Angle Park Preview = September 21st
TELLING THE TAIL by The Shadow
As the racing here at headquarters hots up the weather is going the other way and is starting to get a little chilly, all eyes focus on (race 3) the 2023 TAB Allstars match race series that gives the quickest winner a GOLDEN ticket into the 2023 Group 1 Adelaide Cup. The Jason Thompson trained Transponder is my selection to take out the series, he has been in outstanding form back in Victoria winning in quick times and it will be interesting to see what time he can carve out here tonight. The classy chaser has 18 wins along with 11 placings from his 34 starts. Schillaci was ultra impressive when winning last weeks SA Derby in a slick 30.00 even is the danger, he loves the Angle Park loam and will keep on improving with every run.
Top selections for the evening.
Tips for this evening,
Race 1 - 7,4,2,5
Race 2 - 1,2,4,6
Race 3 - 1,6,8,7
Race 4 - 6,2,1,8
Race 5 - 2,3,8,1
Race 6 - 4,6,8,3
Race 7 - 3,1,6,2
Race 8 - 7,1,5,6
Race 9 - 8,7,1,5
Race 10 - 5,7,1
Race 11 - 6,1,3,4
Race 12 - 4,2,8,5
Best Bets
Race 6 No 4 - Afire
Race 11 No 6 - Wynburn Honey
Best Each Way
Race 8 No 1 - Miss Scallywag
The Boy from the Bush gives his selections for tonight’s super night of racing at Angle Park tonight -
First 4 selections –
Race 1 - 2,7,5,4
Race 2 – 1,2,4,6
Race 3 – 6,8,1,3
Race 4 – 6,2,8,1
Race 5 – 5,2,3,8
Race 6 – 4,1,3,8
Race 7 – 1,3,6,4
Race 8 – 4,6,7,5
Race 9 – 5,7,8,1
Race 10 – 5,7,1
Race 11 – 6,1,4,3
Race 12 – 4,2,5,7
Best Bets: Race 9 No 5 Magical Mystic
Best Bets: Race 11 No 6 Wynburn Honey
Eachway Bets: Race 5 No 5 Fawn Charger
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.
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY (City A)
Next week’s Angle Park Thursday meeting features –
$14,275 Heats TAB Adelaide Cup - 530m (Best greyhounds nominated. Special Conditions. $145,250 Group 1 Final Friday 6/10/23. Winner of Match Race Series 21/9/23 will be guaranteed a spot into the Group 1 Adelaide Cup Final 6/10. Bypass the Heats. Conditions apply)
$2,650 Open Maiden – 530m
$4,560 Mixed– 595m
$6,790 Free For All – 730m
Nominations close Monday 25th September with GRSA at 9
2023 TAB MATCH RACE CHALLENGE – SA V ALLSTARS
Tonight the 2023 TAB Match Race Challenge (SA V Allstars) will be conducted as race 3 on the program with the first Match race due to start at 7.25pm (SA time), Match 2 at 7.36pm, Match 3 at 7.49pm and Match 4 at 7.57pm. We have some of the best greyhounds across Australia taking on SA’s best in one on one racing.
TAB and Sky Racing have been very supportive of this series. TAB have markets open on Head to Head winners and overall winners. All matches will be on Sky 1 or Sky 2 so please check the coverage so you don’t miss a moment. GRSA will again show live footage of the greyhounds inside the boxes, looking from behind the greyhounds, as they get ready to race and just after the start which will be very exciting and has been well received by participants and patrons alike.
All Matches come out of boxes 1 & 3.
