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Doovee back in winning form 29 / 12 / 2009

CLASSY greyhound Topline Doovee burst back into the winner's circle in Hobart last Thursday night for that was an important win, according to her trainer Mick Stringer. Topline Doovee was clearly ...

Pedro cements bond 23 / 12 / 2009

THE late Bob Brown would have been tickled pink if he'd been around to see his old mate Robert Grubb win the Hobart Thousand Consolation at Tattersall's Park recently. Pedro Pronto missed out on ...

Speed the key to success 23 / 12 / 2009

WELL named dog Over Speeding notched his first win on the Launceston track last week but it won't be his last. Over Speeding scorched the Mowbray circuit clocking 29.69 in a strong grade three event ...

Prankster delivers in Thousand final 18 / 12 / 2009

TALENTED dog Prankster notched the biggest win of his career when he outgunned a star-studded field in the $107,000 Group 1 Wrest Point Hobart Thousand over 461 metres at Tattersall's Park last ...

Pedro Pronto wins Thousand consolation 18 / 12 / 2009

WINNING the Bob Brown Memorial at Tattersall's Park in Hobart last night was some consolation for the connections of smart dog Pedro Pronto. Pedro Pronto narrowly missed a berth in the Group 1 ...

Stars to shine in Thousand final 17 / 12 / 2009

TONIGHT'S Wrest Point Hobart Thousand boasts arguably the best field assembled in the Group 1 event in decades. Recent Melbourne Cup finalists and heat winners intermingled with some of the most ...

Scratching in Thousand paves way for Tassie runner 15 / 12 / 2009

A SCRATCHING from this Thursday night's $107,000 Wrest Point Group 1 Hobart Thousand has paved the way for a Tasmanian greyhound to contest the event. NSW dog Belles Pace suffered a dropped back ...

Bate confident of winning fifth Thousand 15 / 12 / 2009

TOP Victorian trainer Graeme Bate already holds the record for the most number of Wrest Point Hobart Thousand wins with four successes but on Thursday night he could stretch that to five . Bate will ...

No Tasmanian but all star cast into Thousand final 11 / 12 / 2009

THE Wrest Point Hobart Thousand final at Tattersall's Park next week boasts one of the best fields assembled in the Group 1 race in decades. While it is devoid of a Tasmanian owned or trained ...

Top greyhounds for Wrest Point Hobart Thousand 09 / 12 / 2009

The Hobart Greyhound Racing Club's Group 1 Wrest Point Hobart Thousand series kicks off tomorrow night with seven heats to be run over 461 metres. The prestigious race that offers a take home stake ...

Roc A Doodle holds form 08 / 12 / 2009

IMPROVING greyhound Roc A Doodle broke through for his first win on the Launceston circuit when he powered home to take out the Boags Draft Stakes over 515 metres last night. The fawn dog had been ...

Locals tune up for Hobart Thousand 03 / 12 / 2009

EAGLE EYE warmed up for next week's Group 1 Wrest Point Hobart Thousand heats with an impressive win in the Barry Heawood Hobart Thousand Prelude over 461 metres last night. The Butch ...

Thirteen Black takes out Gold Collar final 30 / 11 / 2009

Whitemore trainer Leigh Wood has had some good dogs over the years but it has been a while since he has produced one that could go all the way. That was however, until a youngster by the name of ...

Disintergrate sizzles in Gold Cup final 27 / 11 / 2009

DISINTERGRATE tuned up for the Group 1 Hobart Thousand heats in a fortnight with another brilliant win at Tattersall's Park last night. The NSW dog made his Tasmanian debut a week earlier in a heat ...

Interstate invader has mortgage on Gold Cup final 26 / 11 / 2009

NSW greyhound Disintergrate would only need to mirror his first attempt on the Hobart circuit at Tattersall's Park to win the Gold Cup final over 461 metres tonight. Disintergrate made an impressive ...

Samurai to sharpen his sword at Tattersall's Park 26 / 11 / 2009

LIGHTLY raced dog Samurai Kid looks set to make it two wins from his only three race starts when he tackles a juvenile over 461 metres at Tattersall's Park tonight (Thursday). Samurai Kid ...

Thirteen Black hits the spot 23 / 11 / 2009

UNDERRATED greyhound Thirteen Black powered his way into next week's Gold Collar final with a resounding win in his heat at The TOTE Racing Centre in Launceston. Thirteen Black began well from box ...

Stringer and Doovee lament lost chance 20 / 11 / 2009

GREYHOUND trainer Mick Stringer arrives back in Tasmania today with his kennel star Topline Doovee slightly disappointed with the result at Sandown Park in Melbourne last night (Thursday Nov 19). ...

