Fanta Bale’s fantastic Australian Cup triumph

Victorian

Greyhound Weekly

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Volume 1 Number 23 Friday March 10, 2017

1958 Rookie Rebel

1989 Ginger 2001 Brett Lee

Australian Cup Review—Page 13

From the Editor’s Desk Victorian Greyhound Weekly

Edition 23 Friday March 10

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Coming up over the next week:

Friday March 10 Healesville, Traralgon, Bendigo

and Geelong.

Saturday March 11 Traralgon and The Meadows.

Sunday March 12 Sandown (SAP, Warragul

and Sale.

Monday March 13 Ballarat, Traralgon

and Shepparton.

Tuesday March 14 Ballarat, Geelong, and Warragul.

Wednesday Mar 15 The Meadows (MEP), Bendigo,

Ballarat and Cranbourne.

Thursday March 16 Warragul, Shepparton, Sandown

and Warrnambool.

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Former Greyhound

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Chairman, the late

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After she retired from politics in 1999, Mrs. Wilson

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Victoria, and for a decade she was Chairman of the

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Black dog March 2010 35kg

Go Wild Teddy x Princess Bale

Career Statistics: 14 starts - 13 wins Prizemoney $136,075

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Track Records: Maitland 450m - 24.90 Bulli 400m - 22.20 (in his maiden)

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FERNANDO BALE White & brindle dog 29.7kg March 2013 Kelsos Fusileer* x Chloe Allen

Career Statistics: 44 starts - 35 wins 5 placings Prizemoney $1,299,370 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

KIOWA PRODUCER* Dark brindle dog 31.5kg April 2011 Dragon Fire x Kay V Sweet Kay

Career Statistics: 94 starts - 50 wins, 19 placings 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.

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FABREGAS Black dog October 2010 36.5kg Bombastic Shiraz x Wicked Witch

Career Statistics: 13 starts - 12 wins Prizemoney: $131,055 Winner 2012 Group 1 National Sprint Championship He was a superstar on the track and he is now A superstar sire - Leading AGRA Sire of the year for 2016

Fabregas……….. Built for speed!

Breeding and trainers of last week’s

metropolitan winners.

Victoria, NSW and South Australia

Angle Park - Monday February 27

1. Farmin (Djays Octane* x Kiowa Angel) Lauren

Harris

2. Long Gully Josh (KC And All* x Long Gully Libby)

P. Hearndon

3. Shore's Girl (Fabregas x On Shore) T. Rasmussen

4. Communication (Nolen x Gold Vee) N. Newlyn

5. Dorsal (Nolen x Gold Vee) Lauren Harris

6. Show Me Dollars (Dyna Tron x Midnight Dollars)

Kathleen Johnstone

7. Dyna Edgar (Blue Lorian x Hannie Bale)

T. Rasmussen

8. Marley Bale (Turanza Bale x Dyna Gala)

B. Rawlings

9. Sappy Bale (Razldazl George* x Bitten) W. Matcott

10. Rosie Allen (Turanza Bale x Pindari Bale)

W. Matcott

11. Cyril Beast (Elite State x Mighty Chaos)

B. Rawlings

Angle Park - Tuesday February 28 1. Hakanui (Kelsos Fuslieer* x Daddy's Muffin

T. Rasmussen

2. Yarramundi Cara (Cosmic Rumble x Yarramundi

Star) V. Roz

3. Kunar Luna (Trendy Leigh x Ginette Bale)

K. Murnane

4. Betta Watch That (Where's Pedro xx Cool In Blue)

D. Hockley

5. Enola Gay (Collision x Miss Bel Air)

6. Hayride Heeney (Glen Gallon x Hayride Rosie)

D. Perry

7. Another Bust Trip (Swift Fancy x Taylor's Reunion)

E. Matcott

8. Cairnlea Ollie (Premier Fantasy x Cairnlea Ellie)

P. Jovanovic

9. Cigar Club (Spiral Nikita x Katie Merry) K. Bewley

10. Ritza Star (Oaks Road x Jodie Eli) M. Payne

11. Dyna Leona (Djays Octane* x Fotoula Bale)

W. Matcott

12. Opal Bale (Dyna Lachlan x Ashby Bale) W. Matcott

Wentworth Park - Wednesday March 1 1. Joker Jake (Magic Sprite x Daydream) R. Bell

2. Savanaka Two (Barcia Bale x Corleone)

J. Callaughan

3. Justa Grant (Collision x Fire And Fancy) D. Grant

4. Nana Road (Oaks Road x Nana Cook) M. Bell

5. Boomwah (Kinloch Brae* x Clay Model) S. Goodger

6. Mach Tux (Lochinvar Marlow x Oxley Falcon)

B. King

7. Old Bailey (Cosmic Rumble x Mrs Beecham) J. Lord

8. Walkaway Bonnie (Dyna Lachlan x Walkaway

Jackie) L. Hannaford)

9. Walkaway Annie (Dyna Lachlan x Walkaway Jackie)

L. Hannaford

10. Myrniong Blaster (Seek And Destroy x Eastern

Culture) M. Azzopardi

The Meadows (MEP) - Wednesday March 1 1. Neve Allen (Turanza Bale x Roxio Bale) A. Dailly

2. Dyna Jackie (Surf Lorian x Crystin Bale) A. Dailly

3. Dyna Kungpow (Surf Lorian x Crystin Bale)

A.Dailly

4. Lucky Love (Bit Chili x Classy Bling) C. Treherne

5. Fimple Allen (Bella Infrared* x Langi Bale) A.Dailly

6. Flying Eamonn (Collision x Oshkosh Fayola*)

A.Dailly

7. Zippy Dath (Cosmic Rumble x Pandora Bale)

A.Dailly

8. Riley Bale (Turanza Bale x Dyna Velvet) A.Dailly

9. Allen Gable (Bella Infrared* x Langi Bale) A.Dailly

10. Tearaway Doc (Black Magic Opal x Minni

Mooksta) R. Mahoney

11. Victor Dora (Cosmic Rumble x Pandora Bale)

A.Dailly

12. Who Told Simon (Magic Sprite x Who Tod Helen)

M. Lloyd

Angle Park - Thursday March 2

1. Wota Chill (Bit Chili x Why Wot Where) R. Pearce

2. Aston Apollo (Barcia Bale x Aston Elle) T. Murray

3. Lady Bale (Turanza Bale x Princess Bale) K. Bewley

4. Gangster Miss (Fabregas x Great Gunns)

T. Rasmussen

5. Tommy's Tune (Premier Fantasy x Up And Away)

L. Rasmussen

6. Dream A Little (Banjo Boy x Zardae) J. Jones

7. What's Up Herbie (Nitro Burst x Bernie Mac)

T. Murray

8. Molly Be Nimble (Nitro Burst x Hope's Up)

C. Butcher

9. McLaren Missile (Cosmic Chief x Stevie McLaren)

T. Foster

10. Long Gully Johnny (Djays Octane x Long Gully

Libby)

P. Hearnden

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Breeding and trainers of last week’s

metropolitan winners.

