Victorian
Greyhound Weekly
Volume 1
Number 16
Heats: Saturday January 21
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Friday January 20, 2017
Final: Saturday January 28 (Twilight)
Greyhound racing at Warragul tomorrow night
features the running of the heats of the 2017
Group 2 Warragul Cup.
The Warragul Cup is one of 11 greyhound
racing country cups held throughout Victoria each
year.
The race has a rich history, first won in 1956
by Rocketeer, and it is the premier event hosted by
the Warragul Greyhound Racing Club.
Next week’s Greyhound Weekly will feature a
preview of the final, to be run on Saturday, January
28, and the history of this time honoured event.
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BARCIA BALE
FABREGAS
Black dog October 2010
36.5kg
Bombastic Shiraz x
Wicked Witch
Black dog March 2010 35kg
Go Wild Teddy x Princess Bale
Career Statistics:
14 starts - 13 wins
Prizemoney $136,075
STUD FEE
Career Statistics:
13 starts - 12 wins
Prizemoney: $131,055
$3,300 inc. GST
FROZEN ONLY
STUD FEE
$3,300 inc. GST
FROZEN ONLY
Winner 2012 Group 1
National Sprint Championship
Winner 2012 Group 1 Maturity Classic
Track Records: Maitland 450m - 24.90
Bulli 400m - 22.20
(in his maiden)
He was a superstar on the track and he is now
A superstar sire Leading AGRA Sire of the year for 2016
Superstar who won 13 of 14 starts
Fabregas……….. Built for speed!
FERNANDO BALE
KIOWA PRODUCER*
Dark brindle dog 31.5kg
April 2011
Dragon Fire x Kay V Sweet
Kay
White & brindle dog 29.7kg
March 2013
Kelsos Fusileer* x Chloe
Allen
Career Statistics:
44 starts - 35 wins 5 placings
Prizemoney $1,299,370
STUD FEE
$4,400 inc. GST
FROZEN ONLY
Winner of 8 Group 1 events
Including G1 Golden Easter Egg, G1 National Sprint
Championship, G1 Maturity Classic, G1 Topgun, G1
Adelaide Cup, G1 Peter Mosman Classic, as well as
the G2 Bendigo Cup, G2 Traralgon Cup and the G3
Bill Collins Memorial.
Track Records: Bendigo 425m 23.99
Traralgon 525m 29.80
STUD FEE
$1950 inc. GST
Career Statistics:
94 starts - 50 wins, 19 placings
FROZEN ONLY
Member of the 2013 All-American
team
Winner of the 2013 Hollywood World Classic, 2013
Southland Derby and 2013 Chris Callas Memorial
Stake.
Perfect outcross for Australian bitches
Kiowa Producer is undoubtedly one of the best bred
American imports to ever stand at stud in Australia.
What’s more, Kiowa Producer has the racetrack
record to back up that claim, when you consider his
overall record of 94 starts for 50 wins (Yes, 50 wins!)
15 seconds and four thirds.
Also Standing: Bekim Bale ($2750), Dyna Tron ($1650), Dyna Lachlan ($2200), Meticulous ($1500),
Path To Power ($1500) and Velocette ($2200).
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Breeding and trainers of last week’s
metropolitan winners.