Matches (1-4) will be -
- Transponder (Allstars - Vic) v Could Be King (SA) @ 7.25pm – (1st $4,750, runner up $1,000)
- Panama Pepper (Allstars - QLD) v Fiorano(SA) @ 7.36pm – (1st $4,250, runner up $1,000)
- Finniss Jewel (SA) v Schillaci (Allstars - Vic) @ 7.49pm – (1st $4,000, runner up $1,000)
- Dash Of Blue (SA) v Big Energy (Allstars - Vic) @ 7.57pm – (1st $4,500, runner up $1,000
Full Field – Race 3 @ 7.25pm
1. Transponder – Jason Thompson (Allstars - Vic)
2. Could Be King – Ben Rawlings (SA)
3. Panama Pepper – Ben Rawlings (Allstars - QLD)
4. Fiorano – Brenda Oakey (SA)
5. Finniss Jewel – Ryan Tugwell (SA)
6. Schillaci – Jihad Talgi (Allstars - Vic)
7. Dash Of Blue – Richard Pearce (SA)
8. Big Energy – Jacquie Greenough (Allstars - Vic)
9. Springvale Bray – SCR
10. Afire – Jason Sharp SCR
Prizemoney for each Match will be range between $4,750 and $4,000 with unplaced $1,000 for each Match dependent upon the rating of each match up. Overall TAB Match Race Challenge winner (based on overall time to three decimal places only) will be $7,500, second $2,500, third $1,000.
GRSA will still guarantee the winner of the TAB Match Race Challenge direct entry into the $100,000 to the winner Group 1 Adelaide Cup Final on Friday, 6th October (bypassing the Adelaide Cup Heats). The winner of the Match Race series is considered qualified for the Group 1 Adelaide Cup and will not be eligible to compete in another series. (If there is a dead heat for the overall win then all will be guaranteed the spot in the Adelaide Cup)
ADELAIDE CUP TRIAL TONIGHT
There will be plenty of Adelaide Cup interest with the Match racing and other interstate greyhounds engaged in our fields tonight in preparation for next week’s Heats, however, there will also be one solo trial this evening.
Tamanian star sprinter, Wynburn Ruby, for trainer Ben Englund will trial in between races. She has an excellent record with 17 wins and 9 placings from 30 starts and over $140,000 in prizemoney. She won the Group 2 Launceston Cup back in February in a slick 29.31, however, has not raced since May so it will be interesting to see how she goes in a lead up to the Cup.
2023 GOTBA OAKS, DERBY AND WATERLOO CUP THIS SUNDAY
The Oaks, Derby and 2023 GOTBA Waterloo Cup will be held this Sunday, 24th September at Virginia.
The Club has a field of 11 for the Waterloo Cup, 13 for the Oaks and 10 for the Derby.
Coursing kicks off at 9.00am on Sunday at Virginia.
Remaining Coursing dates are -
Sunday October 9.
Please be advised of the policy in regard to running of events at Coursing.
“ For any GOTBA Coursing meetings programmed , effective immediately all Coursing events will be conducted and completed as programmed, there will not be a choice as to whether to run or not. The only time that a race will be declared a No Course is if there is a mechanical or other defect that may prevent a race from being completed in the opinion of the stewards at their discretion, supported by the rules of racing”
“Guarding of events will occur when the fields are released and then normal procedure will occur during the Coursing meetings”
VIRGINIA MAINTENANCE
GRSA advise that plumbers will be doing some work at Virginia next Wednesday, 27th which will require the closure of the road at the wash bays. The work will take about 4-5 hrs and the track will not be useable during this time. Please be mindful of this work being carried out.
GREYHOUND RACING SOUTH AUSTRALIA - 2023 SA COUNTRY CUP
Below are dates for the greyhounds to qualify for the $7,500 SA Country Cup Final, to be run at Angle Park over 530 metres on Adelaide Cup G-SIX Final night Friday, 6th October 2023. Special Conditions apply.
