Golden Easter Egg

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]

Golden Easter Egg
Group 1 race
2014 Golden Easter Egg at Wentworth Park
LocationWentworth Park
Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Inaugurated1990 (1990)
Race type
  • 8 qualifying heats;
  • 4 semi-finals;
  • 8 dogs in the final
SponsorLadbrokes
Websitewentworthpark.com.au/golden-easter-egg
Race information
Distance520 metres (1,710 ft)
SurfaceSand
QualificationGroup 3 winners minimum entry
Purse
  • A$250,000 to winner;
  • A$1 million total across carnival

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]

YearGreyhoundWinning Time
1990Ultra Sense30.39
1991Highly Blessed29.98
1992Jessica Casey30.32
1993Billy Binjang30.70
1994Mancunian Girl30.20
1995Malawi Law30.34
1996Tenthill Doll30.51
1997Bahama Image30.59
1998Rapid Journey30.17
1999Faithful Hawk29.93
2000Stately Bird30.35
2001Brett Lee30.04
2002Carlisle Jack30.09
2003Cyrus The Virus30.21
2004Bogie Leigh30.07
2005Paua to Burn29.98
2006Edie Beauchamp29.80
2007Slater30.09
2008Blazing Token30.16
2009Dana Beatrice29.70
2010Cosmic Rumble30.12
2011Radley Bale29.66
2012Don't Knocka Him29.60
2013Grigorieva Bale29.65
2014Tonk29.62
2015Fernando Bale29.48
2016Moreira29.77
2017Striker Light29.99
2018Up Hill Jill29.77

See also

References
  1. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/superracing/socceroos-star-tim-cahill-hoping-to-win-worlds-richest-greyhound-race-the-golden-easter-egg/story-fn67rc85-1226320140950
  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.
  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.
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