Paul Smith
TOWNSVILLE trainer Paul Smith is looking ahead to the new year with enthusiasm after completing a highly successful 2020.
December 24, 2020
Bring on 2021 … and the \’invaders\’!
Caption: Champion Queensland trainer Tony Brett with his latest star, Sentenced. They are ready for the southern invasion. (Photo: Box 1 Photography) By Brisbane Greyhound Racing Club CEO LUKE GATEHOUSE Goodbye 2020. Bring on the New Year and all the blue sky it promises. That’s the mantra of not only the Queensland greyhound racing, but …
$15.5M industry boost starts on January 1
By Racing Queensland Chief Executive Officer BRENDAN PARNELL A warm welcome to each and every one of our readers to 2021. While much of 2020 was monopolised by COVID-19 – and rightly so – we remain mindful of the broader issues which continued to confront our industry including the lingering effects of flood, fire and …
David says Helen is a ‘likely’ starter
Caption: David Burnett and Victorian speed star Simon Told Helen after success in the Silver Chief (Photo: BlueStream Pictures) By TERRY WILSON NATIONAL Greyhound of the Year, Simon Told Helen, is ‘most likely’ to be heading north to chase some of the big dollars being offered during the upcoming Summer Greys Carnival at Albion Park. …
Industry grassroots applauds RQ’s funding boost
By TERRY WILSON CONFIRMATION that Racing Queensland has invested heavily in the future of grassroots greyhound racing in this state has been applauded by a number of leading stakeholders in the industry. Veteran Gilberton dogs man Claude Dacey and Cynthia Suttle from Redlands say it is great news to hear that RQ is tipping $1 …
Scratchings need to be made earlier for Qld daytime race meetings
In this month’s edition of the Grader’s Corner we discuss scratching times for daytime race meetings and look at feature racing upcoming in the new year. Scratchings Daytime race meetings are a relatively new development in Queensland greyhound racing with Capalaba, Bundaberg, and Townsville all acquiring new daytime meetings in the past two years. Prior …
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White hungry for Curry honours
Caption: Steve White and Kayla Coleman with the mighty Paua To Burn. By Mike Hill LEADING Victorian trainer Steve White is hoping 2021 is the year that he can say \’the Vince Curry is ours\’. White believes his wonderful sprinter Paua To Burn was a certainty beaten when she fell on the first corner in …
Cosmo Bill holds off the hands of Father Time
Caption: Iron dog Cosmo Bill wins at Albion Park in April, 2020. The veteran of 208 starts still loves racing (Photo: Box 1 Photography) By TERRY WILSON THE clock is running down to the day when iron dog superstar Cosmo Bill will let his ever-loving owner and trainer Cyndie Elson know that he has had …
Hara’s collision concerns averted
Caption: Trainer Tony Brett with Capalaba Anniversary Cup winner Hara’s Clyde flanked by local MP Don Brown and catcher Keith Sternberg. (Photo: Erin Cameron) By TERRY WILSON IT was an unusual way of doing things, but smart young dog Hara’s Clyde survived a dramatic mid-race change of course on his way to winning the Anniversary …
Trevor keeps Capalaba on track
By David Brasch TREVOR McSherry has been an institution around Capalaba greyhound track since 1987. A long-time local, he had gone racing every Saturday at the track ‘betting on the horses’. He and his wife Anita had run a local seafood shop for many years and even provided ice free of charge for the Capalaba …