Victoria, NSW and South Australia

continued

Sandown - Thursday March 2

1. Surefire (Barcia Bale x Veetee Express) J. Magri

2. Dr. Compulsion (Elite Blue Size x Somewhere Girl)

J. McMahon

3. Villa Jemma (Djays Octane* x Pah Leeze) K. Pitt

4. Bucky Barnes (Premier Fantasy* x Glamorous

Keisha) P. Bartolo 5. Mick's Angel (Kilty Lad x

Seabrook Lass) A. Meyer

6. Riveting (Swift Fancy x Ronray Disco) K. Leek

7. Extreme Magic (Black Magic Opal x Outlandish)

J. Thompson

8. Gaucho (El Grand Senor x Oh Em Gee) B. Ennis

9. Allen Dynamo (Razldazl George x Quiz Bale)

D. Trewin

10. Quartz Vein (Djays Octane* x Pah Leeze)

D. Trewin

11. Sacramento Sal (Kinloch Brae* x Purely Tomic)

J. Sharp

12. Traveller's Joy (Barcia Bale x Ema's Princess)

R. Britton

Wentworth Park Saturday March 4 1. Cosmic Bonus (Cosmic Rumble x Dark And Stormy)

E. Harris

2. Rohan Hill (Brett Lee x Cawbourne Whip) J. Lord

3. Good Odds Bricky (Magic Sprite x Punk Angel)

F. Hurst

4. Starza Light (Barcia Bale z Zsa Zsa) D. Swain

5. Tap Out Axe (Magic Sprite x Indigo Gem)

R. Metselaar

6. Nangar Thunder (Swift Fancy x Armatree Elle)

D. Irwin

7. Canya Bounce (Brett Lee x Motown Girl) M. Burton

8. Go Good Riddance (Collision x Isadoll) L. Azzopardi

9. Flighty Ehyptian (Knocka Norris x Little Ehyptian)

D. Garratt10. Miss Abbeyvale (Barcia Bale x Midnight

Lace) K. Drynan)

The Meadows - Saturday March 4 1. Barcia Bale x Scarlett Girl) S. Ralph

2. Penny Monelli (Magic Sprite x Fantasy Monelli)

D. Hobby

3. Oronsay (Walk Hard x Dirty Angel) J. Sharp

4. Jaimandy Hatty ((Barcia Bale x Jaimandy Emily)

P. Donohue

5. Invictus Rapid (Cosmic Rumble x Miss Fiesty)

J. Thompson

6. Trip To Eden (Solve The Puzzle x Key To Eden)

J.Thompson

7. Buck Forty (Buck Fever x Fancy Jaffa) J. Thompson

8. Fanta Bale (David Bale x Ucme Typhoon*)

R. Britton

9. Aqua Cheetah (Cosmic Rumble x Dalta Bale)

J. Thompson

10. Dyna Irminus (Barcia Bale x Erica Allen) A.Dailly

11. Reckoning (Swift Fancy x Ronray Disco)

J. Thompson

12. Big Flood (Banjo Boy x Easy Baby) J. Thompson

Congratulations to Robert Britton and his team on the

great win by Fanta Bale (August 2014 David Bale x

Ucme Typhoon) in last night's Australian Cup final at

the Meadows, and Jason Thompson and his for their six

winners, including three legs of the Quadrella, and it

looked for a fair way they were going to snare the big

one as well.

Sandown (SAP) Sunday March 5 1. Kreuzenstein (KC And All* x Abbey Shiraz)

A.Langton 29.73

2. Rockalot (KC And All* x Abby Shiraz) J. Britton

30.08

3. Mepunga Blaze (Barcia Bale x Mepunga Nicky)

J. Britton 29.29

4. Karvardi (Barcia Bale x Pearl Napoleon) B. Bravo

29.88

5. Miss Lava (Djays Octane* x Born On Lava)

R. Britton 34.43

6. Aston Dee Bee (Barcia Aable x Aston Elle)

J. Thompson 29.19

7. Henry (Nolen x Set To Talk ) J. McIntyre) 29.44

8. Exs And Ohs (SH Avatar* x Love To Rock)

B. Ennis 34.21

9. Dashing Moments (Dashing Corsair x Mon Cherie)

L. Delbridge 29.67

10. Jimmy Newob (Cosmic Rumble x Nosey Rozy)

B. Fullarton 29.44

11. Elusive Pearl(Mogambo x Pearl Napoleon)

T. Salpigtidis 29.70

12. Dr. Sherlock (Enry Walt x Dr. Flojoe) W.

McMahon) 29.76

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Talking Breeding with Roger Clark

VICTORIA

THIS week’s review of litters selected from the

Victorian Litter Registrations list for the week ending

February 15, begins with a nice litter of eleven pups by

leading Victorian metropolitan sire, Barcia Bale (March

2010 Go Wild Teddy x Princess Bale)

Registered by Murrabit breeder, Sonia Davis, the

three dogs and eight bitches are from the well bred bitch,

Blue Mayhem (May 2012 Disintegrate x Hanify’s Elite),

whose dam is by Elite State x Miss Hanify (Allegro Jet x

Pale Mist).

Blue Mayhem is from a litter of six named, which

included Big Bad Tom, Elite Phoenix, Ninja Zorro, Tina

Two and White Spyro.

Their dam also produced winners from her three

other litters, by Bekim Bale, Cape Hawke and Outa

Credit.

