Day 1 of the 2021 Waterloo Cup took place at Longwood today, with only eight greyhounds – including reigning champion Making Gravy – still in the running to claim coursing’s holy grail next Sunday.

For the first time since 2012, the Waterloo Cup received a full card of 64 entrants, with the event spread over consecutive Sundays this year instead of the traditional programming of back-to-back days (Saturday and Sunday).

Greyhounds compete up to six times throughout the Waterloo Cup in a knockout competition, with the first three rounds of this year’s series now complete.

Here are the final eight contenders, and further below, a glimpse of those greyhounds in action today courtesy of photographer Clint Anderson.

Remaining Waterloo Cup contenders (in alphabetical order)

ALL INN BILLY (Tony Duncan, Harston)
AMERICAN MISSILE (Jason Whybrow, Wangaratta)
BAREKI (Dallas Massina, Golden Square)
KASEMI (Kristie Collyer (Coburg North)
MAKING GRAVY (Adele Powell, Stanhope)
RACK CITY (Aaron Debattista, Toolleen)
UNCLE’S GIRL (Steven Collyer, North Coburg)
UTAH GHOST (Tim Britton, Lara)