| Sandown Park | |
| Location: | Lightwood Road, Springvale, Victoria |
| Coordinates: | -37.9564°N 145.1603°W |
| Opened: | 8 September 1956 |
| Operator: | Sandown Greyhound Racing Club |
| Surface: | Burrumbeet Sand |
Sandown Greyhounds or Sandown Park is a greyhound racing track located in Springvale, Victoria, Australia.[1] Sandown Park is operated by the Sandown Greyhound Racing Club and hosts the Melbourne Cup and the Sandown Cup.[2]
The track opened on 8 September 1956[3] and typically races every Thursday evening and Sunday afternoon.[1] The track has race distances over 515, 595 and 715 metres.[4]
The Group 1 Melbourne Cup was the richest greyhound race in the Australia and was inaugurated in 1956.[5] Trainers Darren McDonald, Graeme Bate and Jason Thompson have each won the Melbourne Cup on three occasions.[6]
See main article: Melbourne Cup (greyhounds).
The $250,000 Group 1 Sandown Cup is Australia's richest staying race. The race was previously known as the Woolamai Cup when first ran back in 1963. Race record is held by the 595m record holder at Sandown Park, Bobby Boucheau.
Honour Roll (From 2000)
| width=50 | Year | width=150 | winner | width=150 | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Osti's Joker | Simon Barker | |||
| 2001 | Bentley Babe | Peter Dapiran | |||
| 2002 | Jennev | Linda Britton | |||
| 2003 | Arvo's Junior | George Arvanitis | |||
| 2004 | Proven Lethal | Jason Thompson | |||
| 2005 | Best Quoted | John Mooney | |||
| 2006 | Sargent Major | Lauren Gorman | |||
| 2007 | No Race | No Race | |||
| 2008 | Chinatown Lad | Shane Whitney | |||
| 2009 | Mantra Lad | Graeme Jose | |||
| 2010 | Next Top Model | Jason Thompson | |||
| 2011 | Bobby Boucheau | Angela Jackson | |||
| 2012 | Irma Bale | Graeme Bate | |||
| 2013 | Irma Bale | Graeme Bate | |||
| 2014 | Sweet It Is | Darren McDonald | |||
| 2015 | Sweet It Is | Braden Finn | |||
| 2016 | Bells Are Ringin | Gerry O'Keeffe | |||
| 2017 | Fanta Bale | Robert Britton | |||
| 2018 | Tornado Tears | Robert Britton | |||
| 2019 | Rajasthan | David Peckham | |||
| 2020 | Bronski Beat | Lisa J Cole |
Four of Australia's fastest greyhounds compete for the $50,000 winner-takes-all first prize. The four dog race was first run in 1998, with the race earning Group 3 status in 2008.
Honour Roll (From 1998)
| width=50 | Year | width=150 | winner | width=150 | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Reggimite | Allan Britton | |||
| 1999 | Great Wish | George Kantzidis | |||
| 2000 | Go Wild Teddy | Mark Bell | |||
| 2001 | Junior Whisky | Judy Hayley | |||
| 2002 | Silver Saul | Angela Modra | |||
| 2003 | Bombastic Shiraz | Darren Cairns | |||
| 2004 | Whisky Assassin | Jason Thompson | |||
| 2005 | Bond | Darren McDonald | |||
| 2006 | Jaimandy Coops | Paul Donohue | |||
| 2007 | Cool Effort | Darren McDonald | |||
| 2008 | Mantra Lad | Graeme Jose | |||
| 2009 | Velocette | Graeme Bate | |||
| 2010 | Cosmic Chief | Darren Brown | |||
| 2011 | Bekim Bale | Andrea Dailly | |||
| 2012 | Proven Nitro | Jason Thompson | |||
| 2013 | Xylia Allen | Jenny Hunt | |||
| 2014 | Iva Vision | Peter Young | |||
| 2015 | Kayda Shale | Kelly Bravo | |||
| 2016 | Zambora Brockie | Anthony Azzopardi | |||
| 2017 | Aston Dee Bee | Seona Thompson | |||
| 2018 | Orson Allen | Correy Grenfell | |||
| 2019 | Hooked On Scotch | Jason Thompson | |||
| 2020 | Tiggerlong Tonk | Correy Grenfell |