youngsters should taste their share of success on the track.

El Grand Senor EL GRAND SENOR (Where’s Pedro x Elgrando Gold) sired a litter of four dogs and four bitches from Amanda whelped November 24, registered by St. Albans breeder, Paul Galea.

Amanda, a daughter of Kiowa Sweet Trey and Tail Lee, won four of her 16 starts, netting three races at Ballarat over 450 metres with a PB of 25.36 and also a win at Angle Park over 515 metres in 30.14.

The other members of her litter were Aussie Akbar (2 wins), Fox Tail (1 win), River Seine (10 wins) and Unlegal (4 wins).

Amanda has had one litter to date and that was to Bombastic Shiraz whelped December 2009, leaving American Red (3 wins) and Mighty Moses (2 wins).

The dam is very well bred, had

ability and is now proven, suggesting these youngsters should more than make their presence felt on the track.

Magic Sprite MAGIC SPRITE (Brett Lee x Glam-orous) sired a litter of four dogs and four bitches from Sgherza whelped September 7 and registered by Heath-cote breeder, Peter Hazelwood. Sgherza, a daughter of Premier Fantasy and Swift Flyer, won three of her 22 starts, successful over 390 metres at Warrnambool in 22.56 and over 430 metres at Bendigo in 24.65, whilst she scored at Ballarat over 450 metres in 25.98.

The other members of her litter were Embrocadero (13 wins), News From Home (8 wins) and Swift Fan-tasy (18 wins).

The dam, a littermate of New Zealand’s best stayer, is from a great line which suggests that these young-sters should taste their share of suc-cess on the track.

El Grand Senor GISBORNE breeder, Ian Olson regis-tered a litter of three dogs and six bitches by El Grand Senor (Where’s Pedro x Elgrando Gold) from Next Level, whelped November 26.

Next Level, a daughter of Surf Lorian and Fast Lankan, scored in five of her 49 attempts, winning three races at Warrnambool over 450 me-tres with a PB of 25.71, and once at Ballarat over 450 metres in 25.87, as well as over the 550 metres there in 31.89.

The other members of her litter were Another Gossip (20 wins), Busted Banjo (2 wins), Hotel Junc-tion (2 wins), Strand Hill (8 wins) and Zed Fast (5 wins).

The dam had ability and comes from a successful line, which augurs well for the future of these young-sters.

Our Toyman OUR TOYMAN (Hallucinate x Toy Cuthbert) was the sire chosen by Anakie breeder, Mathew Tabb for Jazzy Fool, and the three dogs and one bitch were whelped November 13.

Jazzy Fool, a daughter of Awe-some McLaren and Vesuvius, scored in 10 of her 35 outings, saluting at Tweed Heads over 420 metres in 23.93 and five times at Capalaba over 366 metres with a PB of 20.12, as well a victory at Ipswich over 431 metres in 25.39.

She scored at the Gold Coast over 401 metres in 23.17, over the 429 metres there in 24.76, as well as win-ning at the same venue over 457 me-tres in 26.35.

The other members of her litter were Flaming State (10 wins), In A Circle (3 wins), Reckon I’m Ready (1

win), Snazzy Fool (10 wins) and Vol-canic Fool (22 wins).

Jazzy Fool has had one litter to race and that was to Go Wild Teddy whelped August 2005, producing King Tone (8 wins).

The dam comes from a litter that won 56 races and is proven, suggest-ing that these youngsters should make their presence felt on the track.

Bye Bye Bones MINCHA breeder, Belinda King reg-istered a litter by Bye Bye Bones (Bombastic Shiraz x Georgia Brown) from Elusive Token and the four dogs and three bitches were whelped No-vember 18.

Elusive Token, a daughter of To-ken Prince and Elusive Billie, was successful in three of her 27 outings, scoring at The Meadows over 525 metres in 30.63 and twice at Bendigo over 430 metres with a PB of 24.35.

The other members of her litter were Black Platinum (11 wins), Elu-sive Skye (5 wins), I’m The Baby (1 win), Newbridge Token (3 wins) and Princess Billie (3 wins).

The dam had ability and is from a smart litter, suggesting that these youngsters should meet with success on the track.

Mogambo WOODEND breeder, Len Jones reg-istered a litter by Mogambo (Where’s Pedro x Zarbo) and the four dogs and two bitches whelped November 28 are from Off Springer. The dam, a daughter of Flying Penske and Skullring, scored in seven of her 60 goes.

She won twice at Bendigo over 430 metres with a PB of 24.30, as well as winning there over 545 me-tres in 31.87 and over the 700 metres there too in 40.29.

She picked up a win at Wanga-ratta over 650 metres in 38.34, at Sandown over 715 metres in 43.07, landed a race at Warragul over 699 metres in 41.41 and at Healesville over 340 metres in 18.92. The other members of her litter were Another Penske (1 win), Stellar Phoenix (2 wins), Tell You When (2 wins) and Zoe Zoe (4 wins). Off Springer has had one litter to date and that was to Mogambo whelped April 2009, leaving Echelon (14 wins), Gambo Spring (1 win) and Granduer (15 wins).

The dam is from a good line and has already produced two top flight stayers to the same stud dog, which suggests these youngsters should have a very bright future in-deed.

Magic Sprite ASHBURY breeder, John Staines registered a litter by Magic Sprite (Brett Lee x Glamorous) from Little

Ezza and the four dogs and three bitches were whelped October 1.

Little Ezza, a daughter of Lochin-var Jet and Chemical Smile, was suc-cessful in four of her 19 outings, win-ning twice at Wentworth Park over 520 metres with a PB of 30.30 and at Gosford over 515 metres in 30.74, as well as winning at Potts Park over 530 metres in 30.61.

The only other successful mem-ber of her litter was Smiling Jet (2 wins).

Little Ezza has had one litter to race so far and that was to Made To Size whelped March 2010, producing Dealers Lad (1 win) and Fraser Island (2 wins).

The dam is very well bred and is now proven, which suggests these youngsters should have a bright fu-ture.

