David Brasch

3 days ago | thegreyhoundrecorder.com.au | David Brasch

NICK Lalli, trainer Jess Hopkins, and mates Frank Cremona and Corey Smith, are WA bound on Thursday with 300,000 reasons to be at Cannington that night. Their racetrack star, the appropriately named Canya All Class, has drawn the rails in The Sandgroper (520m) and takes on the cream of the greyhound racing world. But, Nick, Jess, Frank and Corey know only too well their dog is right in the mix.

4 days ago | thegreyhoundrecorder.com.au | David Brasch

WHEN Jungle Johnny went box-to-box at Nowra last Wednesday in preparation for Sunday night's heats of the Group 2 Puppy Classic (520m), Mark Gatt made a prediction. "Mark rang me and said he would break the record," said owner John Maroun. But, Jungle Johnny didn't just break Black Myth Wave's 29.25 track record, which had already been lowered to 29.20 in the opening heat by Sooty Keeping, he obliterated it with a 28.98 performance.

4 days ago | thegreyhoundrecorder.com.au | David Brasch

BACK in February when Northern Rivers trainer Neil Falls picked up his Tommy Shelby-Barsandi bitch from education, the report was "excellent". It was a name he just had to have for her. On Sunday night, that bitch, now racing as Excellent, was brilliant in winning Grafton's time honoured Easter Maiden (450m) in a slick 25.30. She scored by a length and three-quarters over littermates Miss Bear and Brookers Road. "She probably should not even be racing," said Neil of Excellent.

1 week ago | thegreyhoundrecorder.com.au | David Brasch

GOLDSTAR Racing makes its Australian racing debut with four starters at Q1 Lakeside on Saturday night and trainer Riley Evans says Goldstar Darcy is the kennels best hope. The other runners are Goldstar Sid, Goldstar Hunter and Goldstar Max. "Darcy is a nice type," Evans said. "He trialled at The Q really well and was strong to the line.

1 week ago | thegreyhoundrecorder.com.au | David Brasch

GERARD Agius has been training for just six months but has Canya Dominate into Wednesday's Group 2 Rockhampton Cup and is now on the verge of shifting south to take on greyhound training full time. Canya Dominate (Shima Shine-Joyful) won his way into the Cup decider on Wednesday night after winning the Wildcard event two weeks ago.