Australia’s best sprinters will

converge on The Meadows for

eight action-packed heats of the

Group 1 Australian Cup (525m)

this Saturday night.

The eight heat winners will

progress to Saturday week’s final,

worth a whopping $250,000 to the

winner.

The Australian Cup – first run in

1958 and won by Rookie Rebel –

is a race steeped in history. Its

honour roll includes the likes of

Brett Lee, Tangaloa, Ginger and

China Trip – the only greyhound

to win back-to-back titles.

Who will be crowned champ in 2017?

See our review of last week’s Group 1 Triple Treat on pages 15 and 16.

Next week we will have a full preview for the final, and a look back at

the history of this fabulous race, as we prepare for the 59th running of

The Australian Cup.

Good luck to the connections of all the runners in this week’s heats.

Victorian

Greyhound Weekly

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Volume 1 Number 21 Friday February 24, 2017

From the Editor’s Desk Victorian Greyhound Weekly

Edition 21 Friday February 24

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Coming up over the next week:

Friday February 24 Healesville, Sale, Bendigo

and Geelong.

Saturday February 25 Traralgon and

The Meadows.

Sunday February 26 Sandown (SAP),

Healesville and Sale.

Monday February 27 Ballarat, Traralgon

And Shepparton.

Tuesday February 28 Geelong, Bendigo

And Cranbourne

Wednesday March 1 The Meadows (MEP),

Bendigo, Ballarat

and Cranbourne.

Thursday March 2 Sale, Shepparton,

Warrnambool

and Sandown.

Reform panel's recommendations are 'another way to

squeeze us out' - NSW comment. Declan Rurenga

The greyhound industry reform panel has delivered

its recommendations after months of political turmoil.

The report

recommends

whole-of-life

tracking for

greyhounds,

an

enforceable

code for

welfare as

well as

tougher

licensing conditions.

However, Spring Hill greyhound trainer Greg Board

said much of the work was “waste of money” as several

of the recommendations had already been adopted by the

industry in the wake of the live baiting scandal.

“My personal opinion is they are trying to make it

harder and harder to have a greyhound and try and weed

us out in a different way,” Mr Board said.

The reform panel, headed by former NSW Premier

Morris Iemma was started when the state government

backed down on its greyhound ban.

“The government is going to respond to all 122

recommendations and we are hopeful of doing that over

the coming weeks,” NSW racing minister Paul Toole

said.

The report recommends splitting Greyhound Racing

NSW’s regulatory and commercial responsibilities into

two separate government agencies.

Mr Board said the resulting extra costs for caring

for greyhounds would push some trainers and owners out

of the industry.

“Country racing winnings aren’t going to be

feasible (winning) $180 a race,” Mr Board said.

Mr Board has recently installed air-conditioning on

a trailer to carry greyhounds at a cost of $6000.

“That’s a lot of $180 race wins,” he said.

“The main thing they should be looking at is the intercode

agreement.

“We give $35 million to the horses each year, with

that money we could have the best animal welfare in the

world.”

We welcome your thoughts on this or any other topic

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Breeding and trainers of last week’s

metropolitan winners.

Victoria, NSW and South Australia

Angle Park - Monday February 13 1. Edison Bale (Magic Sprite x Ellen Bale) W. Matcott

2. Heading My Way (Lochinvar Marlow x Bogie Dawn)

T. Murray

3. Trademark Boss (Bit Chili x Fredrina Bale)

T. Rasmussen

4. Allen Oregon (Turanza Bale x Ucme Typhoon*)

B. Rawlings

5. Odds And Ends (Cosmic Rumble x Good Odds Girl)

K. Burnett

6. Golden Rat Lass (Collision x Miss Quick Rat) K. Gill

7. Bathtub Teddy (All Is Cool x Grumpy Snappa)

B. Rawlings

8. Mr. Arjay (Magic Sprite x Mingle) C. Swain

9. Sutton Steele (Dyna Lachlan x Asterix) A. Modra

10. Todd Bless (Spring Gun x Dream Choice) T. Kelly

11. Mackinlay (Glen Gallon x Velocity Melita)

K. Bewley

Angle Park - Wednesday February 15 1. Slipper's Time (Lochinvar Marlow x Slipper's Tonic)

