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Southland commentator Dave McDonald mentioned the southern lights were shining brightly in the southern skies the night before the southern racing star Southern Lights delivered his powerful win in Tuesday’s $11,000 NZRS Advanced final.
Last Monday’s Palmerston North chasing action provided a real tasty appetiser leading into next Friday’s huge weekend of big ticket tri-code racing in the city.
Rangiriri trainer Denis Schofield made it a hat trick of South Waikato Cup wins when he produced Blazing Spirit to produce a pace-making victory in Sunday’s $6,000 457m event.
The high class stayer Shandell joined a small elite club within the New Zealand greyhound ranks when she chased her way through the $200,000 stakes earning barrier in Wanganui on Friday evening.
Southern Lights, who is the current star of the southern tracks, continued his total domination over his rivals on his home Ascot Park track when scampering to his effortless win in Tuesday’s NZRS Advanced heat.
February racing action started with Group 2 heats at Addington and wound up with Group 1 heats at Manukau. In between there was a stack of quality performances from both the canine athletes and human industry participants.
It certainly was an appropriate racing name that was given to the Dave and Jean Fahey prepared greyhound He’s All Power. He was precisely that when he powered to his Plasterboard Auckland Cup victory on Sunday.
The slippery Swimming Goat emphatically proved he is the best short course sprinter in the nation when he scampered to his effortless victory in Sunday’s $25,000 Railway Sprint.
Strong pace-making performances led to wins in both of the Invitation races on Sunday’s Auckland Cup card. Kava Blu prevailed in the $7,500 Stakes, while it was Sketchy Chief who landed the $5,000 Sprint win.
The powerful greyhound Thrilling Boris has drawn to win his third Group 1 title on Sunday at Manukau where he takes his place in the $80,000 Plasterboard Ltd Auckland Cup final.
The four 318m Railway Sprint heats held last Sunday threw up more questions than answers in terms of trying to establish which sharp sprinter will taste Group 1 glory after the running of this $25,000 dash.
Two Invitation races, which are basically the consolation events to the Group 1 finals, form part of the undercard for the Plasterboard Ltd Auckland Cup meeting on Sunday afternoon.
The powerful greyhound Thrilling Boris has drawn to win his third Group 1 title on Sunday at Manukau where he takes his place in the $80,000 Plasterboard Ltd Auckland Cup final.
The four 318m Railway Sprint heats held last Sunday threw up more questions than answers in terms of trying to establish which sharp sprinter will taste Group 1 glory after the running of this $25,000 dash.