Velocette VELOCETTE (Bombastic Shiraz x Texan Lady) sired a litter of two dogs and six bitches from Daphne Mavis and these youngsters whelped Octo-ber 25 were registered by Denison breeder, Corey Siekman. Daphne Mavis, a daughter of Hal-lucinate and Deloris, won six of her 35 starts, scoring at Traralgon over 658 metres in 39.17 and twice at Cranbourne over 699 metres with a PB of 41.98.

She won at Sandown over 715 metres in 42.63, at Cannington over 715 metres in 41.89 and at the Mead-ows over 725 metres in 42.95.

The other members of her litter were Jekyll (9 wins), Life Beckons (2 wins) and Miagi (19 wins), whilst a follow-up litter produced Club Chubby (3 wins), El Camino (2 wins), Magwitch (1 win), Miss Sensei (1 win), Oh Snap (2 wins), Robert Andrew (14 wins) and Special Rickey (7 wins).

Daphne Mavis has had one litter

to race so far and that was to Droopys Maldini whelped October 2009, leav-ing Georgia Jane (2 wins).

The dam was very strong and comes from a very good line and is now proven, which augurs well for the future of these youngsters.

Mogambo A LITTER by Mogambo (Where’s Pedro x Elgrando Gold) is from Su-preme Heritage and the four dogs and three bitches whelped November 18 was registered by Cheltenham breeder, Peter Downing.

Supreme Heritage, a daughter of Texas Gold and Hot Heritage, won five of her 28 starts, successful twice at Bendigo over 430 metres with a PB of 24.66, as well as running 23.92 to score at Horsham over 410 metres.

She scored over 390 metres at Ballarat in 22.40 and won there over 450 metres in 26.13.

The other members of her litter were Classy Heritage (1 win), Gold Heritage (13 wins) and Texas Heri-tage (4 wins).

The dam had ability and was a littermate of a top flight chaser, which speaks well of these young-sters’ future prospects.

El Grand Senor LARA breeder, Nathan Rooney regis-tered a litter by El Grand Senor (Where’s Pedro x Elgrando Gold) and the two dogs and two bitches whelped December 10 are from On Tick. The dam is a daughter of Elite State and Flickering Lady, who won three of seven goes, all at Strathalbyn over 536 metres for a 31.67 PB. The other members of her litter were Arsonist (24 wins), Busta The Elite (3 wins) and Taylor Jane (5 wins). The dam comes from a great line, which suggests that these youngsters should make their presence felt on the track.

2012 LEADING SIRES - from January 1st 1 BOMBASTIC SHIRAZ 295 -43-44-44 14.57% 2 WHERES PEDRO 260 -26-34-38 10.00% 3 GO WILD TEDDY 99 -21-12-15 21.21% 4 COLLISION 99 -16-18-14 16.16% 5 ELITE STATE 56 -12-7-8 21.42% 6 BARTRIM BALE 50 -11-9-7 22.00% 7 VELOCETTE 49 -10-7-6 20.04% 8 HALLUCINATE 53 -9-9-3 16.98% 9 TOKEN PRINCE 26 -9-4-5 34.61% 10 EL GALO 53 -9-3-10 16.98%

MEADOWS 1 BOMBASTIC SHIRAZ 369 -52-61-36 14.09% 2 WHERES PEDRO 263 -44-27-41 16.73% 3 COLLISION 93 -15-15-10 16.12% 4 PREMIER FANTASY 95 -12-14-16 12.63% 5 GO WILD TEDDY 39 -12-8-3 30.76% 6 BIG DADDY COOL 85 -11-7-13 12.94% 7 SURF LORIAN 59 -11-7-9 18.64% 8 BARTRIM BALE 37 -10-4-6 27.02% 9 EL GALO 49 -8-8-4 16.32% 10 MOGAMBO 42 -7-9-5 16.66%

SANDOWN 1 BIT CHILI 307 -46-51-40 14.98% 2 COLLISION 192 -33-26-27 17.18% 3 BIG DADDY COOL 177 -30-16-29 16.94% 4 BOMBASTIC SHIRAZ 123 -19-16-10 15.44% 5 EL GALO 82 -15-11-13 18.29% 6 ELITE STATE 122 -14-8-17 11.47% 7 WHERES PEDRO 118 -12-15-13 10.16% 8 KNOCKA NORRIS 54 -9-13-2 16.66% 9 COSMIC RUMBLE 34 -9-6-4 26.47% 10 PURE OCTANE 58 -9-5-7 15.51%

GARDENS

1 BOMBASTIC SHIRAZ 171 -30-28-22 17.54% 2 COLLISION 144 -28-16-26 19.44% 3 BIG DADDY COOL 180 -19-27-22 10.55% 4 HALLUCINATE 110 -13-12-16 11.81% 5 WHERES PEDRO 90 -13-12-9 14.44% 6 PREMIER FANTASY 53 -11-7-5 20.75% 7 BIT CHILI 123 -10-14-15 8.13% 8 KNOCKA NORRIS 68 -9-9-6 13.23% 9 SLATER 46 -9-4-4 19.56% 10 GIVE ME FIVE 59 -7-11-8 11.86%

WENTWORTH PARK 1 COLLISION 346 -56-48-49 16.18% 2 GIVE ME FIVE 275 -52-42-27 18.09% 3 WHERES PEDRO 307 -47-43-34 15.03% 4 BOMBASTIC SHIRAZ 230 -40-34-34 17.39% 5 SURF LORIAN 295 -30-35-42 10.16% 6 BIG DADDY COOL 138 -25-19-8 18.11% 7 MADE TO SIZE 240 -23-41-29 9.58% 8 BIT CHILI 167 -20-22-21 11.97% 9 EL GALO 104 -20-13-10 19.23% 10 ELITE STATE 112 -19-16-19 16.96%

ALBION PARK 1 WHERES PEDRO 300 -40-28-42 13.33% 2 BIG DADDY COOL 169 -28-23-15 16.56% 3 COLLISION 184 -27-33-22 14.67% 4 BOMBASTIC SHIRAZ 193 -20-23-24 10.36% 5 PURE OCTANE 233 -19-29-36 8.15% 6 SURF LORIAN 123 -15-14-16 12.19% 7 BARTRIM BALE 61 -10-7-10 16.39% 8 VELOCETTE 74 -10-7-8 13.51% 9 ELITE STATE 48 -10-3-8 20.83% 10 GO WILD TEDDY 86 -9-9-8 10.46%