Interstate invader upstages local stars 19 / 11 / 2009

TASMANIA'S best chasers warmed up for next month's Group 1 Hobart Thousand in heats of the Betfair Tasmanian Gold Cup at Tattersall's Park in Hobart last night but it was an interstate invader that ...

Fireworks display forces race time changes 19 / 11 / 2009

THE race times for the Hobart Greyhound Racing Club's race meeting on Thursday Night, 19 November 2009 have been amended due to a fireworks display at the Royal Hobart Showgrounds which is opposite ...

Tasmanian greyhounds contest Melbourne Cup heats 17 / 11 / 2009

TASMANIA greyhounds could play a dominant role in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup heats at SandownPark on Thursday night. The Debbie Cannan-trained Accounts lines up in the second heat (race 3) but will ...

Spaniard set to defend title 16 / 11 / 2009

LAST year's Group 1 Wrest Point Hobart Thousand winner Little Spaniard is on target to defend his title following impressive wins at three of his past four starts. Little Spaniard has fully ...

Big Moose on the mend 13 / 11 / 2009

CHAMPION Tasmanian dog Big Moose has survived an operation to repair a multiple fractured hock that ended his racing career two weeks ago. Big Moose emerged from the operation without ...

Winklee the Wonder dog 10 / 11 / 2009

GREYHOUNDS that contract the disease Parvo (parvovirus) are usually issued a death sentence but not so for a litter bred by Ted and Anne Howard from Exeter. Over half the litter (Big Daddy Cool-Bird ...

Trainer pays tribute to his kennel star Big Moose 06 / 11 / 2009

TASMANIAN greyhound racing lost one of its mega stars in Hobart last night when the Butch Deverell-trained Big Moose fractured a hock while contesting the Wally Lake Memorial. Big Moose, the winner ...

Proven Shiraz debuts in style 05 / 11 / 2009

RACING can be a fickle industry and nobody knows the ebbs and flows better than Dromedary-based trainer Bruce Drake. In the past six months rake has lost four dogs through injuries and break downs ...

Rockstar loves Hobart 05 / 11 / 2009

PROMISING stayer Instant Rockstar continued his love affair with the Hobart track last Thursday night with another record-breaking performance. Instant Rockstar demoralised a handy field over 599 ...

Big Moose breaks down 05 / 11 / 2009

BIG MOOSE'S Hobart Thousand campaign came to an abrupt halt last night when he broke down in the Wally Lake Memorial (461m). The Butch Deverell-trained dog was in the lead and being hailed the ...

Blanket finish in qualy final 29 / 10 / 2009

THE Charmer Lodge Stud Qualifying final (461m) was decimated by scratchings in Hobart last week but the small field of five produced one of the best finishes seen at Tattersall's Park kin ages. Uno ...

Luke eyes Group 1 glory 29 / 10 / 2009

NSW trainer Ruth Matic is on a mission that she hopes will lead to her promising dog Hurricane Luke winning next month's Group 1 Hobart Thousand. Hurricane Luke made an impressive Tasmanian debut at ...

Spaniard back to winning form 30 / 10 / 2009

LAST year's Hobart Thousand winner Little Spaniard returned to the winner's circle at Devonport on Tuesday, much to the delight of his trainer Mick Stringer. Little Spaniard was forced off the scene ...

Bandit steals Minister's Gift 26 / 10 / 2009

IT isn't often that a trainer will take having an odds-on favourite being beaten in a feature race lightly but for Shane Whitney the result was bitter-sweet in the final of the Minister's Gift in ...

Del Feugo a handy acquisition 26 / 10 / 2009

FORMER Victorian dog Del Feugo could prove to be a handy acquisition to Mick Taylor's kennel at Bridport following the dog's impressive Tasmanian debut in a juvenile/maiden over 515 metres ...

Hellbound breaks through 23 / 10 / 2009

VICTORIAN owner-trainer Glenn Rounds was at his wits end with well-bred dog Hellbound so he sent him to Tasmania hoping a change of environment would spark some action. The plan worked and at ...

Doovee injury not serious 19 / 10 / 2009

STAR sprinter Topline Doovee remains on target for a tilt at next month's the Melbourne Cup series despite suffering an injury in a race in Hobart last Thursday night. Topline Doovee was sent out a ...

Bart makes Gift final 16 / 10 / 2009

MASTER BART may only have won two races but his latest effort in a heat of the Minister's Gift in Hobart last night was enough to suggest the penny may have finally dropped. Master Bart had notched ...

