Angle Park Preview - 8th August 2024
TELLING THE TAIL by The Shadow
We have another big night ahead of us here at headquarters, two Finals of the 2024 Nationals, the first over the 730 (race 4 ) and of course the Sprint (race 7). Both are good betting events and are wide open so make sure you have a First Four in both. If you are keen later in the night jump on Riot Rooster in race 6, he can bounce back and if able to lead will run good time. In the Nationals I have stuck with Zipping Neutron, he hasn’t been at his best of late but tonight from the rails draw can find the lead early and go on and win. The Sprint, I cant go past Fantastic Spike, he just needs to begin better than he has been and he will blow these away.
Race 1 - 1,7,5,2
Race 2 - 8,4,2,6
Race 3 - 2,8,7,4
Race 4 - 1,2,7,5
Race 5 - 1,3,7,8
Race 6 - 4,8,7,2
Race 7 - 4,5,3,6
Race 8 - 5,3,1,8
Race 9 - 1,2,6,8
Race 10 - 3,2,4,6
Race 11 - 2,7,3,1
Race 12 - 2,1,4,5
Best Bets
Race 3 No 2 - Boom Boom Jinx
Race 4 No 1 - Zipping Neutron
Race 6 No 4 - Riot Rooster
Race 7 No 4 - Fantastic Spike
Best Each Way
Race 8 No 1 - Care Factor
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY (City A)
Next week's Angle Park Thursday meeting features -
$3,700 Heats Classic 2024 Prelude (1) – 530m (SA Bred whelp Jul 22 to Dec 22 & paid up for Classic 2024. Final Saturday 24/8/24)
$2,785 Maiden – 530m
$4,050 Heats Maiden/Grade 6 – 595m ($4,420 Final Thursday 22/8/24)
$4,050 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)
$4,420 Grade 5 Bitches – 595m
$7,140 Free For All – 730m
* Nominations close Monday 12th August with GRSA at 9.00am.
VACCINATION RULE FOR RACING IN SA – REMINDER
Trainers are reminded that Rule 25 (Minimum Vaccination Requirements) took effect Monday, 1stMay, 2023. Vaccination Certificates must be received by GRSA prior to close of nominations for affected greyhounds to be considered eligible for nominating. It is also imperative that once the greyhound has been vaccinated the paperwork is lodged by yourself as soon as possible. Trainers are also reminded that they must not have their greyhound vaccinated within 5 days of racing. Should this occur, the greyhound will be scratched from its engagement or if paperwork lodged after an engagement and discovered the greyhound raced inside the 5 days then the matter will be referred to the stewards.
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s super night of racing at Angle Park tonight -
First 4 selections -
Race 1 - 7,2,6,1
Race 2 - 4,8,1,2
Race 3 - 1,2,8,3
Race 4 - 2,7,4,1
Race 5 - 1,3,7,8
Race 6 - 4,8,2,1
Race 7 - 4,5,6,7
Race 8 - 3,2,1,5
Race 9 - 2,1,8,6
Race 10 -3,1,2,4
Race 11- 1,2,6,5
Race 12 -2,1,4,5
Best Bets: Race 1 No 7 Rev Leon
Best Bets: Race 4 No 2 Zinfandel Trace
Best Eachway: Race 7 No 4 Fantastic Spike
2024 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SA - LOCAL SPRINT FINALS TONIGHT
The GCA National Championships have arrived. The National Finals this year will be held locally at Angle Park and are to be conducted on Saturday, 24th August. Both the National Sprint and National Distance Finals are at Group 1 level worth $85,000 to the winner.
The SA finals both worth $25,000 will be held tonight with the Distance Championship over the 730m journey kicking things off in Race 4 at 7.41pm.
Box Draw for the Distance Championship
1. Zipping Neutron – Tim Aloisi
2. Zinfandel Trace – Gavin Harris
3. Dishonest – Craig Jaensch
4. Just Alfie – Lauren Harris
5. Muster- Jack Trengove
6. Bedrock Will – Michael Stewart
7. Crypto Monelli – Clint Trengove
8. Mixed Dozen – Cameron Forshaw
9. Weblec Delight – Kim Johnstone SCR
10. Better Devil’s – Gino Grgurovic SCR
The Sprint Championship will follow as Race 7 at 8.43pm tonight and will include some of the state’s best chasers including heat winners Adhana Rico (30.67), Victa Marli (30.74) and Fantastic Spike (30.57).
Box Draw for the Sprint Championship
1. Zelda Chaos – Kiah Hurley SCR
2. Majestic McLaren – Tania Foster
3. Kai Bale – Tim Aloisi
4. Fantastic Spike – Liz Chegia
5. Where’s Poppy – Kirion Corby
6. Adhana Rico – Cameron Forshaw
7. Victa Marli – Ron Schadow
8. Long Haul – Kiah Hurley
9. Chapel Road – Kiah Hurley (Box 1)
10. Isle’s Entity – Tim Aloisi SCR
In an effort to support this series ALL States where possible will be conducting their State Finals (Sprint and Distance) tonight to be run within a two hour period on Sky Racing 1, 2 and Sky Active.