On the track she raced 73 times, for 12 wins and 19

placings, winning over 515 metres at Sandown (30.10),

525 metres at The Meadows (30.44), 440 metres (26.03)

and 530 metres (30.84) at Canberra, twice over 525

metres at Wagga (30.39) and also over 450 metres at

Warrnambool (25.68), 425 metres at Bendigo (23.91),

520 metres at Sale (29.59), 460 metres at Geelong

(26.08), 395 metres at Traralgon (23.03) and 450 metres

at Shepparton (25.75).

She has one previous litter on file, one dog and two

bitches, by Surf Lorian, whelped in March 2016.

Got the Fever LANCASTER breeder, James Arthur, has a nice litter of

seven pups on the list this week by the under-rated sire

Buck Fever (December 2009 Brett Lee x Kiacatoo

Pearl).

The one dog and six bitches, are from the well

bred, versatile sprinter/stayer, Za’ma Beauty (August

2011 Surf Lorian x Our Solution), whose dam is by

Solve The Puzzle x Tepid Miss (Token Prince x Reheat).

She is from her dam’s first Surf Lorian litter, which

included Grand Solution, Great Solution, Snappy Sticka

and Sticka Stars, with their dam also producing winners

from her second Surf Lorian litter, whelped in November

2012, and a previous litter, whelped in January 2009, by

Bombastic Shiraz.

Za’ma Beauty raced 29 times for eight wins and

seven placings, winning three times over 515 metres at

The Gardens (29.79), where she also won over 600

metres (35.38) and won twice over 600 metres at

Gosford (35.15) with wins over 520 metres (30.32) and

720 metres (42.37) at Wentworth Park.

Four Fabregas litters

Talking Breeding

Victorian Litter Registrations Week Ending February 15

Sire/Dam

Breeder

Barcia Bale x Blue Mayhem 3 8 S. Davis

Bella Infrared* x Aston Elle 2 0 R. Borda

Buck Fever x Za’ma Beauty 1 6 J. Arthur

Dyna Double One x Tatty Fields 3 4 D. Puleio

Fabregas x Lolly Bale 4 5 B. Pell

Fabregas x Maddison Dee 5 3 M. Chilcott

Fabregas x Mayhem 2 5 G. Rohan

Fabregas x Veetee Express 1 2 V. Tullio

Fernando Bale x Aston Elite 2 0 R. Borda

High Earner x Mendes 0 2 J. McCann

Kinloch Brae* x Goodnight Skye 3 4 M. Watson

Kinloch Brae* x Jubilation 6 2 G. Zogoulas

Kinloch Brae* x Until Tuesday 2 5 G. Rounds

Kiowa Mon Manny* x Kayla’s Penny 4 3 D. Murnane

Oaks Road x Stealthy Blonde 3 3 L. Moore

Paw Licking x Hayley’s Gem 5 3 B. King

Paw Licking x Precious Prize 2 1 B. King

Spring Gun x Pawsative 5 3 N. Hebart

Surf Lorian x Cadence Bale 3 3 A. Debattista

Swift Fancy x Purdi 3 2 B. Hooke

* Import or O/Seas based

Totals 59 64 20 litters, Ave (6.1)

Talking Breeding

Victoria Continued….

Four Fabregas litters

FOUR litters on the Victorian list this week by the 2012

National Sprint Championship winner, Fabregas

(October 2010 Bombastic Shiraz x Wicked Witch), with

something different to like about all four litters.

Beverley Pell registered the first of the four litters

for the Bev and Daniel Syndicate, which has four dogs

and five bitches, from the beautifully bred bitch, Lolly

Bale (June 2011 Lansley Bale x Kazar Bale), whose

dam is by Go Wild Teddy x Siandra Bale (Shining

Chariot x Luana Bale) and worth recalling, Luana Bale

is by Grove Whisper* x Red Fire Bale (World Acclaim

x Marcia Bale).

She is from a litter which included Hilda Bale,

Jack Bale and Key Bale, with their dam also having

produced some very good winners from her other litters,

by Bekim Bale, Hallucinate, Larking About*, Over Flo

and Valencia Citrate.

Lolly Bale raced 99 times for 16 wins and 32

placings, winning five times over 515 metres at Angle

Park (29.67), three times over 525 metres at The

Meadows (30.14), twice over 520 metres at Cranbourne

(30.59) and also over 515 metres at Sandown (29.83)

and 460 metres at Geelong (26.20).

Eight for Maddison

HEATHCOTE breeder, Michael Chilcott has the second

Fabregas litter, five dogs and three bitches, from the

beautifully bred, very good staying bitch, Maddison Dee

(March 2010 El Galo x Oh Behave), whose dam is by

Big Ginger Boy x Hunter Tylo (Hotshot x Malagro Sal).

She is from a litter which included Please Behave,

Chazwick and Mason Dee, with their dam also

producing winners from her five other litters, by Big

Daddy Cool, Premier Fantasy*, Token Prince, and

Where’s Pedro (twice).

On the track, she raced 87 times for 18 wins and 29

placings, winning four times over 725 metres at The

Meadows (42.68), where she also won over 600 metres

(34.73), three times over 715 metres at Sandown

(42.06), where she also won over 595 metres (34.42),

with single wins over 390 metres at Shepparton (22.53),

680 metres at Geelong (39.21), 680 metres at Warragul

(39.74), 650 metres at Warrnambool (37.52), 660 metres

at Bendigo (38.12), 715 metres at Cannington (41.93),

461 metres at Hobart (26.65) and 515 metres at

Launceston (30.23), where she also won over 600

metres (35/37).

She was a finalist in the Group 1 Superstayers,

Group 2 AWM Distance Championship and the Group 3

Chairman’s Cup.

She has five named offspring on file from her first

two litters, Kinloch Dee, whelped in July 2012 by

Kinloch Brae*, then Dee Blue Star, Dee Don Diego,

Taylor Made Dee and Thomas Dee, whelped in October

2014 by Collision.

Mayhem litter for Garry NEXT we have a nice litter of two dogs and five

bitches, registered by Cranbourne West breeder, Garry

Rohan, from the beautifully bred, lightly raced bitch,

Mayhem

(June 2010 Where’s Pedro x Casey’s Angel), whose

dam is by Spiral Nikita* x Leprechaun Yap (Hotshot x

Leprechaun Miss).