Victoria, NSW and South Australia
Angle Park - Monday January 9
1. Snakebite Bale (David Bale x Crystin Bale)
B. Rawlings
2. Velocity Bird (Barcia Bale x Velocity Sofia)
Kim Johnstone
3. Cairnlea Ollie (Premier Fantasy* x Cairnlea Elle)
P. Jovanovic
4. Megastar Bound (Head Bound x Megastar Supreme)
O. Chegia
5. Rockstar Swirl (Barcia Bale x Parisette)
T. Rasmussen
6. Egyptian Diva (Knocka Norris x Little Egyptian)
N. Newlyn
7. Veloshore (Velocette x On Shore) L. Rasmussen
8. Show Me Dollars (Dyna Tron x Midnight Dollars)
Kathleen Johnstone
9. Run The Jewels (Barcia Bale x Glory Of Love)
L. Harris
10. Purpose Driven (Bekim Bale x Alana Blues)
C. Butcher
11. Lektra Dave (Bobby Boucheau x Dohtmann)
E. Matcott
Angle Park - Wednesday January 11
1. Seattle Suzy (Lochinvar Marlow x Amity Kinship)
L. Wilson
2. Slipper's Lane (Lochinvar Marlow x Amity Kinship)
B. Jones
3. Shez Rocking (Jagger Swagger x Zipping Venus)
O. Chegia
4. April's Pearlah (Lochinvar Marlow x Clinga)
S. Brook
5. He's Innocent (Trewly Special x Scanty Miss)
D. Turner
6. Velocity Magic (Magic Sprite x Velocity Zip) Kim
Johnstone
7. Bekalia's Flyer (Bekim Bale x Dyna Kalia) M. Doyle
8. Speed Axle (Barcia Bale x Bally Swift) R. Stasiak
9. Hot Stelios (Smooth Fancy x Surfing Blonde)
S. Meimetis
10. Gangalla Fury (Nolen x Hilltop Snow) B. Rawlings
11. Todd Bless (Spring Gun x Dream Choice) T. Kelly
12. No Through Road (Iaks Road x Tinashe Bale)
T. Hinrichsen
5. Aston Ebert (Magic Sprite x Aston Carmelita)
G. Grimwood
6. Big Daddy Bee (Kinloch Brae* x Winning Charm)
R. Smith
7. Srixon (Spring Gun x Navel Juice) M. Beegan
8. Silver Grace (Smooth Fancy x Melindah Curlew)
F. Cini
9. Nervous Energy (Glen Gallon x Detonate)
G. Typenou
10. Memory Dreams (Where's Pedro x Amnesia)
K-J Coleman
The Meadows (MEP) - Wednesday January 11
1. Paula Bale (Barcia Bale x Corona Bale) H. Collins
2. Destini Fortress) (Destini Fireball x Cloak Of Gold)
E. Rinaldi
3. Diama Bale (David Bale x Ucme Typhoon* D. Fisher
4. Ving Bale (Kinloch Brae* x Brynne Bale).
M. Delbridge
5. Tiggerlong Nosey (Kinloch Brae* x Tiggerlong
Petal) C. Grenfell
6. Isala Bale (Taylors Sky* x Adelle Bale) D. Trewin
7. Onya Teddy (Barcia Bale x Not Onya Nelly)
M. Meyer
8. Ann's Moment (Don't Knocka Him x Got A Moment)
R. Clark
9. Adelaide Bale (Barcia Bale x Really Gonnarock)
A.Dailly
10. Allen Mike (Turanza Bale x Purcell Bale)
M. Delbridge
11. Onya Grover (Barcia Bale x Not Onya Nelly)
M.Meyer
12. Dewana Interest (Cosmic Rumble x Wildcard Lass)
M. Dewan
Angle Park Thursday January 12
1. Wilby Dusty (Cosmic Rumble Sweet Cass) G.
Pidgeon
2. Bekim Fire (Bekim Bale x Fee Bale) W. Matcott
3. Lightning Lola (Djays Octane* x Octane Surf) J.
Mundy
4. Zipping Gator (Nolen x Crafty Lady) W. Sebastyan
5.Worm Burner (Oaks Road x Little Looper) C. Butcher
6. Marlow Brown (Lochinvar Marlow x Liza Brown) P.
Hearnden
7. Scorching (Knocka Norris x Physical) M. Payne
8. Molly Dobbs (Magic Sprite x Annie Walker) P.
Jovanovic
9. Bogie Bekim (Bekim Bale x Bogie Skye) B.
Rawlings
Wentworth Park - Wednesday January 11
1. Notorious One (Oaks Road x Kingston Belle) M. Gatt 10. Top Weight (Premier Fantasy* x Up And Away) L.
2. Brooklyn Bad (Fabregas x Brooklyn Drive)
Rasmussen
S. Sultana
11. Wayne's Error (Spring Gun x Magic Castle) D.
3. Superbly (Brett Lee x Surpassing) C. Chappelow
Turner
4. Amy Parker (Heston Bale x Thermal Image)
S. Hazlett
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Breeding and trainers of last week’s
metropolitan winners.
Victoria, NSW and South Australia
continued
Sandown Thursday January 12
1. Effective Comet (Cosmic Rumble x Best Percentage)
R. Britton
2. Classy Sparks (Walk Hard x Skeeta) N. McRae
3. Zipping Lady (Barcia Bale x Scarlett Girl) S. Ralph
4. Big Flood (Banjo Boy x Easy Baby) J. Thompson
5. Aston Bolero (Fabregas x Aston Dream) J.
Thompson
6. Zipping Zeus (Magic Sprite x Scarlett Girl) C. Jones
7. Kwazii (Big Daddy Cool x Tricky Shelley)
D. Trewin
8. Pippy Dippy (Barcia Bale x Wiradjuri Girl)
R. Britton
9. Stocktake (Lochinvar Marlow x Inventory) G. Peach
10. Brakani (Fabregas x Monique's Doll) R. Sheills
11. Dewana Special (Cosmic Rumble x Wildcard Lass)
B. Dewan
12. Harlon (Dyna Lachlan x Emmy's Belle)
R. Neocleous
Wentworth Park - Saturday January 14
1. Runway Bono (Cosmic Rumble x Runway Ready)
D. Swain
2. It's A Fling (Collision x It's A Blur) M. Gatt
3. Lowanna's Son (Barcia Bale x Lagoon Lowanna)
S. Webster
4. Shima Bar (Barcia Bale x Shimaguni) A. Dailly
5. Brad Hill Billy (Kinloch Brae* x Break Even)
R. Smith
6. Magic Lace (Magic Sprite x Midnight Lace)
D. Drynan
7. Blabba Mouth (Magic Sprite x Cindeen Shelby)
C. Murray
8. Falcon's Fury (Fabregas x Janderra's Fury)
P. Braddon
9. Clock's Ticking (Glen Gallon x Detonate) J. Magri
10. Striker Light (KC And All x Pretty Fancy) B. Bravo
The Meadows - Saturday January 14
1. Shanakee (Barcia Bale x Punk Rock Lass) D. Mowat
2. Why Not Trish (El Grand Senor x Why Not Giaan)
W. Gray
3. Rock Me (Talk's Cheap x Go Go Pedro) P. Smith
4. Silky Sock (Barcia Bale x My Secret Shiraz)
J. Britton
5. Rippin Hayne (Magic Sprite x Chevy Princess)
R. Britton
6. Allen Lottery (Razldazl Jayfkay* x Tonneli Bale)
M. Delbridge
7. Allen Marky (Razldazl Jayfkay* x Tonneli Bale)
M. Delbridge
8. Kilty Express (Kilty Lad x Bogie Jewel) R. Drew
9. Don't Kid Me (Lochinvar Marlow x Clinga) S. White
10. Mepunga Fame (Premier Fantasy* x Mepunga
Jayelle) J. Britton
11. Weston East (Oaks Road x Hot Spur) A. Langton
12. Leo's Gift (Spring Gun x Ruby Jet) R. Britton
Sandown (SAP) Sunday January 15
1. Brazilian Brae (Kinloch Brae* x Paua To Terrify)
R. Britton
2. Sheza Slingshot (Collision x Midnight News)
R. Britton
3. Karise Fusileer (Kelsos Fusileer* x Karise's Voice)
T. Galea
4. Rosie's Gift (Surf Lorian x Miss Abilene) E. Rinaldi
5. Dr. Walter (Enry Walt x Dr. Flojoe) W. McMahon
6. Beejay's Atom (Fabregas x Cash Box) D. Barron
7. Gothamburg (Velocette x Spiral Staircase) V. Brook
8. Fearless John (Fear Zafonic* x Golden Gwen)
J. Sharp
9. Worthy Moment (Velocette x Molly Grace)
R. Britton
10. Spring Bomber (Spring Gun x Octane Blaze)
G. Green
11. Pure Zest (Surf Lorian x Meticulous Ruby)
D. Condon
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VICTORIA
Victorian Litter Registrations
Week ending December 21
Sire/Dam
Barcia Bale x Kraken Sal
Big Daddy Cool x Lily Eve
Fabregas x Flitter
Fabregas x Houso Delight
Fabregas x Maverick Maggy
Kinloch Brae* x Estrel Escura
Kiowa Producer x Bunga Bunga
Milldean Panther* x Berta
Swift Fancy x Fortuna Allen
* Import or O/Seas based
Totals
Dog Bitches
3
1
5
3
2
2
2
3
1
5
1
3
6
3
6
2
4
0
Breeder
K. Eyles
G. Kantzidis
J. Cottrell
L. Keane
J. Marshman
V. Clark
J. Greenough
C. Glen
T. Scott
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9 Litters (Ave
THREE FABREGAS LITTERS
THIS week’s review of litters from the Victorian Litter
Registrations list for the week ending December 21
starts with three nice litters by 2012 National Sprint
Championship winner, Fabregas (October 2010
Bombastic Shiraz x Wicked Witch).