ANGLE PARK 1 WHERES PEDRO 358 -64-41-51 17.87% 2 COLLISION 228 -35-27-21 15.35% 3 BOMBASTIC SHIRAZ 268 -29-36-45 10.82% 4 HALLUCINATE 230 -29-24-31 12.06% 5 BIG DADDY COOL 229 -28-30-31 12.22% 6 SURF LORIAN 187 -22-27-27 11.76% 7 ELITE STATE 102 -21-11-8 20.58% 8 GIVE ME FIVE 78 -20-9-12 25.64% 9 HURRICANE LUKE 33 -14-5-2 42.42% 10 PRIMO UNO 94 -13-10-11 13.82%

MANDURAH 1 BIG DADDY COOL 80 -15-11-9 18.75% 2 WHERES PEDRO 121 -13-14-19 10.74% 3 HEAD BOUND 26 -12-3-3 46.15% 4 EL GALO 43 -10-9-4 23.25% 5 BOMBASTIC SHIRAZ 64 -10-7-12 15.62% 6 BIT CHILI 62 -7-6-7 11.29% 7 PADDYS FLAME 60 -7-5-6 11.66% 8 GIVE ME FIVE 56 -6-9-8 10.71% 9 COLLISION 93 -6-6-15 6.45% 10 BRETT LEE 11 -6-1-1 54.54%

ELWICK

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In the week from March 6 to March 12 there were 21 litters registered with GRV.

Victorian Litter Registration Details from 06/03/2012 to 12/03/2012

Sire Dam Whelped Date Desc Breeder Name Go Wild Teddy Miss Bradman 03/11/2011 2D 5B K. Ward Bit Chili Misty Dash 11/11/2011 4D 3B B. Mitchem El Grand Senor Blue Juice 26/11/2011 1D 2B M. Turner Mogambo Elite Scotch 18/10/2011 2D 6B V. Awramenko Royal Assassin Honey Entity 30/10/2011 4D 2B M. Barry Meticulous Honey Entity 30/10/2011 1D 0B M. Barry El Grand Senor Next Level 26/11/2011 3D 6B I. Olson Puzzle Prize Honey Entity 30/10/2011 0D 1B M. Barry El Grand Senor Amanda 24/11/2011 4D 4B P. Galea Magic Sprite Sgherza 07/09/2011 4D 4B P. Hazelwood Mogambo Stellar Phoenix 27/10/2011 1D 5B P. Hazelwood Our Toyman Jazzy Fool 13/11/2011 3D 1B M. Tabb Mogambo Zoe Zoe 05/11/2011 1D 5B P. Hazelwood Vee Man Vane Elysium 26/11/2011 2D 4B P. Hazelwood White Magic Vocal Again 24/11/2011 4D 4B R. Edwards Bye Bye Bones Elusive Token 18/11/2011 4D 3B B. King Mogambo Off Springer 28/11/2011 4D 2B L. Jones Mogambo Supreme Hertiage 18/11/2011 4D 3B P. Downing Magic Sprite Little Ezza 01/10/2011 4D 3B J. Staines Velocette Daphne Mavis 25/10/2011 2D 6B C. Siekman El Grand Senor On Tick 10/12/2011 2D 2B N. Rooney


Odds-on Maggie Horsham March 20 TALANJEE MAGGIE picked up the GOBIS Bonus by running the BON time of 33.05 to take out a 570 metres Maiden on Tuesday night.

Sent out the odds-on favourite at $1.40 from box three, the Gerard Taylor owned and trained chaser bolted in by eight and three quarter lengths over Mystery Rose ($6.90), with Checkmate ($6.50) a length and a half back in third spot.

Talanjee Maggie, who was having her seventh run, is a daughter of Premier Fantasy and Mepunga Diamond. Carey Bale posted 27.47 to score an all the way win in a 480 metres Maiden.

Drawn in box one as favourite at $1.40, the daughter of Turanza Bale and Kingston Bale scored by two lengths over Carbolic Smoke ($12.70), with Rock Request ($6.50) six and three quarter lengths further astern.

Carey Bale was the first leg of a winning double for owner, Paul Wheeler and the first of four winners for trainer, Andrea Dailly. Hardy Bale, a litter sister of Carey Bale, completed Paul’s double and was Andrea’s third leg when she registered 27.40 to score in heat four of the 480 metres Grade 5.

Sent out at $4.60 from box three, the black galloper led all the way to score by three and a quarter lengths over Waratah View ($7.60), with Proven Puzzle ($8.90) coming in third, a neck away. The Brendan Wheeler owned Dyna Denny was leg two for Andrea and he posted the new PB of 27.26 to score in the 480 metres Maiden Final.

Rated on top at $4.30 out of box six, the son of Surf Lorian and Tally Bale defeated Abdon Bale ($4.70) by a length, with Mahog-any Spirit ($4.80) a length and a quarter back in third spot. Lektra Frazier for owner, Philip Lenehan was the fourth leg for Andrea when he posted the BON time of 23.29 after leading throughout to take out a 410 metres Grade 5.

Coming from box four as favourite at $2.60, the son of Bo Frazier and Miss Gabby beat Time For Fun ($3.40) by a length and a half, with Kyland Jax ($16.30) three and a quarter lengths further afield.

Lektra Frazier has now started 14 times for three wins.

Denersur took time honours over the 480 metres by running 27.11 when successful in heat one of the Grade 5.

After lining up in box five as favourite at $1.80, the Karen Leek owned and trained galloper scored an all the way two and a half lengths win over Premier Bill ($8.80), with Eldon Bale ($9.30) two lengths back in third spot.

Denersur is a son of Black Enforcer and Miss Amberbee and at his 23rd start, this was his ninth win.

Atom all the way Warragul March 20 DAINTREE ATOM led all the way to take out a 460 metres Grade 5 on Tuesday night.