She is from a litter which included At This

Moment, Jodie Valentino, Never Too Many, Paris

Valentino, Third String and West On Pedro.

Their dam also produced good winners from her

other seven litters, by Bekim Bale, Brett Lee, Collide,

Collision, Go Wild Teddy, High Earner and Smooth

Fancy.

Mayhem only raced eight times, for two wins,

over 400 metres at Warragul (22.98) and 450 metres at

Shepparton (25.99).

She has two named offspring, Express Chain and

Mr. Bad Example, from her first litter, whelped in

November 2014, by Fabregas, then she whelped a litter

of six dogs and one bitch, by Heston Bale, whelped in

November 2015.

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Victoria Continued….

Fourth Fabregas litter PEARCEDALE breeder, Vince Tullio has the final

Fabregas litter, which has one dog and two bitches from

the proven producer, 2014 Mt Gambier Cup winner,

Veetee Express (March 2011 Black Enforcer x Keep

Cool), whose dam is by Big Daddy Cool x Mels Easy

(Ashigga x Broad Band).

She is from a handy litter which included

Greysynd Chill, Greysynd Cool, Greysynd Jet, Keep

One, Stay Warm and Total Confusion.

Their dam also produced winners from her four

other litters, by Bit Chili, El Galo, El Grand Senor and

Premier Fantasy*.

On the track she raced 52 times for the good

record of 21 wins and eleven placings, which included

wins over 515 metres at Sandown (29.85), 525 metres at

The Meadows (30.15) and her Mt Gambier Cup win,

512 metres (29.80).

She has six named offspring from her first litter,

Adherent, Effectual, Inventive, Perceptive, Precipitate

and Surefire, who were whelped in March 2015, by

Barcia Bale.

She also has an August 2014 litter, two bitches by

Fabregas, then a November 2015 litter of four dogs and

four bitches, by Cosmic Rumble.

Three Kinloch* litters

THREE litters on the Victorian list this week by

international stud success, Kinloch Brae*

(August 2005 Craigie Mo Town x Greys Free Style).

PAKENHAM breeder, Michael Watson has the first of

the three litters, which has three dogs and four bitches,

from the well bred bitch, Goodnight Skye (April 2013

Stagger x Rockin’ Along), whose dam is by Mogambo x

Bayview Ability (Excite Ability x Just Jessica).

She is from an outstanding litter which included

Annunaki, Ava’s Shadow, Blue Away, Dalgetty, Dance

Craze, Secretary Bird and Two Tone).

Their dam only has one other litter on file, whelped in

April 2015 by Peter Rocket, which produced Miss

Lanquid, Rapanui Rebel, Ramanui Request, Rapanui

Reveller, Rapanui Revival and Shreddin’, with all but

one having raced and won already.

Invictus Kennels Syndicate Manager, George

Zogoulas, registered the second Kinloch Brae litter,

which has six dogs and two bitches, from the very well

bred bitch, Jubilation (January 2013 Collision x

Velocity Cloud), whose dam is by Bombastic Shiraz x

Subjective Lee (Brett Lee x Pretty Wagtail).

She is from a handy litter, which included

Captivating, Trigger, Velocity Alice and Velocity Shirl,

with their dam also producing winners from all three

other litters, by Bekim Bale, Mogambo and Path To

Power.

Jubilation raced 11 times for three wins, over 520

metres at Cranbourne (30.46) and 400 metres at

Geelong (22.57), where she also won over 460 metres

(26.35).

Devon Meadows breeder, Glenn Rounds, has the

final Kinloch Brae litter.

The two dogs and five bitches are from the

beautifully bred bitch, Until Tuesday (April 2014 Brett

Lee x Until Then), whose dam is by Collision x Casey’s

Angel (Spiral Nikita* x Leprechaun Yap).

She is from her dam’s only litter, of four named,

which included Tuzedo Black, Until Dawn and What’s

To Like, who all won races.

She was lightly raced on the track, with only five

starts which resulted in a win, over 460 metres at

Warragul (26.27) with two placings, both over 460

metres at Geelong, beaten 0.7 and 1.6 lengths.

NEW SOUTH WALES

There are still no reviews of litters from NSW

this week.

GRNSW had not released details of litters

registered or stud services at the time of

completing this week’s edition.

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Talking Breeding

Kinloch Brae*

INVITATION

Invitation to all Owners, Trainers, Studmasters and

Breeders. If you have a story to tell about the part

you play in greyhound racing, let us know, bred a

litter, have a special greyhound, whatever, we’d love

to hear from you.

editor@victoriangreyhoundweekly.com.au

Talking Breeding

Continued

Victorian Metropolitan Sires List

OUTSTANDING sire Barcia Bale (March 2010 Go

Wild Teddy x Princess Bale) already looks to have set

up another Victorian Metropolitan Sires Premiership,

after just two months racing this year.

His 28 February wins, after 36 in January now sees

him with a lead of 38 wins over his nearest rival,

Fabregas who has 26 wins for the two months, followed

by Cosmic Rumble with 21 wins, Magic Sprite with 19

wins and Collision with 15 wins completing the top five.

Looking at the top five after deducting midweek

and Sunday provincial stake meetings, the top five are,

Barcia Bale with 29 wins, Magic Sprite with 11 wins,

Cosmic Rumble with 10 wins and Fabregas and Djays

Octane* with 9 wins each.

Just outside the top 20 at the end of February, also

with six wins, is Lochinvar Marlow ( 4-6-1-1).

Then follows:

5 wins Walk Hard and Black Magic Opal.

4 wins Cosmic Chief, Premier Fantasy*, Dyna

Steal, Mogambo, Talk’s Cheap and Razldazl

Jayfkay*.

3 wins Surf Lorian, Bekim Bale, Big Daddy

Cool, Farmor Las Vegas, Don’t Knocka

Him, Dyna Lachlan, Buck Fever and El

Grand Senor.

2 wins Farley Turbo*, Dyna Nalin, Kelsos

Fusileer*, Peter Rocket, High Earner,

Kiowa Mon Manny*, Kilty Lad, Taylors

Sky*, Razldazl George*, Shakey Jakey and

Where’s Pedro.

