Australia’s fastest greyhounds will head to Sandown Park this Thursday night for the heats of the Macro Meats Sapphire Crown and Berwick Mazda Harrison-Dawson.
The Berwick Mazda Harrison-Dawson, restricted to male greyhounds only, features 13 individual Group race winners, seven of which having saluted at Group 1 level. The 32 competitors have combined for an incredible $4,134,146 in prize money.
Headlining the series is TAB Melbourne Cup winner Black Magic Opal (pictured right). The highest prize money earning greyhound currently racing with $586,865 in stakes, Black Magic Opal is chasing a six Group race win that will see him catapult to second on the all time list behind Miata.
Joining the defending Melbourne Cup champion are Group 1 winners Tonk, Kiss Me Ketut, Hawk Alone, Buckle Up Wes, Ollie Bale and Peter Rocket, as well as one of Australia’s most exciting chasers, Hooksy which is chasing a seventh straight victory.
The Macro Meats Sapphire Crown, restricted to female greyhounds, also promises to be an exciting series with WA raider Zelemar Fever attempting to claim a second Victoria Group 1 after earlier winning the Temlee at The Meadows.
The first two greyhounds in each heat will progress to their respective finals the following Thursday (15 May) with each final carrying a $100,000 winner’s cheque. The heats of Australia’s richest greyhound race – the RSN Sandown Cup – will also be run on that night, with the $250,000 final to be run on Thursday 22 May.
