Hobart Greyhound Racing Club
Welcome to the Hobart Greyhound Racing Club
Racing is held on Thursday nights at Tattersall's Park, the tri-code complex in Glenorchy, conveniently located about 10km from the the center of Hobart, Tasmania's capital city.
Racing is over four distances, 340m, 461m, 599m and 709m.
Home To Tassie's Group One Hobart Thousand
This time honoured event was first run in 1939 and is set to run this year in December, with heats on the 13th and the final on the 20th.
$75,000 to the winner
The best 64 greyhounds nominated plus reserves race over 461m for the coveted title.
Hobart Thousand photo gallery here
GREYHOUND OF THE MONTH
January 2012
ZAVANCE MAN
(Head Bound - It's A She)
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Congratulations to Ted Medhurst on training his first Maiden Thousand winner. Zavance Man is owned by Debbie Cannan. Debbie trained the 3rd placegetter in the Final. Zavance Man who isn't 2 until April won his heat by 7 and a half lengths and his semi-final by 1 and a quarter. In the Final he jumped from box 7 and won by 5 lengths in 26.39.
More Greyhounds of the Month here...
HGRC (Inc)
PO Box 1221
Glenorchy
TAS 7010
Phone: (03) 6214 4261
Fax: (03) 6272 4013
Racing Manager: Peter Hayes
Mobile: 0409 968 386
HGRC Chairman:
Denise Fysh
Mobile: 0447 140 976
Thursday- Race Day Office
Phone: (03) 6211 5203
Fax: (03) 6211 5204
Throughout Feburary Tasmanian Greyhound racing will be supporting the McGrath Foundation by donating $500 every time a pink (8) dog wins a race. It is the industries way of supporting families experiencing breast cancer. So get behind the promotion and cheer on the Pink Dog.
O'Driscoll Coaches Series Final
(picture by Angel)
Painted Amigo won the Final in 26.43
The O'Driscoll Coaches Series heats were well contested with the Leigh Wood trained Bo Shen taking out the first heat. Young Jackson won convincingly for Katrina Gregory, Three Tradies made it a double for Leigh Woods. Barry Adams was rewarded for travelling to Hobart with a great win by Adam's Daddy, Mick Stringer also had a double winning with Ryno Rules and Painted Amigo who was the fastest heat winner. Ted Medhurst earned a place in the final with Bell Haven and Whitney's World paid $26.00 for Anthony Bullock.
the tote.com.au Maiden Thousand 2012
This year saw some changes to the Maiden Thousand that was well received by trainers.
THE FINALISTS WERE
Miss Hetti, Butch Deverell
Emerald Lee, Debbie Cannan
Times Of Grace, Nick Howard
Wynburn Voodoo, Scott Bryan
Disney Bound, Robin Stocks
Shanlyn Hirdy, Graeme Moate
Zavance Man, Ted Medhurst
Night Train, Anthony Bullock
Congratulations to Ted Medhurst, trainer and Debbie Cannan on winning the Final with Zavance Man
Hot Kennels in Janurary 2012
Maurie Strickland picked up a double on the 3rd with Dasher Dooley running 34.96 over the 599 trip and the super star Rewind taking out the Invitation in 26.14.
Steven Hutt was very pleased with the performance of Aries who ran a good 26.51.
Young trainer Nick Howard had a good win with Bane who paid a healthy $15.00 lets hope Nick had a dollar each way on him.
Len Howard kept it in the family with a geat win by Harry's Pick, after jumping from box 5 he was checked and bumped and won by a head, he also paid well at $10.00.
Super Contact is a massive greyhound who weighed in at 42.7 kg, he jumped from box 5 and won by 7 lengths in 26.39 he is trained by John Cameron who dosn't weigh much more than his greyhound.