Selective Breeding

THIS week’s review of litters selected from the NSW Whelping Report for the week ending November 15, 2015 starts with a nice litter of eleven...

THIS week’s review of litters selected from the NSW Whelping Report for the week ending November 8, 2015 starts with a nice litter of 10...

THIS week’s review of litters selected from the NSW Whelping Report for the two weeks ending October 31 2015 starts with three litters by 2010...

WE have had a couple of calls for the retention of breeding subsidies in Queensland. The stated reason is that current activity is too small...

THIS week’s review of litters selected from the NSW Whelping Report for the week ending October 11, 2015 starts with a nice litter of nine...

THIS week’s review of litters selected from the NSW Whelping Report, for the week ending September 30, starts with a nice litter of 10 pups...

IS it the quantity of dogs or the quality of management? Often this column has pointed out that 20% or more of races around Australia...

THE retirement of Fernando Bale to stud was expected following his come-from-behind victory in a Free For All at Sandown Park on December 17. The...

CHAMPION sprinter Fernando Bale has already commenced the next phase of his career after joining Paul Westerveld’s Meticulous Lodge over the weekend. The white and...

TOO many dogs? Well, on Wednesday of this week the nation ran 10 meetings containing 113 races, headed by the heats of the Ballarat Cup...

WE HAVE had a couple of queries on a term we have used – The State of the Breed – and the proposal that there...

Can a “right” be achieved by doing the wrong thing? Perhaps in Victoria. Leaving aside suspensions and disqualifications, the first real action from racing authorities...

WHO says we have too many dogs? The facts belie the emotional claims from some minority groups – and even those writing reports to governments....

A WATCHFUL reader – “RufusLelevrier” – suggests there are some doubts about long term purity of the greyhound breed, something I championed in a recent...

Her career might not equal that of fellow retiree Xylia Allen, but consistent stayer Dyna Willow will be remembered for her determination and stamina, which...

Xylia Allen, one of the greatest chasers our sport has seen, has been officially retired. The daughter of Turanza Bale and Tayah Bale started on...

Earlier this year there was no better sprinting bitch Australia wide than Iona Seven. The daughter of Swift Fancy and Iona Habit was on her...

The David Pringle trained Shakey Jakey has apparently been retired to stud, after just one race start. Of course, it was no ordinary start: smashing...

Tomorrow night at Sandown I have the privilege of interviewing the biggest owner and breeder of greyhounds in the world, Paul Wheeler. In addition to...

Due to the success of our “Question Time Podcasts” with Tom Dailly, Rob Britton and Jason Thompson, we have been lucky enough to organise some...

Temlee is one of Australian greyhound racing’s true immortals, the brindle dog by Tivoli Chief x Temora Lee (Mister Moss x Venetian Babe) is the...

Whilst we admired and had infinite conversations about the emergence of Australia’s on-track superstars of 2013, our sensational stud dogs battled it out for top...

It’s the perfect combination that we all desire to breed that champion we all need. Recently retired star Fabregas ticks all the right boxes when...

It hasn’t taken long for retired star sprinter Disintergrate to make his mark at stud having already produced outstanding young prospect, Nosey Rozy. Trained by...

What do former Group racing stars Sydney Dingaan, Dallas Duo, Bomber Gleeson, Nashemraro, Star Of Mine, Elektra, and Lektra Jay have in common? The answer...