The content on this page was published on 01-05-2021. If you notice any inaccuracies, please report it here ISSUE 62 MAY 2021 FEATURED INSIDE WEBLEC JET TAKES OFF IN GEELONG + AT THE POST: BALLARAT, PERTH, LAUNCHING PAD AND MORE + THE PINK DIAMOND + VALE, SIMON TOLD HELEN CONTENTS GRV FEEDBACK OFFICE Do you have any feedback for GRV? A complaint, a compliment or suggestion about how we could do things 3 CEO’S UPDATE differently? Whether you’re a participant, stakeholder or member of the community, we’d like to hear from you. GRV 4 AT THE POST values all feedback as it helps us to do our job better and improves the overall conduct of the sport in Victoria. 9 LATEST NEWS How do I make a formal complaint or provide a suggestion 16 WELFARE AND RE-HOMING REPORT or compliment? You can do so either by letter, email, phone, fax or by using 18 INTEGRITY REPORT our online form at grv.org.au/feedback 19 UPCOMING GRV VIC BRED SERIES Email [email protected] 21 RACING CALENDAR Phone (03) 8329 1100 Fax (03) 8329 1000 32 LATEST LITTERS AND MISSES Post Feedback Office 38 CLUB/TRIALS DIRECTORY c/o Greyhound Racing Victoria 46 – 50 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne Vic 3003 GRV will acknowledge your complaint, compliment or suggestion in writing with a reference number within five PARTICIPANT business days. SUPPORT LINE Please note: Information about integrity matters should continue to be referred to the Greyhound Racing Integrity Have a general question on a greyhound racing related Unit (GRIU) which can be contacted via the GRIU Hotline: matter? Need help to better understand the various 1300 856 109 requirements of being a greyhound racing participant? Contact the Participant Support Line Phone 1300 144 360 Email [email protected] For urgent matters including lost, found or deceased GRV SUPPORT LINE greyhounds. Call 03 83291100 and press AVAILABLE 24HRS #1 to speak to GRV s . Each edition of GMV aims to provide an overview of key happenings in relation to Victorian greyhound racing that occurred during the previous month, as well as promoting significant and relevant upcoming activities and events. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: ANDREW COPLEY It is GRV’s goal to have each edition of Greyhound Monthly MANAGING EDITOR: PHIL WEIR Victoria available on-line at grv.org.au on or before the last day of the previous month, and arriving in letter boxes by the Greyhound Monthly Victoria (GMV) magazine is produced 10th day of each month. by Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV), the governing body of greyhound racing in this state. GRV strongly encourages all Victorian greyhound racing DO YOU HAVE A STORY IDEA OR FEEDBACK TO participants - in particular breeders and trainers - to take the MAKE GREYHOUND MONTHLY EVEN BETTER? time to read each issue of GMV to ensure they are across LET US KNOW BY EMAILING [email protected] relevant key issues. COVER: Weblec Jet and Angela Langton, partner of trainer Jeff Britton, and the Geelong Gold Cup. 2 CEO’S UPDATE CEO’S CEO’s Update Firstly, I am very pleased to announce that GRV is Speaking of volunteers, I’d like to remind you that 16 boosting prize-money and other returns by around $1.3 May is National Volunteer Day, followed by National million over this May and June, both through increasing Volunteer Week on 17-23 May. GAP has more than stakes and fees and through introducing new events. 700 volunteers and hundreds more help make race We are doing this to help acknowledge and thank meetings happen across the State. They are a key participants for keeping our sport racing and thriving part of our sport and welfare initiatives so please take over the COVID lock-downs last year. You can find the opportunity when you can to let them know how more details about this significant increase in this much their service is valued and appreciated. edition of the Monthly. I’d like to note that while we experienced very little Safe racing remains one of GRV’s key priorities and our extreme weather over summer, we shouldn’t be Greyhound Racing Integrity Unit has now recruited an complacent about the approaching winter. So please additional four veterinarians to service the increased make sure your greyhounds and facilities are racing program while we continue to roll-out out of prepared for training and racing in cold weather so we water carts, second tractors and power harrows to can all look forward to safe, warm and exciting racing clubs as part of the Safe Racing Program. I am also over the coming months. pleased to report that work on the new Traralgon track, designed to be a safer track as anywhere in the