Tonight's Angle Park Preview
TELLING THE TAIL by The Shadow
Well it doesn’t get any better than tonight’s racing. We have two huge finals in the sprint and the distance and both winners will be heading to Perth to represent the state. Good luck to whoever wins and I am sure they will do us proud.
Race 1 and we kick off with a 600m affair. There are several chances and I am going with As It Goes out in box 7. She was an eye-catching run here last start when storming home over the sprint from box 3 and the extra distance will be a major help. Box up 1.5.7.8 in a good betting race.
The 2nd event and the favourite will be Galilee Spirit in box 5. He has been racing in a lot tougher company of late and will be an improver. However we should have a little wager on the pacey Charmed Assassin from the Jovanovic kennel, as he has the pace to lead from the rails. Add in Princess Tee for the trifecta. Box Up 2.5.6.7
The 3rd and Honky Tonk Doll is coming off a slick 29.91 win here last start from box 7 and will be hard to beat on that run. She is in form and is the measuring stick. Box Up 2.4.7.8. but the 4 runner does appears a good thing.
Race 4 and Kalden Kostello for the Murray kennel rattled home here last start and won in 30.04 from box 2 when a odds on favourite. He is well drawn and has the pace to carve across and salute the judge. I like Screamin’ from box 1, did run a cheeky race along with Shamrock Petal. Box up 1.2.6.8.
The 5th and this is a very tough betting race with a heap of chances, my roughie is Hairy Bear out in box 6. He is very slow early. Queen Rascal looks the likely leader but gets the wobbles over the last 50m but could nearly pinch this. Box Up 2.4.6.7
Race 6 and this is the SA National Distance Final. We have 2 main chances in the 4 and the 8 runners. I am going with Psychotic Gold (4) as she has been in terrific form and carved out a BON 43.13 here last week from box 3. She has slow beginners on her inside and should land on the pace. Token McLaren is the big danger and a win wouldn’t surprise. He will only keep improving since his short spell. Box Up 3.4.6.8.
The 7th and Fire Tyson resumed from a spell and led here last start from box 2 but was run down to finish 2nd here Monday night in 30.00. He will be the big improver for mine and is boxed to win. Wingard and Kalden Balerion are the major contenders. Box Up 1.2.3.6
How good is the sprint final!!! Race 8 on the card. It is very hard to go past the book ends and that is box 1 and 8 (of course). Both have been in terrific form of late and it will be whoever hits the 1st turn in front should win. There are several who will be rattling home late and they are Wild Soul and Set The Scene, BUT, we should not overlook the Troy Murray trained Kalden Gambino who carved out a BON 28.84 here last week in the heats. Box Up 1.3.4.8 and what a terrific race to have a trifecta and a first 4.
The 9th and Little Dakota is very smart when on song. He is down in grade tonight and will take a power of beating with a little early luck. The main danger looks to be Madison McLaren down in box 1. Add in Vinsato who is in good form along with Allinga Dot. Box Up 1.2.3.7.
Race 10 and this appears a tough affair. Nevada Smith is resuming and is a chance of sprinting well fresh from box 3. Bugsy Taylor broke through last start for a slick win and should be in a gangster movie with the name, I love it!!!! Add in a newcomer in Kalden Playboy for the Murray Kennel who has transferred from W.A and is sure to be well tried at debut and it makes it a good betting race. Box Up 1.3.6.8.
The final event and let’s hope for a bit of luck here. I will go with the box draw and that is Want That Rabbit, we can’t leave out Lektra Betty who won here Monday night from this draw. The smokey could be the Todd Kelly trained Hashtag Harry. Box Up 1.4.5.8
Best Bets - they are in the 2 finals tonight
RACE 6 No 4 Psychotic Gold over the 731.
RACE 8 No 1 Sidney’s Shadow.
Best Each Way
RACE 2 No 5 Galilee Spirit
Best Roughie
RACE 5 No 6 Hairy Bear
JACKPOTS TODAY
ANGLE PARK FIRST 4 JACKPOTS ON ALL RACES
All races tonight at Angle Park will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include First 4 Jackpots of $1,000 on all races.
ALBION PARK TRIFECTA JACKPOT
Race 7 tonight at Albion Park the QLD Sprint Championship Final will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a Trifecta Jackpot of $13,672.
