Healesville regular Garry Selkrig is praising the clubs move to spread prize money throughout the year following his greyhound Splash Of Blue's win in the Hero's Of Healesville on Sunday.

The racing component of the 2017 TAB Great Chase series is running across Victoria’s 13 race clubs between October 6-25, with more than $200,000 to be won by greyhounds and connections.

George Schofield OAM, an icon of Victorian greyhound racing, passed away yesterday at age 99.