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My Redeemer wins the world’s greatest greyhound race

All you need to know about the world’s greatest greyhound race

National Champion back for the world’s greatest greyhound race

Time to start studying the form

My Redeemer was the big winner out of this morning’s TAB Melbourne Cup box draw after drawing the coveted box 1 for Friday night’s final. Tab.com.au rated him a $5.50 chance pre-box draw after he prevailed in a thrilling duel with Hasten Slowly in a heat on Friday night, but slashed his price to $3.40 after […]

Black Opium’s meteoric rise continued at Sandown Park last night with the undefeated youngster charging into the final of the TAB Melbourne Cup. Still just 19 months of age, Black Opium again showed her trademark brilliant early speed to cross the high class field from box six and lead through the first turn, extending her […]

Shadale’s second TAB Melbourne Cup campaign is testament to both greyhound and his 69 year old trainer Jim Redenbach. Twelve months ago, Shadale entered the TAB Melbourne Cup series as one of the form greyhounds in the country having won 13 of 26 starts. After running second to Chasin’ Crackers in his TAB Melbourne Cup […]

Fields for Friday night’s TAB Melbourne Cup heats have been drawn and they are every bit as good as promised. In what is widely regarded the best night of greyhound racing of the year – often dubbed ‘Derby Day for the dogs’ – the greyhounds drawn to contest the heats of the world’s greatest race […]

Congratulations on having a runner on TAB Melbourne Cup and Bold Trease heats night! In order to ensure the week leading into the biggest night of greyhound racing of the year is a memorable experience, we ask you to consider the following ahead of Friday night’s heats, and with luck, beyond. Heats night We ask […]

Seona Thompson has won group races across the country, but the TAB Melbourne Cup is the only trophy on display at her Awesome Lodge property