The third edition of the Sportsbet Pink Diamond series – Australia’s richest regional event for greyhounds – concludes this evening at Warragul with 12 terrific finals.
There are three Champion events and the first of them is the $110,000 Champion Distance Final (680m), which is Race 6 at 8:53pm.
Group 3 winner Hector Fawley (Box 6) is arguably the form stayer of this event with four victories and two seconds in his last seven starts.
HECTOR FAWLEY (6) WAS SUPERIOR AT SHEPPARTON ON JUNE 8:
If the Lisa Cockerell-trained greyhound prevails for the 12th time at career start 27, he will have accounted for a star-studded field.
Your Colour Room (Box 4) has been successful in his last three races and he has 11 wins and six minor placings from 22 starts.
Group 1 winners Moraine Suzie (Box 2) and Untapped (Box 5) are also strongly regarded, while Osprey Athena (Box 8) was a finalist in last month’s Group 1 Sandown Cup (715m).
The $110,000 Champion Sprinter Final (460m) is Race 8 at 9:32pm and it features track record holders Rejuvenate (Box 3) and Unleash Collinda (Box 4).
Group 3 winner Rejuvenate produced an almighty effort in his first run for Brooke Ennis coming from last to win his heat at Geelong last Friday night; his 18th win from 23 starts.
Dual Group 2 runner-up Unleash Collinda held off a fast-finishing Fire Hose in his heat at Shepparton last Thursday to record his fifth successive victory and his 26th career win from 41 races.
Other winning hopes include Group 1 runner-up Paddy Wants Pats (Box 1), Group finalists Fire Hose (Box 2) and Shima Shadow (Box 7), and the promising Transponder (Box 8).
Gary Peach has the two key chances in the $110,000 Champion Short Course Final (400m), which is Race 10 at 10:12pm.
SILVER BRUTE (2) WAS TOO QUICK IN LAST YEAR’S CHAMPION SHORT COURSE FINAL:
Silver Brute (Box 3) was triumphant in last year’s final at Ballarat – one of his 40 career wins from 63 starts – while his kennelmate and litter relation Action Girl has been victorious in 36 of her 57 races.
Group 1 Sapphire Crown (515m) champion Baby Jaycee headlines the $37,250 Rookie Sprinter Final, which is Race 7 at 9:12pm.
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WARRAGUL JUNE 16 FORM GUIDE:
https://watchdog.grv.org.au/meeting/793733801/race/all
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