B. Jones

2. Pure Eagle (Cape Hawke x Power Merc) L. Harris

3. Long Gully Ella (KC And All x Long Gully Libby)

P. Hearnden

4. Merindah (Cosmic Rumble x Koombooyana Girl)

B. Stamenkovic

5. She's A Batgirl (Oaks Road x Four Walls) K. Bewley

6. Lupe Fiasco (Nitro Burst x Pipe Dreams) Kathleen

Johnston

7. McLaren Missile (Cosmic Chief x Steve McLaren)

T. Foster

8. Betty's Hotpot (Magic Sprite x Annie Walker)

P. Jovanovic

9. Long Gully Helen (KC And All x Long Gully Libby)

P. Hearnden

10. Full Bogan (Falcon x Boganesque) Kim Johnston

11. Deecee Comics (superman x Doyen Star) B. Lowick

12. Lektra Elusive (Vee Man Vane x Lektra Angie)

V. Roz

The Meadows (MEP) - Wednesday February 15 1. Osanna (Barcia Bale x Mepunga Nicky) A. Langton

2. Got One Back (Bekim Bale x Surfing Idol) J. Borg

3. Trixta Rox (Barcia Bale x Punk Rock Lass)

D. Mowat

4. Angel Dash (Walk Hard x Dirty Angel) J. Sharp

5. Lektra Flame (Fabregas x Lektra Annie) A. Dailly

6. Faithful Hill (Dyna Tron x So Faithful) D. Geall

7. Petra Allen (Fabregas x Erica Allen) H. Collins

8. Jailor Bale (Afleet Alex* x Delfina Bale) S. Collins

9. Varuchi Pass (Walk Hard x Dirty Angel) J. Sharp

10. Jet Hawk (Black Magic Opal x Outlandish) G.

Johnston

11. Brueghelino (Banjo Boy x Easy Baby) D. Douch

12.Hosting (Zulu Zeus x Mosel) J. Cottrell

Wentworth Park - Wednesday February 15 1. Magic Cookie (Magic Sprite x Cookie's Recipe)

2. Hill Top Belle (Collision x Lochinvar Vogue)

F. Goodwin

3. Celebrate (Hallucinate x Cristalle) L. Atchison

4. Exciting (Magic Sprite x Shelly Shelby) L. Atchison

5. Cosmical (Cosmic Rumble x Provoked)

C. Chappelow

6. Faith To Excel (Swift Fancy x Excel Like Speed)

P. Daly

7. Willie Blues (El Grand Senor x Bogie Dawn)

D. Warren

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

R. Metselaar

9. Flying Point (Oaks Road x Cavendish Flyer)

G. Sattler

10. My Little Mate (Fabregas x Little Mother)

S. Spackman

Angle Park - Thursday February 16

1. Alice's Entity (Fabregas x Girl Aloud) T. Rasmussen

2. Windmill Haze (Barcia Bale x Contrary Mary)

K. Gill

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

4. Funky Monkey Cape Hawke x Power Of Blue)

C. Jaensch

5. Zipping Gator (Nolen x Crafty Lady) W. Sebastyan

6. Regal Looper (Where's Pedro x Little Looper)

C. Butcher

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

C. Butcher

8. Fabregal (Fabregas x Allinga Jay Jay) R. Mackellar

9. Linco Bale (Kelsos Fusileer x Chloe Allen)

Kim Johnstone

10.Rock Away (Premier Fantasy* x Up And Away)

L. Rasmussen

11. Cairnlea Kenny (Premier Fantasy x Cairnlea Elle)

P. Jovanovic

12. Rebound Rita (Cosmic Chief x Galactic Rose) D.

Denton

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Breeding and trainers of last week’s

metropolitan winners.