Winners of both finals will be the South Australian representatives in the National finals on Saturday August 24 here at Angle Park.
SA NATIONAL STRAIGHT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL AT MURRAY BRIDGE ON TUESDAY
The $14,275 2024 State National Straight Track Championship SA Final over 350m will be held on Tuesday 13th August at Murray Bridge.
After four heats were conducted at Murray Bridge on Tuesday, the Box Draw was conducted oncourse with the final field listed below.
Heat winners were So Be It (19.13), Paxton Dutton (19.20), Cash On Delivery (18.94) and Zinfandel Austin (19.07).
Box Draw
1 – Paxton Dutton - Nathan Goodenough
2- Myall Jack – Tracie Price
3 – Cash On Delivery – Cameron Forshaw
4 – Magical Friend - Bosco Stamenkovic
5- Agent Nineteen – Ben Rawlings
6 – So Be It – Bosco Stamenkovic
7 – Zinfandel Austin – Gavin Harris
8 – Myall Ray – Tracie Price
Reserves
9 – Pet Detective – Ben Rawlings
10 – Royal Nangar – Jack Trengove
The first two greyhounds past the post in Tuesdays final will represent SA at the National Championships against greyhounds from QLD, NSW and VIC. The National Straight Track Championship Final will be held locally at Murray Bridge on Saturday morning, 24th August –with the winner receiving $28,000.
Previous local winners were -
2019 PANHANDLE SLIM R. MURRAY 19.18
2020 SUSPENSE K. CORBY 19.20
2021 MY NAME’S CRAIG B. RAWLINGS 19.26
2022 HE’S ON FIRE T. RICHARDS 19.05
2023 FEDERAL OUTLAW B. RAWLINGS 19.05
State Straight Track Finals –
Richmond – Thursday 8th August
Healesville – Sunday 11th August
Capalaba – Sunday 11th August
Murray Bridge – Tuesday 13th August
HEATS CLASSIC 2024 PRELUDE (1) AT ANGLE PARK – NOMINATIONS CLOSE ON MONDAY
The $3,700 Heats of Classic 2024 Prelude (1) will be run on Thursday, 15th August with the $4,500 Final (Now $6,000 due to Nationals night) on Saturday, 24th August over the 530m to coincide with the Group 1 Nationals meeting. For SA Bred greyhounds whelped July 22 to December 22 and paid up for Classic 2024.
* Nominations for the Heats close Monday, 12th August with GRSA at 9.00am.
NEXT LOW GRADE SERIES AT ANGLE PARK
The next low grade series will be in late August at Angle Park for Maidens over the 530m with $2,785 Heats on Thursday, 22nd August with the $5,810 Final on Thursday, 29th August.
• Nominations for the Heats close Monday, 19th August at 9.00am.
HEATS CADILLAC RACING WINTER CLASSIC AT MOUNT GAMBIER
The $2,400 Heats of Cadillac Racing Winter Classic will be run on Sunday, 18th August with the $6,500 Final on Sunday, 25th August over the 512m. For dogs and bitches whelped on or after 1st July 2022. Non Penalty.
* Nominations for the Heats close Tuesday, 13th August with GRSA at 9.00am.
BOOST FOR NATIONALS PROGRAMMING
With the August calendar released GRSA has attempted to provide diverse racing opportunities for all of our greyhounds during the Group 1 National Championships held later next month to ensure all race meetings are supported with terrific financial rewards available for our participants.
• The SA National Sprint and Distance finals to be decided at Angle Park on Thurs¬day August 8 will see total prizemoney elevated from $15,000 to $25,000.
• The race meeting at Angle Park on Saturday night, 24th August will not only feature the two Group 1 $136,750 National Sprint and Distance Finals there will also be an extra $1,500 added to all other events on the program including the Classic 2024 Prelude (1) Final enticing some of the very best chasers.
• The race meeting at Murray Bridge on Saturday morning, 24th August will not only feature the Group 3 $44,875 National Straight Track Final, but the whole 10 race card will be conducted with City A Metro prizemoney (Category 1) with a shared Straight track and One Turn meeting planned. This will be a great spectacle to have both tracks in operation on the same day. Feature races on the meeting will be an Open Straight track Feature over the 350m along with a Grade 5 over 300m, bearing in mind as this meeting is a Prov 1 for grading purposes all grades on the Straight track will not be higher than a Grade 5. One turn features a Special Event over the 455m along with two Finals, a Grade 6 455m Final and a Grade 5 395m Final with those Heats run on Friday, 16th August. This should encourage a high quality and interesting meeting for oncourse and off course patrons.
• The race meeting on Thursday night, 22nd August at Angle Park will provide an opportunity for some short course events with the main focus for sprinting, middle distance and stayers at Angle Park on the Saturday night. This meeting will provide a mix of events over multiple distances with highlighted events being Maiden Heats over the 530m, a Maiden/Grade 6 Final over 595m from Heats on Thursday, 15th August, a Grade 5 for Male dogs over 530m along with a restricted Grade 6 (1-2 win) event over 530m. Over the 342m we have programmed a Mixed 342m event with some of the quickest bend greyhounds on show, along with two Finals from Heats on Saturday morning, 17th August, one Time Graded 1-4 wins (3 Heats) and one Time Graded 5+ wins (2 Heats) which will provide some of our lesser lights an opportunity to share the spotlight on our City A meeting.
