Angle Park Preview - 1st June 2023
TELLING THE TAIL by The Shadow
Tonight’s feature event is the 2023 Shane McQueen (race 8) on the program over the 595m, it has certainly turned into a terrific field and has a $10,000 to winners cheque on the end. The two semi winners from last week which I liked are Ravers Army who continued his winning form and now has won his last five on end, he only needs a clean start to take beating again and Could Be King who won from this draw in the BON 34.42, they are the better chances. Add Miss Scallywag who can show early pace on occasions along with Dash Of Blue for the First Four. Box Up 1.3.6.7
Tonight’s tips
Race 1 - 1,3,8,6
Race 2 - 4,1,2,8
Race 3 - 1,8,6,2
Race 4 - 3, 8,4,6
Race 5 - 4,3,2,8
Race 6 - 1,8,3,6
Race 7 - 5,1,4,8
Race 8 - 7,6,3,1
Race 9 - 2,1,4,6
Race 10 - 6,3,4,8
Race 11 - 8,1,6,4
Race 12 - 4,2,8,6
Best Bets
Race 4 No 3 - Coorong Cam
Race 8 No 7 =Could Be King
Best Each Way
Race 10 NO 6 Chewdini
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY (City A)
Next weeks Angle Park Thursday meeting features –
$3,505 Gawler to Angle Park G6 N/P Final–530m (Heats Gawler 4/6/23. N/P. Must have no offences at either track)
$3,505 Special event Grade 5 (worst to best) – 530m (One 8 dog field will be graded from the Weighted Points Score table of Grade 5 pool of greyhounds worst to best grading. No guarding and no reserves. Trainers cannot nominate for this event specifically. Non Penalty)
$5,535 Bitches FFA – 530m
$3,855 Masters Grade 5 – 530m (For greyhounds 3¾yo or over at time of nom-must raced prev 6 months or qualy trialled in that time. 4yo & higher pref N/P)
$2,650 Open Maiden – 530m
$4,055 SA Owned Grade 5 – 530m
$4,560 Mixed – 595m
$6,790 Open – 730m
Nominations close Monday 5th June with GRSA at 9.00am.
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s super night of racing at Angle Park tonight
First 4 selections
Race 1 - 3,1,6,8
Race 2 - 4,1,8,2
Race 3: - 8,1,2,6
Race 4 - 3,4,8,1
Race 5 - 2,3,6,4
Race 6- 1,4,6,3
Race 7- 4,1,8,2
Race 8 -2,6,7,4
Race 9 - 2,1,4,6
Race 10 - 3,6,4,8
Race 11 - 8,4,6,1
Race 12 - 4,2,8,6
Best Bets - Race 5, No. 2 Time After Time
Best Bets - Race 7, No. 4 Agent Nine Nine
Eachway - Race 8, No. 2 Hoogley
VACCINATION RULE FOR RACING IN SA
Trainers are reminded that Rule 25 (Minimum Vaccination Requirements) took effect Monday, 1st May. Vaccination Certificates must be received by GRSA prior to close of nominations for affected greyhounds to be considered eligible.
LOCAL NEWS
2023 SHANE MCQUEEN FINAL TONIGHT
Last week at Angle Park there were four terrific heats of the 2023 Shane McQueen over the 595m where the first two placegetters qualified for tonights Feature final.
Heat winners were:
Ravers Army – 34.64
Machismo – 34.86
Springvale Max – 34.88
Could Be King – 34.42
The Final field in Box Draw order is:
Dash Of Blue - Richard Pearce
Hoogley - Rob Harnas
Miss Scallywag - Tony Rasmussen
Springvale Max - Gavin Harris
Flip The Script - Neil Mann
Ravers Army - Tim Aloisi
Could Be King - Ben Rawlings
Machismo -Vadim Roz
Fantastic Luna (1st Res) - SCR
Razzle Darryl (2nd Res) - SCR
The $14,275 Final will be race 8 on the program and is listed to jump at 9.05pm (SA time).
This will be the twentieth running of the event, which is named in the memory of former GRSA CEO, Shane McQueen.