Victoria, NSW and South Australia

continued

Sandown - Thursday February 16

1. Rig Fifty Five (Oaks Road x Full Noise Turbo)

A.Langton

2. Limburg Dan (Cosmic Chief x Limburg Gem)

C. Reivers

3. Wait There (Barcia Bale x Sprite Lee) B. Ennis

4. Tito Mojito (Nolen x Fancy Mojo) M. Giles

5. Cry Later (Magic Sprite x Reign Of Terror)

R. Cunningham

6. Ebby Ripper (SH Avatar x Ebby Miss) M. Eberand

7. Repelo Muggletum (Barcia Bale x Finlandia)

I. Cockerell

8. Mumma Josie (Barcia Bale x Charming Louise)

J. Britton

9. Still The One (Magic Sprite x Live On Reality)

M. Mallia-Magri

10. Chevsta (Dyna Tron x Premier Angel) J. Magri

11. Carry On Quinney (Farmor Las Vegas x Soul

Calibur) R. Britton

12. Zabdon Bluey (Gardham Prince x Our Awesome

Opal) V. Wisener

Wentworth Park - Saturday February 18 1. Queen Audrey (Spring Gun x Fascinate Maria)

C. Eaton

2. Wicked Warrior (Where's Pedro x Bit Sassy)

J. Magri

3. Paua To Rush (Barcia Bale x Paua To Terrify)

J. Van Enkuyzen

4. Miss Foxy Lee (Magic Sprite x Cristalle)

D. Swain

5. She's Grand (El Grand Senor x Maple Syrup)

R. O'Brien

6. Chaser (Knocka Norris x Physical) M. Gatt

7. Full Of Rust (Barcia Bale x Idelle Bale)

A.Manwarring

8. Zambora Cross (Barcia Bale x Benden Snap)

J. Lord

9. Savanaka Two (Barcia Bale x Coral Corleone)

J. Calaughan

10. Spring Solomon (Spring Gun x Fascinate Marina)

N. Holloway

The Meadows - Saturday February 18 1. Aston Dee Bee (Barcia Bale x Aston Elle)

J. Thompson

2. Landmark (Where's Pedro x Tiz Tears) R. Britton

3. Rippin Hayne (Magic Sprite x Chevy Princess)

R. Britton

4. Felton Bale (Bella Infrared* x Fyna Bale) H. Collins

5. Burn One Down (Buck Fever x Fancy Jaffa)

J. Thompson

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

R. Britton

7. Lightning Frank (Black Magic Opal x Kirabilli

Abbie) M. Wright

8. Don't Kid Me (Lochinvar Marlow x Clinga)

S. White

9. Sarah Swift (Knocka Norris x Swift Georga)

P. Dapiran

10. Vee Tee Swift (Spring Gun x Key Exit) D. Mowat

11. Lala Shim (Dyna Tron x Shimaguni) A. Dailly

Congratulations to last night's three Group 1 winners.

Burn One Down

Fanta Bale Lightning Frank

Sandown (SAP) Sunday February 1 1.Sheza Sling Shot (Collision x Midnight News)

R. Brittom

2. Pupetta Moresca (Collision x Cawbourne Looney)

M. Delbridge

3. City And Colour (Fabregas x Punch Me Out)

M. Delbridge

4. Our Turbo Boy (Oaks Road x Full Noise Turbo)

J. Britton

5. Lynlea Jiddy (Kinloch Brae* x Mepunga Opal)

J. McDowall

6. Aston Gisle (Collision x Aston Elle) J. Greenough

7. Rig Fifty Five (Oaks Rpad x Full Noise Turbo)

A.Langton

8. Tinaca De Kahn (Barcia Bale x Shelbourne Dawn)

J. Cottrell

9. My Alibi (Kinloch Brae* x Where's My Dollar)

I. Brown

10.Tullabung Betty (Duna Tron x Hidden Assets)

A.Jackson

11. Prime Suspect x Bea Smith) J. Talgi

12. Seven Two (Cosmic Chief x Uno Diva) J. Galea)

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Talking Breeding with Roger Clark

VICTORIA

THIS week’s review of litters from the Victorian Litter

Registrations list for the week ending February 1, begins

with a litter of emerging stud success, Banjo Boy (April

2011 Vee Man Vane x Off Springer).

Registered by Mount Duneed breeder, Mark

O’Connor, the two dogs and three bitches are from the

beautifully bred bitch, Gemstar (November 2011

Mogambo x Bato’s Bullet), whose dam is by Digital* x

Ring Tone (Gable Laforche* x Skullring).

