Greg Board
GREG Board is a hard man to stop … on and off the track. In his younger days he was a bull riding and bareback champion – that was before he and his brother Rick caught the greyhound bug.
GREG Board is a hard man to stop … on and off the track. In his younger days he was a bull riding and bareback champion – that was before he and his brother Rick caught the greyhound bug.
This is part of the ‘Miracle Team’ at South-East Queensland’s Capalaba Greyhound Club. They have helped turn the struggling historic straight track into a roaring TAB success story. From Left: Track Manager Trevor McSherry, Starter John Solis, Bruce Gordon (maintenance), Ben Rigney (track maintenance), Erin Cameron (Track Operations), Hayley Smith (kennels), Tricia Fuller (Office Manager),
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By Racing Queensland Chief Executive Officer BRENDAN PARNELL I wanted to start by addressing a very important matter as the industry navigates its way out of the COVID-19 pandemic. As I have mentioned in this column previously, our industry and its participants continue to do a stellar job in adhering to the ever-changing landscape that
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By Brisbane Greyhound Club CEO Luke Gatehouse A HIGHLIGHT of racing at ‘The Creek’ in October will be the Rising Stars (520m) worth an overall $27,250. Now this may not be in the same prizemoney league as our Groups Ones, but its importance as an indicator of the health of our industry cannot be downplayed.
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Caption: Spotted Elk on her way to yet another Albion Park victory (Photo: Box 1 Photography) By Alex Nolan Spotted Elk may already be a hero to trainers Graham and Leanne Hall but their rising three-year-old is now garnering cult hero status nationwide. On a recent edition of Sky Racing’s The Catching Pen panellist Jason
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Caption: Trainer Peter Sullivan (centre back) with connections after Pokie Payout hung on to win a thrilling Futurity final (520m) at Ipswich (Photo: Just Greyhound Photos) By MIKE HILL POTENTIAL owners will have a wonderful opportunity to bid for quality youngsters at the annual Ipswich Puppy Auction this month. Superbly bred pups by some of
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Caption: Trainer Glenn Rounds says Aston Rupee is the complete package. (Photo: BlueStream Pictures) Group 1 Adelaide Cup (530m) Best nominated Heats September 30. Final October 8. $100,000 to the winner. By DAVID BRASCH IT\’S been 19 years since Ray Borda won his home-town cup. Brookside Bear landed the Adelaide Cup for a youthful
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Caption: Jedda Cutlack and Showdown (Photo: Box 1 Photography) Alex Nolan’s Albion Park wrap Seven days was all it took for up-and-coming trainer Jedda Cutlack to supersede her own career highlight and join a prestigious club of trainers to win the Molly Campbell Silver Dollars Final, thanks to recent acquisition Showdown. Cutlack enjoyed a much-publicised
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Caption: New and current trainer Danielle Matic with Wow after a recent Goulburn win. By GARY CLARK ONE of the best sprinters in the country, Wow, will attempt to win his second Goulburn Cup later this month in the Group 3 event. After winning the 2020 cup defeating his litter brother Ad Astra, last year’s
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Caption: Del Rey was a pretty slick race bitch winning the G2 Launceston Cup and G3 Gold Coast Cup (Photo: Box 1 Photography) Each month Chase will highlight the story behind Queensland’s most recent complete monthly breeding statistics: July, 2021 By DAVID BRASCH GOOD on Tommy Tzouvelis and his partners for having a go. Tom
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