Sent to box five at $6.40, the Lauren Gorman trained chaser defeated Blackalls Boss ($2.80 fav) by a length and three quar-ters, with Northern Gunna ($26.50) three and a quarter lengths further afield.

A winner of six of his 27 starts, Daintree Atom is a son of Paddy’s Flame and Daintree Lady, owned by Gary Joske. Breckenridge took time honours over the 400 metres by registering the new PB of 22.53 to take out the Free For All.

Coming from box six at $2.90, the son of Knocka Norris and Arolok Bounce saluted by three quarters of a length over Roma Knows ($50.30), with Mozza ($2.30 fav) picking up third money, three and three quarter lengths away.

Breckenridge, trained by Jeffery Frusher for the Nightingale Syndicate, has scored in 15 of his 39 appearances. Broadway Girl returned 39.89 to take out the 680 metres Novice Grade 5.

Rated at $10.80 out of box five, the Robin Moore owned and trained youngster greeted the Judge three and three quarter lengths ahead of Free Roll ($2.40 fav), with Ronald ($7.50) a length and three quarters back in third spot.

Broadway Girl, who ticked-up her first win at her third try, is a daughter of Hallucinate and Ritzy.

Perfect View led all the way to take out heat two of the 460 metres Maiden in 26.14.

After lining up in box three at $3.30, the son of Hallucinate and Same View beat De-monology ($6.70) by five and a quarter lengths, with two and a half lengths to third placed Cantankerous ($21.70).

Perfect View, owned by Mario Parnis, was the first leg of a winning double for trainer, Heather Collins.

The John Galea owned Sisco Diamond completed the double for Heather by posting 22.83 to score in heat four of the 400 metres Grade 5.

Wearing the white vest as favourite at $4.00, the son of Superman and Sisco Train saluted by two lengths over Dazee Agogo ($4.70), with Stress Power ($8.70) three lengths back in third spot.

Daina Allen posted 22.75 after leading all the way to score in the 400 metres Maiden Final.

Coming from box four at $8.10, the daughter of Bit Chili and Blachura Bale scored by three and a quarter lengths over Savan-nah’s Star ($1.70 fav), with Cool Cygnet ($15.10) two and a quarter lengths back in third place.

Daina Allen, owned by Jan Wheeler, was the first leg of a winning double for trainer, Mark Delbridge.

Arvo’s Hannah for the Arvo’s Syndicate completed the double for Mark by recording 22.85 to take out heat two of the 400 metres Grade 5.

The daughter of Path To Power and Arvo’s Carisma came from the outside trap as favourite at $3.20 to beat Fast Galo ($4.30) by two lengths, with Smokin’ Gonzales ($6.30) three lengths away third.

Race 1 - No. 1 The Meadows March 21 MAKING his debut on the racetrack at The Meadows last Wednesday afternoon, Amara Jane overcame the adverse atmospheric con-ditions to score in a fast 30.14 Best Of Day.

Dressed in the red vest when contesting the tab.com.au Grade 5, Amara Jane ($2.80 fav) sped to the front at boxrise registered a slick 5.05 to the post the first time in steady rain, then produced an amazing back straight split of 17.79 to be eight lengths clear of Gatty Com and Escapade Jess.

Raced by Barry Stewart, the daughter of Where’s Pedro and Tilka Lee was unstoppable in her quest for success, saluting the judge 13¾ lengths in front of Gatty Com ($7.80), while there was a neck to third placed Esca-pade Jess ($24.40).

Trained at Mena Park, about 40km west of Ballarat, Amara Jane is destined to win far better events than this as her racing career flourishes.

High drama for viewers when some bozo left the doors to the junction boxes open, allow-ing water to get in data and video cable con-nections.

It caused the loss of Sky Channel cover-age for Races 8 & 9.

In the eighth race, the Macro Meats Grade 5, Bandito went to the lead early on, recording 5.14 and 17.99 down the back be-fore being overtaken.

On the home turn El Rio ($6.10), sporting the pink singlet, headed-off Bandito ($2.30 fav) then went on to score by two and three quarter lengths in 30.39, with a similar margin to Grey-synd Rain ($11.40) third.

Raced by Rose and David Geall, El Rio (El Galo - So Faithful) has career stats reveal-ing nine wins and seven placings from 26 outings, whilst at the Broadmeadows layout he’s had six starts for four wins.

In contrasting style to El Rio, the ninth event winner, Whodat Lass ($5.80) led from go to whoa in the 60 metres Grade 5 heat.

Trained by Sam Bonaccurso at Mt. Mer-cer, Whodat Lass came from the eight alley to lead Quiet Brad and Token Spinner in 9.07 and was still ahead in 22.30 down the back.

Although the others took some ground from the leader in the run home, the daughter of Big Daddy Cool and Shanlyn Lass scored by a length and a half over Qiet Brad ($4.20) in a very good 34.76, while Token Spinner ($2.90 fav) was a half length away third.

Raced by the Who Dat Syndicate, Whodat Lass opened her account when on debut over the middle distance trip at the Northcorp Boule-vard venue, whilst career-wise her stats show 18 starts for five wins and five placings.

Not surprisingly, Sequoia was the fastest chaser over 600 metres at Wednesday’s mid-

week fixture when she registered 34.56 in another of the Grade 5 heats.

Drawn box five didn’t faze the import, as she speared to the front at boxrise and after handing in smart splits of 9.10 and 22.24, she totally outclassed her rivals.

Sequoia ($2.40 fav) defeated Emotion Princess ($4.60) by over seven lengths, while finishing fast in third place was Side Com ($39.50), two and a half lengths further adrift.

Raced and trained at Lara by Rob Britton, Sequoia has now won at each of Melbourne’s suburban tracks, having started her racing career at Wheeling Downs, West Virginia, USA.

I*n a wide-open betting affair, Sonador Miss landed the Maurice Blackburn Grade 5 over 525 metres from box eight.

A quick beginner, Sonador Miss ($4.90) was forced to camp behind the pacesetting Pedro Boy, who clocked 5.12 and ran to the back with Sonador Miss at his heels.

