Dapto’s Middle Distance Final
Victorians will have half the field in the final of the GRNSW Middle Distance Championship at Dapto this Thursday night.
The $25,000 to the winner event attracted great interest both locally and from the Southern State, and both Rob Camilleri and Andrea Dailly have qualified two runners each for the 600m decider
Fastest heat winner was Camilleri’s Slingshot Hammer (pictured) who posted 34.44s, with the Andrew and Adam Crouch-trained Sorry Scott next best winning her heat in 34.45s.
The other heats went to Dailly’s Rockstar Prince 34.56s, and Peter Lagogiane’s Shez Got Soul who clocked 34.69s.
The box draw for the final is: 1 Rockstar Melody 2 Rockstar Prince 3 Show Me Confetti 4 Shez Got Soul 5 Slingshot Hammer 6 Zipping Potter 7 Awesome Catch 8 Sorry Scott 9 Tennessee Tiger 10 Winnie Allen.
Watch Slingshot Hammer win his heat of the Dapto Middle Distance Championships here
Dapto Supreme Court decision
GRNSW was on Friday successful in the NSW Supreme Court to continuing racing at Dapto.
The judge has found that the administrator should have access to the books and records and premises to enable greyhound racing to continue.
GRNSW Chief Executive Officer Tony Mestrov said: "This is a great win for Greyhound Racing NSW and vindicates our actions.
“We brought this action to court on behalf of the participants of Greyhound Racing NSW and we are pleased the court has given the green light to continue racing at Dapto.
“The first step will be to retrieve missing computers and hard drives and all other materials that are unaccounted for
Richmond Maiden to Zipping Brady
The Rob Tyler-trained Zipping Brady has taken out this year’s $10,000 to the winner Steeline Riverstone Maiden Final at Richmond.
Driving through to lead from the first turn, the son of Fernando Bale and Pink Bandanna raced away for an effortless win in a slick 30.65s. Littermate Zipping Red was a strong run to finish fourth, just behind placegetters Aristocrat and Memories One, and Tyler is hopeful of bright futures for the pair.
Watch Zipping Brady win the Steeline Riverstone Maiden Final here
Melbourne Cup heats this Friday
Victoria’s premier event, and the second richest race of the Australian greyhound racing calendar, the TAB Melbourne Cup, gets underway this Friday with heats of the event run at Sandown.
The fields for the heats will be drawn on Tuesday morning and are expected to be available soon after lunchtime.
Several runners had their final hitout in the preludes of the event last Thursday at Sandown, each being a support event to the main show, The Shootout.
And once again it was the Jason Thompson-trained Hooked On Scotch taking out the main prize, storming home to beat Whiskey Riot, with Good Odds Harada third.
Watch Hooked On Scotch win the Shootout here
Turbo Thomas wins again
Leading Hunter Valley mentor Jason Mackay has another very promising dog in his kennel with Turbo Thomas taking his record to 12 wins from 13 starts with a slashing 21.96s performance at Maitland last Thursday night.
Turbo Thomas’ only defeat came at his first start when second in a maiden at Richmond, before moving to Mackay’s kennels where he has won all 12 starts.
Watch Turbo Thomas win his 12th straight race here
Ipswich Cup then retirement for Wise Misty
Just moments after winning the Group 3 Ipswich Gold Cup last Thursday, owner-trainer Craig Hazelgrove announced that Wise Misty would be immediately retired.
Wise Misty led from box 8 in the final, then, after being headed, came again to score by a head over Charming Chaos in 30.40s with Maywyn’s Noice in third in the $75,000 to the winner final.
Wise Misty retires with the impressive record of 71 starts for 33 wins and 17 placings earning $239,000.
Short-priced favourite Fernando Blaster, who equalled the track record in the heats, was slow to jump and lost his chances right there.
Watch Wise Misty win the Ipswich Gold Cup Final here