HOBART FIRST 4 JACKPOTS ON ALL RACES
All races tonight at Hobart will carry an extra bonus for punters, they will include First 4 Jackpots of $1,000 on all races.
HOBART ANY 2 JACKPOT
Race 7 tonight at Hobart the Grade 4 event will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include an Any 2 Jackpot of $3,113.
SANDOWN FIRST 4 JACKPOT
Race 6 tonight at Sandown the VIC Distance Championship Final will carry an extra bonus for punters, it will include a First 4 Jackpot of $1,000.
KENNEL CAPERS ONCE A MONTH
The monthly Kennel Capers for August will be released next 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 NEXT THURSDAY
Next weeks Angle Park Thursday meeting features –
$2,350 Feature Juvenile Heats – 515m (Final 21/8/14)
$4,415 Free For All Bitches Only – 515m
$3,065 SA Bred Grade 5 – 515m
$4,800 Free For All – 600m
$4,800 Grade 4/5 – 731m
Nominations close Monday 11th August at 9.00am with GRSA
MAN FROM THE TOWER
Selections for tonight’s fantastic 11 event card of racing at Angle Park including the Finals of the National Sprint & Distance Championship State Series -
First 4 selections –
race one 1/7/4/8
race two 2/5/6/7
race three 4/7/8/1
race four 8/1/6/2
race five 7/1/5/3
race six 8/4/6/7
race seven 2/1/3/6
race eight 8/1/4/3
race nine 7/1/2/3
race ten 3/6/2/1
race eleven 1/4/8/5
Best Bet – Race 2 No 2 Charmed Assassin
Best Eachway – Race 5 No 1 Pepper Kahn
Lay of the Night – Race 7 No 1 Fire Tyson
LOCAL INDUSTRY NEWS
2014 NATIONAL SPRINT AND DISTANCE SA FINALS
Both finals of the State Distance and Sprint Championships tonight look like terrific races with each winner going on to represent SA on the big stage in Western Australia on the 23rd August where they will tackle the Group 1 final at Cannington. GRSA will provide travel assistance to each representative to help with their arrangements for the big race. Good luck to everyone involved in tonights feature races.
Race 6 – 8.28pm National Distance Championship SA Series final field in Box Draw order:
1. Jacko Lankan Petar Jovanovic
2. Long Gully Surf Paula Hearnden
3. Kaylarikki Ray Burgess
4. Psychotic Gold Petar Jovanovic
5. Genghis Kahn Kathy Johnstone
6. Defib Daryl Petar Jovanovic
7. Zara McLaren Helen Foster
8. Token McLaren Don Foster
9. Victa Victoria (1st Res) Ron Schadow
10.Husky Dreamer (2nd Res) John Gale
Race 8 – 9.11pm National Sprint Championship SA Series final field in Box Draw order:
1. Sidney’s Shadow Cameron Butcher
2. Wild Soul Kim Johnstone
3. Set The Scene Laurie Cahalan
4. Kalden Gambino Troy Murray
5. Regal Looper Cameron Bucther
6. Farmeroo Robyn Mackellar
7. Sporting Tears Steve Meimetis
8. Cairnlea Layla Robyn Mackellar
9. Punishment (1st Res) Carole Scott
10.Galilee Spirit (2nd Res) Robert Isaacson
ASTON KANE GOES CLOSE TO TRACK RECORD AT GAWLER
Resuming after 2 ½ months of the track the Ray Murray trained Aston Kane showed that he had lost none of his high speed by going within .01 of the 400m track record at Gawler. Aston Kane who won 9 races in a row prior to the break ran a blistering 22.28 for the 400m at Gawler on Tuesday winning by over 6 lengths and challenging the record time of Avid Tyson who ran 22.27 on 1st April this year. Aston Kane has the impressive record of 12 starts for 10 wins and 1 placing and looks to be a highly promising chaser for the Murray kennel.
NO TRIALS AT ANGLE PARK THIS SATURDAY
There will be No trials at Angle Park this Saturday due to Catching Pen work starting on Friday and being completed before Monday nights race meeting. Trainers can still trial at Gawler on Monday and the normal Tuesday night trials at Angle Park.
CHASERS UPGRADES THIS WEEKEND
There is plenty of work going on at Angle Park with a much needed upgrade of Chasers Restaurant starting this weekend. There will be new carpet laid and new furniture installed. Along with the new tv’s installed earlier in the year it should make for a much better experience for our trainers and oncourse patrons.