Showing strength, Sonador Miss ranged alongside then took over before pausing the timer at 18.21 coming off the back.

With a few of her rivals engaged in a bumping duel, the daughter of Where’s Pedro and former top sprinter, Sonador powered past the post more than six lengths clear of Larocco ($4.40), who was handily placed throughout, with a half length to third placed Malibu ($3.50 fav).

When running the 525 metres trip in 30.51, Sonador Miss racked-up her first win at The Meadows after six attempts, whilst her scorecard shows 51 starts for seven wins and 16 placings.

Best vapour Shepparton March 21 MERCURY VAPOUR appreciated the huge drop in class by taking out a 390 metres Tier 3 Grade 5 on Wednesday in the BOD time of 22.27.

Sent to box six at $3.30, the Steven Way-cott trained sprinter accounted for Scant Re-gard ($3.50) and Don’t Bother Me ($13.90), with two and a half lengths both ways being the margins.

A winner of 11 of his 29 outings, Mercury Vapour is a son of Surf Lorian and Proud Jade, owned by the Sparkies Syndicate. Val’s Harvey broke through by taking out a Tier 3 Maiden over 390 metres.

Rated on top at $2.10 out of box one, the son of Bombastic Shiraz and Gazillion led throughout to score by five and a half lengths over Selsi Surfer ($4.00), with El Zhar ($8.70) two lengths back in third spot.

Val’s Harvey, who recorded 22.28, is trained by Leanne Shingles for Trevor Jerram.

Reprieved recorded 25.62 when a com-fortable all the way winner of a 450 metres Tier 3 Maiden.

After lining up in box four at $3.50, the black youngster scored by five and a quarter lengths over Super Sleuth ($2.60 fav), with Down De Isle ($21.70) two and a half lengths away third.

Reprieved, a daughter of Talk’s Cheap and Porcelain Doll, is trained by Gary Edwards for David Wightman.

American Red took time honours over the 450 metres by clocking 25.59 to score an all the way win in a Tier 3 Grade 5.

Sent to box five at $4.70, the Paul Galea owned and trained chaser saluted by three lengths over Tarmac Beauty ($6.20), with Gold Pledge ($3.30 fav) two and a half lengths further afield.

American Red is a son of Bombastic Shiraz and Amanda and at his 22nd start, this was his fourth win.

Bruno’s hat-trick Warrnambool March 21 WONGAWILLI BRUNO brought up the hat-trick of wins by running the BON time of 22.06 to take out heat one of the 390 metres Grade 5 on Wednesday night.

Sent to box six as favourite at $1.40, the Peter Hunt trained sprinter led throughout to score by three lengths over Cruisy’s Courage ($28.70), with Nirra Meg ($25.10) five and a quarter lengths further astern.

Wongawilli Bruno, a son of Big Daddy Cool and Wongawillicath, owned by Steve Moxey, has scored in 12 of his 35 starts. First starter, Zhar Purple took out heat two of the 450 metres Maiden in 25.98.

Coming from box one at $5.50, the son of Westmead Hawk and Que Sera Sera saluted by a length over Botha Bale ($8.90)m with a

half head to third placed Allen Benji ($2.00 fav).

Zhar Purple was the first leg of a winning double for owners the Champagne Syndicate and trainer, Angela Langton.

Make The Call completed the double for connections by registering the new PB and BON time of 25.33 to take out a 450 metres Grade 5.

The son of Return The King and Belinda Belle came from box three as favourite at $2.30 to lead throughout and score by six and a quarter lengths over Magic Jay Man ($19.80), with Cait Bale ($7.60) a neck away third.

Make The Call has now started 33 times for nine wins. Dyna Dara took out the 450 metres Free For All in a very tight finish.

Wearing the yellow vest at $8.10, the daughter of Hallucinate and Denise Bale got there by a nose over Whispering Wind ($2.40 fav), with a neck to dead heaters for third, Gus Bale ($6.20) and Maxim Reality ($15.20).

Dyna Dara, who recorded the equal PB time of 25.65, is owned by Brendan Wheeler and was the first leg of a winning double for trainer, Graeme Bate. Henderson Bale completed the double for Graeme by posting 25.65 to take out a 450 metres Grade 5.

The son of Go Wild Teddy and Amity Bale came from box four at $5.40 to score by five lengths over Al’s House ($4.40), with Jimmy Two Hats ($8.00) two and a half lengths further afield.

Henderson Bale was the third of three winners for owner, Paul Wheeler. Edith Bale was Paul’s first leg and she ran 25.79 to take out heat four of the 450 metres Maiden.

Making her debut from box one as favour-ite at $3.60, the daughter of Turanza Bale and Fiona Bale beat her kennelmate Allen Gordy ($10.30) by two lengths.

Edith Bale was the second leg of a win-ning treble for trainer, Steve Collins, who com-bined with Paul again to score with Harold Bale in heat two of the 390 metres Grade 5. Drawn in box six as favourite at $1.70, the son of Droopys Maldini and Kumar Bale ran 22.25 to beat Super Jordan ($3.10) by three lengths.

The Jan Wheeler owned Allen Barry was Steve’s first leg and he ran 25.53 to take out heat three of the 450 metres Maiden.

Sent to box four at $3.70, the son of Buttsie Bale and Keeko Bale beat Wattle Bee ($2.60 fav) by a half length.

King’s bonus Geelong March 22 KING’S SPEECH picked up the GOBIS Bonus by taking out the 400 metres Maiden Final on Thursday night.

Drawn in box eight at $3.80, the Noel Walsh trained youngster greeted the Judge three quarters of a length ahead of Botanic Beauty ($2.90 fav), with Small Fry ($21.80) six and a half lengths further astern.

King’s Speech, a son of Talk’s Cheap and Royal Chord, owned by Arthur O’Connor, stopped the clock at the new PB time of 22.63.

Gotta Be Jolly ran the equal BON time of 25.96 to take out heat one of the 460 metres Grade 5.

Coming from box two as favourite at $2.00, the black galloper scored by two lengths over Our Lisa ($3.20), with Big Blue Rooster ($5.30) four and a half lengths away third.

