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Group 2 · Sandown Greyhounds · Australia · 515m · December – January (summer) · Premier summer sprint
About the Harrison-Dawson
The Harrison-Dawson is one of the most historic races on the Australian calendar, with a lineage stretching back more than half a century as Melbourne's premier summer sprint. Staged at Sandown over 515 metres in the December–January holiday period, it has been won by a remarkable roll call of champions across multiple eras. Despite its Group 2 status, the race regularly attracts Group 1-quality fields — many Melbourne Cup winners have used the Harrison-Dawson as their summer launching pad, and its honour roll is considered one of the sport's most reliable measures of greatness.
How to punt the Harrison-Dawson
The Harrison-Dawson is a form-reader's race. Summer fields mix fresh resumers with battle-hardened sprinters, and the market habitually over-bets the fresh Group 1 names while under-pricing proven 515m Sandown performers. Weight the recent Sandown form lines heavily — dogs that have run strong sectionals at the 515m trip at their past two starts here outperform their odds historically. The Boxing Day to New Year slot also means some contenders are first-up off brief spells; check for recent trial form before accepting short quotes on resuming stars. As a wide-open summer handicap, the Harrison-Dawson has a long history of place-value plays: the each-way double on two map-favoured runners has been a profitable structure in past runnings.
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Frequently asked questions
When is the Harrison-Dawson run?
The Harrison-Dawson is run at Sandown in the summer holiday period, typically late December or early January.
Why is it called the Harrison-Dawson?
The race honours the Harrison and Dawson families, whose contributions to Victorian greyhound racing spanned decades as breeders, owners and administrators.