Angle Park Preview
TELLING THE TAIL by The Shadow
The highlight of tonight’s racing is the two semis of the 2015 Champion Puppy which are races 3 and 4 on the programme. We will get to see a couple of smart youngsters who look to have bright futures grace the Angle Park loam.
Race 1 and we see a classy race to kick off with. There are a couple that have early pace and one that will be rattling home over the top of them. Grifter Bale will be flying home late, Cash In Looper who is very smart and is my pick and He Isn’t Really out in box 8 who won here last start from the same draw in a slick BON 29.53. Box Up 1.3.6.8
Race 2 and this should come down to the rails runners and I like Breaker Kahn from box 2. He kicked up from box 1 and scored in 30.13 here last start and on that effort will go close again. Lochinvar Akira gets her chance to improve from box 1 and will be running on strongly. Box Up 1.2.5.8
The 3rd and this is the first of the Champion Puppy semis and the two that stand out are Aston Tulloch for Troy Murray and Rhynstone Jetta for Martin Doyle. Both are very smart sprinters and are hard to split. Von Dousa will be running on late and is a must for the trifecta. Box Up 3.5.6.7
The 4th and the second semi final, it is very hard to go past It’s Classified. He carved out a best of day 29.53 here last week from box 6 and won by over 10L. He is the stand out. Match Winner is also very smart and should be right in the finish, so let’s go with 2 from 5 then 1 and 7 boxed.
Race 5 and there is a heap of speed in this event. Mrs Bubbles just keeps on winning for trainer Mathew Payne and is a class act so she will start the punters elect. Lady Xanthe is well drawn and will be carving across from box 8 and can’t be overlooked. Box Up 2.5.7.8
The 6th and I like one here at each way odds and that is Fast Noodle. He is hit and miss on box rise and if he gets a clear run he will be very hard to beat. Margaret Keeping was a top pick for me here last week and she ran a very good 3rd after finding early trouble. So she will be right in the mix. Box up 2.4.5.7.
Race 7 and this is an open affair, I am leaning towards Barnes Bay as he could come out running from box 7 and if he leads will be very hard to beat. Taser McBain is always a chance and should finish in the top 3. Add in Dyna Inca for value. Box Up 1.3.7.8
Race 8, and a very interesting race it is too. It has pacey types and a couple of 600m specialists who will be flying home late. It is very hard to go past Young Gun McBain who won from this draw last week in a smart 29.67 and on that run appears the top pick. He’s A Villian is strong and is well drawn. Add in Peejay Jack who saluted for us last week at nice odds and we shouldn’t miss. Box Up 1.2.3.6 add in the 7 for value.
The 9th and I will stick with the inside 3, they all have their fair share of ability and are well drawn. Point Made could be the roughie out in box 8 if he improves his box manners. Box Up 1.2.3.8
Race 10 and this is a very wide open affair with several chances. Nothing jumps out for me so we can go with a handy sprinter at each way odds in Irish Midge. Her wins are few and far between but is always a chance of pinching a place. Yarramudi Hanna will start the favourite and will be hard to beat along with Timeless Diamond. Box Up 1.2.3.5
The final event and the Jovanovic kennel rarely goes home without a winner and Rellim Allan is more than capable of sending us all home on a winning note. Electric Impulse is very smart and is drawn for a bold showing. Box Up 1.2.3.4.
Best Bets
Race 1 No 8 He Isn’t Really
Race 8 No 2 Young Gun McBain
Best Each Way
Race 9 No 8 Point Made
Race 10 No 5 Irish Midge
Best Roughie
Race 6 No 2 Dyna Andy
UBET JACKPOTS TODAY
ANGLE PARK EXACTA JACKPOT
Race 6 tonight at Angle Park the Grade 5 Final will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Exacta Jackpot of $9,160.
ALBION PARK FIRST 4 JACKPOT
Race 7 tonight at Albion Park the President’s Cup will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a First 4 Jackpot of $5,000.
ALBION PARK QUADRELLA JACKPOT
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Albion Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include a Quadrella Jackpot of $13,345.
HOBART EXTRA DOUBLE JACKPOT
Race’s 3 & 4 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include an Extra Double Jackpot of $3,105.
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for July was released last week so make sure you grab yourself a copy. Remember to keep up to date with weekly updates and media releases using the GRSA website at www.grsa.com.au. For up to the minute information provide GRSA with your mobile phone details for text message updates for all Industry news.