Gotta Be Jolly, who’s won seven of his 20 starts, was the first leg of a winning litter dou-ble for owner trainer, Karen Leek.

Gotta Chance completed the litter double for Karen by registering 26.03 to take out heat two of the 460 metres Grade 5.

The son of Black Enforcer and Miss Am-berbee came from box three as favourite at $1.30 to beat Reynard’s King ($9.90) by a length, with Riverside Buzz ($11.60) the next one in, three lengths in arrears.

Scorsese took time honours over the 400 metres by running 22.53 to score in a Grade 5.

After lining up in box two at $3.60, the Yvonne Andrews owned and trained sprinter scored by two and a half lengths over Cooney’s Medal ($2.80 fav), with Shanlyn Twigley ($10.40) three lengths further afield.

A winner of eight of his 39 starts, Scorsese is a son of El Galo and Lika Witch.

Quintella posted the equal BON time of 25.96 to score in heat three of the 460 metres Grade 5.

Rated at $3.30 out of box three, the son of

Knocka Norris and Charming Miss accounted for Dyna Fig ($2.70 fav) and Sisco Shadow ($7.30), with a length and three quarters both ways being the margins.

Quintella, trained by Robert Lesueur for the McLennan Lesueur Syndicate, has won six of his 15 starts to date.

Debutante best Warragul March 22 DEBUTANTE Bit Ballistic ran the BOD time of 23.05 to take out a 400 metres Maiden on Thursday.

Sent to box one as favourite at 42.60, the Meagan Height owned and trained youngster scored by two and a quarter lengths over De-nise Magic ($5.80), with Major Agogo ($21.70) a length back in third spot.

Bit Ballistic is a son of Bit Chili and Petite Tory whelped in July 2010.

Where’s Suzie improved on her first-up third by taking out a 400 metres Maiden.

Rated on top at $2.20 out of box six, the daughter of Where’s Pedro and My Girl Star defeated Coop Jak ($8.30) by three and a half lengths, with a head to third placed Dain Wendy ($3.90).

Where’s Suzie, trained by Peter Giles for Denis Williams, stopped the clock at 23.15.

Frosty Chompers took time honours over the 460 metres by running 26.22 to score in a Tier 3 Grade 5.

Sent to box six as favourite at $2.80, the John Westerlo trained galloper scored by two lengths over True Blue Sam ($2.90), with Bur-rendong Way ($17.20) the next to arrive, two and a quarter lengths in arrears.

Frosty Chompers, a son of Bit Chili and Fang Meehan, owned by the Rover Racing Syndicate, has won two of his six starts to date.

At his 23rd attempt, Speed Way finally broke through to score in a 460 metres Maiden.

Wearing the green vest at $3.60, the dark brindle chaser scored by two lengths over Miracle Diamond ($9.90), with Dee Gee Haitch ($42.70) two and a half lengths further afield.

Speed Way, a son of Meticulous and Bronie Blue Bell, owned and trained by Darren Mines, stopped the clock at 26.28.

Rose’s bonus Bendigo March 23 GREYSYND ROSE picked up the GOBIS Bonus by taking out the final of the 425 metres Restricted Win Stake on Friday night.

Coming from box one at $5.20, the Peter Downes trained chaser scored by a length over Frosties Shiraz ($2.60 fav), with China Ash ($3.90) a half length further adrift.

Greysynd Rose, a daughter of Bombastic Shiraz and Puzzle Diva, owned by Warren Owen, stopped the clock at 24.30. Kid Condor took time honours over the 500 metres by running 28.54 to score in a Grade 5. Sent to box eight at $15.30, the son of Bit Chili and Rosie Jay scored by a head over Black Jaca ($2.50 fav), with Huey Houdine ($4.60) two and three quarter lengths further afield.

Kid Condor, owned and trained by Don Jarvis, has won six of his 33 starts.

Major McCheese posted the fastest time so far over the 425 metres by recording 23.93 to score in a Grade 5.

Rated on top at $2.20 from box two, the Barry Hiscock trained chaser led throughout to bolt in by eight and a quarter lengths over Shared ($9.90), with Solo Si ($6.20) five lengths further astern.

A winner of two of his six attempts, Major McCheese is a son of El Galo and Body Trim, owned by the McIvor Turbo Racing Syndicate.

Classy Maldini led throughout to take out a 425 metres Grade 5 in 23.99. After lining up in box four as favourite at $1.80, the son of Droopys Maldini and Firing Zone scored by three and three quarter lengths over Top Pledge ($8.70), with Runaway Ralfy ($18.60) the next one in, two and a half lengths back.

Classy Maldini, owned by the Gar Bob Syndicate, was the first leg of a winning double for trainer, Graeme Bate.

The Paul Wheeler owned Walter Bale completed the double for Graeme by register-ing 24.13 to land the 425 metres Mixed 4th/5th Grade.

Wearing the red vest at $5.00, the son of Hallucinate and Kazar Bale defeated Stagger ($1.90 fav) by a neck, with Maddy’s Jet ($33.40) a half length back in third spot.

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First win in final Geelong March 23 LORIAN MOTH scored her first win by taking out the 520 metres Maiden Final on Friday night.

Drawn in box seven at $6.00, the Allan Britton trained chaser scored by three quarters of a length over Winnie Wiz ($7.30), with Went Woosh ($10.30) two and three quarter lengths further afield.

Lorian Moth, a daughter of Surf Lorian and Miss Chilli is owned by M C + C E Morris.

Arvo’s Rocco ran the BON time of 22.70 to score in a 400 metres Grade 5.

Coming from box eight at $8.30, the son of Pure Octane and Arvo’s Pricilla led all the way to score by three and three quarter lengths over Swift Pedro ($7.60), with Ines-capeable ($4.60) two and three quarter lengths back in third spot.

A winner of two of his four starts, Arvo’s Rocco, owned by the Arvo’s Syndicate, was the first leg of a winning double for trainer, Mark Delbridge.

Tough Defender for owners the Ebitda Syndicate completed the double for Mark by recording 30.48 to score in heat three of the 520 metres Grade 5.

