Tonight's Angle Park Preview
TELLING THE TAIL by The Shadow
Another terrific night of racing is on offer tonight. We did more than well last week but I’m not crowing as we can go ‘thud’ very quickly.
Race 1 and we can kick off on a winning note with the Troy Murray trained Kalden Balerion. He can be hit and miss early but will be the big improver from the rails draw. As It Goes showed a glimpse here last start but the poor draw of 5 is a worry. Add in Stuzzichino in the powerful Jovanovic kennel for the trifecta. Box Up 1.2.5.7
Interesting race as there is a heap of pace down on the fence. I am sticking with the well performed Tia Belle. She looked a big chance last week when second and did win her previous three on the trot here and at Gawler. Little Dakota can get the run of the race despite his poor box manners along with Tegra Bale. Box Up 1.2.4.5.
Race 3 is the distance event of the night and it is very hard to go past Long Gully Surf out in box 8. He should be handy early and rattle home and win. Psychotic Gold is smart when on song and is the big danger. Box Up 2.4.5.8.
The 4th and Who’s Doing What should take this one out. She has the right draw and will be carving across them early and win in a handy time. Add in Pepper Kahn from the Johnstone kennel who is well drawn along with Cosmo Kramer. Box Up 2.3.4.7
Race 5 and this looks a 2 dog affair and that is the 1 and the 6. They both have different racing styles but I will put my money on Genghis Kahn, who is in outstanding form over the 600m. Box Up 1.2.6.7
The 6th and I like the book ends in Fire Tyson and Encosta Kahn. They are both racing well and look very hard to beat. Emerley Lover has a big motor and could be the SMOKEY. Box Up 1.4.5.8
Race 7 and this is a very interesting race with several chances. Wild Soul is well drawn and could make it a decent night for the Johnstone kennel if he salutes. Princess Tee has a good turn of pace and looks the leader of the inside brigade. Add in Stop Scrammin’ who will be looking for the late split for the trifecta. Box Up 1.3.5.7
Race 8 and Farmeroo has box 1 and looks a good thing. He has the pace to jump to the front and rail the house down. Happy Skipper will be running on late along with Cool Promise who is the main danger. Box Up 1.4.5.6.
The 9th event is only a small field and the winner could come from anywhere. Box up 1.4.8
Race 10 and Footrot Fanning can return to the winners circle tonight from box 8. He can be hit and miss on box rise but is strong. Dyna Morrigan has been racing well along with Max Tyson. Box Up 2.4.6.8
The final event and Mobius can send us home on a winning note out in box 7. She fell here last start but can bounce back and win here on previous form. Stack The Deck along with Kiki Allen for the minors. Box Up 1.2.3. 7
Best Bets:
Race 1 Box 1 Kalden Balerion
Race 5 Box 6 Genghis Kahn
Best Eachway:
Race 4 Box 3 Allen Kenny
Best Roughie:
Race 10 Box 6 Stylish Moment
JACKPOTS TODAY
ANGLE PARK EXACTA JACKPOT
Race 8 tonight at Angle Park the mixed 4/5 event will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Exacta Jackpot of $10,363.
ALBION PARK FIRST 4 JACKPOT
Race 7 tonight at Albion Park the Superstayers Invitational 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, it will include a Quadrella Jackpot of $5,000.
HOBART QUADRELLA JACKPOT
Race’s 5,6,7 & 8 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Quadrella Jackpot of $2,981.
HOBART EXTRA DOUBLE JACKPOT
Race’s 3 & 4 tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Extra Double Jackpot of $2,682.
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for June 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.
BOY FROM THE BUSH
Selections for tonight’s 11 event card of racing at Angle Park including the Grade 4 Feature Final over the 515m -
First 4 selections –
race one 4/1/5/3
race two 5/4/1/2
race three 8/4/7/5
race four 7/4/8/2
race five 6/1/8/2
race six 8/5/4/1
race seven 1/8/7/3
race eight 1/3/5/6
race nine 8/4/1/2
race ten 8/6/4/2
race eleven 7/10/2/3
Best Bet – Race 8 No 1 Farmeroo
Best Eachway – Race 8 No 1 Gilbert Allen
Lay of the Night – Race 6 No 1 Fire Tyson
LOCAL INDUSTRY NEWS
STAYERS CUP SERIES
It was disappointing to receive only 6 nominations for the Stayer’s Cup series this week. As there are only 6 greyhounds engaged in tonight’s race this will be considered a Prelude for next week’s final. All greyhounds tonight will have first preference into next week’s final so long as the trainers nominate with other nominations accepted for the final. This will hopefully allow for an 8 dog final rather than a potential 4 dog final. If the greyhound wins both prelude and final they will only take one grading penalty. GRSA has increased prizemoney to $5,000 in total for next week’s Stayers Cup final.
