'09 Greyhound of the Year

'09 Greyhound of the Year
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Wednesday 20 January, 2010

Three superstars of the sport – Cindeen Shelby, El Galo and Velocette – are 2009 Victorian Greyhound of the Year finalists.

A GOTY panel selected the short list, from a total of 18 nominees, on January 15.

Who will win the state’s ultimate accolade and be crowned the 36th Victorian GOTY on greyhound racing’s glittering night of nights?

Here’s the GOTY finalists’ race statistics – including Group race finals – during 2009:

CINDEEN SHELBY
(Female – August 2006 Bombastic Shiraz-Proper Shelby)
Race starts: 22 – 13 wins, 5 seconds, 1 third
Owner: Raymond Parkinson (Salt Ash, NSW)
Trainer: Kelvyn Greenough (Pearcedale)
Winner: Group 1 Paws of Thunder; Group 1 Topgun; Group 1 Crown Classic; Group 2 Black Top
Finalist: Group 1 Winter Carnival Cup (4th); Group 1 Brisbane Cup (8th)


EL GALO
(Male – November 2005 Where’s Pedro-Roxy Reason)
Race starts: 20 – 13 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds
Owner: Seona Hood (Pearcedale)
Trainer: Jason Thompson (Pearcedale)
Winner: Group 1 Adelaide Cup; Group 1 Temlee
Finalist: Group 1 Australian Cup (2nd); Group 1 Golden Easter Egg (3rd); Group 2 Wangaratta Cup (2nd); Group 2 Bob Payne Winter Stake (3rd); Group 2 Warrnambool Cup (8th)


VELOCETTE
(Male – August 2006 Bombastic Shiraz-Texan Lady)
Race starts: 31 – 14 wins, 5 seconds, 1 third
Owner: Ronald McCullagh (Lara)
Trainer: Graeme Bate (Lara)
Winner: Group 1 Australian Cup; Group 2 Horsham Cup; Group 2 Gold Coast Cup; Group 3 Perth Cup Consolation; Group 3 Shootout
Finalist: Group 1 Topgun (2nd); Group 1 Winter Carnival Cup (6th); Group 1 National Sprint Championship (6th); Group 2 Wangaratta Cup (5th); Group 2 Traralgon Cup (6th); Group 3 Silver Bullet (2nd)

Each GOTY panellist individually casts one vote for one greyhound and places their vote in seperate sealed envelopes.

The GOTY will be announced at a gala GRV Industry Awards Night – with a splash of “Pink” theme – to be held at the palatial Crown Entertainment Complex on Friday, February 12.

Tickets are on sale now for this event. To book tickets ($120ea incl GST) contact Luke Smith (03) 8329-1129 or email lsmith@grv.org.au