Ray Mahony, Lorraine Goodwin and Tracie Price shared training honours at last Thursday’s Tara Raceway time-graded meeting when leading in doubles.

Southern Cross-based Mahony kicked off his day with a win in the Gordon Refrigeration TG1-4W Stake (305 metres) with giveaway greyhound Lektra Hopper.

By Sennachie out of Lektra Rainbow, the black dog, who gained a run as a reserve, was always on the pace when jumping from the inside before finishing strongly for a 2½ length win over Pressure Point in 17.90 seconds.

Mahony’s double came up in the Quickmix Concrete Group Maiden Stake (305 m) when French Blonde ran down early leader Little Button and won by 1¾ lengths in 18.04 seconds.

By Good Odds Harada out of Shell Star Keats, the fawn bitch is another of the Seaspray-based Boreland family’s greyhounds to find her way into Mahony’s kennels.

The double was his first at Tara Raceway in more than two years after littermates Sweet Secret and No Strings had been successful on May 12, 2024. By SH Avatar out of Zipping Tatum, the pair had also been bred by the Boreland family.

Jaja Ding Dong, a daughter of Beast Unleashed and Storm To Burn, was back among the winners again for Hamilton trainer Lorraine Goodwin when leading all the way from box eight for a 1¼ length win over Bomb Rocky in 23.62 seconds.

And bringing up her fifth double this year was Major Queen, the nicely bred daughter of Tommy Shelby and Princess Kiwi leading all the way from box two and holding out Just Johnnie to win the Trackside Pet Meats TG5+W Stake by three-quarters of a length.

Tracie Price’s big day kicked off at Tara Raceway in the Federal Hotel TG1-4W Stake (305 m) when Compton Baker, despite running wide on the home turn, finished strongly for a win over the early leader Shanny Rose by three-quarters of a length in 17.90 seconds.

And in the Collins Court Butcher TG5+W Stake (305 m), Compton Lass, having only her second start back since October, quickly found the front from box two before running out a 3½ length winner over Fernando Lee in 17.60 seconds.

But the leading trainer’s day wasn’t over just yet. Later that night at Angle Park, Price had Statue Of Time engaged in the time-honoured Shane McQueen feature event final over 595 metres.

Owned by Justin Tribe, the son of Aston Fastnet and Pretty Much was well back early before storming home for a terrific 1¾ length win over Echoes Of Dad in 34.57 seconds.

Meanwhile, back at Tara Raceway and Voss Ali made up for lost time when leading all the way from box one in the Sealeys Springworks TG5+W Stake (400 m) and defeating Close Shave by 5½ lengths in 23.16 seconds.

Owned at Murray Bridge by Becc Weinert, the February 2022 son of Barcia Bale and Sweet As Emm is now trained at Allendale East by David Peckham. And it’s been a case of the black dog finding winning form again – his last win being at Ballarat back in November 2024.

Also last Thursday, the Mount Gambier Greyhound Racing Club (MGGRC) hosted the Rainbow Club on track at Tara Raceway which is situated on Lake Terrace East.

While it was chilly outdoors, the Rainbow Club members enjoyed the trackside comfort of the refurbished clubrooms. They also witnessed a great day’s racing and combined with a nice selection of food on the menu they look sure to return.

The Rainbow Club is a prominent adult social and recreational support program operated by Country Health Connect at the Mount Gambier Community Health Service. It is designed to provide a safe, engaging environment for older community members.

The MGGRC welcomes all community clubs and organisations to the track for a fun family day in comfortable surrounds. Admission is free.