Sport
4 November, 2024
Local greyhound stars shine: Venetian Blue, Mean Peace, Lilydale win big
Garry George, Heather Baxter win at Horsham, Shepparton races.
Beulah's Garry George continued his winning ways with winners at Shepparton and Horsham, while Heather Baxter of Murtoa struck at Horsham with her smart young maiden.
It was Baxter that kicked things off when Venetian Blue broke her maiden in the first race on the card at Horsham on Tuesday.
Venetian Blue jumped straight to the front from the inside draw and never looked in doubt, using her early speed to set-up a race winning break and cruising to a comfortable victory in 23:59sec.
Mean Peace for Garry George then made it two wins for the locals on the Horsham card, when she won her fourth race on the bounce to improve her record to four wins and a second form five starts.
The highly promising chaser again exploded soon after box rise and broke the field up with her magnificent early speed, Mean Peace was never challenged and went home close to a four-length victor in best of the day 23:26sec.
George then ventured to Shepparton on Friday night and returned with a winning double when Show Cause and Lilydale both saluted.
Show Cause sat on the leaders' back throughout the run and looked as though she was going to be denied the run she was seeking.
However, after cornering the run opened for her and she took it perfectly rounding up the leader and putting her head in front to greet the judge first in 25:51sec.
Lilydale then stepped out and was simply dominant, jumping straight to the front she demolished her rivals winning by six lengths in a flying 25:25sec to improve her record to six wins and six placings from seventeen starts.