Angle Park Preview - 8th June

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELLING THE TAIL 

We have another strong 12 event program here at Angle Park tonight so we should be able to back a few winners throughout the evening. Don’t forget to have a crack at the Trifecta’s and First Fours as they are on every race. Good luck to the Rasmussen kennel in Brisbane with their team of runners tonight

Tonight’s tips

Race 1   - 5,8,2,4
Race 2  - 4,8,5,7
Race 3  - 7,8,1,4
Race 4  - 7,1,5,2
Race 5 -  2,4,8,6
Race 6 -  2,4,8,3
Race 7  - 2,1,4,6
Race 8  - 3,5,2,6
Race 9 -  7,1,4,6
Race 10 -  1,4,3,8
Race 11  - 1,2,8,6
Race 12 -  1,8,6,4

Best Bets
Race 5 No 2 - Spring Honour
Race 6 No 2 - Springvale Max
Race 11 No 1 -  Victa Kurt

Best Each Way
Race 7 No 4 - Victa Tara

Best First Four
Race 8   2.3.5.6

The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s super night of racing at Angle Park tonight

First 4 selections:

Race 1 - 5,2,4,7
Race 2 - 8,4,5,2
Race 3 - 7,8,5,2
Race 4 - 7,1,4,5
Race 5 - 8,6,2,4
Race 6 -2,3,8,4
Race 7 - 4,1,2,3
Race 8 - 5,3,1,2
Race 9 - 7,3,6,2
Race 10 - 4,1,3,8
Race 11 - 4,1,2,6
Race 12 -8,6,1,4

Best Bets -Race 7, No. 4 Victa Tara
Best Bets -Race 10, No. 4 Zipping Chew
Eachway -Race 12, No. 8 Hoogley

ANGLE PARK THURSDAY (City A)

Next weeks Angle Park Thursday meeting features – 

$6,790 Heats Bayroad Queen Feature Stayers – 730m (Best greyhounds nominated. $15,250 Final 22/6/23)
$3,855 Gawler to Angle Park Fastest Forward (5+ Wins) Final – 530m (Heats Gawler Wednesday 7/6/23. N/P Selected from Worst to Best of this category. Final field will be an 8-dog field plus reserves, comprising of the greyhounds running the fastest times in the Heats, regardless of their finishing position in those Heats. Any race on the program)
$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)
$2,650 Open Maiden – 530m 
$3,505 Juvenile– 530m 
$4,210 Grade 5 – 595m 

Nominations close Friday 9th June with GRSA at 9.00am.

“STOP PRESS”

GAWLER DAY WEDNESDAY 14th JUNE & 
ANGLE PARK NIGHT THURSDAY 15TH JUNE
NOMINATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW (FRIDAY 9th JUNE)

BAYROAD QUEEN STAYERS HEATS NEXT WEEK - NOMINATIONS CLOSE TOMORROW (FRIDAY 9th 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 Friday, 9th June at 9.00am with GRSA 

SA TRIO SET FOR GROUP 2 FLYING AMY TONIGHT AT ALBION PARK.
South Australian greyhounds will feature prominently in Queensland tonight with three chasers headlined by rising star Victa Damian set to compete in the final of the Group 2 Flying Amy at Albion Park.
Victa Damian will start favourite for the $225.000 race and will be joined by littermates Victa Marli and Victa Alby with all three dogs trained by veteran SA duo Tony and Lisa Rasmussen.
Victa Damian will be hard to beat tonight and is building a resume as one of Australia’s best greyhounds having recorded 14 wins from just 20 starts.
He claimed the Group 1 National Derby in Sydney in January and also won the Group 3 Howard Ashton final at Angle Park which including equalling the track record in his heat.
Victa Damian has drawn box two with Victa Alby in box three and Victa Marli in box eight with each dog holding a winning chance in the race.
The Flying Amy final is worth $150,000 to the winner and will be race 8 tonight due to start at 8.40pm (SA time)

2023 GAWLER PRODUCE STAKE HEATS TOMORROW
There are three $2,200 Produce Heats at Gawler tomorrow (races 6,7 & 8) with the first five from each heat and fastest sixth placing qualifying for two $3,000 Semis on Sunday, 18th June and the Final will be held on Sunday, 25th June. 
The series features the likes of Fantastic Tommy, Oh Louise, Victa Speed, Coorong Cam, Allinga Molly, Victa Tony, Victa Kerle, Time After Time and Could Be King.
The Final is worth $22,000 and Consolation at $3,000. 
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. 

MIKE WITTHOLZ FEATURE MASTERS SERIES THIS MONTH FOR MIXED 3/4/5 GREYHOUNDS
Sunday, 18th June - $1,885 Heats Mike Wittholz Mixed Masters Feature – 400m (Non Penalty. Mixed 3/4/5 greyhounds. No time standards apply. For greyhounds 3¾yo or over at time of nomination - must have raced previous 6 months or qualy trialled in that time. 4yo and higher will have preference. $5,000 Final Sunday, 25th June)
 *Nominations for the Heats close on Wednesday, 14th June with GRSA at 9.00am.* 

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.

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, 15th June.
• Nominations close Friday, 9th 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 where possible, however, with the introduction of the race on Thursday night, from 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, 21st 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. We have a race meeting scheduled on Saturday morning with the first race at 7.42am and the last of 10 at 10.07am and both events should not have much impact on each other however participants should be mindful of this on the day.

CLASSIC AND BREEDERS FUTURITY PAYMENTS – PAYMENTS DUE FRIDAY 16TH JUNE
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 19
Sunday July 2
Sunday July 16
Sunday August 13
Sunday August 27
Sunday September 10
Sunday October 8