Duncan Stearn

2017 Trainer Tony Brett says there’s plenty ready to take his place as Fast Times is withdrawn from the Queensland National Sprint Championship heats. FAST...

2017 The Jeff Britton trained Mepunga Blazer takes out the Group 1 Maturity Classic at The Meadows. Zinzan Brooke takes out the Group 2 Shepparton...

2017 Duncan Stearn looks back at the race career of one of Australia’s greatest stud dogs Head Honcho, and his win in the 1993 Shepparton...

2017 On Fire puts Cameron Butcher in to the records books with a 13th consecutive win at Angle Park. Duncan Stearn takes a look at...

A greyhound whose racing career ended right at the advent of the Group Racing Calendar, Highly Blessed (Chariot Supreme x I’m Blessed), was among the...

Owner-trainer Ray Watson was associated with plenty of top-class racers during his lengthy career, but one of his best was a red brindle bitch, whelped...

IN August 1980, Allen and June Wheeler’s former star bitch Emiline Bale whelped a litter of puppies sired by the great Victorian sprinter Temlee. One...

THIS writer has previously penned an article asking the question -and hopefully providing a reasonably satisfactory answer- about how much the great Zoom Top, active...

APART from being the richest greyhound race in Australia, surely one of the reasons the Melbourne Cup is so highly regarded is that since its...

SINCE its inception in 1993, the Topgun has produced a raft of exceptional winners, as would be expected from a race which has often been...

WHEN Queensland sprinter Toolibuk (Malawi’s Prince x Follow Through Apr ’97) first ventured across state lines into New South Wales, his ‘hit-and-run’ raid happened to...

THE landscape of competition for the gambling dollar has changed appreciably over the last decade or so with the general consensus suggesting betting on sports...

WHEN New South Wales sprinter Kedo’s Millie (Kedo’s Image x Make Me Rosy Oct ’94) notched a brilliant victory over Victorian speedster Tranquil Fire in...

SHE was one of the most consistent greyhounds of the 1990s and came to national prominence when successful in annexing the 1994 Chairman’s Cup in...

THE recent announcement that the West Australian-based chaser Thunder Rama (Hallucinate x Bananarama Sep ’11) was sadly injured and forced into retirement after an incredible...

IS it possible that a greyhound named Lord Regnar has just established a unique performance in Australian racing history? And is it possible that Lord...

THE Dapto Maiden Classic has been a prominent fixture on the NSW racing landscape since its inaugural running in 1966. It has also produced some...

ONE of the more intriguing aspects of the honour roll for the National Sprint Championship is the number of winners who have taken out the...

AS most industry participants will be well aware, detailed racing records are hard to come by but on Saturday night at The Meadows it seems...

WHICH greyhound holds the record for being the oldest to still compete in a race? Which greyhound holds the record for being the oldest to...

Since attaining Group 3 status in 1996, the Darwin Cup has gradually attracted some top-class contenders from across the country keen to compete at Winnellie...

ONE of the greatest sires of the last decade of the 20th Century, Head Honcho first made his mark on the racetrack in a brief...

WHEN On Fire (Bekim Bale x Alana Blues Dec ’14) skipped past the post ahead of his rivals over 515m at Angle Park on July...

THE $10,220 to the winner Ipswich Young Guns will be the pinnacle event in the Sunshine State this weekend. The favourite for the age-restricted feature...

Premier Zed became the first maiden greyhound to make the final of the Warrnambool Classic (Group 2), and while he finished unplaced behind the high-flying...