Next week we will have the Victorian Stud

Service figures for December and also for the

full year 2016.

We will also have the NSW Metropolitan Sires

list for the first two months of this year.

Victorian Metropolitan Sires List

Victorian Metropolitan Sires List January-February 2017

No. Jan Sire Indiv. 1sts Feb SAP/MEP

1 1 Barcia Bale 47 64 28 35

2 3 Fabregas 20 26 16 17

3 2 Cosmic Rumble 17 21 5 11

4 4 Magic Sprite 11 19 11 8

5 7 Collision 12 15 8 8

6 5 Djays Octane* 11 14 6 5

7 12 Kinloch Brae* 11 13 9 9

8 8 Spring Gun 8 12 5 6

9 19 Oaks Road 6 9 6 5

10 13 SH Avatar* 7 9 5 4

11 11 David Bale 6 9 5 4

12 10 Turanza Bale 5 9 4 3

13 6 Velocette 6 8 - 5

14 ** Dyna Tron 7 7 7 5

15 14 Banjo Boy 4 7 3 2

16 18 Nitro Burst 6 6 3 4

17 9 KC And All* 4 6 - 3

18 20 Bella Infrared* 3 6 3 3

19 ** Swift Fancy 5 6 3 2

20 ** Nolen 4 6 3 2

*Import/Overseas Sire Totals 200 272 130 141

** New in Top 20

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Australian Cup Review

Fanta Bale’s fantastic Australian Cup

triumph By GRV Website

Underrated but ultra-consistent Fanta Bale claimed

her third Group 1 trophy at The Meadows – and her

first as a sprinter – with a surprise victory in the Sky

Racing Australian Cup Final on Saturday night.

Trained by Robert Britton for Australia’s most

successful breeder Paul Wheeler, Fanta Bale had

won two 600m features at The Meadows, the Hume

Cup last October and Rookie Rebel invitational on

the opening night of the Australian Cup Carnival.

After winning the Rookie Rebel Britton opted to

revert to sprinting for the Australian Cup rather than

testing the daughter of 2012 Topgun hero David Bale

and US-bred dam Ucme Typhoon as a stayer and his

decision proved to be a $250,000 masterstroke.

“It’s fate that she won tonight. I actually had her

entered for a 700 metre race a little while back, but I

had to scratch her because she was a little bit sore,”

Britton said.

“She ended up missing five weeks of racing, but

had she raced that day I probably would have kept her

over the longer distances and never even contemplated

putting her in the Australian Cup.”

Fanta Bale ($8.30) won her Australian Cup heat in

29.98sec from box one and she started at $8.30 from

box eight in the decider, with the move to the outside

alley a concern for Britton.

Silver Chief and Temlee hero Lightning Frank

was the $2.40 favourite from box three but he missed

the start as Fanta Bale showed great speed to lead Aston

Bolero on the first turn.

Aston Bolero gained the ascendancy shortly after

but Fanta Bale railed to the lead turning for home and

dashed clear, defeating the strong-finishing youngster

Eminent Reality ($3.80) by 2 ¾ lengths in

30.01sec, with Aeroplane Bob ($24.90) running third.

“This is an absolute thrill. Thinking about the race all

week I couldn’t see how she could get across to the rail

from box eight,” Britton said.

“But she has proved me wrong several times in

her career and she has done so again tonight.

“I was watching the race from just in front of the

boxes and she began brilliantly. I was actually shocked

that she beat Aston Bolero out.

“Then he (Aston Bolero) pushed under her but

somehow they both managed to stay in front.”

It was Britton’s third Australian Cup, with the

master Lara mentor having won the race with Isa Brown

in 2002 and Tasman Queen in 2008.

Fanta Bale doubled her earnings, passing the

$500,000 mark, and she’s now won 20 of her 29

starts, her consistency underlined by the fact she hasn’t

missed a place in her last 18 outings, winning 13 times,

since finishing sixth in the Group 3 SA Oaks last

September.

“She reminds me a lot of Isa Brown in that she’s a

one pacer but a good box dog who was dropping back in

distance for this race,” Britton said.

“I’m still keen to try her as a stayer, and I’ll have

a good think over the next few days about what I’ll do

with her next.”

After the placed runners then followed: Aston

Bolero ($7.40), Matt Machine ($20.10), Monaro

Monelli ($31.30), Blazin’ Bomber ($8.40) and

Lightning Frank ($2.40).

Fanta Bale is a Black bitch whelped August 2014

by David Bale from Ucme Typhoon (Dodgem By

Design x USS Mysterious).

Fanta Bale is raced by Paul Wheeler and trained

by Robert Britton.

She has raced 28 times for 20 wins and six

placings. After adding the $250,000 first prize for the

Australian Cup her stake earnings stand at $516,915.

22nd on the all-time stakes winning list.

The Australian Cup was first run in 1958 at North

Melbourne the M.G.R.A.’s first home then moved with

the club to Olympic Park becoming the famous race it is

today when promoted with flair and style by the late

Ken Carr the club astute manager for many years.

When Olympic closed the club flagship event was

conducted at Sandown while the club established its

new home at the Meadows. It has been conducted at the

new complex since it opened in 1999.

The full history of all Australian Cup winners was

published last week in Victorian Greyhound Weekly,

which is still available on the website, as are all

previous editions.

Having all previous editions available is proving

to be a valuable resource for serious students of

breeding, with all Metropolitan winners, in Melbourne,

Adelaide, and Sydney, their breeding and trainers,

published each week.

(All pics—Clint Anderson)

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Australian Cup night review

Eden’s Trip to Super Stayers Paradise By GRV Website

Strength in numbers paid off for Jason Thompson

when Trip To Eden (pictured) upstaged superstar

kennelmate Burn One Down in the Australian Super

Stayers Final, the first leg of a Group 1 double

header at The Meadows last Saturday night.

After brilliant victories in the Group 1 Zoom Top

and Super Stayers heat in the first two weeks of the

Australian Cup Carnival Burn One Down was all-the

rage in the $100,000 to-the-winner Super Stayers,

starting at $1.70 from box six.

Thompson’s ‘second stringer’ Trip To Eden

($4.80) was chasing a change of fortune in his third

consecutive Group 1 assignment after finishing runner-

up in both the Galaxy and Zoom Top, where he was

beaten nine lengths by Burn One Down.