Work will begin at the Western End (Industry) of the venue over the weekend however it won’t be completed until next Thursday so on Monday night it will appear that only half the venue is completed. I would request that trainers and patrons be patient if it affects them moving around the venue as our staff will be working hard to get it completed as quickly as possible.
EMPTYING OUT AREA AT ANGLE PARK
With Council work beginning next to the Trainers Car Park at Angle Park the emptying out area used on Trial Days/Nights is now unavailable to trainers. The normal emptying out area over the ramp will now have to be used so I suggest if you need to use these facilities that you arrive at Angle Park 5-10 minutes early.
TATTSBET SUPPORTS NATIONAL JOCKEYS TRUST
2014 marks the 10-year anniversary of the National Jockeys Trust which raises much needed funds for sick and injured jockeys and their families. Over the next few days, there will be a significant amount of press coverage celebrating the local jockey industry, including Sky Channel, RadioTAB and Channel 7’s Sunday Night program.
From 7 – 23 August TattsBet will be supporting the National Jockeys Trust by accepting customer donations at all of our outlets across our wagering jurisdictions.
To support this initiative digital posters will be screened across the InfoTAB, SSTs and attract screens from Thursday 7 August.
Customers can make donations with TattsBet matching donations up to the first $5000. Please be aware that donations are not tax-deductible
GOTBA COURSING DATE CHANGES
The GOTBA Coursing meeting on Sunday 24th August has been moved to Sunday 31st August. This meeting will now feature the Waterloo Cup, Oaks and Derby and has moved to race with Strathalbyn on this day.
Delete: GOTBA – Sunday 24th August 2014 (Non TAB)
Add: GOTBA – Sunday 31st August 2014 (Non TAB)
COFFEX COFFEE OAKS & SCHWEPPES DERBY
Owners and trainers are reminded that the Oaks & Derby at Angle Park are fast approaching. A reminder to trainers about the eligibility and conditions of both these series which has our races listed as one of the few AGRA Age Restricted Classics for the season.
The whelping date of both the Oaks and Derby is for greyhounds whelped 30 months prior to the heats so to be eligible for both series your greyhound will have to be whelped on or after 1st March 2012. The other requirement is that Maidens are ineligible so your greyhound has to have won a race.
The series will be a two week series with Open Heats and a Final. The heats this year have increased with the changes to prizemoney from $2,960 to $4,415 so they are well worth winning.
The Dates are:
Coffex Coffee Oaks (Group 3):
$4,415 Heats x 8 – Thursday 4th September
$35,000 Final – Thursday 11th September
Nominations close Monday 1st September at 9.00am.
Schweppes Derby (Group 3):
$4,415 Heats x 8 – Thursday 11th September
$35,000 Final – Thursday 18th September
Nominations close Monday 8th September at 9.00am.
GAWLER SHOW DATES
August means that it is coming up to Gawler Show time, so a couple of weeks of racing at Gawler will be transferred to Angle Park this year.
This year the Annual Gawler Show will be held on the weekend of Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st August. Racing on Tuesday 26th August and Tuesday 2nd September will be at Angle Park. These will be Angle Park Provincial (
Trials will be cancelled at Gawler on Wednesday 27th August and Thursday 28th August. We will hopefully have the track ready to trial again on Wednesday 3rd September, but this will be dependent on the weather over the show weekend. There will be no Qualifying Trials at Gawler on Wednesday 20th August, as the following Tuesday is at Angle Park. There will be trials as per normal at Angle Park on Tuesday 26th August and Saturday 30th August.
UPDATED TRIALLING WITH NO EMERLEY PARK
Emerley Park recently advised that some of the facilities at their property would be closed as of 1 July 2014. This would mean that some trainers would become affected by the decision as the Circle Track will no longer be available to be used. The Straight Track will continue to be opened for free galloping and the Bull ring will still be available.
Main users were contacted and they were of the opinion that an additional time slot is required for the sole purpose of allowing trainers to break pups in and to continue education up until they start to compete in Qualifying trials or races.
As the new racing calendar has Gawler racing every Sunday there would be little watering required on a Monday morning to have the surface prepared for trialing. Therefore as of 14 July 2014 trials will be available every Monday at Gawler for trainers at Gawler for the sole purposes of breaking in or education.
These trials will commence at 8.00am and conclude no later than 9.30am.
