Sandown Greyhounds
Sandown Greyhounds is a greyhound racing track located in Springvale Victoria approximately 35 minutes South East of Melbourne.[1] Racing is held at Sandown Park every Thursday night and Sunday afternoon. Sandown Park hosts the richest greyhound race in the world, the $500,000 Melbourne Cup and also Australia's richest race for stayers the $250,000 Sandown Cup.
Melbourne Cup
The Group 1 Melbourne Cup is the richest and most prestigious greyhound race in the world, the 2014 edition will boast a prize money total of $500,000 with a $350,000 winners cheque, a far contrast from the ₤500 on offer in the first running of the race back in 1956.[2] Trainers Darren McDonald, Graeme Bate and Jason Thompson having the most success, all winning the Melbourne Cup on three occasions.
Honour Roll (2000-2013)
| Year | Winner | Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Go Wild Teddy | Mark Bell |
| 2001 | Classic Capri | Judy Hayley |
| 2002 | Excite Ability | Len Poore |
| 2003 | Bombastic Shiraz | Darren Cairns |
| 2004 | Hallucinate | Darren McDonald |
| 2005 | Closing Argument | Cameron Taylor |
| 2006 | Betty's Angel | Paul Bartolo |
| 2007 | Shanlyn Prince | Darren McDonald |
| 2008 | Surgeon | Darren McDonald |
| 2009 | Lord Ducal | Jon Roberts |
| 2010 | El Grand Senor | Carolyn Jones |
| 2011 | Dyna Tron | Andrea Dailly |
| 2012 | Got A Moment | Jason Thompson |
| 2013 | Black Magic Opal | Jason Thompson |
A full list of Melbourne Cup winners can be found on Superdogs
Sandown Cup
The $250,000 Group 1 Sandown Cup is Australia's richest staying race. The race was previously known as the Woolamai Cup when first ran back in 1963. Race record is held by the 595m record holder at Sandown Park, Bobby Boucheau.
Honour Roll (2000-2013)
| Year | Winner | Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Osti's Joker | Simon Barker |
| 2001 | Bentley Babe | Peter Dapiran |
| 2002 | Jennev | Linda Britton |
| 2003 | Arvo's Junior | George Arvanitis |
| 2004 | Proven Lethal | Jason Thompson |
| 2005 | Best Quoted | John Mooney |
| 2006 | Sargent Major | Lauren Gorman |
| 2007 | NO RACE | NO RACE |
| 2008 | Chinatown Lad | Shane Whitney |
| 2009 | Mantra Lad | Graeme Jose |
| 2010 | Next Top Model | Jason Thompson |
| 2011 | Bobby Boucheau | Angela Jackson |
| 2012 | Irma Bale | Graeme Bate |
| 2013 | Irma Bale | Graeme Bate |
Shootout
Four of the country's fastest greyhounds compete for the $50,000 winner-takes-all first prize. The four dog spectacular was first run in 1998, with the race earning Group 3 status in 2008.
Honour Roll
| Year | Winner | Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Reggimite | Allan Britton |
| 1999 | Great Wish | George Kantzidis |
| 2000 | Go Wild Teddy | Mark Bell |
| 2001 | Junior Whisky | Judy Hayley |
| 2002 | Silver Saul | Angela Modra |
| 2003 | Bombastic Shiraz | Darren Cairns |
| 2004 | Whisky Assassin | Jason Thompson |
| 2005 | Bond | Darren McDonald |
| 2006 | Jaimandy Coops | Paul Donohue |
| 2007 | Cool Effort | Darren McDonald |
| 2008 | Mantra Lad | Graeme Jose |
| 2009 | Velocette | Graeme Bate |
| 2010 | Cosmic Chief | Darren Brown |
| 2011 | Bekim Bale | Andrea Dailly |
| 2012 | Proven Nitro | Jason Thompson |
| 2013 | Xylia Allen | Jenny Hunt |
References
http://superdogs.com.au/honour-role/