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

which included Breaking Hearts and Hey Bato.

On the track, she raced 54 times, for eight wins

and 13 placings, winning five times over 525 metres at

The Meadows (30.13), with single wins over 410 metres

at Horsham (23.78), 311 metres at Cranbourne (17.88)

and 400 metres at Geelong (22.71).

On the Double NEXT we have two litters by champion sprinter and

outstanding stud prospect, Dyna Double One (March

2013 Barcia Bale x Crystin Bale).

Golden Paw Syndicate Manager, Ian Wood has

the first two litters, which has two dogs and one bitch,

from the well bred bitch, Golden Lagoon (November

2009 Bombastic Shiraz x Lemon Cruiser), whose dam is

by Awesome Assassin x Empty Schooner (Royal

Assassin x Salmazar).

She is from her dam’s second Bombastic Shiraz,

litter, of 14 named, which included Anniversary Girl,

Baltika Siyan, Benny, Black Sambucca, Classic Spud,

Discriminate, National Molly, Pink Whistle, Procreate,

Red Heat and Wonaeamirri.

She also produced winners from her January 2008

litter by Bombastic Shiraz, February 2011 litter by

Where’s Pedro and November 2013 litter by Fabregas.

On the track, she raced just 15 times, without

winning, but was placed six times, four times over 480

metres at Horsham, and also over 600 metres at The

Meadows and 699 metres at Cranbourne.

She has five named offspring from her first litter,

Citrus Kiss, Goldenpaw Girl, Goldenpaw Glory, Lemon

Paw and Miss Maximo, who were whelped in May 2014

by Barcia Bale, then two named from her second litter,

Brass Bullet and Goldenpaw Jet, who were whelped in

May 2015 by Kinloch Brae*.

Sale breeder, Gayle Elston has the other Dyna

Double One litter, which has two dogs and one bitch,

From the well bred bitch, Somma Storm (May 2009

Collision x Felicity Zoe), whose dam is by Big Daddy

Cool x Felicity Ashton (Malawi’s Prince x Felicity

Floss).

She is from a litter of eight named, which included

Apparently So, Astro, Fast Bobby, Lucy Dream,

Minnie, Ranfurlie Chad and Zo La Doe.

Their dam also has winners on file from her other

litters, by Nitro Burst, Pure Octane and Where’s Pedro.

Somma Storm raced 50 times, for five wins and 12

placings, winning three times over 400 metres at

Warragul (22.76), with single wins over 311 metres at

Cranbourne (18.06) and 440 metres at Sale (25.27).

She has four named offspring on file from her first

litter, Fiery Storm, Legend Jack, Rylie’s Jack and

Stormy Jack, who were whelped in March 2014 by

Fabregas.

One pup for Fernando UNFORTUNATELY just the one dog pup in the next

litter on the list, by Fernando Bale (March 2013 Kelsos

Fusileer* x Chloe Allen).

Registered by Allan Steele from Doncaster, the

pup is from the very well bred bitch, Glitz And Glam

(December 2007 Bombastic Shiraz x Strike A Pose),

whose dam is by Brett Lee x Dance Portrait (Bobniak x

Lovely Portrait).

She raced 13 times for two wins and three

placings, winning over 452 metres at Devonport and 515

metres at Launceston, with no times available.

She has five named offspring from her first litter,

whelped in January 2012 by Path To Power, then a one

bitch litter, by Black Magic Opal in January 2016, so

double disappointment for Allan, lets hope they’re both

winners, half as good as their dads.

Talking Breeding

Talking Breeding

Victoria Continued….

Kinloch Brae* litter

THE last litter from this week’s Victorian list is a nice

litter litter of six pups by international stud success,

Kinloch Brae* (August 2005 Craigie Mo Town x Greys

Free Style).