RESERVES FOR TONIGHTS GRADE 4 FINAL
Last Thursday at Angle Park we ran one heat of the Feature Grade 4 series with the final being conducted tonight. There were two reserves for the heat which were also graded into another event on the program. We do not normally do this however those greyhounds that were not in the final eight were very high up on the order of preference so it was decided to draw them into a mixed 4/5 race in support of higher graded greyhounds. As it turned out Dyna Hula received a run in the final with Smash Crash competing in race 1. If Smash Crash did not win race 1 last week then our policy would allow for him to be the first reserve for tonight’s final however as he won outside the conditions of the heat and final making him a Grade 3 greyhound then he is now no longer eligible for the final and has been drawn into his correct graded event.
LICENSE RENEWALS DUE 30TH JUNE 2014
Please be advised that you have until 30th June 2014 to renew your license. It is vital that you license before the cut of time to ensure no greyhounds will miss a run. Check with Owners locally and from Interstate as these were issues last year and get the licenses renewed well and truly before June 30.
600M AT MOUNT GAMBIER
This week the 600m boxes at Mt Gambier will be in action for the first time with two exciting heats of the Premier Boloney Super Challenge Grade 5 series tomorrow (Friday). The first four from each heat will progress to next Sundays final worth $1,285. Mt Gambier now race over the 400m, 512m, 600m and 732m.
NO TRIALS AT VIRGINIA THIS WEEKEND
The GOTBA have advised that the Virginia trials this Sunday (22nd June) have been cancelled due to unavailability of staff.
2014 PORT AUGUSTA CUP FINAL ON SATURDAY
The $3,000 Port Augusta City Council Port Augusta Cup will be held on Saturday 21st June in a huge meeting for the Club. There will be 7 races on the program which also features the Murray Pridham Memorial Grade 5 Final.
The Port Augusta Cup Final will be race 5 due to start at 2.25pm.
Heat winners were –
George Again – 28.73
Panic King – 28.60
Jak And Boss – 28.48
Stew’s Mistake – 28.87
The field and box draw is as follows:
1. Ava Leeful Kelly Stott
2. Vail Rolland Parry
3. Stew’s Mistake Don Turner
4. George Again Ben Rawlings
5. Full Beer Fridge Roger Harris
6. Panic King Don Turner
7. Red Norm Brenton Cleggett
8. Jak And Boss Ken Newlyn
9. Dan Holder (res) Don Turner
10. Cee Walker (res) Ken Newlyn
2014 GAWLER PRODUCE HEATS ON TUESDAY
The first of Gawlers features for the new season comes up next week with the heats of the rich Gawler Produce series. Heats will be conducted on Tuesday at Gawler with semi finals the following Tuesday all leading to the $22,000 final on Sunday 6th July. The series is shaping as one of the best in recent years with outstanding local youngsters Sidney’s Shadow, Dakota Premier, Wingard and Aston East taking on Interstate performers Extinguisher for trainer Nathan Rooney and Footluce Diva and Lord Vader for Keith Trowbridge.
SA BRED GREYHOUNDS DOMINATE GAWLER
Gawler’s race meeting last Friday highlighted the improved quality of breeding in South Australia with the first 10 races being won by SA Bred greyhounds. Whilst the eleventh race wasn’t won by an SA Bred greyhound they did fill both minor placing’s highlighting the abilities of the SA Bred greyhound.
On the National stage they have also dominated with Ernie Bung Arrow, Tonk and Oakvale Destiny all winning Group 1 finals this season.
Winners on Friday were Whimsical Blues, Zack’s A Flyer, Fuelled Chaos, Gunsmoke McBain, Rogue Trader, Alhanna, Onus On Me, Farmeroo, Princess Chelsea and Cool And Black.
2014/2015 RACING CALENDAR
The new 2014/2015 racing dates have been released and the dates are similar to those currently programmed.
Angle Park Monday – 52
Angle Park Tuesday – 2 (due to Gawler Show)
Angle Park Wednesday – 52
Angle Park Thursday - 50
Angle Park Friday - 1 (Adelaide Cup)
Gawler Tuesday – 50 (including 1 night for Gawler Cup heats)
Gawler Thursday – 1
Gawler Friday – 1
Gawler Sunday – 48
Strathalbyn Friday – 25
Strathalbyn Sunday – 3
Mount Gambier Friday – 24
Mount Gambier Sunday – 28
Port Augusta – 16
GOTBA Coursing – 10
Total – TAB meetings (337), Non TAB meetings (26) = 363 meetings
The main changes are listed below -
- Angle Park will race on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays as per normal except that the Adelaide Cup will be run on a Friday and Tuesday during the Gawler Show
- Gawler will race on Tuesdays and Sundays except that they will run on a Thursday night in place of Angle Park before Adelaide Cup night, there will be no Sunday twilight on Auction Day and there will be a Friday to accommodate Strathalbyn Sunday for their Cup
- Strathalbyn will race on a fortnightly Friday except for their Strathalbyn Cup meetings which will be on Sundays and during Gawler Show
- Mt Gambier will race on a weekly rotation of Friday and Sunday except during their Cup series which will be all Sundays
- Port Augusta as per normal racing
- GOTBA as per normal racing
Depending on the Gawler project there may be a need to alter some of these dates to accommodate demolition and construction work which could affect racing and trialling.
