Golden Easter Egg

Australian Greyhound race
Horse race
  • 10 qualifying heats;
  • 4 semi-finals;
  • 8 dogs in the final
SponsorLadbrokesWebsitewww.thedogs.com.au/features/golden-easter-eggRace informationDistance520 metres (1,710 ft)Record29.27sSurfaceSandQualificationBest 80 nominated Maidens ineligiblePurse
  • A$ 300,000 to winner;
  • A$1 million total across carnival

The Golden Easter Egg is an Australian Group 1 greyhound race held annually at Sydney's Wentworth Park racetrack in Glebe. In 2012 it was listed as the richest greyhound race in the world.[1][2]

History

The first Golden Easter Egg was held at Wentworth Park, Sydney in 1990.[3] Held annually on Easter Saturday it carries Group 1 status from AGRA, the code's racing regulator. The Golden Easter Egg carnival is in fact held over three weekends, commencing with heat events (8 in total), then followed by Semi Finals week (4 in total) and the Final Event in the third week. The first and second placegetters from the four semi final events fill the places in the final.

The Golden Easter Egg now provides prize money of around $1,000,000 ($250,000 to the winner) making it one the richest greyhound carnivals in Australia.[4][5][6][7][8]

Honour Roll

Golden Easter Egg Winners since inaugural 1990 race are:[9]

Year Winner Trainer Time Notes
1990 Ultra Sense C M Coleman 30.39
1991 Highly Blessed L Ferremi 29.98
1992 Jessica Casey J Finn 30.32
1993 Billy Binjang P Seymour 30.70
1994 Mancunian Girl P S Wardle 30.20
1995 Malawi Law Graeme Bate 30.34
1996 Tenthill Doll H P Sarkis 30.51
1997 Bahama Image W McNally 30.59
1998 Rapid Journey J Carruthers 30.17
1999 Faithful Hawk P Rayner 29.93
2000 Stately Bird K Paull 30.35
2001 Brett Lee Darren McDonald 30.04
2002 Carlisle Jack R Douglas 30.09
2003 Cyrus The Virus S Swain 30.21
2004 Bogie Leigh T Brett 30.07
2005 Paua to Burn S White 29.98
2006 Edie Beauchamp M Wright 29.80
2007 Slater Darren Murray 30.09
2008 Blazing Token Max Burdekin 30.16
2009 Dana Beatrice Rod McDonald 29.70
2010 Cosmic Rumble Darren McDonald 30.12
2011 Radley Bale Graeme Bate 29.66
2012 Don't Knocka Him Jason Thompson 29.60
2013 Grigorieva Bale Andrea Dailly 29.65
2014 Tonk Brooke Ennis 29.62
2015 Fernando Bale Andrea Dailly 29.48
2016 Moreira Jason Thompson 29.77
2017 Striker Light Brett Bravo 29.99
2018 Up Hill Jill David Geall 29.77
2019 Zipping Bailey Jason Mackay 29.92
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19[10]
2021 Tommy Shelby[11] Steve Withers 29.27 race record
2022 She's A Pearl[12] Jodie Lord 29.73
2023 Simply Limelight Peter Rodgers 29.48

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] [dead link]
  2. ^ "Tim Cahill could win richest greyhound race". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  3. ^ Duncan Stearn (136 Articles). "25 Years Of Golden Easter Eggs Greyhound Racing History | Greyhound Racing | Australian Greyhound Racing News, Tips, Betting, Box Draws & Sales". Australianracinggreyhound.com. Retrieved 2014-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "2013 2014 Group Race Calendar" (PDF). agra.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Buckle Up Wes carries Tassie hopes". The Examiner. 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  6. ^ Have your say » (2014-04-19). "Golden Easter Egg a magic lure | Clarence Valley Daily Examiner". Dailyexaminer.com.au. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  7. ^ "Buckle Up Wes into Golden Easter Egg final". Tasracing. 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  8. ^ Georgakopoulos, Chris (28 March 2013). "Cranebrooks John and Minnie Finn will race two greyhounds in the Golden Easter Egg final". Penrith Press. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  9. ^ Collerson, Jeff. (20 April 2014), "Tonk Wins The Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg." TheDogs.com.au Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  10. ^ "2020 LADBROKES GOLDEN EASTER EGG CANCELLED". Greyhound Racing NSW. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Watch the replay: Tommy Shelby wins Golden Easter Egg final at Wentworth Park". The Daily Telegraph Australia. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Golden Easter Egg Final 2022". thedogs.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2022.