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Issue 463 September 23, 2015

Welcome to Around the Circle, the home of all the NSW GBOTA’s important information. This weekly newsletter is a point of reference for upcoming events at NSW GBOTA Tracks, nomination closing time and dates reminders, racing reviews and important industry information. The NSW GBOTA oversee Racing Operations at Wentworth Park, Bathurst, Bulli, Gosford, Lismore, Maitland, Appin Way, Gunnedah and Temora, the following publication centres on these tracks. Important Contacts Operations Manager Ellen Dwyer Ph: 02 8587 1210 ellen@gbota.com.au Wentworth Park Race Night Office Ph: 02 9660 6232

Contact if you are running late for kennelling or race night trials

Bathurst Race Day Office Ph: 02 6331 2201

Bulli Race Night Office Ph: 02 4267 1467

Gosford Race Night Office Ph: 02 4323 4423

Lismore Race Night Office Ph: 02 6621 4106

Maitland Race Day Office Ph: 02 4933 7095

Appin Way Race Day Office Ph: 02 4631 1394

Gunnedah Race Day Office Ph: 02 6742 1546

Temora Race Day Office Ph: 02 6977 1950

Participants are advised that there are no trials at Appin Way from September 22

– 28. Trials will resume on Tuesday, September 29.

All enquiries are to be directed to NSW GBOTA Head Office on 02 8587 1210

APPIN

Uno Suzie remains on target to take out her third Group race title in six weeks, after

qualifying for the Group 2 Bob Payne Spring Sprint at Wentworth Park on Saturday night

(September 19).

Finishing second behind Brad Hill Billy in the final heat, Uno Suzie was piped by just a

neck on the line, with the winner stopping the clock at 29.90.

Trainer of Uno Suzie, Anthony Azzopardi also saw My Boy Snoop qualifier fastest for the

series decider. Jumping from box one in the second heat, My Boy Snoop was impressive

in beating Ritza Rossi in 29.67.

Steve White prepared Paua To Roar took the opening heat from Goldengrove Lad in

29.81, while it was Funky Punk off box one in the third qualifiers which beat home Lady

Livingston.

The $40,000 to the winner final is an open final with all runners having winning chances.

Anthony Azzopardi said following the draw that he was reasonably happy with the draw,

and while he likes to see Uno Suzie off the track more, she is racing is good enough form

to overcome box four.

"She (Uno Suzie) won the Black Top and Canberra Cup both from wide draws, but she

the draw around her is suitable," Azzopardi said.

"I was wrapped with My Boy Snoop tonight, he showed what he can do and there is no

reason why he can't do that again in the Final."

The annual series, is named in honour of the late Robert Payne, who served as the NSW

GBOTA Chairman from 1978-1985. The box draw, for the Group 2 Bob Payne is

Bob Payne Spring Sprint (Group 2)

NG 520 Metres $40,000 - $8,900 - $4,450

Box Greyhound Trainer

Goldengrove Lad Sydney Swain

Brad Hill Billy Raymond Smith

My Boy Snoop Anthony Azzopardi

Uno Suzie Anthony Azzopardi

Ritza Rossi Mark Gatt

Funky Punk James Coyle

Lady Livingston Leanne Procopio

Paua To Roar Steve White

Knight Sprite Gayle Masterson

My Gangsta Owen Makin

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BULLI

Plenty of action on and off the track at Bulli last Friday when the club was joined by the Harman Tigers premiership team from Queanbeyan. In the evenings feature 590m race sponsored by the footy club trainer Brian Grant was successful with Asa Warning. Three heats of a Ladbrokes 1-4 wins series were conducted with heat winners Barney Girl for Percy Gordon, Stealthy Gypsy for Anthony Messina and Jordanic for Garry Coles. A good even final will be contested this Friday night. Two maidens kicked the meeting off and favourite punters were on good terms early following the wins of Become The Fuse for Owen Langley and Priori for Judy Fisher. Mark Azzopardi took training honours on the night with a strong winning double. Azzopardi currently has a strong kennel with his winners He’s A love looking well above average and Ace’s And Angels another with plenty of wins in store. Other winners on the night were the strong Bulli performer Estranged for Luke Azzopardi and expressive who went back to back at Bulli for Craig Chappelow. Nominations for the Bulli race meeting on Friday night October 2nd close next Tuesday at 9am Special events listed below. FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND BULLI 472M TO WENTWORTH PARK 520M HEATS 5TH GRADE MIN 2 WINS INCLUDING 1 GRADED WIN OF 400M OR MORE NO A WINS. FINAL WENTWORTH PARK WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER 520M $3168 WINNER 5TH GRADE 515M $1080 WINNER O-3 WINS 590M $1500 WINNER 0-1 WINS 472M $1080 WINNER BEST 8 400M 1/2/3/4 GRADE $1400 WINNER. Trainers please note Bulli will conduct 7 TAB B Race meetings in October with 5 Friday’s and 2 Tuesdays. The Tuesday Night meetings will be run on October 13th & 20th with nominations closing the Thursday prior. Full details of events can be found at the Bulli Greyhounds website or The Dogs Calendar

