Tag: greyhounds

Local record holder takes GOTY title

SE Voice -
Zipping Neutron, who ran a track record 42.73 seconds over 732 metres at Tara Raceway in July last year, was announced the SA 2023...

Honey Rocks in right place at right time

David Lewis -
All things being equal, the best of connections Honey Rocks could have hoped for was a spot on the reserve bench after running fifth...

Hats off to Larry

SE Voice -
No, the headline does not refer to Del Shannon’s 1961 hit song but to Coleraine owner-trainer Bob Wombwell’s Eskimo Larry, winner of the Winning...

Leading trainer, GOTY awards presented at Tara Raceway

SE Voice -
As it turned out, last Sunday out at Tara Raceway was not too bad a day for Compton trainer Tracie Price.
First he was presented...

Cup has come a long way in 44 years

David Lewis -
The $36,000 Group 3 Mount Gambier Cup (512 metres), this year sponsored by Cap Abbott and Kerry Hawker’s Cadillac Racing, has certainly come a...

Sweet win came as no surprise

SE Voice -
Racing was off to a flying start at last Thursday’s Mount Gambier time-graded meeting at Tara Raceway when maiden greyhound Sweet Secret opened her...

A day of doubles at the dogs

David Lewis -
It was a case of Portland-based Robert Halliday, Jack Trengove (Two Wells), David Peckham (Allendale East) and Annette Kampman (Purdeet) collectively dominating last week’s...

At last, Uncle earns his Stripes

SE Voice -
Talk about a popular win.
Uncle Stripes received an ovation worthy of a Mount Gambier Cup winner after he was successful at Tara Raceway last...

Family day for brother and sister

SE Voice -
Three winners at Tara Raceway’s recent Sunday meeting certainly helped to make it a real family day for Dennington brother and sister greyhound trainers...

No rough start for this litter

David Lewis -
Off to a flying start at Tara Raceway has been the September 2022 My Redeemer x Vossy litter, bred at OB Flat by Noel...

The night it all began for a local syndicate

David Lewis -
The 2018 Mount Gambier Cup Calcutta, held at Tara Raceway the night prior to the running of the heats, was where it all began...

Memorial race to precede cup heats

David Lewis -
It’s now been almost 12 months since long-time local greyhound racing stalwart Connie Miller passed away at the age of 76 after a long...

Big day for the Lenehan boys

David Lewis -
Toolong trainer Phil Lenehan enjoyed his most successful day at Tara Raceway in 2½ years when Pengin Pat, Lektra Tony and Lektra Tinsel were...

Sims share long racing history

David Lewis -
The Sims name is synonymous with greyhounds in the South East - whether it be coursing or track racing.
Col Sims, ably assisted by his...

Remembering Bernie Bouchier

David Lewis -
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 
Popular local greyhound man Bernie Bouchier must surely have a reserved sign on that coveted seat close to wood fire in...