Busy calendar at Horsham Greyhound Club
Horsham Greyhound Club is in the midst of a multitude of projects, community events and a large racing calendar including the Horsham Cup on the horizon.
The club’s community grants program has been released for another year, with donations increasing this year from a total of $14,500 last year up to $22,500.
People can contact the club via email jbrilliant@grv.org.au or phone 5382 4329 for application forms and terms and conditions.
All participants who have been at the club in the past four weeks would have noticed the building of a new workshop and tractor shed.
As The Weekly Advertiser goes to press, the new 410-metre drive on boxes are near completion, with test trials and steward-grv sign off on Friday.
Greyhound welfare is king in greyhound racing, so the club has approved a further two empty yards and a car park shade structure to keep our dogs and trainers cool.
This week will see the club host a full 485m race card due to the installation of the new 410m drive on boxes.
The club thanks all participants who got behind us and ensured we still achieved a 12 race program.
During the past weeks, Wimmera trainers have continued their winning ways, the major highlight being a dead heat between Crymelon Comet, for Ian Bibby of Warracknabeal, and West on Strobe, for Clifford Smith of Wonwondah, both hitting the line in the quick time of 23:155sec over the 410m journey delivering a local dead heat for one of the rare times in the history of the club.
Garry George of Beulah, set the time standard at the February 14 meeting when Snooping Air scorched around the track in a scintillating 22:97sec over the 410m journey, winning by close to six lengths in a one-sided affair.
Magnis Bale for Bill and Helen Hartigan of Horsham was successful when the ever-consistent greyhound notched his 11th victory to go with his 33 minor placings at start 105 – a great effort from the old boy.
Team Fullerton of Red Cliffs then went on to quinella the ninth race on the program when Wise Words and Elite Blazer hit the line together, on this occasion the judge could find a margin and Wise Words got the nod by :0023 seconds.
Wise Words entered the Fullertons kennels with one third from four starts. In the five starts the Fullerton’s have had with the dog, he has returned four victories and one third.
The Horsham Cup is fast approaching with heats on March 3 and the final on March 10. Entry will be free and we have some great guests to be announced soon and VIP areas.