Bulli Trials are on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s. Book private trials by 5pm the day before please. No Tuesday morning trials will be conducted on the Tuesday Race meetings at Bulli on October 13th & 20th HAS YOUR PUP BEEN TIMED OUT OF THE BULLI PUPPY BOXES WHEN EDUCATED With the recent upgrade to the Bulli timing you can now get an accurate time from the Bulli puppy boxes with the timer kicking in at the 1st section. The boxes have now become popular for young pups with the new timing. If you have a pup getting educated request a time from the Bulli puppy boxes. 16.20 is a flying puppy boxes run for those looking on a guide for improvement and the progression of your pup. What has your pup run at Bulli after being educated To keep up to date with Bulli upcoming events go to our website www.greyhoundsbulli.com Cheers Hully

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GREYHOUND RACE MEETING

GOSFORD

The Pink Ribbon fundraiser meeting was conducted at Gosford last night, Tuesday, October 22.

The meeting which is put together by Central Coast GBOTA Member, trainers and Breast Cancer

Survivor, Raelee Shearer, continues to be a success.

Donations can still be lodged by following the below link. Full details of the meeting will be

provided next week, September 30.

DONATE NOW:

If you would like to support Raelee in the Pink Ribbon Day Greyhound Race Meeting fundraiser,

donations can be made by either contacting Raelee via Gosford Greyhound Race Club, by

cheque payable to Cancer Council NSW (Event No. 51545) or online by credit card payment

using the following link: http://nsw.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/Raeleepink click on

“donate” and follow the prompts. Donations over $2.00 are tax deductible.

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TERRY AND DIANNE RANSOME MEMORIAL SERIES

Non-Graded over 450m 1-4 wins Heats 1st October 2015 Final 8th October 2015

Terry and Dianne were long serving, well known, active members of the Greyhound industry for over 40 years. Both Terry and Dianne were heavily involved with the GBOTA, both holding executive positions at branch level for many years.

Terry and Dianne moved to the Hunter about 10 years ago after being well known in the Sydney metro area, and quickly assimilated into the Hunter Greyhound fraternity.

Sadly both Terry and Dianne passed away within 4 months of each other after short battles with cancer/illness.

Terry was an exceptional muscle man and strong advocate for greyhound racing who introduced many new participants to the greyhound industry. Terry and Dianne were not afraid to travel with their greyhounds and probably raced and won at every track in New South Wales. Most notably the whole family were regulars at the annual Grafton carnival.

A few of Terry and Dianne’s close friends have got together to arrange the above race series, and with the generosity of some industry businesses’ the prize money for the series will be:

1st $5,000 plus a frozen straw of KEYBOW

2nd $500 plus a $100 voucher to Greyhound Products Direct

3rd $300 plus a $60 voucher from Steve Whalland Race Images.

KEWBOW whilst still racing in top form, running 3rd in this year’s National Sprint Final is a potential superstar sire of the future and we are very grateful to Sires On Ice for their generous support. Anyone thinking of breeding in the near future should take a close look at his record and seriously consider KEYBOW for their bitch’s service. Tony Wiseman owner of Sires On Ice can be contacted on (02)43751001.

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GBOTA CLUB INFO Head Office: PO Box 485, Glebe 2037 www.gbota.com.au

NSW GBOTA Ph: 02 9649 7166

F: 02 9649 7440 Further information about track trial days,

entry and events can be accessed online or by calling the club

Advertised Events - Events are subject to change without notice. Best endeavours are made to ensure information is correct at time of print

IMPORTANT NOTICE - No Trials at Appin September 22 – 28, returning Tuesday, September 29

Wentworth Park (A2) Ph: 0296497166 Wed Sept 30 (N) close Mon prior@9am

Evans & Son Jewellers 5th Gd Fnl 520m (Bitches Only Q’fied 23/9) $4,000 / $740 / $346