Qualifying
Track Dist. Date of Meeting
Gawler 531m Friday 22.09.23– (Two Heats drawn – Races 9 and 10. Both Heat winners qualify)
Mt Gambier 512m Sunday 24.09.23 – (One Heat drawn – Race 9. 1st and 2nd qualify)
Murray Bridge 530m Sunday 24.09.23– (Two Heats drawn – Races 3 and 4. Both Heat winners qualify)
Country Cup Final Prizemoney Total - $7,500
TAB ADELAIDE CUP ON FRIDAY 6TH OCTOBER
Thanks to the support of Greyhound Racing Victoria, South Australia will be able to run our premier Group 1 meeting on Friday, 6th October. SA will swap our Friday Day meeting with Victoria’s night meeting so we can race in the evening. Due to programming some of the races early on the program will be on Sky 2, however, our Group 1 Adelaide Cup and feature races will be on Sky 1 with the Cup to be run slightly later than normal to accommodate Sky Racing scheduling.
Murray Bridge will race on the Thursday night before the Cup (5th October) retaining our normal night time Sky 1 slot. In past years this meeting was run in the twilight on Sky 2.
GRSA is very appreciative of GRV for assisting with this scheduling change which would not have happened without their support.
2023 GROUP 1 TAB ADELAIDE CUP CONDITIONS
TAB Adelaide Cup Race Dates:
Thursday, 28th September: TAB Adelaide Cup Open Heats up to 8 @ $14,275 each
Friday, 6th October: TAB Adelaide Cup Final @ $145,250 ($100,000 to the winner)
TAB Adelaide Cup Consolation @ $14,275
- Nominations: TAB Adelaide Cup Heats close Monday, 25th September with GRSA at 9.00am.
Nominations can be made online, please specify Adelaide Cup or on a Multi Nomination Form.
The overall winner of the SA Match Race (SA V Allstars) series will be guaranteed a spot in the Group 1 Adelaide Cup on Friday, 6th October. This greyhound will not be eligible to compete in the Heats on Thursday, 28th September.
The $15,250 Premier’s Cup over the 730m will also be conducted on Adelaide Cup Final night for the stayers.
DUAL LURE TO BE TRIALLED AT ANGLE PARK THIS TUESDAY NIGHT
As advised in last months Kennel Capers, a dual lure will be trialled at Angle Park on Tuesday nights until sufficient trialling has taken place to determine the positives and negatives of the dual lure at our venues.
To manage this process trainers will need to book trials as normal. GRSA will allocate timeslots 7.15pm to 7.40pm and 7.40pm to 8.05pm each Tuesday meaning we will be trialling up to 20 trials each Tuesday night. Having two blocks of time this will assist trial staff manage the changing of the lure etc.
When booking online please book as normal in these slots and it will be assumed that you want to trial on the dual lure. If a trainer does not want to trial on the dual lure then please book in different time slots.
When ringing up to book a trial please advise staff if you want to book a dual lure trial, bearing in mind there is only 20 trials and once gone there will not be anymore until the following week.
- Bookings for trials open for next Tuesday at 11.30am on Monday
ONLINE NOMINATIONS UPDATED WITH VACCINATION DETAILS OF GREYHOUNDS
OzChase have update the currency of the Greyhound’s vaccination and it is displayed within Online Nominations. Each Greyhound on the Currently Trained list of a trainer will include a new column displaying the latest vaccination date recorded. It will be colour coded.
**** Previously nominations have still been accepted, however, for meetings scheduled from 1st October if the greyhound does not have a current Vaccination recorded, the Online Nomination system will block the nomination from being accepted. Please ensure all vaccination paperwork is updated with GRSA to ensure nominations can be accepted****
GAWLER TRIALS TO MOVE TO ONLINE SHORTLY
As advised previously GRSA has been working with the Gawler GRC and staff to transition the Gawler trial booking process to online like Angle Park and Murray Bridge for their Monday and Thursday morning sessions. An implementation date will be advised shortly. After consultation at the most recent ICG meeting this will have to be implemented to accommodate certain trialling requirements. GRSA will extended the bookings for Gawler for each session from 4 to 6 that one trainer can have in anyone session to assist a number of young greyhounds that trial one after another.