Robo Raptor Wins The Lismore Workers Club Cup

Robo Raptor ($3.70) after a slow get away sat on the speed of leader and stormed home to win the Lismore Workers Club Cup final (520m). last Thursday night. The race was staged in front of a large crowd at the Colemans Point circuit.

Connections Tony and Fleur Brett were in Melbourne on Thursday night with their pride and joy Queen Lauryn.

On second thoughts they might have been happier had they been at Lismore, particularly after the performance handed in by Robo Raptor in the Cup final.

Fleur owns Robo Raptor (Collision-Macbeth's Image) and her husband Tony trains him. The victory holds much sentiment for the Bretts.

Dam Macbeth's Image won the Group 2 in Perth for 's first feature race winner.

Robo Raptor, who came from last at the first turn, rattled home to down Side Cutter ($19.50) with the winner's kennelmate Banzai Pipeline ($8.90) in third.

Robo Raptor ran a 30.30 winning time after sections of 4.40, 15.10.

Robo Raptor had been third in the Group 2 Ipswich two weeks ago.

Tony and Fleur were in Melbourne to run champion Queen Lauryn in the Sapphire Classic at Sandown.

In the absence of Tony and Fleur, Brett gave the job of handling his kennel runners to Josh Allen who roped in his uncle, veteran dog man George Allen as a handler for the dogs at Lismore.

After the placed runners the field finished in the following order 4th ($27.90), 5th ($2.00fav) 6th Kulu Bunyip ($22.20), 7th Emo Appeal ($19.50) and Club Sportz ($8.00).

Robo Raptor is a Black dog whelped January 2007 by Collision from Macbeth's Image (Just The Best x Shady MacBeth) in his short, but impressive career so far she has raced 15 times for nine wins and three placings and with Thursday night's first prize of $30,000, he has racked up stake earnings of $44,080.

The has enjoyed 30 years of been sponsored by the Lismore Workers Club, something quite rare these days furthermore the association is set to continue in 2010.

The Cup has been won by some fantastic sprinters over the years, since it was first run in 1968 when won by Bonnie Beaver, the prizemoney was the princely sum of $50. It was worth $500 when John Scholten took over the reins in 1978 that year the cup was won by Deb's Jewel and rose to $8000 when Rapid Journey won it in 1998.

The Association has gradually increased the prizemoney and this year it will pay $30,000 to the winner and holds Group 2 status The race was first awarded Group status () in 2001. The event is open to the best 32 greyhounds nominated and below is a list of Cup winners since 1968.

Lismore Cup Honour Roll

Lismore 512m – Grass Track
1968 BONNIE BEAVER N/T
1969 NOT RUN THAT YEAR N/T
1970 COLONEL QUE N/T
1971 GOLDESS N/T
1972 GOLDESS N/T
1973 SLEEPY QUE N/T
1974 MISTER OOLLEE N/T
1975 REFIDEX N/T
1976 SUGAR BAR N/T
1977 DEB'S JEWEL N/T
1978 DEB'S JEWEL 30.56
1979 HARRIS TWEED 30.15
1980 BARETOOP GIRL 30.22
1981 YO YOU DANCER 30.00
1982 CARNIVAL MELODY 26.69
1983 WEE ROBBIE 30.03
1984 WEROSIE AGAIN 29.82
1985 GET BEHIND ME 29.69
1986 ANOTHER FLASH 29.52
1987 SAM'S SHORT 30.14
1988 DAVID'S DYNAMO 30.04
1989 COOMERANG CHIEF 29.92
1990 BUNDY CANE 29.66
1991 BUNDY CANE 29.85
1992 TICKETY BOO 29.73
1993 GOLD STREAM 30.06
1994 PRETTY NELSON 29.69
1995 JURASSIC VAPOUR 29.45
1996 GRYSBOK 30.11
1997 ROANOKEE 29.71
1998 RAPID JOURNEY 29.57
1999 TOOLIBUK 29.73
2000 No Race
2001 BRIGHT EBONY 29.42
2002 YO YO'S GEM 29.73
Lismore 520m – Loam Track
2003 BOGIE LEIGH 29.85
2004 FOOL'S STATE 29.65
2005 QUE 30.39
2006 GENISTA GEMINI 30.49
2007 CARNAGE MAKER 30.07
2008 WHIRLEY STORM 29.99
2009 ROBO RAPTOR 30.30

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Allen Garner
Allen Garner
2 years ago

1984 WEROSIE AGAIN

Allen Garner
Allen Garner
2 years ago

She was a absolute champion WEROSIE AGAIN