Pearcedale breeder, Janet Cottrell, has the first of
the three litters, which has five dogs and three bitches,
from the well bred, unraced bitch, Flitter (September
2012 Cosmic Rumble x Indigo Gem), whose dam is by
Slater x Valeri’s Purse (Most Awesome x Many Tricks).
She is from a handy litter, which included Filante,
Margaret Keeping, Matty Keeping, Megan Keeping and
Mo Keeping.
Their dam, Indigo Gem also has a 100% winning
litter on file, whelped in December 2013, by Magic
Sprite, which produced Lara Keeping, Miracle, Phillip
Keeping, Rodney Keeping, Tap Out Axe, Tap Out
Rooster and Tap Out Scarlet.
Flitter has two named offspring on file, Clickin
Gears and Time To Launch, who are from a litter of
three dogs and seven bitches, whelped in May 2015, by
Barcia Bale.
Superannuation Syndicate manager, Luke Keane
has the second Fabregas litter, which has three dogs and
six bitches, from the well bred bitch, Houso Delight
(April 2013 El Grand Senor x Tenterfield Lil), whose
dam is by Gable Lafourche* x Paw Nomaw (Silver
Chisel x Amaroo Tramp).
She is from a litter which included Anita May,
Boambee Law, Gold Top, Halcyon Honey, Lil Black
Miss and Magoo, with their dam having winners on file
from each of her three other litters, by Elite State, Surf
Lorian and Swift Fancy.
Houso Delight raced 37 times, for five wins and
eleven placings, winning over 520 metres at Wentworth
Park (30.27), 457 metres at Wauchope (25.63), 450
metres at Maitland (25.31), 520 metres at Ipswich
(30.86) and 520 metres at Albion Park (30.38).
James Marshman’s Maverick Syndicate has the
third Fabergas litter, which has two dogs and three
bitches, from the well bred, lightly raced bitch,
Maverick Maggy (April 2010 Big Daddy Cool x
Shanlyn Lass), whose dam is by Token Prince x
Shanlyn Maddy (Wild Season x Mad Tracey).
She is from a litter which included Hayley’s Gem,
Maverick Tiger, Odie For Now, Shanlyn Flossy,
Shanlyn Mini, Shanlyn Poh, Whodat Flash and Whodat
Lass.
Their dam also produced some handy winners
from her three other litters, by Collision, Kinloch Brae*
and Surf Lorian.
On the track, Maverick Maggy only raced three
times, without placing, all over 400 metres at Warragul
from January to March 2012.
She has five named offspring of her own from her
first litter, whelped in January 14, by Collision, who
have all won races.
Well done Sal
NEXT we have a litter od eight pups by outstanding
Victorian Metropolitan sire, Barcia Bale (March 2010
Go Wild Teddy x Princess Bale).
Registered by Murchison breeder, Kevin Eyles,
the three dogs and five bitches are from the well bred
bitch, Kraken Sal (July 2012 Mogambo x Rose Patch),
whose dam is by Typhoon Tide x Kalmina Rose (Cry
Havoc x Billie Rose).
She is from a litter of five named, which included
Kraken Concord, Kraken Mandy, Kraken Shines and
Kraken Soupy, with their dam also producing winners
from her two other litters, by Cosmic Rumble and
Lochinvar Marlow.
Kraken Sal raced 12 times for two wins and four
placings, winning twice over 500 metres at Bendigo
(28.59), with placings over 450 metres at Shepparton,
460 metres at Warragul and 525 metres at The
Meadows.
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TALKING BREEDING
Victoria, continued
Kinloch Brae* litter
her other litters, whelped in November 2012, by
Bombastic Shiraz, then December 2013 by Magic
Sprite, which included the smart sprinter Pechey.
Bunga Bunga raced 34 times for seven wins and
eleven placings, winning twice over 515 metres at
Sandown (29.74), twice over 520 metres at Cranbourne
(30.20), twice over 460 metres at Warragul (25.88) and
also over 525 metres at The Meadows (30.17).
She has one previous litter on file, which has three
dogs and one bitch, whelped in June 2015 by Paw
Licking.
Seven for Berta
SEVEN pups in our next litter for review, by the
successful international sire, Milldean Panther*
(December 2009 College Causeway x Auld Nag), who
has done well here from limited opportunities.
Registered by Tennyson breeder, Chris Glen, the
three dogs and four bitches are from the beautifully bred
DOCKLANDS breeder, Vaughan Clark has a nice litter
bitch, Berta (March 2009 Pure Octane x Inspirationlee),
of eight pups on the list this week by successful
whose dam is by Brett Lee x Thai Magic (Grove
international sire, Kinloch Brae* (August 2005 Craigie
Whisper* x Lauren’s Desire).
Mo Town x Greys Free Style).
She is from a litter of three named, which included
The two dogs and six bitches are from the
Boris The Best and Gold Quagmire, with their dam also
beautifully bred bitch, Estrela Escura (April 2012
producing winners from her three other litters, by Bit
Bombastic Shiraz x Miss Bel Air), whose dam is by
Chili, Bombastic Shiraz and Elite State.
Brett Lee x Casey’s Angel (Spiral Nikita* x Leprechuan
On the track she raced 53 times for eleven wins
Yap).
and thirteen placings, winning six times over 515 metres
She is from a handy litter, which included Bottom
at Angle Park (30.03), where she also won over 388
Dollar, Bozzie’s Girl, Private Notes, Private Talk and
metres (22.26), twice over 400 metres at Gosford
Summer Wages.
(23.39) and also over 515 metres at The Gardens (29.92)
Their dam, Miss Bel Air also has winners on file
and 536 metres at Strathalbyn (31.56).
from her two other litters, whelped in January 2013 by
She has three named offspring on file from her
World Title and June 2014 by Collision.
first litter, of three dogs and four bitches, whelped in
Estrela Escura raced 12 times for two wins and
June 2013 by Prince Diablo.
four placings, winning over 450 metres at Ballarat
(25.94) and 500 metres at Bendigo (28.43) and worth
noting she was placed over 525 metres at The Meadows. Two small litters
She has one previous litter on file, with four dogs THE two remaining litters on this week’s list
unfortunately only have three pups between them.
and six bitches, whelped in October 2015, by Barcia
Bundoora breeder, George Kantzidis has a litter of
Bale.
one dog and one bitch, by Big Daddy Cool from Lily
Eve (January 2008 Molotov* x Elite Monelli) and
Four for Bunga Bunga
Talbot breeder, Troy Scott has a litter which has just the
PEARCEDALE breeder, Jacqueline Greenough has a
one bitch, by Swift Fancy from the well bred bitch,
litter of four pups on the list this week by the highly
Fortuna Allen (December 2011 Jarvis Bale x Greta Bale.
rated imported sire, Kiowa Producer* (April 2011
Dragon Fire x Kay V Sweet Kay).
