Greyhound Recorder

23 hours ago | thegreyhoundrecorder.com.au | David Brasch

BOOM WA sprinter West On Sidney is as good as any of the great team to have come before him in the Linda Britton-Chris Halse kennel. They were the words of Britton about the son of Tommy Shelby and West On Hazel ahead of the heats of the Group 2 WA Derby (520m) at Cannington on Saturday night. He has drawn perfectly in box two for his heat of the Derby and goes into the race off nine starts for four wins and three placings for stakes of $59,000.

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

FORMER Victorian Borocay Summer returns to her original home state at the peak of her powers for a tilt at the heats of the Group 1 Sandown Cup (715m) on Thursday night. The daughter of Feral Franky and Miami Fernando has drawn box two in her heat of the Cup for trainer Steve Withers and comes into the series off eight wins from her past nine starts. Her recent step up to distance racing has been a revelation with her winning the Group 3 The Miata and running a 601m track record at Cannington.

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

CUMBRIA Benny, fresh from running the second fastest ever 365m time at Nowra on Monday, will be on trial at Wentworth Park on Saturday night for a Group 1 tilt. Cumbria Benny (Fernando Bale-Cumbrio Ninno) ran 20.15 on Monday night when scoring by almost eight lengths. Owner-trainer Steve Fitch says the dog is "99 percent certain" to head to Queensland with the Group 1 Flying Amy Classic his target.

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

SARAH Irwin has been through the wars with cancer in recent years, and the dog named after her, Sarah's Price, has had a tough time of it as well. But the success of the dog in a Capalaba maiden heat and final in the past two weeks has been a blessing. Ricky Hassell, the Bundaberg Club president, and Sarah have been "an item" for the past year and as well as Sarah joining the Torbanlea kennel, along came Sarah's Price. "Over the moon, both of us," said Ricky of the victory.

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

JOHN Thompson declared during last week to a good mate that Barefoot Elsa could win a heat of Saturday night's Lakeside Cup (457m) at Q1 and run 25.40. "He laughed at me," said Thompson. "But he rang me straight after Saturday night's race with congratulations." That's because Barefoot Elsa (West On Augie-Blanco Caliente) had scorched to a 25.29 victory in her heat of the Cup, beating boom youngster Blue Blend by a length at the juicy odds of $11. The track record is 25.16.