Registered by Bunyip breeder, Stephen White, the

two dogs and four bitches are from the beautifully bred

bitch, Elizabeth Two (July 2012 Fear Zafonic* x Queen

Lauryn), whose dam is by Token Prince x Cheeky Sprite

(Bright Ebony x Cheeky Villian).

She is from a litter of four named, which included

Clash Of Kings, Superfonic and Your Highness.

Their dam also produced winners from her five

other named offspring, from three other litters, by Just

The Best, Surf Lorian and Where’s Pedro.

On the track, she raced eight times for one win,

over 595 metres at Sandown (34.61) and two placings,

400 metres at Warragul and 515 metres at Sandown.

She has one previous litter on file, four dogs and

three bitches, whelped in September 2015, by

Mogambo.

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Talking Breeding

Continued

NEW SOUTH WALES

THIS week’s review of litters selected from the NSW

Whelping Report for the week ending November 30,

2016, begins with a litter of five pups by the under-

rated NSW sire, Buck Fever (December 2009 Brett Lee

x Kiacatoo Pearl.

Registered by Tracsan Racing from Cudal, the

two dogs and three bitches in the litter are from the well

bred bitch Fancy Nangar (August 2013 Collision x

Flash Fancy), whose dam is by Brett Lee x Miss Fancy

(Barneys Alarm* x Gay’s Fancy).

She is from her dam’s second Collision litter,

which included Nangar Doll, Nangar Flame, Nangar

Flash, Nangar Star and Nangar Storm.

Their dam also produced very good winners from

her first Collision litter, and five other litters, by

Bombastic Shiraz (twice), Kinloch Brae*, Premier

Fantasy* and Spring Gun.

Fancy Nangar raced 23 times, for seven wins and

seven placings, winning twice over 516 metres at

Dubbo (29.90) with single wins over 520 metres at

Wentworth Park (29.95), 535 metres at Richmond

(30.81), 407 metres at Grafton (23.09) and 472 metres

at Bulli (29.90) where she also won over 515 metres

(28.69).

Grand Litter

NEXT we have a nice litter of seven pups by El Grand

Senor (April 2008 Where’s Pedro x Elgrando Girl).

Registered by Robert Cleland from Riverstone,

the one dog and six bitches are from the well bred bitch,

Crafty Annie (July 2009 Bit Chili x Valeri’s Purse),

whose dam is by Most Awesome x Many Tricks).

She is from a litter of ten named, which included

Crafty Graham, Crafty Hen, Crafty Jamie, Crafty John,

Crafty Joseph, Crafty Lady, Crafty Marg, Crafty Mark

and Crafty Warwick.

Their dam also produced winners from her three

other litters, by Made To Size, Pure Octane and Slater.

Crafty Annie raced 15 times, for four wins and

two placings, winning three times over 440 metres at

Sale (25.44) and also over 400 metres at Warragul

(23.21).

She had an all winning first litter of seven,

whelped in May 2013 by Cosmic Chief, which

produced Angry Lightning, Angry Thunder, Bobby In

Motion, Bro in Motion, Cobber In Motion, Cosmos

King and Lord Orion.

She has since whelped a litter of two dogs and

four bitches, whelped in January 2016 by Magic Sprite.

Seven for Teddy CAMDEN breeder, Douglas Rogers has a nice litter of

seven pups on the list this week by international stud

success Go Wild Teddy (August 1998 Head Honcho x

Web Of Silence).

The four dogs and three bitches are from the well

bred, proven producer, Camden Blue (February 2008

Collision x Camden Shiraz), whose dam is by Black

Shiraz x Here’s Camden (Grove Whisper* x Camden

Girl).

She is from a litter of eight named, which

included Busted Bird, Point Two Over, Random Test,

Screwed Driver, Snowsill, Tank Commander and

Winning Rink).

Their dam also produced winners from her other

litters, by Collide, El Galo, Swift Fancy and Where’s

Pedro.

Camden Blue raced 73 times for 14 wins and 20

placings, winning five times over 515 metres at Gosford

(29.99), where she also won three times over 400

metres (23.06) and four times over 520 metres at Dapto

(30.14), where she also won twice over 600 metres

(35.00).