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Their dam also has winners on file from both of
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four dogs and six bitches, are from the well bred bitch,
Kiss Me Wench (February 2012 Lochinvar Marlow x
Kiss Me Milo), whose dam is by Placard x Miolo’s
Return (Saltwater Sid x Blind Wonder).
Kiss Me Wench is from a litter of five named,
which included Kiss Me Hughie, Kiss Me Junior, Kiss
Me Marlow and Precious Lulu.
Their dam, Kiss Me Milo, also produced winners
from her three other litters, by Cyrus The Virus, Primo
Uno and Velocette.
On the track she raced 65 times, for seven wins
and seventeen placings, winning six times over 400
metres at The Gardens (22.98), where she also won
over 515 metres (30.37).
TALKING BREEDING
Continued
NSW WHELPING REPORT
NSW Whelping Report
Week Ending 30.9.16
Sire/Dam
Dogs Bitches Breeder
Kiowa Producer* x Flash Focus
7
1
D. Oliver
Spring Gun x Kiss Me Wench
4
6
P. Keegan
11
7
2 Litters (Ave 9.0 5.8 )
* Import or O/Seas based
Totals
Kiowa Producer*
Focus on this litter
TWO litters on this week’s NSW Whelping Report, for
the week ending September 30, with eight pups in the
first litter, by highly rated imported sire Kiowa
Producer (April 2011 Dragon Fire x Kay V Sweet
Kay).
Registered by Fairy Meadow breeder, Danny
Oliver, the seven dogs and one bitch are from the
beautifully bred bitch, Flash Focus (June 2013
Collision x Redskin), whose dam is by Kiowa Sweet
Trey* x She’s Hot (Bombastic Shiraz x Chili Berger).
She is from a litter which included Almost
Instinct, Caught Up, Koukla, Let’s Win Cash, Napalm,
Redline Overkill and Star Torana.
Their dam has winners on file from her six other
named offspring, from two litters, by El Grand Senor
and Where’s Pedro.
Flash Focus raced 35 times for five wins and
eleven placings, winning twice over 520 metres at
Dapto (30.23) and also over 365 metres at Nowra
(20.57), 400 metres at Bulli (22.77) and 520 metres at
Wentworth Park (30.14).
Ten for the Wench
TEN pups in the other litter on the NSW list this week,
by the 2011 Vic Peters Classic winner, Spring Gun
(June 2009 Bombastic Shiraz x Ready For Rain), whose
dam is by Big Daddy Cool x Ready To Rise (Token
Prince x Ready To Rain.
Registered by Greta breeder, Peter Keegan, the
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Senor 6-15, Elite State 0-1, Fabregas 2-25, Fernando
Bale 0-17, Flying Stanley* 0-1, Go Wild Teddy 1-1,
Hades Rocket 0-1, Hay Fergus (0-4, Head Bound 0-1,
High Earner 0-1, Hostile 0-1, Innocent Til 0-1, Irinka
Luca 0-2, Jagger Swagger 0-1, Jarvis Bale 0-3, Johnny
Fire 0-1, Just The Best 0-1, Kayda Shae 1-2, KC And
All* 0-4, Keybow 0-4, Kinloch Brae* 5-15, Kiowa
Producer* 0-4, Kiowa Mon Manny* 0-4, Knocka Norris
0-1, Late Late Show* 0-1, Lochinvar Marlow 0-3,
Lonesome Cry* 1-1, Magic Sprite 5-23, Milldean
Panther 0-1, My Bro Fabio 0-8, Oaks Road 0-4, Outa
Credit 0-1, Over Flo 0-1, Paddy’s Flame 0-1, Paradise
Madison 0-2, Paw Licking 0-1, Phantom’s Icon 0-1,
Premier Fantasy* 0-3, Razldazl George* 0-1, Rocky
Bale 0-1, Ruff It 0-1, Shakey Jakey 0-2, SH Avatar*
1-1, Shifty Sticka 0-1, Shoulders 0-2, Smooth Fancy
0-2, Spring Gun 4-9, Stagger 0-2, Sulzanti 0-4,
Superman 0-1, Surf Lorian 1-1, Swift Fancy 0-7,
Taylors Sky 0-2, Tuiaki 0-1, Turanza Bale 0-1, Vee
Man Vane 0-1, Velocette 0-1, Where’s Pedro 0-4,
Yahoo Omar* 0-1 and Zeus 0-1.
New South Wales Stud Services
September 2016
STUD service figures released by GRNSW for the
month of September 2016, showed there were 43
services registered for the month, by 17 different sires.
Sires with multiple services registered in September
were:
6
Barcia Bale and El Grand Senor.
5
Kinloch Brae* and Magic Sprite.
4
Dyna Double One and Spring Gun.
2
Collision and Fabregas.
Looking at the combined service figures for the nine
months to the end of September 2016, the following
sires have had multiple services.
33 Barcia Bale.
32 Dyna Double One.
25 Fabregas.
23 Magic Sprite.
17 Fernando Bale.
15 El Grand Senor and Kinloch Brae*
11 Don’t Knocka Him.
10 Buck Fever.
9 Spring Gun.
8 Cosmic Rumble, Dyna Villa and My Bro Fabio.
7 Collision and Swift Fancy.
5 Bekim Bale.
4 Banjo Boy, Hay Fergus, KC And All*, Keybow,
Kiowa Producer*, Kiowa Mon Manny*, Oaks
Road, Sulzanti, and Where’s Pedro.
3 Awesome Project, Brett Lee, Jarvis Bale,
Lochinvar Marlow and Premier Fantasy*.
2 Black Magic Opal, Cape Hawke, Irinka Luca,
Kayda Shae, Paradise Madison, Shakey Jakey,
Shoulders, Smooth Fancy, Stagger and Taylors
Sky*.
NSW Metropolitan Sires List
Full Year 2016
Let us now look at the full list, of all sires with
registered services in NSW during the nine months
ending September 30, 2016.
In alphabetical order, the two figures for each sire
represent their services in September, then in the nine
months, January to September.
