Greyhound cup meet for ‘Livin’

Anticipation is building for Saturday’s 41st annual Horsham Cup greyhound racing meet.

Gates at Horsham Greyhound Racing Club, located inside Horsham Showground, will open at 6pm, with gold coin donation entry and a range of food and entertainment options, including a bouncing castle and face painting for children.

Racing will start at 7pm, with the $67,000 Group 2 feature race a highlight.

The 485-metre race will see the winner collect $47,000 in prizemoney.

Among the greyhounds vying for the prize is Cranbourne Cup winner Orson Allen.

The dog, trained by Brendan Wheeler, was entered in one of six Horsham Cup heats at Horsham Greyhound Racing Club yesterday evening.

Winners from the heats will form the field for Saturday’s race.

Other races on Saturday will include a $7000 Sylvia Penny Memorial race, a $5000 Jan Wilson Memorial and a $7000 Cup Consolation.

Horsham Greyhound Racing Club’s Greyhound of the Year award will also be handed out.

Anticipation for the cup has been building since January, when Horsham Greyhound Racing Club manager Justin Brilliant announced the club would donate $100 to mental health organisation Livin every time a trainer from the Horsham region won a race at the track.

He said the club aimed to raise between $3000 and $5000 for Livin.

“This is a great opportunity to give back to the community and support those in need,” he said.

The club will present a cheque for the total amount raised to Livin on Saturday.

Entry donations will also support the charity.