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Why you should attend The Shootout
Everything you need to know ahead of The Shootout this Saturday at Sandown Park
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There’s plenty of anticipation ahead of Wednesday’s announcement of the $72,500 Group 3 Shootout field.
A four-dog battle of speed over 515 metres, The Shootout is the main event at Sandown Park on Saturday – Night Two of the $4.1m Dream Chasers Festival.
Let’s all walk 10 paces and draw a huge breath!
This is going to be bigger than the Gunfight at the OK Corral.
Who will come out with ‘all guns blazing’?
But the $50,000 question is: who will be the ‘gunslingers’?
Well, the ‘saloon doors’ open on Wednesday when the four-dog field is announced!
However, the ‘guns for hire’ aren’t the whole attraction…
What's happening at The Shootout?
- Gates open from 5.30pm
- FREE General Admission (GA) entry
- Upgrade your GA entry with a $20 ‘Club Shout’ package, which includes three FREE drinks and a $10 food truck voucher.
- Or dine upstairs in the View Room with Sandown’s renowned $45 buffet and unparalleled track views.
- Roaming entertainers throughout the night
- Live DJ Will H
- Food trucks
- Giant screens so you don’t miss a minute of the action.
- Seven incredible prizes still up for grabs as part of the ‘Chase Your Dream’ promotion
Events
The Sportsbet Dream Chasers Festival is back!
With over $4.1 million in prize money up for grabs, The Meadows and Sandown Park again play host to these blockbuster events, including the $1million Group 1 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup and the most exciting race in greyhound racing, The Phoenix.
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Sportsbet Topgun
The Meadows
The Sportsbet Topgun is sensational night of action with three Group 1 races. Watch Australia's best hand-picked greyhounds battle it out for over $500,000 in prizemoney.
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The Shootout
Sandown Park
The Shootout is Australia’s speed championship, with four of the fastest greyhounds in the country racing for top honours.
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Melbourne Cup Heats
Sandown Park
Melbourne Cup Heats night is possibly the best quality night of racing in the world with 8 x heats featuring the best dogs in the country.
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Melbourne Cup
Sandown Park
The Sportsbet Melbourne Cup is considered the world's greatest greyhound race, carrying $1M in prizemoney and boasting an honour roll that's unrivalled.
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The Phoenix
The Meadows
Not only is The Phoenix the newest, most exciting race in the calendar, it's the richest greyhound race in the world, with a total prize pool of $1.65million and a $1 million winner’s cheque.
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