Able Seaman 0-1, Awesome Project 0-3, Ballymac Vic*
1-1, Banjo Boy 0-4, Barcia Bale 6-33, Bekim Bale 0-5,
Belfast Johnny 0-1, Bella Infrared* 0-1, Black Magic
Opal 0-2, Blitiz To Excel 0-1, Bombastic Shiraz 0-1,
Brett Lee 0-3, Buck Fever 1-10, Cape Hawke 0-2,
Cawbourne Frank 0-1, Collision 2-7, Cosmic Rumble
1-8, Dalalla 0-1, Disintergrate 0-1, Don’t Knocka Him
0-11, Dyna Double One 4-32, Dyna Villa 0-8, El Grand
No.
Nov
1
1
2
2
3
4
Sire
Indiv.
1sts
Dec
Magic Sprite
80
152
13
Spring Gun
38
74
7
3
Collision
38
71
6
4
Where’s Pedro
18
56
4
5
7
Fabregas
34
54
9
6
6
Barcia Bale
31
54
9
7
5
Cosmic Rumble
30
54
5
8
8
El Grand Senor
26
40
8
9
10
Kinloch Brae*
9
11
1
10
9
Brett Lee
17
35
3
11
11
Swift Fancy
20
34
5
12
12
Lochinvar Marlow
15
26
-
13
13
Glen Gallon
10
23
4
14
14
Bekim Bale
6
20
1
15
17
Oaks Road
13
18
3
16
15
Don’t Knocka Him
10
18
1
17
18
Cosmic Chief
10
16
-
18
20
Dyna Tron
10
15
-
19
19
Cape Hawke
6
13
2
20
**
Dyna Lachlan
4
12
2
433
821
85
*Import/Overseas Sire
** New in Top 20
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Totals 227
TALKING BREEDING
Continued……
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Falcon’s Fury Too Start Favourite in the
Ladbrokes Paws of Thunder
runners, with Blabba Mouth (30.34) winning for a very
excited Cheryl Murray, Lowanna’s Son (30.19), Clock’s
By Neil Brown Ticking (30.09) and Magic Lace (30.13) all winning
their respective heats.
Paul Braddon’s superstar youngster Falcon’s Fury will
Two heats of the Group 2 Summer Distance Plate
start favourite for Saturday night’s Ladbrokes Paws of
supported
the Ladbrokes Paws of Thunder, with
Thunder final at Wentworth Park.
Runaway Bono, taking heat one in 42.43, while It’s A
Drawn perfectly in box seven the impressive
youngster from Cowra made it four wins from four starts Fling for Mark Gatt won the second heat in 42.57.
Star Victorian Burn One Down finished third in
at Headquarters when he recorded the second fastest heat
the
first
heat after starting odds on but found trouble in
winning time of 29.95.
the
run,
he
is still quoted a $1.80 chance to win the final
Subject last week to a massive offer for the
with the Tab fixed odds market posted today.
Fabregas speedster the Braddon’s decided to knock it
back and are happy to see where the young dog can take
himself in the future. No strangers to above average dogs What’s happening on race night?
over the years, dogs that win 10 of their first 14 starts are Gates open at 5.30pm for Saturday’s meeting.
Also on the card is the Group 2 Summer Plate final over
few and far between.
Time honours on the night went to seasoned Group the 720 metres.
campaigner Brad Hill Billy, he handing in a tradesman’s It is the perfect reason to get trackside and witness two
great feature finals.
like performance to win in 29.94, his 16th win at
The 2017 ‘Collerson’ conducted in recognition of Daily
Wentworth Park.
Two Victoria’s made the Group 1 final youngsters Telegraph Journalist Jeff Collerson’s contribution to the
Shima Bar and Striker Light, Shima Bar has a big motor Greyhound Industry is also a great race on the card this
Saturday night.
and put up a brilliant performance to run down the
leaders with 30 metres to go, he has drawn box 1 in the Plus plenty of entertainment for the whole family.
final and has claims if he stays in touch with the leading
Catering & Bar
division.
Wentworth Park provides diverse choices within the
One of those leaders is likely to be Striker Light
venue. There is the snack bar on the ground floor and
she set up an unbeatable lead in the heat with lightning
there are take away stalls on the concourse leading from
sections of 5.45 and 13.68 before tiring to run 30.01.
Raced by Melbourne media personality George Farrugia the grandstand. There are fully licensed bars on the
ground floor. The Bistro on the lower ground floor
and trained by Brett Bravo she has won seven from 10
provides patrons the opportunity to order from an
and can find the front from box two.
extensive menu, with meals cooked to order, and
The Group 1 final has also drawn a host of NSW
delivered to your table, with Bar facilities in the Bistro.
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Ladbrokes Paws of Thunder - Previous
Winners
Listed below are the past winners of Paws Of Thunder
which was formerly known as the St.Leger and was
first run in 1957.
The NSW NCA restructured the prizemoney and the
race name in 2001.
1957 Idle Sign
1958 Ebony Minda
1959 Super Samson 1960 Constant Raider
1961 Elsie Moss
1962 Black Top
1963 Miss Warcroft 1964 Revival King
1965 Daily Tide
1966 Sunset Fire 1967
Another Glitter
1968 Zoom Top
1969 Beau Brin
1970 Size Seven
1971 Romantic Top 1972 Likely Light 1973
Trella Light
1974 Busy's Chief 1975
Mighty Aussie
1976 Palaver
1977 Fine Arama
1978 Oberon Lily 1979
Lord Raleigh
1980 Glider's Son
1981 Promises Free 1982 Winifred Bale
1983 Winston Lass
1984 Beach Rhythm
1985 Another Flash 1986 Memories Gate
1987 See Yah
1988 Grizzly Bear
1989 Jessica Kate
1990 Dixie Lass
1991 Little Denver
1992 Iago
1993 Leon Mal
1994 Zazziam
1995 Nine Inch Nails 1996 Tamborine Dancer
1997 Elle's Commando1998 Waiwera Marika
1999 Stately Bird
2000 Some Secret
2001 Suellen Bale
2002 Modern Assassin
2003 Winsome Shot 2004 Kobble Rock
2005 Pure Octane
2006 Suave Fella
2007 Leprechaun Pace 2008 One Tree Hill
2009 Cindeen Shelby 2010 Lochinvar
Marlow
2011 Fancy Will
2013 Sheikha
2014 Iona Seven
2015 Dyna Villa
2016 Asa Flying Spur.
For any further information contact NSW
GBOTA
Ellen Dwyer: (02) 8587 1210.
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1968 Winner the mighty Zoom Top
Neil Brown
AGRA Publicity Officer
Tel: 03 97691234
Mob: 0423 129 950
[email protected]
design and chase motivation to reduce greyhound
injuries and wastage. Rick will also be responsible for
implementing a revised code of practice which will
safeguard the welfare of a greyhound through its entire
lifecycle."
