CHALLENGER CLASS RACE MEETINGS - WARRAGUL 1ST MAY & BALLARAT 5TH MAY

24/04/2025
Please note that the final two Challenger Class Race Meetings for the current trial period will take place at;
Warragul on Thursday 1st May 2025
Ballarat on Monday 5th May 2025

To be eligible for a Challenger Class Race meeting, a greyhound must be Tier 3 eligible AND outside 0.2 seconds of the Tier 3 time standard in last four starts.

See main Fast Track notice for further information.

CHALLENGER CLASS RACE MEETINGS - TRIAL PERIOD

24/04/2025

GRV will trial a new class of race meeting at four upcoming race meetings. The new Challenger Class of racing is aimed at providing more competitive opportunities for lower class greyhounds.

During the trial at Challenger Class Race Meetings, current Tier 3 time standards will be utilised with an additional 0.2 of a second added to create new Challenger time standards. To be eligible for a Challenger Class Race Meeting a greyhound must be Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7 or Maiden with a ranking of 250 or higher and not have broken the Challenger standard in the past four starts (Sliding Scale does not apply). For maiden greyhounds, if a greyhound has commenced their career at a track with a Tier 3 standard, a maiden greyhound must have had a minimum of two starts to be considered. As it is a manual trial, graders will eliminate greyhounds that are not eligible at the time of grading with only eligible greyhounds to be drawn. Challenger Class will be listed in the meeting description and reminders placed on the Fast Track notice board.

A Tier 3 race meeting will be used for the trial with Tier 3 order of entry and field selection utilised. The key change to the trial from a standard Tier 3 meeting is eligibility with slower time standards applied (see table below).

The four meetings that make up part of the trial are;
Ballarat – Monday 31^st March
Bendigo – Thursday 9^th April
Warragul – Thursday 1^st May
Ballarat – Monday 5^th May

During the trial, Racing Department will monitor key performance indicators such as nominations, eligibility, injuries, racing offences, wagering turnover, field size and quality of racing to assess the viability of the pilot. In the case of low nominations, nominations for the meeting will be extended and reverted back to a standard Tier 3 meeting with all active trainers notified via text message and the Fast Track notice board.

Prizemoney during the pilot will be level 3 prizemoney however may change if the trial is expanded. Please contact graders@grv.org.au for further questions or specific eligibility for individual greyhounds.

CHALLENGER TIME STANDARDS
(Victorian Tracks)
Track	Dist.	Time		Track	Dist.	Time
Ballarat (BAL)	390	22.70		Sandown          (SAN & SAP)	515	30.10
	450	26.00			595	34.93
	545	31.70			715	42.80
	660	38.90
				Shepparton (SHP)	390	22.70
Bendigo (BEN)	425	24.50			450	26.00
	500	28.80			650	38.40
	660	38.95
				The Meadows (MEA & MEP)	525	30.75
Geelong (GEL)	400	23.10			600	35.20
	460	26.40			730	43.50
	520	30.70
	596	35.10		Warragul (WGL)	400	23.30
	680	39.90			460	26.55
					680	40.16
Healesville (HVL)	300	17.10
	350	19.70		Warrnambool (WBL)	390	22.70
					450	26.00
Horsham (HOR)	410	24.00			650	38.31
	485	27.95
Sale (SLE)	435	25.00
	510	29.40
	640	37.40

0.2 of a second will also be added to interstate venues with a Tier 3 time standard as listed in the grading guidelines.
*Challenger Times correct as of Tuesday 18th March.

GRV RACING CALENDAR MAY TO JUNE 2025

24/04/2025
Please click here for GRV Racing Calendar May to June 2025.

WARRNAMBOOL - MONDAY 5TH MAY

24/04/2025
Please be advised that the race meeting at Warrnambool on Monday 5th May will be a NIGHT meeting.

WARRNAMBOOL TIME CHANGE MONDAY 28TH APRIL

24/04/2025
Please be advised that Race 1 at Warrnambool on Monday 28th April is NOW 2:14pm

COURSING FIELDS - LONGWOOD 27TH APRIL

24/04/2025
Please click here to view fields for the Longwood Coursing meeting to be held on Sunday 27th April.

Note 155 nominations were received resulting in 75 greyhounds not being drawn as runners. 

Scratchings close at 4pm on Saturday 26th April.

ANZAC DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY GRADING SCHEDULE

24/04/2025

Please note that due to the Anzac Day Public Holiday on Friday April 25th, the following meetings have modified nomination close times.

Sale – Race meeting to be held on Sunday April 27th. Nominations close Thursday April 24th at 8:00am
Healesville – Race meeting to be held on Sunday April 27^th. Nominations close Thursday April 24th at 8:30am
Shepparton - Race meeting to be held on Monday April 28th. Nominations close Thursday April 24th at 9:00am
Ballarat - Race meeting to be held on Monday April 28th. Nominations close Thursday April 24th at 10:00am
Warrnambool - Race meeting to be held on Monday April 28th. Nominations close Thursday April 24th at 11:00am
Sandown (SAP) - Race meeting to be held on Monday April 28th. Nominations close Thursday April 24th at 12:00pm
Healesville – Race meeting to be held on Tuesday April 29th. Nominations close Thursday April 24^th at 1:00pm
Warragul – Race meeting to be held on Tuesday April 29th. Nominations close Thursday April 24^th at 2:00pm
Horsham – Race meeting to be held on Tuesday April 29th. Nominations close Thursday April 24^th at 3:00pm

All other nominations close times remain unchanged. No grading will occur on ANZAC Day.
GRV phone lines will be open for Scratchings only on Friday April 25th from 7:30am-9am.

GIVE COURSING A TEST DRIVE IN 2025

23/04/2025
The coursing season kicks off on Sunday at Longwood. National Coursing Association Secretary and Treasurer, Heather Villinger gives a rundown of everything you need to know ahead of the start of the coursing season. 

MORE INFORMATION | Give coursing a test drive in twenty-five 

HEALESVILLE TRIALS

23/04/2025

Healesville would like to remind all, We will not be holding Post Race Trials this Friday 25th April.  (Anzac Day). 

Our normal Trial calendar will resume next week.

SANDOWN TRIALS

23/04/2025
Sandown GRC advises participants that there will be no trial session on Anzac Day Friday 25 April 2025

HEALESVILLE - GOOD FRIDAY AND ANZAC DAY RACING

22/04/2025
Please be advised that the upcoming DAY race meetings scheduled at Healesville on Good Friday and ANZAC Day will commence shortly after 1pm.

Please also note that due to the weather forecast and no lights, the race meeting at Healesville on 25th April will be restricted to 10 races.

WARRNAMBOOL MEETINGS 24TH AND 30TH APRIL 2025

22/04/2025
Please note, Warrnambool meetings on both 24th and 30th April will be 12 RACES ONLY.

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