The winner of nine of his ten starts over 725m at

The Meadows, Burn One Down began well but was

shuffled back to second last with one lap to go as

Western Australian Teddy Monelli led the way.

With Burn One Down at the tail of the field, Jason

Thompson’s focus shifted to Trip To Eden when he

moved threateningly into third in the back straight.

Trip To Eden burst between Teddy Monelli ($6.40) and

Alera Bale ($11.60) in the home straight, defeating

Teddy Monelli by 1 ½ lengths in 42.31sec, while Burn

One Down failed to beat a runner home.

“Trip To Eden had been knocking on the door of a

big race win, and I had a real feeling he was going to

win tonight,” Jason Thompson’s wife Seona said.

“We won’t know until Burn One Down cools down

whether he is injured or not.

“We don’t normally train stayers, so when Burn

One Down and Trip To Eden ran the Quinella in the

Zoom Top it was a huge thrill as it meant we had the

best two stayers in Australia.

“They are total opposites in some ways. Burn One

Down is a really big dog, whereas Trip To Eden is quite

small.

“All going well we will most likely enter the two

of them in the Traralgon Distance Cup later this month

and then the Association Cup at Wentworth Park.”

A son of former Group-winning stayer Key To

Eden, Trip To Eden has inherited his mother’s distance

capabilities, boasting three wins and three seconds in

elite company since stepping up to ‘700’ in late 2016.

“The owner Steve Connor has had some handy

greyhounds over the years with us including Suave

Fella, who was his first Group 1 winner, and Hanify’s

Impact, who ran second in the Melbourne Cup,” Seona

said.

It was the second-time leading WA trainer Dave

Hobby has had to settle for second prize in a Meadows’

725m major, with Magpie Bob edged out by NSW’s

Smart Valentino in the 2013 National Distance Grand

Final.

Earlier in Saturday night’s bumper meeting the

Sharp family from Lara celebrated their greatest success

to date when Oronsay held on for a thrilling all-the-way

victory in the Group 3 GRV Vic Bred Maiden Final.

Oronsay ($7.90), a daughter of former classy

sprinter Walk Hard, trained by Jessica Sharp, staved off

a late challenge from the well-supported Brueghelino

($2.70) to claim the $25,000 to-the-winner feature in

30.13sec, with litter sister Angel Dash, trained by

Jessica’s husband Jason, running third.

After the placed runners in the Super Stayers the

rest of the field finished in then following order: Dundee

Calypso ($29.50), It’s A Fling ($15.60), Azurite

($51.30), Obi Kenobi ($32.60) and Burn One Down

($1.70).

Trip To Eden is a Black dog whelped April 2014

by Solve The Puzzle from Key To Eden (Suave Fella x

Wild Chant). Trip To Eden is raced by Steve Connor

and trained by Jason Thompson he has raced 38 times

for 15 wins and 13 placings. His stake earnings stand at

$220,762.

The renamed Group 1 feature the Macro Meats Super

Stayers, was in recent years, been known as the

Australian Super Stayers and the Gleeson & Tonta

Trophy.

First run at Olympic Park in 1978 the staying feature

had stood the test time. This year the race was sponsored

for the third time by Macro Meats who have become

involved with a number of high profile events at both

metropolitan tracks in Victoria.

The Superstayers final and the Group 1 Australian Cup

capped off an amazing three weeks of racing at The

Meadows. In excess of over $1,000,000 in prizemoney

was won in another outstanding carnival.

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Coursing Remote Control Lure

Coursing enthusiasts in Victoria and South

Australia are now looking forward to the 2017

Coursing Season with great anticipation.

South Australian News

SA coursing dates until 30 June are listed below.

The remaining dates for July – September will follow

once allocated.

We start off our season by running 4-dog stakes –

which appeases the track enthusiasts who do not wish

to put their dogs in an 8-dog stake as they don’t believe

they can run 3 times in the one day, even though it

should be remembered that its only 2 dogs that have 3

runs, and this is certainly not a problem in Victoria.

Sunday 16 April

Sunday 30 April

Sunday 21 May

Sunday 11 June

Sunday 25 June

Email : jahurley@bigpond.com

Phone : 0417 878 511 (NOTE : No message bank)

Home (08) 8520 2347 (has message capability)

Judy Hurley

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GOTBA of SA Coursing Club

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Victorian News

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We will have the full 2017 Coursing calendar as

soon as it has been confirmed.

The first meeting of the 2017 season is scheduled to

be a Catch on to Coursing meeting at Longwood on

Sunday April 2.

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If you have a Nostalgia contribution

email to

editor@victoriangreyhoundweekly.com.au

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 1988 Victorian Metropolitan Sires List.

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BLISS STREET

(Brindle dog, July 2014 Dyna Tron x Harbour Gift).

Raced and trained by Gerry Orr from Newborough.

Had no luck at first race start when third from box

two over 515 metres at Sandown (SAP), March 5.

Beaten ten lengths in the race won by

Kreuzenstein (29.73) after striking trouble and is sure to

improve on that run.

VAN ANN

(Black bitch, May 2015 Cosmic Rumble x Come On

Luann). Trained at Maryborough by Joe Borg, for

Wallace Heras.

Another first start who finished third over 515

metres at Sandown (SAP) on March 5.

Came from box two when beaten 2.2 lengths in

the race won by Rockalot (30.08) and is sure ti improve

with experience.

CHASIN’ CRACKERS

(Black dog, August 2015 Fabregas x Lady Arko).

Owned by David Carroll and trained at Devon

Meadows by Glenn Rounds.

Came from box eight over 515 metres at Sandown

on March 5, at first race start.

Finished second, beaten 6.1 lengths in the race

won by Mepunga Blaze in the unbelievable time of

29.29, so he actually ran 29.75 which is not bad time for

a Sunday meeting and still get beaten

Won’t have to improve much to have a great

chance next time he steps out and if he’s anywhere near

as good as his dam he’ll be very handy.

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“Maddog” down under.

The Land of Van Diemen

By Maddog McDermutt and Little Elsie

Reprinted from American Greyhound

Review, March 2007. Well, we survived our first full day on the island of

Tasmania, in spite of the fact

some kind of stomach flu

had tried to do us in.