Dr Symons said he was looking forward to
engaging with the industry and animal welfare groups to
develop an animal welfare strategic plan.
GRNSW APPOINTS NEW CHIEF
“In the past there have been animal welfare issues
VETERINARY OFFICER
in the industry, so the focus now is to put animal welfare
Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) is pleased
front and centre in our approach, to meet the
to announce the appointment of Dr Rick Symons as its
expectations of the community and give greyhounds a
new Chief Veterinary Officer.
better life,” Dr Symons said.
Dr Symons completed a Bachelor of Veterinary
Mr Gibbons thanked former Chief Veterinary
Science from the University of Queensland in 1978 and
Officer
Dr Elizabeth Arnott for her contribution to
received his PhD in Physiology in 1989.
GRNSW and the industry and wishes her well in her
Dr Symons was the Chief Veterinary Officer for
Queensland from 2011 to 2014 and has held a number of future endeavours.
Dr Symons commenced with GRNSW on 9
senior executive positions in the Queensland Department
January 2017.
of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Before joining government he worked in both
large and small animal practices. He has had national
leadership roles in animal welfare and animal
biosecurity, was elected Chair of the national Animal
Welfare Committee in 2009 and was Chair of Animal
Health Committee in 2013.
Dr Symons is an expert in developing policy and
response strategies, and leading responses to significant
incidents, including the Hendra virus and avian
influenza outbreaks. He has also led national teams
working with industry and interest groups in the
development of standards and position statements in
animal biosecurity and welfare. He is a member of the
Australian & New Zealand College of Veterinary
Scientists (in Animal Welfare, Ethics & Law, and in
Epidemiology).
GRNSW Administrator John Gibbons welcomed
Mr Symons’ commencement after an extensive search.
“Dr Symons is an outstanding candidate for this position
and will be a real asset to GRNSW," Mr Gibbons said.
"He has a great style, understands the current context
and political sensitivities surrounding the industry and
has good experience in these environments.
He has developed policy and has a strong science
and evidence-based approach to his work.
“The Greyhound Industry Reform Panel, chaired
by Morris Iemma, is tasked with determining a new
regime that will ensure greyhound racing in NSW
prioritises animal welfare amongst other things. While
the Panel’s work will be crucial in shaping the future of
the industry, GRNSW is determined to proceed with a
range of ongoing initiatives aimed at improving animal
welfare and industry integrity.
“Rick’s appointment will position GRNSW to
deliver improved welfare outcomes and continue its
work on major research projects into optimal track
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*** Note no trials at Lonmgwood Sunday January 22***
Coursing Club
News
The National Coursing’s Night of Nights, to honour
the outstanding performances during the 2016
Coursing season, will be held at Sandown on
Wednesday January 25.
The Gala Awards Night will be held in conjunction
with the special Sandown Wednesday night meeting,
on Australia Day eve.
Why not get a a table together and book now……..
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If you have a Nostalgia contribution
email to
[email protected]
This week we continue our look back at Victoria’s leading metropolitan sires and their best winning
offspring over the past 40 years, with the 1982 Victorian Metropolitan Sires List.
www.victoriangreyhoundweekly.com.au
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Robert Scott McKinnon
The IGA and Montana’s
Maddog McDermutt and Little
Elsie (AKA Bob and Suzy
McKinnon) have been through a
lot together, over the years. We
manned the IGA’s fair booth for
three years with our Iowa
adopted greyhound Jones. While
we were in Iowa, Bev Yates
pounced on the opportunity and
sent us driving backroads, visiting dog farm after
dog farm (no GPS then, at least for us), and we
ended up with three IGA magazines: Travels with
Jones,From Cairo to Iowa, on the Trail of the
Racing Greyhound, and Sport of Queens.
These three magazines are now on Amazon, as
individual, as a trilogy (almost).
Stories, fiction and non-fiction, most of them published
in The Greyhound Review, off-the-wall satirical fiction
evolving into more journalistic efforts with visits and
interviews to Greyhound farms and tracks in America,
Australia, New Zealand, England, Wales, Scotland,
Mexico and Canada.
What remains?Ireland. We have not been to
Ireland. Don’t say anything. It’ll be a surprise.
We have written and photographed tracks and
farms and trainers and breeders in Australia, New
Zealand, and England, Wales and Scotland, as well as
Mexico and Canada, not to mention most of the tracks
in this country.
Publishing in this day and age is staggering, it
boggles the mind. Over a million authors or so, who
knows, and over EIGHT MILLION, titles on Amazon.
Eight Million? WHICH ONE WOULD YOU LIKE TO
READ?
As Meriwether Lewis was fond to say, when he
became frustrated by travel in a cottonwood log, or flies
as big as birds, or “shooing” herds of grunting, stinking,
buffalo threatening to squish them: “I am determined in
this matter.
You just thought Maddog was nuts.
I have offered the argument for years that dog
racing took an unfortunate hit because in some ways the
industry had its head in the sand. Not the trainers. Not
the owners. Not the dogs. Not the gamblers. Not the
breeders. Not the adoptions. The tracks.
This sort of came to me when I was locked out of
the compounds where my car was parked. That one
went on a while. I had business at the track and the
blessing of the association. I wonder what some poor
soul could expect, trying to find a well-hidden dog
track.
Continued page 18
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Special Feature
Robert Scott McKinnon continues
When the general public was dismissed as pests, and
the tracks went for the high rollers and some fancy
betting, that opened the door to the high roller gamblers
… and the extremists.
Good writers thrive on irony.
Irony sells.
It is ironical that the adoption movement saved dog
racing’s bacon, at least for a while. With the closing of
tracks it is irony that the number of dogs available for
adoption has shrunk. The adoption folks are greyhound
racing’s future syndicates, devoted fans, experts of
genetics, they know a lot of people you don’t know, and
they like dogs. They like dogs? Really?
Dog racing is a gambling driven industry. The one
owner X one dog makes it a sport.
Maybe it’s not too late.
One thing dog racing has never enjoyed, outside of
Maddog McDermutt?
A Damon Runyon and/or a Walter Farley.
Is there anybody out there who as a kid never read the
Walter Farley series? The Black Stallion? The Black
Stallion Returns? Son of the Black Stallion? The Black
Stallion’s Sulky Colt? Man O War? Yes, Walter Farley
wrote Man O War. And The Black Stallion was a great
movie.
I think I read them all, about seventh grade reading
level as I recall, and more than once, and when the
movie was finally made I was in the front row. I loved
those stories. Go rent the movie, it’s a dandy.