Stayers Club NG Stk 720m (1-4 wins) $3,696 / $816 / $384

Maitland (B) Ph: 0249337095 Thurs Oct 1 (T) Close Mon prior @ 9am

Terry & Dianne Ransom Memorial NG Hts 450m (1-4 wins) $1,400 Fnl: 8 Oct $5,000

Mdn Stk 450m $830

NG Stk 400m B8 gds1-4 $1,400

5th Gd Stk 565m $1,400

Bulli (B) Ph: 0242671467 Fri Oct 2 (N) Close Tues prior @ 9am

5th Gd Fnl 472m (1-4 wins - Q’fied 25/9) $1,400

NG Stk 400m B8 gds1-4 $1,400

Mx Stk 472m (0-1 win) $1,080

5th Gd Stk 515m $1,080

Bulli to Wenty Park 5th Gd Hts 472m (As determined by nominations) (No Cat A wins excluding Mdn. Minimum 1 gd win over 400m or greater.) $1,080 Fnl: 7 Oct 2015 $3,168

Mx Stk 590m (0-3 wins) $1,500

Gunnedah (D) Ph: 0267421546 Sat Oct 3 (D) Close Tues prior @ 9.15am

Ladbrokes Challenge NG Hts 512m (As determined by nominations) (1-4 wins) $350 Fnl: 10 Oct 2015 $800

Ladbrokes Mdn Challenge Mdn Hts 347m (As determined by nominations) $300 Fnl: 10 Oct 2015 $800

NG Fnl 347m (1-4 wins) $800

Wentworth Park (A1) Ph: 0296497166 Sat Oct 3 (N) Close Tues prior @ 9am

Sydney Cup NG Hts 720m (Open to the best 24 greyhounds nominated plus reserves. Priority Entry will be granted to greyhounds that have won a Group 1 or Group 2 event, of no less than 595m in the 12 months immediately prior to close of nominations. Balance of fields for Hts will be determined by top down grading based on the GRNSW Grading Policy. Heat field composition determined by seeding, using the GRNSW point score system. Greyhounds owned/trained in the same interest will be elevated in position to achieve guarding. Greyhounds trained or owned by the same interest will be guarded where possible. Where less than 24 nominations are received the NSW GBOTA and GRNSW reserve the right to determine the number of Hts conducted. ) $5,700 - Fnl: 10 Oct 2015 $25,000

Ladbrokes Monthly Medal Jackpot NG Stk 520m (B8 gds1-4) Best 8 greyhounds plus reserves. Monthly Jackpot Pool as advertised on gbota.com.au) $5,178 + jackpot

5th Gd Hts 520m (2-5 wins) $4,133 Fnl: 10 Oct 2015 $4,500

Bathurst (B) Ph: 0263312201 Mon Oct 5 (T) Close Wed prior @ 9am

Shakey Jakey @ Stud Mx Stk 520m (0-1 win) $1,080

Buck Fever @ Stud 4/5th Gd Fnl 520m (1-5 wins - Q’fied 28/9) $1,300

Bathurst RSL Club 4/5th Gd Fnl 307m (Q’fied 28/9) $1,200

Murphy's Pre Ed & Rearing NG Stk 307m B8 gds1-4 $1,400

Vine Venture Tours 4/5th Gd Stk 618m $1,400

Gosford (B) Ph: 0243234423 Tues Oct 6 (N) Close Thurs prior @ 9am

Masters Stk 400m (Up to 2 Masters events will be run based on flow of nominations as determined by the Masters Grading Policy. ) $1,080

Mdn Hts 400m $830 Fnl: 13 Oct $1,200

5th Gd Stk 600m $1,400

Lismore (B) Ph: 0266214106 Tues Oct 6 (N) Close Thurs prior @ 9am

Mdn Fnl 520m (Q’fied 29/9) $1,200

NG Stk 520m B8 gds1-4 $1,400

Wentworth Park (A2) Ph: 0296497166 Wed Oct 7 (N) close FRI prior@9am

Bulli to Wenty Park 5th Gd Fnl 520m (Q’fied at Bulli on 2/10) $3,168

Ladbrokes Vic Peters on 17/10 NG Stk 520m B8 gds1-5, whelped on or after 1/4/2013 $3,360 (as determined by nominations)

AAA Radiator Specialists 5th Gd Stk 720m $3,360

Maitland (B) Ph: 0249337095 Thurs Oct 8 (T) Close TUES prior @ 9am

NG Stk 565m B8 gds1-4 $1,680

Terry & Dianne Ransom Memorial NG Fnl 450m (1-4 wins - Q’fied 1/10) $5,000

Maitland Business Houses 4/5th Gd Hts 400m (As determined by nominations) (1-3 wins) $1,150 Fnl: 15 Oct 2015 $1,500

