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Yesterday saw the running of our latest Ladbrokes Monthly bonus race, a 515m Maiden which was won in nice fashion by the Charmaine Field trained Amazing Marilyn from box 8. From box 1 in the heats, the black bitch carved out good sections to win convincingly in the quick time of 29.47 seconds while this week running 29.83 seconds in a tradesman like manner after copping interference going into the 1st turn before running down early leader Go Forward Barbs with Pinnacle in 3rd place. The daughter of Dyna Double One and Elusive Zesta has now won $8400.00 in just 2 starts and looks to have a bright future as does her litter brother Kid Psycho who has 4 wins and 5 placings for breeder and trainer Geoff Grimwood, winning his last 2 starts at Wentworth Park.
As you can see by the photos below, Mick and his team have done a great job with the track after Mondays reno and we are all good to go tomorrow.
Nominations for this Friday and Saturday have been extended till 11.00am today.
Appears to be a hiccup with the trial system. A reminder that we are not trialling tonight or tomorrow due to track renovations.
With no trials next Mon or Tue, we will be trialling after the last race both this Friday and Saturday nights. Trial numbers on Saturday will be limited due to the curfew time to be finished. Also, if you are unable to make your trial, could you either contact the club or cancel online so we are aware? Thanks.
A reminder that nominations close this Tuesday for heats of our next Ladbrokes Monthly bonus race, a 515m Maiden worth $7500.00 to the winner. Heats are this Saturday 20th with the final Saturday 27th. Please feel free to share.
If anyone can help with dogs for a stewards trial at Wentworth Park on Wednesday, please contact Joe Baldacchino on 0413 275 234.
A reminder that we do not trial after the last race on Saturdays. We will consider doing so if our Friday meeting is scheduled for the night time slot and we are unable to trial then due to the late finish. Also, we are looking at trialling on Sat 20th as we are unable to trial on Mon 22nd and Tue 23rd.
Newcastle Greyhounds wish to acknowledge the passing of one on the areas best in Robert Smith, following a courageous battle with cancer. Rob was a passionate supporter of The Gardens including spending many hours helping during the establishment of the track. He then became a committee member of The Gardens Social Club helping to raise money to boost prize money. On the track, there weren't many better, and while the last stage of his career was spent training the Lochinvar dogs for close friend Kevin Gordon, perhaps he is best known for guiding the Ray Watson owned Miss Elly Mint to a record of 44 wins from 66 starts. Included in this was a string of 16 consecutive wins between Oct '08 and Feb '09 all at either FFA or Group level.
Condolences to Deb and all the family on the passing of both a great trainer and a great bloke.
Due to a scheduled track renovation, there will be no trials on the following dates
* MONDAY 22ND FEB
* TUESDAY 23RD FEB
Apologies for the inconvenience.
Please feel free to share these details.
With January racing done and dusted, can now confirm that our Ladbrokes Monthly final in February will be worth $7500.00 to the winner. It is a 515m Maiden with heats Sat 20th and final Sat 27th.
Today saw the running of our latest Ladbrokes Monthly bonus race, a 400m 5th grade. Last week saw 4 competitive heats into today's final which was won in great fashion by the Allan & Karen Woods trained Happy Dash. The black son of Keybow & Wallan Baby covered the journey in a slick 22.67 seconds, bettering his previous best of 22.78 when winning his heat. The win takes his record to 6 wins and 7 placings from 22 starts including the last 2 in a row after a 3 month spell. Kennel mate Convoluted was just a neck away in 2nd with the Robbie Neville trained Electric Dreams 2.5 lengths back in 3rd.
While we have our finalists for this months Red Dog final, we look forward to our February bonus race which will carry some really good prize money to the winner. It will be a 515m Maiden with heats on Saturday 20th February and final the following Saturday 27th. Thanks to 5 winners today from box 1, the final winners purse stands at $5700.00 with 3 meetings still to run in January. Should we not get at least 12 nominations to run 2 heats, the race will be run as a Best 8 Maiden on Saturday 20th.
A reminder that we will not be trialling this Tuesday due to the public holiday but will be trialling Monday as normal.
A reminder that there will be no trials next Tuesday 26th due to being Australia Day.
Our next Ladbrokes Monthly bonus race is a 400m 5th grade for 1 to 4 wins, with no City wins. Heats are Friday 22/01 with the final on Friday 29/01. The winner will receive $4100.00.
Nominations for this Saturday have been extended till 1.00pm today. Looking for all grades and distances.
Newcastle Greyhounds were honoured last night to host the Todd Moroney Memorial over 515m for bitches. The race was the concept of Todds son Blake who has followed in his father's footsteps as a trainer. Todd passed away in 2008 at the young age of just 40 years. During his time, he trained numerous TAB winners including putting the polish on one time Richmond 700m record holder, Blazing Fire. He also left his mark on the breeding side with the current team trained by his brother Mark all being decendants of Todds line. Not to be outdone, son Blake trained Ice Reina to win very impressively at Gosford yesterday morning and she also traces back to Todds breed.
The race last night was won by the Jason Mackay trained Cursed in a slick 29.64, taking the black daughter of Kinloch Brae and Halinas record to 16 wins and 17 placings from 42 career starts. Additional prize money saw the winner receive $2000.00, trophy plus a straw to Ando's Mac, kindly donated by Sires On Ice. A large group of family and friends were trackside to remember and honour a much loved friend.
The 7.00am to 8.40am trial session this Tuesday has been amended to private as it inadvertently tagged as public. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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