• At all other meetings during Nationals week, there will a Nationals Bonus payment where all winners, seconds and thirds will receive $100, $50, $25 extra respectively.
With the Gawler Show on the 24th and 25th August resulting in Gawler having a week off, both Angle Park and Murray Bridge will take the focus of our meetings during this time and it is hoped that the spread of racing opportunities provides for a great Nationals week for our local participants and industry.
PREFERENTIAL BOX DRAWS STARTED AT MURRAY BRIDGE ON TUEASDAY
GRSA has started conducting Preferential Box Draws for selected events at the Murray Bridge Straight track starting from Tuesday (Maidens and Feature Cup and Championship series will be excluded). These types of events are being regularly programmed Interstate under each state’s conditions. Events will be specifically advertised, and trainers must advise if they want to compete in these events along with the racing trait of the respective greyhound at the time of nominating in the comments box. If trainers do not provide this information when nominating, they will not be considered for these advertised PBD events.
Conditions -
• PBD racing to be introduced for advertised race events at the Murray Bridge Straight track as from August 1, 2024
• Three racing traits – R = Rail, M = Middle, W = Wide
• The Trainer nominates the racing trait of the greyhound relating to box rise and 50m after the start
• This is reviewed by Stewards/Grading teams
• Box draws via OzChase which can now accommodate an automated process where greyhounds can be grouped by trait and then automatically box drawn
• Grading of each race event will be done under normal grading and programming guidelines
• There will be No Reserves for these events
Specific PBD Events programmed –
Tuesday 13th August – PDB Grade 6 Final – 300m, PBD Grade 5 300m
Wednesday 21st August – PBD Grade 6 – 350m
Wednesday 28th August – PBD Mixed – 350m
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR ICG
The ICG selection committee is currently seeking expressions of interest from participants in several categories -
Public Trainer – Mid Size
Interest In Greyhounds
Owner
to be considered with existing nominees, for appointment to the ICG (Industry Consultative Group).
We are seeking participants who can take an industry-wide perspective and contribute positively to the industry. The ICG selection committee are responsible for appointing the members of the ICG which currently meet three to four times yearly for approximately two and half hours. The term of membership is 2 years. If you would like to express your interest please complete the application form online or from kennel capers and forward to Shaun Mathieson at GRSA via email [email protected] by Friday 16th August 2024. Once applications have closed these details will be forwarded to the ICG selection panel for their consideration. If you require further details, please contact Shaun Mathieson at GRSA.
GRADING UPDATE REMINDERS
• GRSA allow one extra Grade 6 over another distance for City A Thursday meetings bringing this into line with all tracks in SA.
• GRSA removed the condition where once a greyhound has won a Grade 5 or higher event on a City A meeting that the greyhound will lose all Grade 6 events at all other tracks. This means a greyhound could be a Grade 4 or Grade 3 over 530m on a Thursday City A meeting and will still be able to win Grade 6 events at other tracks.
• GRSA allow a greyhound after winning a Grade 5 Masters event in faster time than the time standard to get back Into Masters with 2 runs in a Grade 5 at the track and distance, it doesn’t matter if they are placed or unplaced just so long as there are two starts out of Masters. This was changed from being just unplaced to get back.
SA BREEDERS SUPPORT PROGRAM
The Breeders Support Claim which has been increased to a maximum of $5,500 per litter will apply to all SA bred and whelped litters where the mating took place on or after April 1, 2024. Breeders will be able to claim from a wider variation of breeding costs including stud fees, veterinary and transport, vaccination costs and whelping costs. Please see the breakdown below for Breeders who are looking at breeding their next litter. Claims will be processed upon receipt of the Litter Registration form and Claim form.
INCREASED PRIZEMONEY FOR GOTBA COURSING
As previously announced the increase in prizemoney has taken effect for the GOTBA. Further coursing meetings will be staged this Sunday, August 11 and Sunday, September 8 followed by the Oaks, Derby and Waterloo Cup meeting later in September.
Increased Prizemoney (Beginning 14th July 2024)
4 dog coursing events – first $350, runner up $110 (Up from first $265, runner up $90)
8 dog coursing events – first $525, runner up $160 (up from first $380, runner up $120)
Waterloo Cup – first $6,000, runner up $1,600, thirds $200
Oaks – first $3,700, runner up $1,000, thirds $150
Derby – first $3,700, runner up $1,000, thirds $150
Entry conditions for Derby, Oaks and Waterloo Cup: Must have had 1 start at any Coursing venue during 2024 to be eligible for the Waterloo Cup, Oaks or Derby.
Bonus – If the winner of the Derby, Oaks or Waterloo Cup is a greyhound that has raced at two Virginia Coursing meetings during the 2024 season, a $500 bonus will apply.