AGRA National Championships
The Australian Greyhound Racing Association conducts the National Sprint and Distance Championships annually.
The events are marketed as "The Nationals" and feature finals over the distances in the vicinity of 500m and 700m. Heats and Finals are staged in each State with the Grand Final rotating from State to State each year. In 2011 the Grand Finals will be held at Hobart, Tasmania.
Both the National Sprint Championship and the National Distance Championship carry a first prize of $75,000 and both events are classified as Group 1 events.
Dates for the 2012 National Sprint and National Distance Championship are below.:
2012 NATIONAL SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP
GRAND FINAL – Hobart, Tasmania – Saturday, August 25, 2012
First Prize $75,000 - Grand Final (Group 1)
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Club
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Track
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Distance
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Heat
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State Final
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GRSA
|
Angle Park
|
515m
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August 2
|
August 9
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SGRC
|
Sandown Park
|
515m
|
August 2
|
August 9
|
|
BGRC
|
Albion Park
|
520m
|
August 2
|
August 9
|
|
NSW GBOTA
|
Wentworth Park
|
520m
|
August 4
|
August 11
|
|
WAGRA
|
Cannington
|
530m
|
August 4
|
August 11
|
|
HGRC
|
Hobart
|
461m
|
August 9
|
August 16
|
2012 NATIONAL DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
GRAND FINAL – Hobart, Tasmania – Saturday, August 25, 2012
First Prize $75,000 - Grand Final (Group 1)
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Club
|
Track
|
Distance
|
Heat
|
State Final
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|
HGRC
|
Hobart
|
720m
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August 1
|
August 8
|
|
GRSA
|
Angle Park
|
731m
|
August 4
|
August 11
|
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SGRC
|
Sandown Park
|
715m
|
August 4
|
August 11
|
|
NSW GBOTA
|
Wentworth Park
|
720m
|
August 6
|
August 13
|
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WAGRA
|
Cannington
|
715m
|
August 6
|
August 13
|
|
BGRC
|
Albion Park
|
710m
|
August 11
|
August 18
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