As a knot-headed, out-to-lunch sophomore in an
Oakland, California high school, one day I hiked up
Mountain Boulevard and Skyline Boulevard to a horse
ranch and bought for $150.00, money I had saved from
raising parakeets which were a big deal back then,
never said a word to my parents, and this horse was
young, trained to lead, sort of, no riding, so I walked
her the seven miles home, tied her up to the clothesline
post, and went into the house to explain myself, only to
see out the front window my horse going down the
street with the clothesline pole and ropes bouncing
along behind.
Oakland, California. Early 1950’s.
If my parents had realized what reading books might
lead to, they would have hunted down Farley and
Runyon and invited them to a book burning campfire.
Right after they shot me.
I adopted a greyhound once upon a time when the Great
Falls track was closing, and I ended up “leasing”
Montana Broadway from Don Guccione (Gary’s dad), a
Montana racer who went on to have twelve pups in a
neighborhood that allowed only two dogs total. The
absurdities go on and on, we moved a fixerupter on two
acres, we raised dogs, we shipped dogs, Yuma, Key
West, Seabrook, Tijuana, Sodrac, Black Hills, Tucson,
Boston, even had a dog in the big
Biscayne race who would have
won the bloody thing if the
airlines had not lost Ol’ Rose in
Dallas, but on the other hand it
inspired “Ol’ Pinkeye and the
Forever Flight.” She and her
sisters also inspired one of
Maddog’s best stories, “Jacques
Rabeet.”
Finally, Montana was so out of
the way, shipping you know, and
the fact a new hospital went in as our back yard
neighbor, a helicopter right at our back fence … no
way. The last four dogs of our “dynasty” passed away
here at the age of fourteen and are buried here. They are
long gone. But the stories aren’t.
Maddog is an icon that does not exist. I run into folks in
the industry who remember Maddog from the old days.
They like Maddog. They know Maddog. They
remember. Really? Used to run dogs with Maddog.
Maddog’s kennel was right next door. Stuff like that.
Maddog does not exist.
And Walter Farley’s BLACK STALLION, and the rest
of the pedigree that followed, were Arabian.!!!! Moving
right along to the American Standard Bred with the
Black Stallion’s Sulky Colt didn’t seem to bother
anybody. That’s kind of like the Greyhound of the Year
is an Irish wolfhound.
If you’re in the seventh grade, who cares? I am almost
80 and I don’t care.
Tell me Damon Runyon and Walter Farley never had an
effect on something like the Kentucky Derby.
I remember a horse by the name of Sullivan running at
Golden Gate, he ran so hard his shoes came off. He
retired to sire a colt named Silky Sullivan had his
father’s habit of coming from behind, way behind, ran
down the backstretch like he was grazing, then here he
comes, and heavens and earth move as the crowd jumps
up screaming, and it could be heard in Florida, the great
one was making the move thousands upon thousands
came to see as Silky Sullivan, and Willie Shoemaker,
pass horse after horse and cross the finish line first.
Who cares?
Maybe everybody.
Damon Runyon, a New York sports writer, covered the
local tracks and in particular took special notice of the
local color which eventually led to the Broadway
musical Guys and Dolls.
Walter Farley and Damon Runyan gave horse racing
respectability. And drama.
Farley, to the horse itself.
Drama.
Runyan, more to the characters the sport attracted.
Trainers. Jockeys. Owners. Writers.
Drama.
Continued Page 19
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Robert Scott McKinnon continues
All the World’s a Stage and all the people merely
players.
Drama.
Today, the media interest in dog racing in this country
ranks right in there with … I can’t think of anything.
When I was coaching swimming, my teams won
everything in sight because I had one single
philosophical attitude to the whole thing, the best
swimmers on my team were not on it yet.
Is the best to come?
Who knows? Maybe.
In any case, DOG RACING is a writer’s gold mine,
nuggets all over the place to be mined.
Who would even suggest such a thing? Albert
Schwidlehopper, that’s who, noted scribe of the Nova
Scotia By-Weekly Review.
You thought I was going to suggest Maddog
McDermutt!
How about the famous racer who retires and has a
roman nose and nobody wants to adopt him because
he’s “ugly” so he goes back to the track and
accidentally returns the next season in the dog trailer,
does his time in the racing kennel, schools just for the
exercise, looks pretty good, schools again, he’s entered
as a five year old, HE WINS!, and then he wins and
wins and wins and retires to become a leading stud dog
…. You get the idea.
Then there’s the story of the track champion who is
waiting to go home to be a stud dog, and he is
accidentally adopted out and he gets neutered by his
new family.
In case you miss where I am going here, I would say,
basically, the public relations end of the industry
nationally, to the general public, stinks. News today,
any news, especially the kind like what’s going on
with the news channels …that’s news? … No it is not
news … it’s called preaching to the choir. Talking
heads. Any resemblance to news is coincidental. The
choir already goes to church. You are already in the
dog business. You are the choir.
So here is Maddog’s enchilada. A la mode.
Is Maddog the Walter Farley or Daymon Runyon of
dog racing?
I have never really taken writing seriously. This last
month I have. I put some thirty titles on Amazon. I
think the Vintage Maddog stories will eventually be of
interest to a television series. I have a new novel with
the exception of a cover ready to go. This new novel, I
think, knock on wood, is going to go places.
Here’s a pre-publication review.
I really enjoyed Stubs Feral. It is a much richer, more
compelling story than what you first showed me, and I
had fun reading it. From the well-developed
characters, especially Twigy, to the all of the
wonderful greyhound stories, to Twigy’s interaction
with the school kids, to the fantastic, well-imagined life
of Stubs and all of his magical powers and
relationships, it is a good read.
Great job bringing in Kitty O’Really, the internal
critic, who says things that the reader is thinking:
“Move it on, Twigy,” “Good show,” etc. However, I’m
not sure about Kitty showing himself as a man at the
end. Kitty works as a foil for Twigy to highlight
Twigy’s traits and provide a great deal of contrast,
and some of that is lost at the end with the
transformation. Maybe the idea is that Kitty represents
deception/trickery/showbiz/myth, all of which provide
import.
(…that’d be me: Kitty is Bastet, the goddess of cats.
Cowboy Buckaroo is Anubis, the embalming god with
the head of a greyhound. One old/old/old story is that
they were married.)
