Tag: greyhounds

Club stalwart’s Senior Citizen of the Year award

David Lewis -
As far as the Mount Gambier Greyhound Racing Club (MGGRC) is concerned, Kevin “KD” Douglas is certainly a worthy recipient of the 2024 City...

Family Fun in the Sun all tracks promotion kicks off

David Lewis -
Greyhound Racing SA’s Family Fun in the Sun promotion kicked off last Sunday night at Murray Bridge with the final of the $10,000 Sprint...

Fast Forward to take on new look

SE Voice -
The monthly Fast Forward time-graded 1-4 wins heats and final series over 400 metres will undergo a change in procedure after the running of...

Young trainer goes the distance

SE Voice -
Lewiston four-dog trainer Harry Trengove, 23, was back among the winners at Tara Raceway last Thursday when Raven Macaw upstaged odds-on favourite Saint Kimetto...

Road trip lands Cusack his first treble

SE Voice -
Mount Cottrell-based Paul Cusack, first involved in greyhound racing in 1987, landed his first treble last Thursday when making one of his periodic visits...

Sooner rather than later for local lads

David Lewis -
As far as local lads Bayley Bresolin and Tane Wastell were concerned it was a case of sooner rather than later when it came...

Locals taste success away

SE Voice -
Agood week for local greyhound owners and trainers at away tracks kicked off on the Tuesday at Horsham where Mr. Anderson won the $3470...

Maiden winners off to a flying start

David Lewis -
It took a while - 12 starts in fact - but Saint Tommy certainly made up for lost time at last Thursday’s time-graded meeting...

Club to celebrate long-running feature

SE Voice -
This year will mark the 38th running of the time-honoured Newman McDonnell Memorial. Heats will be conducted over 512 metres for grade five greyhounds on...

Greyhounds well received at show

SE Voice -
The Mount Gambier Greyhound Racing Club’s greyhound promotion, in conjunction with GAP SA, went off well at last weekend’s Mount Gambier Show. In fact, so...

Good ones can come from anywhere

SE Voice -
It was in 2008 that Nathan Wilson and his wife Kerri, along with his sister Melissa and her husband Ken Trowbridge, first became interested...

Niele hopes for change of luck in final

SE Voice -
It was back on June 1 that Bridgewater Bob, owned and trained at Berringa by Michael Niele, was successful in a heat of the...

New runner ‘no waste of time’

David Lewis -
It was back in June that Heathmere owner-trainer Garry Marshman was asked if he would be interested in a greyhound called Wasting Time. By the...

Raceway road trip worth effort

SE Voice -
For Rochester training team, Darren Petersen and Aroha Hemingway, the 11-hour round trip to race at last Thursday’s Mount Gambier time-graded meeting turned out...

Cannonball set to blast off

David Lewis -
The first feature event over 305 metres to be run for graded greyhounds will take place next month at Tara Raceway. ySince the introduction of...