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Thompson eyeing off another Melbourne Cup
All eyes turn to Sandown Park on Saturday night for the world’s greatest greyhound race – the Sportsbet Melbourne Cup.
All eyes turn to Sandown Park on Saturday night for the world’s greatest greyhound race – the Sportsbet Melbourne Cup.
This is a race for the elite. 64 greyhounds competed in eight heats last Saturday night, only the winners making it through to the $760,000 event run over the 515-metre distance.
One of the sports best kennels – Team Thompson of Awesome Lodge, have the two fancied runners in Joey The Jet (1) and Explicit (6).
“Joey The Jet is a dog who has a lot of x factor about him and is certainly a real Melbourne Cup dog,” trainer Jason Thompson said.
“Drawn where he is, I think he is going to be a big player.”
Joey The Jet is one month shy of his second birthday and boasts an impressive record of seven wins from his nine career starts and is undefeated from box one, his Melbourne Cup draw.
Events
The Sportsbet Dream Chasers Festival is back!
With over $3.5million in prize money up for grabs, The Meadows and Sandown Park again play host to these blockbuster greyhound events, including the history and prestige of the Group 1 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup, as well as the energy and excitement of the most exhilarating race in greyhound racing, The Phoenix.
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Nov
9
Sportsbet Topgun
The Meadows
The 2024 Sportsbet Dream Chasers Festival will again kick off with the Sportsbet Topgun Sprint and Topgun Stayers Invitational Races. This is the chance watch Australia’s best hand-picked chasers battle it out. In addition, making it a treble of Group 1s, ‘The Meadows’ very own Hume Cup will also light up the track.
Nov
23
Sportsbet Melbourne Cup Heats
Sandown Park
Sportsbet Melbourne Cup Heats night is possibly the best quality night of racing in the world with 8 x heats featuring the best dogs in the country.
Nov
30
Sportsbet Melbourne Cup
Sandown Park
The Sportsbet Melbourne Cup is considered the world's greatest greyhound race, boasting an honour roll that's unrivalled.
Dec
21
The Phoenix
The Meadows
After just three runnings, The Phoenix has quickly risen to become the most captivating and phenomenal greyhound race in the country. Offering a total prize pool of $1.65 million and a $1 million winners cheque, it’s the richest greyhound race in the world and the biggest party in greyhound racing! Be part of the phenomenon in 2024.
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