She has nine named offspring from her very good

first litter, whelped in May 2013 by College Causeway*

which produced Bella Elle, Camden Gossip, Camden

Valleyway, Casino, Joe’s Redback, Key’s Angel,

Loaded Musket, Old School Mates and Rudianos.

She has since whelped a litter of three dogs and

five bitches, by Barcia Bale, born in January 2016.

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New South Wales Whelping Report

Week Ending November 30, 2016

Sire/Dam

Dog

Bitch Breeder

Barcia Bale x Bourbski Fever 1 1 R. Davidson

Buck Fever x Fancy Nangar 2 3 Tracsan Racing

Dyna Villa x Derenger 2 3 R. Board

El Grand Senor x Crafty Annie 1 6 R. Cleland

Go Wild Teddy x Camden Blue 4 3 D. Rogers

Kinloch Brae* x Are Jai Que 8 4 A. Quirk

Magic Sprite x Kingsbrae Sam 1 1 C.Northfield

Rocky Bale x Missile Flash 2 2 S. Mawby

Spring Gun x Flame Top 5 1 D. Lee

* Import or O/Seas based

Totals 26 24 9 litters (Ave

Talking Breeding

NSW Continued

A dozen for Kinloch* WERRINGTON COUNTY breeder, Ashley Quirk has

a nice litter of 12 pups on the list this week, by

international stud success, Kinloch Brae* (August 2005

Craigie Mo Town x Greys Free Style), who has become

extremely popular with Australian breeders.

The eight dogs and four pups in the litter are from

the well bred bitch, Are Jai Que (November 2012 El

Grand Senor x From Somewhere), whose dam is by

Magnificent Love x Lost With You (Collision x Leba

Com.

She is from a litter of five named, which included

Blue Cherokee, Grand Prox Girl, Here’s Archie and

Senorita Escobar, with their dam also having winners

on file from her only other litter, whelped in May 2014

by Magic Sprite.

On the track she raced 32 times, for 19 wins and

nine placings with wins including four over 520 metres

at Wentworth Park (29.98) and four over 520 metres at

Dapto (29.70), where she also won twice over 297

metres (16.85).

Spring Gun litter OUR final litter for review has six pups by the under-

rated sire, Spring Gun (December 2010 Bombastic

Shiraz x Ready For Rain).

Registered by Somersby breeder, David Lee, the

five dogs and one bitch are from the well bred, unraced

bitch, Flame Top (September 2011 Where’s Pedro x

Passionate Black), whose dam is by Elite State x

Sunnyside Girl* (Trade Official x Advent Lady).

She is from a litter of nine named, which included

Black Goose, Blue Coconut, Classic Sahara, Our Tiger

Lil, Passionate Pedro, Sahara Midnight, Unleash Adam

and Where’s Ukral.

Their dam also produced winners from her two

other litters, whelped in January 2008 by Mandagery

Man and December 2009 by Surgeon.

She has three named offspring on file from her

first litter, Acrostar, Flying Urkal and Invasion, who

were whelped in February 2015, by Lochinvar Marlow.

NSW STUD SERVICES

November 2016

THE NSW Stud Service report for the month of

November showed further improvement, from the rock

bottom figures reported at the peak of the Ban fiasco.

There were 54 services registered in November,

by 26 different sires, with the following sires registering

multiple services.

8 Barcia Bale.

4 Fanregas, Magic Sprite, My Bro Fabio and

Shakey Jakey.

3 Buck Fever, Fernando Bale and Taylors Sky*.

2 Banjo Boy, El Grand Senor and Spring Gun.

Let us now look at the cumulative figures for the period

January to November, for all sires with multiple

services registered in NSW.

45 Barcia Bale.

37 Dyna Double One.

32 Fabregas.

28 Magic Sprite.

21 Fernando Bale.

19 Kinloch Brae*.

17 El Grand Senor.

15 Buck Fever.

14 My Bro Fabio.

13 Don’t Knocka Him.

11 Collision and Spring Gun.

10 Cosmic Rumble.

9 Dyna Villa and Swift Fancy.

7 Shakey Jakey.

6 Banjo Boy and Bekim Bale.

5 KC And All*, Kiowa Producer* and Taylors

Sky*.