ANGLE PARK THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park meeting features –
$8,565 Champion Puppy Final– 515m (Heats 8/7/15, Semi 16/7/15)
$4,415 Veteran’s FFA – 515m (conditions apply)
$2,550 SA Owned Grade 6 – 515m
$3,265 SA Bred Grade 5 – 515m
$4,800 FFA– 731m
Nominations close Monday 20th July at 9.00am with GRSA
****Keep up to date with immediate Local and National Greyhound News in our Industry by jumping on the GRSA website at www.grsa.com.au****
BOY FROM THE BUSH
Selections for tonight’s exciting 11 event card of racing at Angle Park featuring the semi finals of the 2015 Champion Puppy series tonight -
First 4 selections –
Race 1 6/5/4/1
Race 2 1/2/8/5
Race 3 5/7/8/3
Race 4 2/7/6/8
Race 5 5/8/1/2
Race 6 5/4/6/1
Race 7 7/6/8/1
Race 8 7/6/2/1
Race 9 3/1/8/2
Race 10 4/3/1/5
Race 11 9/7/4/2
Best Bet Race 2 No 1 Lochinvar Akira
Each-Way Race 7 No 7 Barnes Bay
Best Roughie Race 11 No 7 Anisa Bale
LOCAL INDUSTRY NEWS
19TH BIRTHDAY FOR GAP TONIGHT
The South Australian Greyhound Adoption Program celebrates its 19th Birthday tonight at Angle Park. Staff and volunteers do a wonderful job rehoming greyhounds to loving families and are rated one of the best adoption programs in Australia.
Highlighted tonight with the birthday celebrations will be raffles, door prizes, people’s community lottery tickets to purchase along with two GAP parades. The GAP parades are always a highlight for the families and their greyhounds along with oncourse patrons especially the kids who love to get up close and personal with these pets.
The parades will be after races 1 and race 4 tonight with Ray Fewings as normal giving a run down on the greyhounds past and future.
CHAMPION PUPPY FINAL NEXT WEEK
The same greyhounds who competed in the two heats of the Champion Puppy series last week have been drawn into the semi finals tonight under semi final conditions where the races a slightly different. The Champion Puppy is for greyhounds whelped on or after 1st July 2013 where the first 4 from each semi final will progress to next weeks $8,565 final.
Heat winners last week were –
Rhynstone Jetta – 29.92
It’s Classified – 29.53
**The box draw for the final will take place oncourse tonight after the running of race 6**
GREYHOUND OF THE MONTH – JUNE 2015
In a high quality Month of performances the Lisa Rasmussen trained He’s A Villian was awarded the Greyhound of the Month for June mainly for his outstanding win in the Shane McQueen Final.
He had a terrific month of racing resulting in 2 wins and 2 seconds from 4 starts racing over both 600m and 515m showing his speed and stamina.
The son of Velocette and Up And Away started the month of in fine style defeating one of the best 600m fields assembled in recent times when he led throughout to win the Shane McQueen Final in a sizzling 34.91. He then raced over the 515m at headquarters running two seconds in grade 5 company before easily accounting for a mixed 4/5 event where he ran home powerfully to win by almost 4 lengths in a slick 29.95.
At the end of the month He’s A Villian’s career record stands at 79 starts with 16 wins and 25 placings, and earnings just over $50,000.
RUN OF THE MONTH – JUNE 2015
The Run of the Month for June was awarded to Mrs. Bubbles trained by Matthew Payne for her performance at Gawler on Tuesday 30th June where she went with in .1 of the track record which has stood for 12 years.
She contested a heat of the rich Gawler Produce series and was able to find the front early from box 6 and from there was never headed racing away to win by almost 6 lengths in a brilliant 30.32. The track record stands at 30.23 held by Regional Image set on 1.07.2003 however the way recent performances have been going this track record is in serious danger.
ICG MEETING TOMORROW
The next ICG meeting will be held at Angle Park tomorrow. Some of the topics the panel will be considering are –
· The eligibility for industry persons to receive SA Bred bonuses
· Council permits
· Strategic Planning Review in the wake of the issues over the last 6 months
· Stakemoney Strategies – ie flattening stakes
· Industry Services – trialing and rearing
· General Discussion with topics to include grading opportunities for slower greyhounds, the introduction of tiered licensing/breeding, the need for participant education, and opportunities for mentoring industry newcomers
ICG industry panel members are –
· Ray Fewings
· Gavin Harris
· Judi Hurley
· Lisa Rasmussen
· Ivan Broadbridge
· Peter Damarell
· Michael Ceravolo
INDUSTRY TRAINERS MEETING ON TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST
The next Industry Trainers meeting will be held at Gawler on Tuesday 11th August starting around 10am. GRSA will work in with those trainers during kennelling and racing times. An agenda and conformation of the panel will be sent out in the next few weeks.
2015 LADBROKES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – NOMS CLOSE NEXT THURSDAY
The AGRA National Championships are just around the corner. The National Finals this year will be held at Wentworth Park in New South Wales to be conducted on Saturday 22nd August. Both the National Sprint and National Distance Finals will carry prizemoney of $75,000 to the winner.