OAKVALE DESTINY NOMINATED FOR THE “PEOPLE’S CHOICE” IN VICTORIA
The SA Bred and Owned greyhound "Oakvale Destiny" who won the Group 1 Sapphire Crown last month has been nominated for the "People's Choice Greyhound of the Month" for May in Victoria. There are 5 dogs in the running, and the public vote via the internet will determine the winner. With the terrific support that Nathan Wilson has received for her we have put a link for people to vote onto our website. It would be great to help get her over the line for connections.
The link is - http://www.grv.org.au/news/2014/06/10/4884/ where you can watch the videos etc. and then vote.
2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The AGRA National Championships are just around the corner. The National Finals this year will be held at Cannington in Western Australia to be conducted on Saturday 23rd 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 for the Sprint and Distance on Thursday 31st July for the Heats with the State Finals on the 7th 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 24th 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.
GRSA TRIAL OFFICE TO CLOSE FROM JULY 1ST
The GRSA trial office which is open every Tuesday night will close from 1st July 2014. With Chasers Restaurant also being open on this night and very little patronage upstairs it was decided to maximise our staffing and close one of these areas. GRSA considered closing the Restaurant however after consultation with the AGRC and participants it was agreed that the option for participants to have a place to view the trials in hot or cold weather out weighted the lack of patronage. From the 1st July the trial office will be closed and all trials will need to be paid upstairs in the Restaurant by the staff there. Please be mindful that the staff in the Restaurant will only take the trial money, any racing documentation can be handed to the staff to be updated the next day. On trial night GRSA receives on average of two phone calls per night so anyone who calls after the normal close of administration will get a recorded message. Race fields will be placed upstairs for viewing by oncourse patrons.
GRSA POLLING NUMBER CHANGE
Polling of Race Fields – 08 268 2870
Administration Fax – 08 8268 2870
Grader Fax – 08 8243 1964
GOTBA COURSING STAKEMONEY & RACING SCHEDULE
GOTBA will only race 4-dog events for very young greyhounds just starting their racing career. To enable them to compete against their own age group, the Club will provide the opportunity for a greyhound to win a maiden event, and 4 juvenile events before it progresses to a Novice event.
All greyhounds just starting racing are entitled to compete in a 4-dog event – Juvenile/Maiden and a young greyhound can then compete in a Juvenile and will be permitted to win up to 4 Juvenile races. Juvenile events are for greyhounds under 2 years old at the time of nomination.
Greyhounds who have raced on the circle but who have never competed in field coursing are eligible for a Maiden event, these will be 8-dog events and every attempt will be made to grade “like” with “like”, however this will be dependent upon the number of nominations received.
Prizemoney will now be
4-dog event Winner $120, Runner-Up $40 Nomination fee : $8
8-dog event Winner $190, Runner-Up $70 Nomination fee : $10
Feature events will be the 2014 SA Waterloo Cup, SA Oaks and SA Derby – all these events are for 16 dogs and prizemoney schedules will be released closer to the events.
Of course, if the Club only receives 4 nominations for a specific event, this event will be run as a 4-dog race, e.g. 4 open nominations. The Club is most appreciative of the support shown by owners/trainers and trusts that this support continues.
2014 GREYHOUND AUCTION
After receiving feedback from the Industry and panel groups including the Breeders Task Force and Industry Trainers Panel regarding the Greyhound Auction in October, GRSA discussed this feedback with the AGRC. GRSA was very appreciative of the Industry and AGRC regarding the Auction and how the conditions may be altered to assist Breeders and buyers.
There have been some changes listed below which will be incorporated into the conditions -
1) Auction Commission
It was agreed to reduce the commission from 15% to 11% of the sale price.
The 11% is GST inclusive.
The revised decision was based on feedback provided by Industry Participants and after further consultation with AGRC Management Committee.
2) Reserve Prices
It was agreed that there will not be any reserves.
Although this option was considered, it was the belief that we wanted to avoid lots being passed in and that a pseudo reserve can be achieved by the Seller by asking someone to bid on their behalf. By reducing the commission it reduces the cost to the Seller to protect the price if they have to buy the pup back because the bidding price was too low. If the Seller does not have someone available to bid on their behalf a member of the AGRC Committee can provide this service.
3) Extra Races for Pups sold at the Auction
It was agreed that GRSA will schedule two extra heats and final races for pups sold at the auction. These races can be accommodated within the normal GRSA racing budget.
The main race series Heats and Final are scheduled for May 2016 when the youngest pups will be 24 months old. 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. This gives the buyer more opportunity to recover some of their expenditure and the breeder greater opportunity to receive breeder bonuses.
Baring in mind that the Auction details have been released for sometime there was only scope to make minor changes to assist all involved. Ultimately only time will tell based on the support that is received from the Industry.
- The extra conditions for Interstate greyhounds only refers to a grading advantage and has no bearing on the SA Bred pool of money.
ANGLE PARK NEXT THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park Thursday meeting features –
$5,000 Final Stayer’s Cup– 731m (Prelude 19/6/14)
$4,265 Free For All Bitches Only – 515m
Nominations close Monday23rd June at 9.00am with GRSA