Previous winners are:
2004 SHAMIRA BALE G Dailly 34.89
2005 EXPLOSIVE FLASH P Barry 35.00
2006 DEGREE OF STYLE K Gill 35.32
2007 SO BUSY L Harris 34.68
2008 C’MON TESS K Gill 35.09
2009 RED DEMON R Harnas 35.05
2010 STRICTLY MAMBO J Jones 35.13
2011 SIPS HER COFFEE R Hume 35.14
2012 KALDEN MAYHEM T Murray 35.16
2013 TERCEL K Bearpark 35.05
2014 BIG ZAP T Murray 34.87
2015 HE’S A VILLIAN L Rasmussen 34.91
2016 AMERICAN TONY K Gill 35.06
2017 ALLEN OREGON B Rawlings 35.13
2018 JEEBUS BIRD T Rasmussen 35.12
2019 MORE RUM BATEMAN K Murnane 35.05
2020 SIR TRUCULENT W Harkins 34.93
2021 RUSHES L Rasmussen 29.85 (Murray Bridge 530m)
2022 VICTA GROSSO T Rasmussen 34.06 (595m)
VICTA DAMIAN IN QUEENSLAND TONIGHT
Last Thursdays Group 3 Howard Ashton Final winner Victa Damian for Lisa Rasmussen is engaged in the heats of the Group 2 Flying Amy Classic at Albion Park tonight. The star SA chaser is in race 3 at 6.49pm (SA time) and has drawn box 1 and should prove very hard to beat with him being listed a short priced favourite at $1.40. It will be so exciting to see him compete interstate but also some of his kennel mates in Victa Marli (race 2 no 7 @ 6.31pm), Live It (race 7 no 7 @ 8.16pm) and Victa Alby (race 8 no 2 @ 8.40pm).
With 7 heats the winners and fastest second placegetter qualifies for next Thursday $150,000 to the winner final so we wish all the SA greyhounds the best of luck.
2023 GAWLER PRODUCE STAKES HEATS THIS MONTH – NOMINATIONS CLOSE ON TUESDAY
A reminder to all trainers with greyhounds paid up for the Gawler Produce Stake that the $2,200 Heats will be run on Friday, 9th June. The $3,000 Semis are listed for Sunday, 18th June and the Final will be held on Sunday, 25th June.
The Final is guaranteed at $22,000 and Consolation at $3,000.
*Nominations for the Heats close on Tuesday, 6th June with GRSA at 9.00am.*
The winner of the Final is also eligible for a $10,000 bonus if it can win the 2023 Gawler Gold Cup later this year in October. If the winner of the Gawler Produce is SA Bred, there is also a $1,000 SA Bred Bonus.
LOW GRADE RACE FOR THURSDAYS AT ANGLE PARK
In an effort to ensure we are programming 12 races each Thursday night at Angle Park GRSA has introduced a low grade race for some Thursday nights. These races are for Grade 5 greyhounds over 530m that have a low WPS (Weighted Points Score). Prizemoney will be slightly less than a normal Grade 5, however, these races will be non-penalty. There will be no guarding, no reserves and only one 8 greyhound race. This should provide encouragement for those trainers who have 500m+ greyhounds but feel they cannot compete on a normal Thursday night due to current form. We are hoping to draw from a different pool of greyhounds and GRSA would encourage trainers to nominate.
$3,505 Special event Grade 5 (worst to best) – 530m (One 8 dog field will be graded from the Weighted Points Score table of Grade 5 pool of greyhounds worst to best grading. No guarding and no reserves. Trainers cannot nominate for this event specifically. Non Penalty)
The next programmed event is on Thursday, 1st June.
• Nominations for the Heats close Monday, 5th June with GRSA at 9.00am
GRSA has also continued with the 1 – 4 win Time Graded Heats on a Saturday morning over 530m into a Thursday night Final, however, with the introduction of the race on Thursday night, in May the 5+ 530m Time Graded events will only be run if insufficient nominations for the meeting (there will be no Heats for this pool of greyhounds).
GRSA will also continue running Heats at Murray Bridge, Angle Park Monday and Gawler into a Thursday night Final where the program allows to draw from a different pool of greyhounds over 500m.
MURRAY BRIDGE STAT TRIALS
Please be advised Satisfactory Trials at Murray Bridge on Wednesday nights will be conducted on a fortnightly basis due to staffing issues. The next fortnightly opportunity will be Wednesday, 7th June.
NO MURRAY BRIDGE TRIALLING OVER JUNE LONG WEEKEND
GRSA advise on Monday 12th June (Public Holiday) due to staff unavailability there will be no trials at Murray Bridge. (Gawler will be able to trial on this day as GRSA has available staff)
MODEL TRAIN FAIR OVER JUNE LONG WEEKEND WITH RACING ON SATURDAY MORNING
GRSA advise that the Model Train Fair will be conducted at the Angle Park venue over the June Long weekend. The race meeting scheduled for Saturday morning the 10th June will proceed as normal and both events should not have much impact on each other however participants should be mindful of this on the day.
Timed Graded Meeting - “Worst to Best” rating. Greyhounds graded into 3 categories. Maidens, 1-4 wins & 5 or more wins. (5 + win 530m will only be considered if needed) Specific grades of greyhounds are not considered except for Maidens. Races–N/P with Pathway Prizemoney. Reserves will be determined by Grader. There will be No Guarding. Refer to “Time Based Grading” published conditions.