Bulli (B) Ph: 0242671467 Fri Oct 9 (N) Close Tues prior @ 9am

Masters Stk 400m (Up to 2 Masters events; based on flow of nominations as determined by the Masters Grading Policy.) $1,080

Ladrbokes Monthly Medal Jackpot NG Stk 472m (Best 8 (1/2/3/4 Gds) - Best 8 greyhounds plus reserves as determined by GRNSW Grading Policy. Monthly Jackpot Pool as advertised on gbota.com.au) $1,400

Maiden Hts 400m (As determined by nominations) $830 Fnl: 16 Oct 2015 $1,350

4/5th Gd Stk 590m $1,500 Mx Stk 515m (0-1 win) $1,080

Gunnedah (D) Ph: 0267421546 Sat Oct 10 (D) Close Tues prior @ 9.15am

Ladbrokes Challenge Fnl NG Fnl 512m (Q’fied in 1-4 wins Hts on 3/10/2015) $800

Ladbrokes Mx Fnl Mx Fnl 347m (Q’fied in Hts on 3/10/2015) $800

Wentworth Park (A1) Ph: 0296497166 Sat Oct 10 (N) Close Tues prior @ 9am

Sydney Cup NG Fnl 720m (Q’fied 3/10) $25,000 / $5,600 / $2,800 / $100

AAA Radiator Specialists 4/5th Gd Stk 720m $4,855

5th Gd Fnl 520m (2-5 wins. Q’fied 3/10) 4,500

Bathurst (C) Ph: 0263312201 Mon Oct 12 (T) Close Wed prior @ 9am

Masters Stk 450m (Up to 2 Masters events; based on flow of nominations as determined by the Masters Grading Policy.) $540

Buck Fever @ Stud 4/5th Gd Hts 520m (As determined by nominations) (1-5 wins) $575 Fnl: 19 Oct 2015 $1,300

Maiden Stk 307m $415

Murphy's Pre Ed & Rearing 4/5th Gd Hts 307m $575 Fnl: 19 Oct 2015 $1,200

Vic Hotel Encouragement 4/5th Gd Stk 450m (No wins last 5 starts) $575

Maiden Stk 450m $415

Gosford (B) Ph: 0243234423 Tues Oct 13 (N) Close Thurs prior @ 9am

Maiden Fnl 400m (Q’fied 6/10) $1,200

Ladbrokes Monthly Medal Jackpot Mx Stk 731m (0-3 wins - Best 8 greyhounds plus reserves. Monthly Jackpot Pool as advertised on gbota.com.au) $1,400

NG Stk 400m B8 gds1-4 $1,400

NG Stk 600m B8 gds1-4 $1,680

BULLI (B) Ph: 0242671467 Tues Oct 13 (N) Close Thurs prior @ 9am

5th Gd Stk 590m (1-5 wins) $1,500

5th Gd Hts 400m (As determined by nominations) $1,080 Fnl: 20 Oct 2015 $1,350

Mx Hts 472m (As determined by nominations) (0-1 win) $1,080 Fnl: 20 Oct 2015 $1,500

NG Stk 400m B8 gds1-4 $1,400

All nominations should be submitted with GRNSW. Online: www.thedogs.com.au Fax: 0285805301 Phone: - TAB A & B Meetings only, between 8-9am Mon-Fri 1300 664 565

Above events are Special Events, indicate ‘No’ when nominating if you do not want to be considered Group 2 – Lismore Workers Club, Lismore Cup – 520m

Heats: Friday, October 16 (noms close Tue 13/10/15 @9am with GRNSW) Final: Friday, October 23 (Category A2 prizemoney) Best 32 greyhounds plus reserves. Priority entry conditions apply, see www.thedogs.com.au for details

Important Notices: ^Home & Away series: Fnl at Wentworth Park $3168 (4% GRNSW Animal Welfare & Integrity Levy deducted) TAB B Meetings – 5th Gd at heat venue: Minimum 2 wins (no Category A wins, excluding mdn). Must have won a gdd event of 400m or greater to be eligible. TAB C Meetings – 4/5th Gd at heat venue: Minimum 2 wins (maximum of 1 Category A2 win, no Category A1 wins, excluding mdn). Must have won a gdd event of 400m or greater to be eligible.

Ladbrokes Monthly Medal – www.gbota.com.au/ladbrokesmedal $200 every ‘L’ rug win at NSW GBOTA TAB venues into Jackpot pool for each track. 1 Jackpot event at each track per month carrying standard prizemoney + jackpot pool.

$77,000 in additional prizemoney to date thanks to Ladbrokes