Twigy’s story, which he keeps calling his father’s
story, is about the cat, but it’s also about so much
more, including: community, tradition, myth,
storytelling, relationships between humans and
humans and animals, family, dog racing, and the
supernatural, among other things. As he tells it, I
sometimes questioned whether he was a credible
narrator because he questions himself, questions his
age, questions reality, talks with animals, listens to
Cowboy Buckaroo, and repeatedly gives away
authority to his father (or passes the buck to his
father). He even questions his role in chapter 29,
which I suppose is something that all older folks do,
but it adds to the reader’s questions about his
credibility. The questions, however, all fall to the
wayside as more and more kids and teachers are part
of the audience, and more and more the reader is
willing to suspend any disbelief while waiting to see
what happens next. That is a true sign of a successful
story.
Maddog is not preaching to the choir. Never did. Never
will. He got fired, for pity’s sake. By the choir. That’s
how the column The Far Turn came to be In Search of
the Big Picture.
Satire is a form of literature that pokes fun, not at …
but with. Oh what the hey, of course it is at. We are all
a bunch of dummies wandering around wondering
where all the crows went. All of us. You, me. It’s that
guy who takes himself seriously … that guy with his
nose, if it rains he’ll drown, that’s the guy who sets
himself up for satire, the arrogant, the snooty, the
know-it-all, the synonyms go on and on.
Antonyms? Try honesty. Sympathy. Generosity. Love.
Kindness. That list goes on and on too.
I give you the recent elections: a satirist’s dream come
true. I’m only almost 80. I’ve never seen anything that
comes close to it.
continued page 20
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Robert Scott McKinnon continues
Olympics. It was an old, rustic, huge place, and I am
here to tell you it was packed. A big track in
Melbourne would come in second, they had a huge
crowd in the clubhouse, and the windows were busy.
That element is missing in American dog racing. Some
years ago we went to a track we almost could not find,
it was out in the woods somewhere in New Hampshire,
and the crowd came to six people, two of which were
Little Elsie and Maddog. The purse structure was
interesting, well maybe not: there was no purse
structure. There was no purse. I can’t believe it, the
track eventually closed.
Forget track records. Our dog Ol’ Rose (Iz a Champ x
Sad Fire) held the Caliente 3-8ths record for a while. I
wonder how many people know that. I still wait for the
accolades and added purse money.
Most authors starting out on Amazon don’t have an
audience or name recognition.
But Maddog does.
You.
The readers of the Iowa Greyhound Association’s
quarterly and The National Greyhound Review.
If by some quirk this does take off, I have an idea
Maddog would be very generous to the adoption part of
the industry. He has little sense in such matters.
Particularly when the movie comes down the pike. It
will. Eventually. Bet on it.
To summarize, Maddog just went world-wide,
including the three Iowa magazines, on Kindle and in
paperback. I don’t know the potential audience
numbers, but it is huge, and the list of devices is mindboggling.
For all the good it’ll do him.
To recognize the occasion, Maddog has composed a
poem with no rhyme, no rhythm, no meter, no imagery.
No nothing. “There are strange things done (under the
lights of a dog track). By eight dogs who chase a fake
rabbit.”
Robert Scott McKinnon
Have you been taking notice of the recent United States
media cartoons?
I rest my case.
Almost.
I am reminded of Portland, where the track
maintenance person and the veterinarian noticed (in
Portland of all places) that when it rained nobody got
hurt. So they started pouring the water to the track and
the injuries that season were just about non-existent,
and so now the track proceeds to close. I don’t know
what you call that. Irony comes close. But guess what?
I remember best about Portland. Sitting in the
grandstands at the old downtown Multnomah stadium
shared by the Portland Beavers baseball team in the
Pacific Eight … the one and only, the famous
greyhound Fawn Warrior, and the packed house that
had come to see him, standing room only, and the roar
that went off at the start and lasted all through the race
as the great one brought it home once again.
Boring?
No way.
Why?
Hype. Literature. Satire. Character. DRAMA. LOCAL
COVERAGE.
Just an opinion. Maddog never did get much right. As
to dog racing’s future, slow it down. Add another 38ths. In New Zealand they said the hurdles were
basically for dogs that couldn’t cut it, or put it this way,
translated into good ol’ American, Grade F. A sprint
shorter than 5-16ths. Involve local businesses with
races named after them. And, one biggie, we noticed
several tracks in more than one country … the infield
of the track was a soccer or rugby field. American
football anybody? What better PR than to turn the
stadium and field into a school district soccer stadium?
Now we’re on to something, eh?
More than anything, go with syndicates, I mean really
go for the syndicates. And then once you get them,
keep them. Walthamstow in England was a hoot. We
went table to table. Each table was a syndicate, when
the syndicate’s dog showed up to race, the trainer sat
in. Don’t tell me the steins that were floating around
were not paying the stadium’s rent. The members of
the syndicate seemed to all have an adopted dog at
home. They talked. They bet. They laughed. Going to
the races was fun. AND THEY BET. When ol” Rex
came to his post position ready to give his very best,
his table jumped up and you could hear them yelling in
downtown London, and they were with Ol’ Rex all the
way, box to wire, as to the surrounding tables, which
did not have an entry in the race, they offered insults
and sarcastic hoots and hollars.
Great stuff.
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FUN.
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Walthamstow was torn down four years ago for the
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their breeding and recent
performances.
BACK ON LAVA
(Black dog, February 15, Djays Octane* x Born On
Lava) Trained at Dennington by Dustin Drew.
Raced only five times for three placings, and
looks like his first win is not far off.
Three straight placings over 525 metres at The
Meadows (MEP) before fifth there from box four on
January 11, over 600 metres, beaten 7 lengths in the
race won by Ving Bale (35.20).
Then got into all sorts of trouble when finished a
long way from the winner in the 525 metres maiden
final from box six last Saturday night. Forget that run.
BONT’S MAGIC
(Black dog, April 2015 Magic Sprite x Challis Miss)
Trained at Junction Village by Sharon Combridge.
Raced six times for two placings, followed Sale
440 metre placing on January 1 with fourth from box 3
on January 8.
Stepped up in class and distance on January 15
metres Sandown (SAP) from box four when fourth,
beaten 3.86 lengths in the race won by Brazilian Bale
(30.02) and will dervive great benefit from that run.
CASSIUS SPIRIT
(Black dog, December 2014 Collision x Kokoda Spirit).
Trained at Strathfieldsaye by Mark Morrissey.
Won from box one over 450 metres at Shepparton
(25.61 BON) on December 29 then fourth there off box
seven, January 9 beaten 7.5 lengths by Cosmic Tilly
(25.98).
Stepped up to 515 metres at Sandown (SAP
January 15, from box 1 when beaten 3.24 lengths in the
race won by Spring Bomber (30.18).
Now raced five times for a win and one placing
and looks to have a bright future ahead of him.
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