One of greyhound racing’s newest and most exciting concepts, Speed Star, will be run this Thursday night at Sandown Park.
Eight of the country’s fastest sprinters will go head-to-head in four match races – as pure as racing gets.
The four matches will be conducted in rapid succession with gaps of approximately 10 minutes between matches.
Qualification for the series was based on times run at Sandown Park between 1 June 2016 and 28 August 2016 including a series of trials on the three Sundays leading in, with the eight fastest nominated greyhounds qualifying for the series.
Each greyhound wearing an odd numbered rug will jump from the inside box (box 1), and each wearing an even numbered box will jump from the outside box (box 3).
The series carries $61,000 in prize money, with the winner of each match picking up $10,000, with a further $15,000 bonus for the fastest time and $6000 for second.
Headlining the event is without doubt Australia’s best sprinter Zambora Brockie, fresh from Saturday’s National Sprint final in Adelaide.
He enters the series as the number one ranked greyhound with a scintillating time of 29.140 and is almost certain to start series favourite.
His record speaks for itself, a multiple Group 1 winner and has put forward some outstanding performances all over the country – a Speed Star victory would put the polish on what is an already stellar resume.
The second fastest qualifier, Dundee Osprey, exploded his way to the top of the time sheets after a brilliant 29.237 trial last Sunday.
The Pakenham South trained greyhound is no stranger to the concept having run in May’s Bill Collins Speed Star.
All matches will be shown live on Sky Racing and for detailed commentary and a behind-the-scenes look be sure to follow Sandown Park’s social media channels.
The night also kicks off one of Sandown Park’s most popular promotions, Money Back Month.
Every Thursday throughout September a punters’ club will be run by some of the finest judges in Australian greyhound racing.
In the result of a loss, everyone who invested will get their money back – 100 per cent guaranteed.