I spent the second day

of our vacation, down for the

count. I would wake up,

watch 10 minutes of

television, which broadcast

good coverage on our American elections, then conk

out again.

However, by late afternoon, I was staging a

comeback, and we were picked up by Hilton Howard,

after his work shift, for a ride out to the Howard

residence.

Daughter Nicole, whom we met earlier at the

Hobart track, was a Tasmanian dog trainer.

We learned that Hilton worked for a company

called Juicy Isle as a sales representative. Juicy Isle

makes juice, chocolates, lollies, coffee and chips. Hilton

supplies to all the shops in and around Hobart. The

Howards live in Richmond, 20 kilometers down the

road. Richmond, Tasmania, Australia.

The name Australia, incidentally, is derived from

the Latin Australis, meaning of the South. Tasmania is

an island, separated from the Australian mainland,

about 200 kilometers south of Melbourne across Bass

Strait, named after a Dutch explorer, Abel Tasman.

In the early 1800’s, English convicts were given a

choice: serve their sentences at hard labor in Australia

or rot in England’s jails.

As the story goes, over 150,000 convicts chose

Australia.

The most troublesome, some 75,000, were sent to

the Tasman Peninsula prison known as Port Arthur.

Interesting, because Port Arthur and its policies were

the beginnings of prison rehabilitation. Which has led to

our present way of thinking about incarcerations in

America.

The bridge across the Coal River, by the way, the

most photographed bridge in Australia, is also the oldest

bride in Australia. Little Elsie took a picture. St. John’s

Church, behind the bridge, is the oldest Roman Catholic

Church in Australia.

One more little narrative, then I’ll quit this tour

stuff and get to the dogs.

The next day we take a bus to Port Arthur.

The bus driver was going on about somebody, I wasn’t

clear, and he turned to me and asked if I was familiar

with his story. I had to say no. Then,

it dawned on me he was mangling the

pronunciation. Or we were.

He was talking about Meagher, a Port

Arthur prisoner, who escaped to

America where he became an officer

in the Union Army in the Civil War,

came up the Missouri River to

Montana Territory, became an

unpopular governor, mysteriously

vanished in the Missouri below Fort Benton.

The bus driver and I went at it on pronunciation,

and I had to mention that we had a country named after

this man, Meagher County, and the entire population of

Montana could not possibility be pronouncing this

man’s name incorrectly, a million people could not

possibly be that thick, and I fear that future tourists to

Port Arthur are in for it, particularly anybody from

Montana. For pity’s sake.

Back to the dogs.

Hilton pulled into a driveway, we piled out, ready for a

tour of a Tasmanian dog farm, and we were greeted by

Hilton’s wife Karen, and Greyhound trainer, daughter

Nicole.

Nicole Howard

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Looking Back

“Maddog” down under.

The Land of Van Diemen continued

The next personality we met was a pink with gray

wings Galah, a member of the cockatoo family.

“Her name is Millam,” Karen said, “and she does talk,

but she’s very limited in what she says. Male birds are

easier to teach to speak.”

“In American you can spend a pretty penny for a

bird like that,” I said.

Hilton said, “They don’t cost anything here. There are

wild ones flying around. In some places they’re

considered pests.”

“Any Tasmanian Devils running around the

neighborhood?” I asked.

“We don’t see many devils,” Nicole said. “They are

nocturnal, and they are subject to a disease which is

proving fatal to them.”

“But they are out there,” I said, pressing the question.

Everybody nodded. Indeed they were.

Can’t be too careful, you know.

We stepped inside. On the kitchen counter, pans

of dog food stood at the ready.

We had a chat. Nicole showed us a picture of a dog in a

red racing blanket, #8. “Who’s that?” I asked.

“Brett Lee,” Nicole said. (Nicole holding photo P 19)

“I thought Brent Lee was in the United States,” I said.

“The dog broke a record at Derby Lane.”

“That’s Trent Lee. The Australian dog Brett Lee is the

father of Trent Lee. Trent Lee’s mother is the American

dog San Tan Gem.”

“Well then for pity’s sake who is Brent Lee?” I

muttered.

“A cousin twice removed to Bruce Lee,” Little Elsie

muttered in my ear.

“So why do you have a picture of you and Brett Lee?” I

asked.

“I know the trainer,” Nicole said. “Brett Lee is based in

New South Wales. Brett Lee came to Tasmania for the

Hobart Thousand and ran second that year. He is one of

the most influential dogs on the Australian stud scene at

the moment. You would have heard of him over there.”

I noticed a number of pictures of racing

Greyhounds on the walls. I said, “I noticed at Hobart a

photographer was on hand to take pictures of the

winners of each and every race.”

Nicole said, “There is a photographer at each race

meeting: Hobart, Launceston, and Devonport. We can

purchase photos. We can also buy videos of races if we

want.”

I thought about it. “Our owners live all over the

place, for instance the dog could be whelped in Kansas,

raised in Oklahoma, but races in Florida, but the owners

have access to videos of races on the web,” I said. “I’m

not sure if all our tracks participate in that. I don’t think

any of our tracks take still photos of all winners as

mementos to owners and trainers, just stakes races,

derbies and the like.”

I counted nine pans of dog food. Looks a lot like

what we used to feed at the track. “What’s in there?” I

asked.

Nicole said, “We feed whatever meat is available.

Beef, horse, chicken. I normally buy in bulk of 50 kg to

100 kg is a commercial dog food. Pro Plan.”

Same dry food we feed Jones back home. “What else is

in there?” I asked.

Nicole said, “I don’t feed many vitamins, but I do

add electrolytes. I feed veggies and that amounts to

what is available but mainly silver beet and carrots.”

I echoed, “Silver Beet?” Little Elsie shrugged. She

didn’t know either.

“That’s what you call Spinach,” Nicole said.

I couldn’t help myself. I had to ask. “Ever slip the dogs

a road-kill, kangaroo maybe?”

Little Elsie gave me a dirty look. Well so what!

You can’t forget stories like the Tragedy at Bean Lake.

When Billy the Hillbilly and I, and our wives, went at

twelve big frozen cows with chain saws and a grinder.