world, Finally, a reminder that greyhound racing’s popular TV is well on schedule to open for racing in late October. show ‘Thrill of the Chase’ returns to the airwaves from The first race meeting to held there will be quite an Wednesday on 9Gem to showcase the Warrnambool event so keep your eye out for upcoming Cup from 5.30pm. announcements. In other racing news, a new event joins Victoria’s racing calendar, the Sale Greyhound Racing Club’s Horizon Alan Clayton race, carrying first prize money of $25,000. Heats of Chief Executive Officer this inaugural 440 metre event will be held on Sunday Greyhound Racing Victoria 30 May with the final a week later. Turning now to matters off the track, the Greyhound Adoption Program held a National Adoption Day event at its Seymour headquarters on Sunday 18 April with 50 greyhounds being re-homed to loving new families. This was the first GAP adoption event held in Victoria for more than 12 months because of Covid-19 and you can read more about the day in this issue. April was also National Adoption Month and other GAP events included Zoom sessions with potential and existing greyhound owners and GAP volunteers. GREYHOUND MONTHLY VICTORIA GREYHOUND MONTHLY GENERAL ENQUIRIES RACING SERVICES AND SCRATCHINGS REGISTRATIONS Greyhound Racing Victoria Phone: (03) 8329 1100 Phone: (03) 8329 1100 46-50 Chetwynd Street Weekdays: 7:30am - 4:30pm West Melbourne, Victoria, 3003 Email: [email protected] Sat/Sun: 7:30am - 9:00am & Hours: 3:00pm - 4:30pm Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm NOMINATIONS Phone: (03) 8329 1100 Phone: (03) 8329 1111 GRV BOARD Fax: (03) 8329 1000 / Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 12noon Peita Duncan (Chair) (03) 8329 1001 Online Nominations: Emmett Dunne ABN: 76 642 748 029 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Rob Greenall 2021 MAY Marika McMahon Lisa Tripodi 3 At the post It took ten attempts, but Tiggerlong Tonk landed his first G1 at Perth. Group 1 Sky Racing Perth Group 2 Bottle-O Ballarat Cup (520m) Cup (450m) CANNINGTON, 17 APRIL BALLARAT, 9 APRIL 1st TIGGERLONG TONK 1st FERDINAND BOY Breeding: Male Feb ’18 Dyna Double One Breeding: Male Jan ’19 Fernando Bale x Nayla Swift x Tiggerlong Dot Breeder/Owner: Rose Geall, Lara VIC Breeder/Owner: Michael Finn, Wagga Wagga NSW Trainer: David Geall, Lara VIC Trainer: Correy Grenfell, Anakie VIC First prize: $47,000 First prize: $150,000 Odds: $2.50F Odds: $3.10F Time: 24.84sec (Best) Time: 29.76sec Margin: 3.06L Margin: 0.03L 2nd: Fortuna Bale 2nd: Canya Cruise 3rd: Bound To Succeed 3rd: Rippin’ Purton How the race was won: Potential superstar Ferdinand Boy How the race was won: WA star Canya Cruise (Box 6) led ($2.50F) displayed dazzling acceleration from Box 8 in until the shadows of the post but was nabbed right on the making it back-to-back country cup wins, having won the line by Victoria’s ‘ultimate professional’ Tiggerlong Tonk (Box G2 Shepparton Cup (450m) and setting a new track record 4), who staged a phenomenal performance to come from three weeks earlier. He strolled to an effortless 3L win over third heading down the back straight, around six lengths off Fortuna Bale ($18.10) – who was third in last year’s Ballarat the ‘pilot’. Tiggerlong Tonk ($3.10F) defeated Canya Cruise Cup – with Bound To Succeed ($9.30) a further 1.2L away ($3.60) by 0.03L, with reserve runner Rippin’ Purton ($10.10) third in 24.84sec (Best). It was his 19th win from 32 starts – 1L away third in 29.76sec. It was Tiggerlong Tonk’s 36th win including his past six – and his seventh from eight exiting the from 75 starts – and his first G1 victory at his 10th attempt! His ‘pink’ trap. His stakes catapulted to $163,060. stakes spiralled to $557,505. 4 AT THE POST AT Group 3 Launching Pad (515m) SANDOWN PARK, 1 APRIL 1st KURO KISMET Breeding: Male Dec ’18 Aston Dee Bee x Mayfair Miss Breeder: David Willcox, Caboolture South QLD Owner: Justus syndicate (Melissa Mayle), Newborough VIC Trainer: Matthew Clark, Briagolong VIC First prize: $150,000 Odds: $3.10EF Time: 29.41sec Margin: 0.5L 2nd: Aston Rupee 3rd: Destruction How the race was won: Beginning well from Box 1, Kuro Kismet ($3.10EF) ‘rocketed’ into stardom defeating another star in the making, Aston Rupee ($3.10EF), who was wide rounding the first turn and midfield at the halfway mark, by 0.5L, with Destruction ($8.80) a further 2.9L away third in 29.41sec. It was his eighth win from 21 starts, including four of his past five, and his stakes ‘lifted off’ to $190,635. He had won Kuro Kismet and connections following the his Launching Pad heat in a flying 29.18sec (Best) prior to Launching Pad victory.