After lining up in box seven as favourite at $2.80, the son of Bit Chili and Elle’s Regal beat

Ultimate Refund ($3.80) by a length and a half, with Gold Millions ($13.30) coming in third, two and a quarter lengths away.

Simonova posted 30.03 to take out heat one of the 520 metres Grade 5.

Coming from the two trap at $4.40, the black galloper led throughout to score by four lengths over Grand Grange ($29.90), with Dewana El Galo ($2.90 fav) picking up third money, a neck away.

Simonova, a daughter of Bond and Spence’s Girl, is owned and trained by Warren Duniam.

Paper Chaser took time honours over the 460 metres by posting the new PB of 25.94 to take out the Mixed 4th/5th Grade.

Drawn in box one at $5.00, the Marcus Lloyd trained chaser got there by a half length over Fizzle Bale ($4.00), with Joan Bale ($9.90) three and three quarter lengths further astern.

Paper Chaser, a daughter of Superman and Nippy As, owned by the ACR Syndicate, has won six of her 36 attempts.

King is best Traralgon March 24 LINDEN KING ran the new PB and BON time of 29.57 when an all the way winner of heat three of the Topcat Video Puppy Classic over 513 metres on Saturday night.

Sent to box two as favourite at $2.30, the John Norden owned and trained chaser scored by a length and a half over Trigger Finger ($10.70), with Dr. Tye ($17.70) three and a half lengths further afield.

Linden King, a son of Where’s Pedro and Avon Lyla May, has now won 10 of his 30 starts. Why Not James posted 30.07 to score in heat four of the Topcat Video Puppy Classic over 513 metres.

Rated at $3.80 out of box four, the son of Collision and Why Not Gail led throughout to beat Uncle Mac ($12.80) by three quarters of a length, with Rusty’s Flyer ($10.20) five and a quarter lengths further astern.

Why Not James was the first leg of a winning double for Gail and Greg Carter. Why Not King completed the double for Gail and Greg by running the new PB and BON time of 16.89 to take out the 298 metres Free For All.

Sent to box seven at $15.70, the son of Return The King and Best Flame scored by four and three quarter lengths over She’s Tops ($8.30), with a neck to third placed Invictus Venessa ($9.90).

Why Not King took his tally to four wins in 19 attempts. Seattle Rose led all the way to take out heat five of the Topcat Video Puppy Classic

over 513 metres in the new PB time of 29.68. The daughter of Paddy’s Flame and Ce-

line Rose came from box three at $4.00 to score by a length and a quarter over Under-cover Girl ($2.60 fav), with Dr. Jamie ($20.70) picking up third money, two and a quarter lengths back.

Seattle Rose, owned by the Rosedale Racing Syndicate, was the first leg of a winning double for trainer, Jeff Chignell. The Sharon-Lee Chignell owned Battle Rose completed Jeff’s double by leading all the way to score in the 513 metres Mixed 4th/5th Grade in the new PB time of 29.63.

Drawn in box four at $5.00, the son of Mister Twink and Kiama Bay defeated Our Buddy ($2.50 fav) by a length and three quar-ters, with Axels ($14.40) a length and a quarter back in third spot.

Outsider’s final Healesville March 25 OUTSIDER Barney’s Pride took out the final of the Rod Thorneycroft Mixed 4th/5th Grade over 300 metres on Sunday and in doing so col-lected the GOBIS Bonus as well as the $720 first prizemoney.

Sent to box six at $23.00, the Joyce Con-don trained sprinter scored by three quarters of a length over Aston Tyler ($6.20), with Manx Missile ($6.20) a length and three quarters back in third spot.

Barney’s Pride, a son of Regal Brett and Sonjas Pride, owned by the No Outsiders Syndicate, stopped the clock at the new PB and BOD time of 16.74 to make it 15 wins in 84 starts. Warranty was only a reserve for a 300 metres Maiden and after gaining a start in box five, scored in 17.11.

Rated at $4.30, the son of Velocette and Instructed First accounted for Gifted Jay Jay ($11.30) and Ciao Bye ($11.20), with three quarters of a length both ways being the mar-gins.

Warranty, owned by the Roy Syndicate, and he was the first leg of a winning double for trainer, Garry Selkrig.

Mario Chief completed the double for Garry by running the BOD time of 19.31 to score in the 350 metres Mixed 4th/5th Grade and scored an easy win.

Coming from box six as favourite at $2.20, the son of Primo Uno and Instructed First defeated Son Of Lorian ($8.40) by three lengths, with Young Gazza ($4.60) a length away third.

Mario Chief has now started 50 times and this was his 15th win.

Wicked Trip continued on with her good form by running 16.76 to take out the 300 metres Mixed 4th/5th Grade.

Rated at $3.50 out of box three, the black sprinter saluted by a length over Northern Gunna ($4.50), with Ricey ($11.10) two and a quarter lengths further adrift.

Wicked Trip, a daughter of Hallucinate and Wicked Witch, is owned and trained by Ian Garland.

Best Saint Sandown March 25 SAINT NEO clocked the new PB and BOD time of 29.61 to take out a 515 metres Grade 5 on Sunday.

Drawn in box two at $8.70, the Robert Neocleous trained galloper scored by a neck over Sam’s Kingdom ($5.70), with Bandito ($3.30) a half length further afield.

Saint Neo, a winner of 10 of his 49 runs, is a son of Bombastic Shiraz and Paddy’s Meika, owned by the Neomc Syndicate. The only race over the 595 metres was a Grade 5 and Oily scored in the new PB time of 34.59.

After lining up in box one at $7.40, the son of Texas Gold and Lily’s Portrait accounted for Fabulosity ($4.10 fav) and Izzy’s Girl ($4.70), with three quarters of a length both ways being the margins.

Oily, trained by Christine Haigh for the Tuffen Up Syndicate, has now won six of his 52 starts. Robert Britton picked up a double, and the Seamus Sutcliffe owned Zulu Magic was his first leg when she ran 30.00 to take out a Bitches Maiden over 515 metres.

The daughter of Mogambo and Zulu Zepha came from box six at $5.00 to beat Select Me ($1.80 fav) by a length and a quar-ter.

