With the country’s best sprinters come millions of dollars in prize money and some pretty interesting stats.
Battle of the sexes
Greyhounds: Dogs 49, bitches 15
Trainers: Male 20, female 7
Total starts
They have graced the starter on 2641 occasions
Total wins
853 at a strike rate of 32%
Show me the money
The 64 runners have a combined for a mammoth $6,667,019 in prize money.
I’ve been here before
58 of the 64 have won at Sandown Park. WA’s Tureaud will be having his first start at the track
Set to fire
Of those that have been to Sandown Park, Paua To Roar and Goldengrove Lad have not broken 30 seconds – both feature in heat 4
Invaders
Five New South Wales trained greyhounds engaged, one from Western Australia being Tureaud
Cashed up
The greyhound with the most prize money? You guessed it, Fernando Bale – $1,156,110
Most Group success
Again, Fernando Bale – 11 (8 x group 1, 2 x group 2, 1 x group 3)
Fastest PB at the track?
Believe it or not, Fernando Bale – 28.98 (7/5/15, box 3)
Experience
Runners in heat 7 combine for 458 starts, heat 3 combine for 247
Rookies and Veterans
Youngest: Unlawful Entry 8/12/13
Oldest: Mepunga Armagh 20/10/11
Least starts: Banjo Bewdy, Zambora Brockie 13 starts
Most starts: Sisco Rage 114 starts
Back again?
Greyhounds that contested the 2014 TAB Melbourne Cup heats:
Above All (2014 finalist)
Weblec Belle
Creative Karisma
Oakvale Destiny
Secret Spell
Weston East
Texas Titan
Lamia Bale
Mepunga Armagh
Multiple runners
Andrea Dailly, 16
Jeff Britton, 6
Angela Langton, 4
Jason Thompson, 4
Brett Bravo, 3
Rob Britton, 3
Steve Collins 3
Brooke Ennis 3
Kel Greenough 3
Anthony Azzopardi 2
Fernando Bale draws the red in Melbourne Cup heats
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