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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...

THE measure of a champion is its ability to overcome adversity in the run and to also be able to win from even the worst...

WITHOUT doubt the most impressive son of the imported sire Farloe Melody was the brilliant sprinter Bobniak (x Paris Match). Whelped in September 1995, Bobniak...

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...

ON December 2 at Sandown Park a greyhound named Elle Gazelle finished well beaten in a heat of the Laurels, but her name brought back...

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...

ON September 18, 1997 the New South Wales stayer Red Mystique (Warren’s Flyer x Mystery Pearl Dec ’94) collected $16,000 as she cruised to a...

FOR many years, the Vic Peters Memorial Classic was the premier race in New South Wales for young sprinters with winners often being considered as...

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...

HE would be the veteran of 107 starts at a time when it was unusual for top-flight greyhounds to compete so often, but Fair Sentence...

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...

WHEN greyhound racing in the harbour city was conducted on two tracks, Harold Park and Wentworth Park, the Sydney Cup, inaugurated in 1963, was the...

THE Adelaide Cup has been one of Australia’s most prestigious events since Angle Park commenced racing but it is a Queensland sprinter who arguably almost...

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...

Coulta Bandit remains the only dog to have won the ACT feature event on two separate occasions.

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...

The National Distance Championship is meant to pit the very best ‘half-milers’ of each state against each other in a true test of racing skill...