Rockstar sizzles at Tattersall's Park 16 / 10 / 2009

INSTANT ROCKSTAR produced his best performance this year to win a mixed grades 4-5 over 599 metres at Tattersall's Park in Hobart last night. ...

Howard's Puzzle out to keep winning record intact 12 / 10 / 2009

PROMISING young greyhound Howard's Puzzle will be attempting to keep her unbeaten record intact when she takes on the tricky Launceston circuit fore the first time at The TOTE Racing Centre tonight. ...

Walker snares double 09 / 10 / 2009

ABOUT nine months ago Alison Walker produced a winner with the first dog she presented at the races so it should come as no surprise that she's now preparing doubles to stake her claim as promising ...

Minister's Gift heats up 09 / 10 / 2009

THE first round of heats of the Minister's Gift at Devonport last week highlighted the depth of talent that exists in Tasmania's middle grade ranks. The series is restricted to Tasmania bred dogs ...

Topline Doovee set to tackle Melbourne Cup 09 / 10 / 2009

STAR Tasmanian greyhound Topline Doovee returned to racing from an injury-enforced break with a brilliant win in an invitation at Devonport this week. The Mick Stringer-trained bitch tore a monkey ...

Monty wins again 08 / 10 / 2009

CLASS chaser Stylish Monty gave his rivals a galloping lesson at Devonport on Tuesday scoring a runaway win in mixed grade 4/5 over 580 metres. The Tony Dawson-trained dog had won his previous three ...

Stylish Monty to get punters off to good start 06 / 10 / 2009

THE greyhound meeting at Devonport poses a few problems for punters today but there appears to be one good thing on the card and it arrives in the opening race on the 10-event program. Stylish Monty ...

Howard's Puzzle does it again 01 / 10 / 2009

PROMISING pup Howard's Puzzle defied the adage of lightning not striking twice in the same spot. Howard's Puzzle made her debut on the Devonport circuit on August 22 with a brilliant win over the ...

First starter causes boilover 01 / 10 / 2009

TOP greyhound trainer Debbie Cannan faced a dilemma recently when she had to farm out a well-bred dog to another trainer owing to a shortage of kennel space. It was a dog she owns herself, Top ...

There's nothing like an absolute moral 01 / 10 / 2009

UNDERRATED dog Absolute Moral made it two wins in the space of four days when he led all the way to win a strong grade five event over 599 metres in Hobart last night. The Mick Stringer-trained dog ...

Absolute Moral chasing quickfire double tonight 01 / 10 / 2009

THE Mick Stringer-trained Absolute Moral will attempt to win his second race in the space of four days when he takes on a strong field of chasers in the Matthew Boyd Grade 5 (race 3) over 599 metres ...

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Eagle Eye follows in big footsteps 24 / 09 / 2009

MULTIPLE Group race winner Eagle Eye followed in the footsteps of his higher-profiled kennel mate Big Moose when he took out the Tasmanian St Leger in Hobart last Thursday night. Eagle Eye, the ...

Patsy Anne shines in Laurels final 24 / 09 / 2009

QUALITY bitch Patsy Anne added another jewel to her growing crown of feature race wins when she blitzed her rivals in the Charmer Lodge Laurels over 461 metres in Hobart last week. Carrying the blue ...

Arnhem Thunder makes most of lucky break 22 / 09 / 2009

ARNHEM THUNDER scored an overdue win in Launceston last night where he toyed with his rivals to salute in a strong mixed grades four-five event over 515 metres. Carrying the pink vest Arnhem Thunder ...

Classic winner eyes St Leger 17 / 09 / 2009

MULTIPLE classic race winner Eagle Eye made his way into this week's The Mercury St Leger final with a convincing win in his heat over 461 metres at Tattersall's Park in Hobart last Thursday night. ...

Agent Rusty strikes purple patch 17 / 09 / 2009

THE Margaret Rossendell kennel has been in top for this year and one of the better performers has been Agent Rusty that has struck a purple patch of late. Agent Rusty notched his fourth win from his ...

Injury cloud has silver lining 11 / 09 / 2009

ARCTIC SILVER returned from a spate of injuries in a blaze of glory in Hobart last night where he demolished a strong grade four field over 461 metres. The Shane Whitney-trained dog, that is a ...

Soulga Boy impressive 11 / 09 / 2009

ONE of the most impressive win s on the 10-event card in Hobart last week came from former Victorian Soulga Boy. The Loretta Luttrell-trained dog demolished a handy field of grade five performers to ...

Elphinstone a true greyhound fanatic 26 / 08 / 2009

SANDRA ELPHINSTONE is one of the most passionate greyhound trainers in Tasmania with her involvement beginning almost from the day she could walk. Today she balances her life with training a small ...

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