• Nominations close Wednesday, 7th June with GRSA at 9.00am
BAYROAD QUEEN STAYERS HEATS IN JUNE
The $6,790 Heats of the Bayroad Queen Stayer’s Cup will be run over 730m on Thursday, 15th June . The $14,275 Final will be run on Thursday, 22nd June .
• Nominations close on Monday, 12th June at 9.00am with GRSA
CLASSIC AND BREEDERS FUTURITY PAYMENTS
Owners of SA Bred greyhounds are reminded that the next batch of Futurity payments are due on Friday, 16th June 2023.
The payments due are:
Classic 2023 – Final Payment (Pups born July 21 to December 21) This payment is for greyhounds for which the Second Sustaining Payment was made last December. The Final Payment is $121 per greyhound.
Breeders 2024 – Second Payment (Pups born January 22 to June 22)
This payment is for greyhounds for which the First Sustaining Payment was made last December. The Second Sustaining Payment is $55 per pup or a Final Payment of $121 can be made at this stage.
Classic 2024 – First Payment (Pups born July 22 to December 22)
This First Payment is due for Classic 2024. All SA Bred greyhounds born in the above period are eligible to make this payment. The First Payment is $27.50 per pup or a “one-off” Final Payment of $121 can be made at this stage.
To assist all owners of Futurity eligible pups, reminders will be sent out over the coming days. It is perhaps a good idea to make the payment as soon as you can, so it does not slip your mind and the closing date passes. If you have sold a pup/s we would ask if you can forward on the information to the new owner. If you have not received a reminder by the end of this month and you think you should have, contact Caralyn Fielden as soon as possible.
ADDITIONAL TUESDAY NIGHT MEETING AT ANGLE PARK
After consultation and support by Sky Racing, GRSA has programmed an extra race meeting on the weekly schedule for the new season, with Tuesday night at Angle Park now on the calendar. This extra meeting will be shown on Sky 2 and will be for Category 3 prizemoney. It will also be for short course greyhounds (342m) exclusively to not affect 530m+ at Angle Park meetings on Monday (Category 2) and Thursday (Category 1). GRSA may initially have to utilise more 6 dog fields to spread out our numbers across the weekly schedule, however, this will only be determined at the time. These meetings will be graded events and as we haven’t run this category with greyhounds taking a grade (Saturday mornings are Non Penalty) it will be like a new venue with most grades being Maiden, Grade 6 and Grade 5 to start with.
Nominations will close on the Friday before, the same time as Gawler Wednesday. This does avoid Angle Park Monday and Murray Bridge Tuesday which close on the Thursday.
Trials at Angle Park will move from Tuesday night to Wednesday night and be run the same time as the Murray Bridge trials.
The implementation date is scheduled for 1st August, 2023.
RACING AND TRIALLING FREQUENCY – STARTED 1ST FEBRUARY
GRSA has adopted a new local rule in regard to frequency of racing and trialling which took effect on Wednesday 1st February 2023. The update local rule is below -
69A Racing and trialling frequency
(1) In this rule:
Race has the same meaning given to this term in R9 of the GAR.
Trial means a satisfactory trial, or a qualifying trial as defined in R9 of the GAR.
(2) A greyhound will only be permitted to start in –
(a) No more than a combined total of 2 race and trial starts in any 7-day period; and,
(b) No more than a combined total of 7 race and trial starts in any 28-day period.
(3) This sub-rule commences on a date to be fixed by Stewards’ Notice.
The intent of this rule is to monitor and regulate the frequency of races and official trials of greyhounds, to ensure adequate rest time is given between events. The rule is similar to one in effect in Western Australia. We have automated the Ozchase Racing system to be able to monitor this rule. The rule is self-explanatory. A greyhound must not start more than 2 times (races or trials combined) in any 7-day period. Further, a greyhound must not start more than 7-times (races or trials combined) in any 28-day period.
Any attempt to nominate a greyhound outside these parameters will be flagged by the OzChase system. If a greyhound gains a start from reserve deeming it ineligible under this rule for its next engagement or it competes in another state prior to racing back in SA then the greyhound will come out.
**Racing Administration staff will scratch these greyhounds acting under this rule without notification. (the responsibility rests with the trainer to ensure they do not contravene this rule)
**For clarity if a greyhound races on Sunday, Wednesday then Sunday it will be eligible. The first day counts as day 1 and therefore resets on the Saturday.
GOTBA COURSING DATES
GOTBA at Virginia Coursing dates until the end of the season. GRSA will continue to grade a mix of 4 and 8 dog events as the season progresses.
Sunday June 5
Sunday June 19
Sunday July 2
Sunday July 16
Sunday August 13
Sunday August 27
Sunday September 10
Sunday October 8