Everybody in the dog business has had some kind of off

-the-wall experience relating to dog food. It often gives

one an unusual slant on life. Ranging from warped to

stunned to gross to debatable downright ingenious.”

“I do feed kangaroo,” Nicole said, “generally shot

at night by farmers. I just cut it up and feed it. Different

parts of Australia feed different types of meat. I suppose

kangaroo is more readily available in the north and also

a cost factor. I feed kangaroo maybe a couple of times a

month.”

Little Elsie was glowering. She knew what was

coming.

I said, “Well, the cost factor might have to do with size,

too. I read where Kangaroos on the mainland are a lot

bigger.”

Continued Page 21

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“Maddog” down under

The Land of Van Diemen continued

I knew that Little Elsie knew I was recalling the events

of The Tragedy at Bean Lake. It wasn’t my fault the

ballet was performing when the twelve cows were

dropped off in our front yard, and Little Elsie had

tickets. “So now you know all about kangaroos,” Little

Elsie said, and I felt there was something of an edge to

it.

I said, having carried out some really heavy

research back home, “I’ll have you know, Little Elsie, a

big male Kangaroo can hop along on its hind legs using

its tail for steering and balancing at speeds up to 40

mph. A male kangaroo is a BOOMER. A female

kangaroo is a FLYER. A baby kangaroo is a JOEY.

Kangaroos live in groups called MOBS.”

“Kangaroos are marsupials,” she said. As if that covered

everything.

I think our bout with the flu was just about over.

We were getting back to normal. Nicole showed us a

picture entitled Treble. “Treble?” I echoed

Nicole said, “A treble means three winners on that track

on the same day. They are different dogs. I have only

had this happen once to me in 12 years of racing.” We

moved on outside to meet a litter of pups. We were

greeted by a dog I was almost certain was not a

Greyhound.

“This is Belle,” Nicole said. “She is a Staffordshire

Terrier cross.” Interesting. I gave ol’ Belle a pat.

Most of the dog farms we have visited over the

years have a dog another vintage. You’d think a dog

farm would be the last place you’d find another kind of

dog as a pet.

Tasmania was proving to be no different in this

matter. Belle, obviously, thought she ran the place.

A magnificent black rooster appeared as if from

nowhere and stuttered his stuff from one end of the back

yard to the other.

“What’s that bloke’s name?” I asked.

Nicole said, “Our roosters don’t get named. They don’t

last long enough. The dog get them if they are silly

enough to get in their runs.”

One thing I noticed at Hobart was that the

predominant color of Tasmanian Greyhounds seemed to

be black. Nicole said, “These pups are No Show-

Midnight Spark. Midnight Spark has an American

influence. Allan Clark and I bought Midnight Spark

because of the outcross.”

I would later look up Midnight Spark on

Greyhound Data on the computer. Midnight Spark’s

father was Southern Champ, from Ireland, whose

mother was Wise Flyer, from Ireland, whose parents

were the Americans’ HB’s Commander and wise

Memory.”

“So how’d you get started in the dog business?” I

asked.

Nicole said, “I became involved in dogs when my

uncle had a litter of pups when I was young. I guess I

was bitten by the bug. I started with one, and there are

fifteen at the house, plus others at Allan Clark’s of

which I have a share.”

I learned that Al Clark and Hilton became friends,

some years back, catching dogs together at the tracks.

They became pals (mates) and one thing led to another.

Now, Nicole and Al Clark are partners in several dogs.

Karen, said, “Nicole is interested in anything with four

legs that runs fast. All she thinks about is dogs. I gave

up on gardening because the dogs took over

everything.”

“Been there, done that, eh Little Elsie?”

“We moved out here because we could only have a few

dogs at our previous location,” Hilton said.

“This year it has been really good,” Nicole said. “We

have had 90 winners.”

I didn’t see any big exercise years around, or any

sprint paths, this racing kennel seemed to be attached to

the house and garage, and the runs weren’t very big in

the back yard, shared by a clutch of chickens. “How do

you exercise the dogs?” I asked.

Nicole said, “Depends on the dog. Some need it,

some don’t. There is a 370 meter track about 10 minutes

from my house. I take them for a run there. If they need

it. The ground here and around the house is way too

hard and causes injuries.” I asked, “Can you remember

your first Greyhound?”

“Mum’s brother is the one who originally had

Greyhounds. He took a break from them, but over the

last couple of years has got back to them. I think he now

has about 10 or so.

My first Greyhound was trained by my uncle and

won six races.

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Special Feature

Special Feature

“Maddog” down under

The Land of Van Diemen continued

Nicole’s winning treble, Devonport, October 2006

On my 16th birthday he bought me a pup, and when I

turned 18 I got my trainer’s license. The dog went on to

win two races before losing a toe which ended her

racing career.” “But not yours,” I said. “Do you do

anything else besides dogs?”

Nicole said, “I work as a bartender at The Richmond

Hotel. It’s about five minutes from here. You passed it

on the way here. I mainly work on weekends and take

the days off that the dogs are racing. I have been a

bartender all my life and have been at the Richmond

Hotel for over six years.

I actually have an advanced Diploma of

Hospitality.” I had to wonder about a dog racing three

different tracks, and the potential confusion, and so I

commented on that.’

Nicole said, “The dogs love changing tracks as it keeps

them interested in chasing that elusive bunny. Some

dogs don’t like all tracks so, you, the trainer, have to

learn what suits each individual dog.”

Time to move along.

We would see Nicole at Launceston Monday and

Devonport Tuesday. Hilton and Karen drove us back

into Hobart and dropped us off at the hotel. Hilton gave

us a big chocolate bar. I mean big, which I would have

polished off in the elevator if Little Elsie hadn’t taken it

away from me, with a brief speech. “You’re not going to

eat the whole thing.”

Tomorrow, a good night’s sleep, and we would be off to

see the nesting grounds of 10,000 indigenous black

swans at Cole’s Bay and stay the night at famous

Freycinet, and celebrate Little Elsie’s birthday, before

moving on to our second Tasmanian Greyhound Track:

Launceston.

Next week - Launceston

All of the works of

Robert McKinnon

a.k.a

Maddog McDermutt

including his latest

book

are available online at

https://www.amazon.com/ Then reference Robert McKinnon

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AGRA Stud Rankings

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