The State series’ for SA will be held at Angle Park on Thursday 30th July for the Heats with the State Finals on the 6th August.
The most important date for local trainers to remember is the national closing date for entries. Acceptances for the National Championships will close with GRSA on Thursday 23rd July at 12 noon. Nominations must be on the prescribed form and the conditions of nomination must also be signed. The forms are available at GRSA and on the GRSA website.
A reminder to all trainers of the clause which requires a greyhound to have been domiciled in South Australia for a period of not less than 76 days out of the 150 days immediately prior to the National Acceptance Closing date to be eligible to represent SA. If unsure of a greyhound’s status, please contact the GRSA grading staff.
UPDATED BREEDING RULES FROM 1ST JULY
From the 1st July there will be new breeding rules in place regarding the Registration of a Breeding Female, reporting of Litters and Breeding Restrictions. The Breeding Female is to do with registering your bitch for a Pink Card before you breed from her. She needs to be DNA tested and registered before she can breed. The changes to rules make it clear that all paperwork and processes have to be completed before she can be inseminated. Please update yourself with the new conditions in kennel capers, on the GRSA website or contact GRSA Animal Welfare Officer Belinda Pearce.
RACING IN QUEENSLAND
If you are intending to race in Queensland there will be a requirement for interstate trainers to sign a Statutory Declaration prior to nominating a greyhound from 1 July 2015.
Racing Queensland has advised that people are at liberty to submit alternative declarations for consideration by RQ. These forms are available from GRSA and will be available on the GRSA website for participants shortly. Please contact me for any assistance if traveling to Queensland.
AGRA GROUP RACING CALENDAR
The AGRA Group racing calendar has now been released for season 2015/2016. With South Australia having 6 Group races which are –
Group 3 Coffex Coffee SA Oaks – 10th September 2015
Group 3 BGC Industrial Cleaning Supplies SA Derby – 17th September 2015
Group 1 Adelaide Cup – Friday 9th October 2015
Group 3 Gawler Gold Cup – 1st November 2015
Group 3 Brian Johnstone – 3rd December 2015
Group 3 Howard Ashton – 2nd June 2016
BGC INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SUPPLIES ON BOARD FOR SA DERBY
Barry from BGC Industrial Cleaning Supplies has come on board to sponsor this years Group 3 SA Derby. The SA Derby is one of the most sought after feature races on our calendar with some of the best greyhounds ever to race at Angle Park taking out this event. It’s another terrific boost for our industry to have BGC sponsor this feature race.
TWELVE RACES AT MT GAMBIER ON FRIDAYS
Approval has been granted for Mt Gambier to run a possible 12 races on their race program from 1st July on a regular basis where they receive most exposure and achieve better off course wagering. This will be dependent upon nominations received. On Sundays the club is only approved to run 10 races in the new season.
GLEN GALLON @ STUD SERIES
The last Glen Gallon @ Stud race series will be run at Angle Park on Thursday 13th August for Open Free For All greyhounds over the 600m worth $4,415 with connections receiving a free service to Glen Gallon.
*Nominations close on Monday 10th August at 9.00am with GRSA.
STRATHALBYN TRIALS AT RACE MEETINGS
The Strathalbyn Greyhound Racing Club has advised that for any future trails at race meetings these will be conducted after the last race. Please contact the club if you are looking to trail on a race day.
2015 AGRC/GREYHOUND RACING SA GREYHOUND AUCTION
The GRSA Board approved more prizemoney for the 2015 auction series with the series to increase by another $10,000. The series will now be worth over $50,000. Conditions below -
| Auction Date | October 2015 |
| Whelping Dates | 1st November 2014 to 31st May 2015 |
| Entry Fee | $50 per pup (non-refundable) |
| Commission | 11% |
| Minimum Price | $800 (No Reserve) |
| Fees to Enter Race Series | Nil |
| Race Series Dates | May 2017 (Greyhounds 23-30 months old) |
| Race Series Stakes | 1st- $16,000, 2nd-$5,000, 3rd- $2,500, Unpl- $500 |
| Breeder/Nominator Bonuses | 1st- $3,500, 2nd-$2,500, 3rd- $1,500 |
| Special Conditions | · Greyhounds purchased through the auction that are not SA Bred will be allowed the same grading exemptions in regards to Grade 6 and Juvenile races as locally bred greyhounds · Breeders that nominate 3 or more pups for the Auction will be entitled to a third Breeders Rebate application · The main race series Heats and Final are scheduled for May 2017. One month before (April) there will be a Wednesday 388m series with Heats and Final for pups sold at the auction. There will also be a Wednesday heats 515m and Final Thursday night 515m held in June the month after the main race series |