The number of trials for these days will be monitored and an ongoing assessment will occur with any changes required implemented.
A $7.00 fee for trialing will apply.
MARKETING MATTERS
2014 GOLDEN BONE COMPETITION
The tipping competition to win a greyhound started last week with the leading team at the end of the 5 weeks being the proud owner of a racing greyhound for the next 12 months. With over 300 teams registered we will hopefully see plenty of new faces around Angle Park.
STRATHALBYN NEWS
The Strathalbyn Committee has advised the following racing and trialling for the next few months:
Day Races Friday August 8th
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.
MEDIA RELEASE - NATIONAL OZCHASE SYSTEM DELIVERED
Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) Manager Greyhound Racing, Mark Bottcher, today welcomes the addition of Racing Queensland to the new greyhound system, OzChase.
Racing Queensland joins the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.
The OzChase system was developed by Racing and Wagering Western Australia in a joint venture arrangement with Greyhound Racing New South Wales (GRNSW).
The RWWA Information Services Division has designed, built, hosts and maintains the OzChase system at their Osborne Park offices.
“It is extremely pleasing Racing Queensland has joined other states to develop a national racing system,” said Mark Bottcher.
“It has been a long hard road but the efforts of all those involved over the past four years have not been in vain.
“Special recognition must go to the collaborative efforts of the RWWA Project team; GRNSW and controlling authority staff in all jurisdictions, whose tireless efforts, amazing
cooperation, commitment, energy and foresight have seen OzChase delivered.
“I am confident history will prove that the enormity of OzChase and the courage of administrators in pursuing and building such a system will prove a watershed moment in Australian Greyhound racing.”
OzChase has been built with a strong business rule emphasis to ensure that the rules of racing are adhered to when data is entered and a number of sub-systems have been developed to assist in the management of industry integrity and greyhound welfare.
The system allows controlling authorities to monitor the status and location of all racing animals throughout their full lifecycle and take appropriate action against participants who do not adhere to this critical aspect of the industry.
A microchip management system is in place to control stocks of microchips, their allocation to implanters/breeders and their implanting into greyhound pups.
A samples (swabs) management system has been implemented to control all aspects of the sampling of greyhounds including the management of sample kits to and from testing laboratories and the notification of sample testing results. Development of an injury reporting system is well under way to assist with monitoring and reporting of all types of
greyhound injuries.
GREYHOUND RACING SOUTH AUSTRALIA
ELECTION OF ONE GREYHOUND RACING SA BOARD DIRECTOR BY LICENCED PERSONS
Arrangements have been made for the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) to conduct the election of one person with experience in the greyhound racing industry (and who may be a licensed person) to be nominated and elected by Licenced persons to the Board of Directors of Greyhound Racing SA. The term of office for this position is 3 years. The appointment will not take effect unless and until the Independent Gambling Authority and the Office of the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner have approved that person as suitable to hold such a position. Written nominations which comply with the Greyhound Racing SA Ltd Constitution (available at www.grsa.com.au) open on Monday 11 August 2014 and must reach me no later than 10:00am on Friday, 29 August 2014. Nominations cannot be withdrawn after that time. Nominations must be made on the prescribed form and signed by the candidate and one Licensed Person eligible to vote in the election. All eligible licensed persons as at 5pm Friday 8 August 2014 are eligible to vote in the election.
Candidates must, in support of their nomination, also provide a profile including details of Qualifications, Directorships, Memberships, Current Employment/Profession, Governance Experience/Training and not more than 200 words detailing Relevant Skills. Profiles must reach the AEC by the close of nominations and must not include information that may be misleading, inaccurate or defamatory to any other candidate.
Nomination Forms are available on request from the Returning Officer below or the Greyhound Racing SA Ltd Office, Telephone 8243 7114 or email at [email protected]
HOW TO LODGE NOMINATIONS:
By Post: Australian Electoral Commission, GPO Box 344, ADELAIDE SA 5001
By Fax: (08) 8237 6584
By Hand: Australian Electoral Commission, 9th Floor, Origin Energy House, 1 King William Street, Adelaide
By Email: A properly completed nomination form including all necessary signatures and the candidate profile may be scanned and submitted as a pdf file to [email protected].
The ballot, if required, will open on Monday 15 September 2014 and close at 10:00am on Tuesday 7 October 2014.
Peter Verkerk, Returning Officer, Tel: (08) 8237 6545, 6 August 2014