The Alan Dowsett owned Hades Jet com-pleted the double by running 29.63 to take out a 515 metres Maiden.

Drawn in box seven as favourite at $3.70, the son of Hades Rocket and Jemma’s Image defeated Duke Mokoe ($7.60) by nine lengths. Graeme Bate picked up a double too, and Gus Bale for Paul Wheeler was his first leg when he registered 29.67 to take out a 515 metres Grade 5.

After lining up in box three at $6.20, the son of Go Wild Teddy and Amity Bale scored by nine and three quarter lengths over Bomb Star ($9.90).

Larocco for owners Chris Nutt and Sean Evans completed the double by posting 29.67 to take out a 515 metres Grade 5.

The son of Velocette and Paris St. Ger-main came from box two at $3.60 to salute by two and a quarter lengths over Miss Louise ($4.30).

Norm Rinaldi chimed in with a litter dou-ble, and Kansas Tornado was his first leg when he recorded the new PB of 29.72 to land a 515 metres Grade 5.

The son of Where’s Pedro and Greys Destiny wore the blue vest at $11.00 to a five and a half lengths win over Select Joss ($8.80).

Destini Warrior completed the litter double with a new PB gallop of 29.78 to score in a 515 metres Grade 5.

Wearing the red vest at $4.90, the red fawn chaser beat Burcov Magic ($3.20 fav) by a length and a quarter.

Echelon.

BAD LUCK continues to plague Group winner, Echelon.

The long-striding half-miler broke a hock at The Meadows on the weekend and his future is at the crossroads.

Owner, Lenny Jones told NGF, “He is a 50/50 chance to get back to the track.”

Echelon’s career is in the hands of respected and experienced Bendigo Vet-erinary Surgeon, Sue Collins who, accord-ing to Jones, “was to operate and attempt to fuse the tendon which snapped at the

back of his hock”. “The operation was supposed to be

done on the weekend, but I suppose Sue is waiting for the swelling to come down.”

“The procedure is to weld the joints together, and hopefully he might make a miraculous recovery.”

“If he doesn’t make it back to the track I’m sure there will be breeders out there who would die for the opportunity to use these fantastic bloodlines.”

- Peter Pearson

LAST THURSDAY NIGHT, Sandown Grey-hound Racing Club conducted heats of the Group 3 Launching Pad, an event open to greyhounds with 1 – 5 wins over the 515 metres trip.

In the AGRA calendar, it stated the event was open to the Best 64 greyhounds nominated.

However, only seven heats were sched-uled for this event, meaning that 56 grey-hounds had been accepted for a start in the $25,000 to the winner race.

But there were two reserves in each of those heats indicating that at least 70 nomi-nations had been received.

In the past we’ve seen Group races held where the nominations were less in number than what the race required.

In those instances, dogs have been made reserves, all seemingly because the number count isn’t equally divisible by eight, meaning that in some heats, if all dogs were drawn, there’d be vacant boxes.

This is a real sore point with many In-dustry participants.

However, in the case of the Launching Pad, the total number of entries clearly shows that there was more than the asking number received.

The thought did occur to me that per-haps only 56 were considered good enough, as it does state “Best 64”, but any of the 14 reserves, if needed, would have had to com-pete, sort of making the idea that they were-n’t good enough a contradiction.

On top of which I noted one reserve with particularly good form with a 66% winning strike rate at the trip and a faster PB than

many of those selected for a start. So I sent an email to Sandown CEO, Mr.

Greg Miller asking if he’d care to comment why his Club had chosen not to run eight heats of this race.

I received a prompt reply from him that read: “We did not ‘choose to run’ 7 heats...This was not a Club decision.”

As it stood, the Club had a 515 metres Maiden Final on, the final of the Judy Hayley Memorial, two heats of a Grade 5 over 715 metres and only seven heats of the Launching Pad.

The week previous, Sandown conducted a 12-event card and it was obvious that if 12 races had been scheduled here then perhaps eight heats of the Launching Pad may have been run.

Although, as was put forward to me, what would have happened had there been enough entries for three heats of the 715 metres Grade 5?

Would the Launching Pad have been reduced to six heats?

Realising that all grading is done by GRV, I sent an email to CEO, Dr. John Stephens.

He was kind enough to promptly re-spond on the matter of the 12-event card, where he wrote: “In instances like this, peo-ple generally tend to blame everyone else.”

“City meetings are in the calendar as 11-race programs, unless specifically requested (and agreed) before hand.”

“Changing them to 12-race programs is not a simple exercise for many reasons.”

“Essentially, the problem arose from programming which required 12 races to be

run, when 11 were in the system.” “Programming, at the request of the

clubs, is signed-off by the clubs before going into the system.”

I had spoken to AGRA several times in the past on some of the shortcomings we’ve had on Group races and their position is this: “Currently, the conditions of entry for a Group race are set by individual clubs.”

“AGRA does not set the individual field composition principles and conditions of entry of each Group race.”

“The conditions of entry for all Group events in expanded form appear on the AGRA website but, given space restrictions, the conditions are abbreviated in the printed calendar.”

Sadly, the losers in all of this are the connections of eight of the reserved dogs, who were in my opinion unfairly denied a chance to compete in a Group race and all seemingly because a 12-event card wasn’t anticipated.

I believe there needs to be written into the rules of all Group races provisions that ensure every greyhound nominated up to the asking maximum number is given a start, and if race cards need to be extended to accom-modate the running of these events, then it should become an automatic item.

I believe that a body such as AGRA should have the power or authority to deter-mine how these races are run.

Our Group races are our top events, our drawcards, our showpieces, and we must endeavour to make these races the best we can.

- Darryl Embling

In for your chop. Killarney trainer Kevin Mugavin captured the Trackside Meats Mount Gambier Cup on the weekend with Rich Shiraz. The handy provincial tracker, a winner on seven different tracks, virtually led all the way from the eight alley in a very quick BON 29.81. Pictured (L-R) are Karen Van Der Lann and Tracie Price from Trackside Meats and the squire of Killarney, Kevin Mugavin. - pic courtesy Brett Kennedy, Border Watch

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