GREYHOUNDS
Sydney Morning Herald
Friday July 31, 2009
Queen on the marchWentworth Park 520-metre record holder Queen Lauryn was surprisingly defeated in a heat of the Darwin Cup on Monday but is still the one to beat in Friday's $20,000-to-the-winner final.The group 1-winning stayer has drawn box eight and could not be better positioned.In her heat, she sat third mid-race and looked all over a winner before the home turn but could not reel in Voodoo Prince in a record-breaking 31.45 seconds.Queensland trainers target this rich series as a working holiday and the cup field contains only two locally trained dogs.Tom Tzouvelis is on his fifth Darwin sojourn and has two finalists. He has not missed having a runner in a final but has yet to take victory."It looks like being another barren year but we love coming up here and one day the tide might turn, Tzouvelis said.Tzouvelis's best hope is Kallan Bale and as much as $26 was bet about the black dog after the box draw was conducted.The lids will fly at 10.16pm.Instant replaysGreyhound Racing NSW has added replays of races at Lismore and Casino to its results and form service.In coming weeks, replays of all other TAB racing in NSW should become available to registered members at www.thedogs.com.au.Membership is free as are all form guides, while a premium service is available for a minor annual fee.Times are a changin'On Wednesday, Winter Stake winner Dentax Bale maintained his unbeaten record at Bulli when he accounted for litter sister Zambola Bale and the talented Accounts over 515m.The brindle dog posted 29.05s which is .26 outside Princess Bale's track record but, with the Bulli semaphore board illegible to most, checking out the times posted represents a guessing game to on-course patrons.A new semaphore has long been promised and news from the manufacturers is that it's ready to be installed.Now the site just needs to be prepared and everything can be ship shape in a matter of weeks.Forty Twenty on the moneyTalented stayer Forty Twenty takes another step towards the National Distance Championship in Saturday night's Multiquip Stayers Final at Wentworth Park.The son of Big Daddy Cool posted a career-best 42.32s heat win on Monday night and, despite facing much tougher company this time, will again start a short-priced favourite.The winner of the NSW Sprint and Distance championships at Wentworth Park on August 22 will qualify for the $50,000-to-the-winner National final at Cannington in Perth on September 5.
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