4 Brett Lee, Hay Fergus, Keybow, Kiowa Mon

Manny*, Oaks Road, Paw Licking, Sulzanti and

Where’s Pedro.

3 Awesome Project, Cape Hawke, Jarvis Bale,

Lochinvar Marlow, Premier Fantasy* and SH

Avatar*.

2 Black Magic Opal, Disintergrate, Head Bound,

Irinka Luca, Kayda Shae, Milldean Panther*,

Paradise Madison*, Rocky Bale, Shoulders,

Smooth Fancy, Stagger and Tuiaki.

Over the next couple of weeks we should have the

December Service statistics for both Victoria and

NSW, after which we then be able to bring you the

full year report for both states.

This will include the full list of all greyhounds with

services registered in both states for the full year

2016.

Editor

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TRAINER ALERT - ARSENIC

THRESHOLD

GRNSW reminds participants that arsenic at a mass

concentration above 800 nanograms per millilitre in a

sample of urine taken from a greyhound is a breach of

the Greyhound Racing Rules.

Arsenic is a naturally occurring trace element that

is normally present in greyhounds at very low levels as

a result of normal dietary intake. An excessive amount

of arsenic, however, has an effect on the cardiovascular

system and therefore is a prohibited substance when

present in a sample at concentrations above that which

would naturally occur through routine nutritional

sources.

The threshold set in the Greyhound Racing Rules

has been determined following a national population

survey that measured urinary arsenic levels in 2849

greyhounds sampled on race day. It has been set at a

level to allow for normal amounts of arsenic

supplementation through routine nutritional sources.

Trainers are advised to be extremely cautious

using products that contain arsenic close to racing as

this may inadvertently lead to a rise in urinary arsenic

levels. The administration, particularly by injection and

on multiple occasions or at larger ‘off-label’ doses, of

certain registered vitamin supplements close to racing

may result in a level of arsenic in a subsequent sample

that exceeds this threshold. Trainers are therefore

advised to avoid the use of these supplements close to

racing.

Examples of injectable vitamin supplements that

contain arsenic include: NV Ferrocyl Injection (Sodium

Cacodylate 6.4 mg/mL), NV Jurocyl (Sodium

Arsanilate 50 mg/mL), TROY Invigorate As Injection

(Sodium Arsanilate 50 mg/mL) and Jurox ARCYL

Solution For Injection (Sodium Arsanilate 50 mg/mL).

Participants are advised to follow good

husbandry practices including using gloves to prepare

the greyhound’s food, not allowing the greyhound to

lick human skin and not storing medication within the

kennels.

While there is generally no medical indication for

arsenic supplementation in a healthy greyhound fed a

balanced diet, where veterinary advice indicates these

supplements are required, they should be given

following the labelled advice of the manufacturer and

ensure an adequate withholding period is followed prior

to racing. As always, participants are encouraged to err

on the side of caution when using any product that may

contain cobalt.

Compliance with this rule will be enforced by

GRNSW through all available means including regular

kennel inspections, inspections of medications and

treatment records, and regular out of competition

testing, as well as through routine race day sampling.

This information is provided for general

information purposes only. GRNSW makes no

statement, representation or warranty about the accuracy

or completeness of this information including in relation

to the suitability of any products.

http://www.grnsw.com.au/

NSW NEWS

INVITATION

Invitation to all NSW 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

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Pantera Nera’s Launceston Cup Tasracing Website News

THE Gavin Burke-trained Pantera Nera ($1.40)

continued his domination over Tasmania within the last

month to produce a clean sweep in two major races to

take out the $40,000 Group 2 A Total Car Rentals

Launceston Cup (515m) at the Luxbet Racing Centre in

Launceston on February 13.

Gavin Burke with Pantera Nera after the Launceston

Cup

In becoming the fifth greyhound in history to win the

Devonport/Launceston Cup double since Gardam Prince

in 2010, the son of Milldean Panther remained unbeaten

throughout the three-week series and bookmakers

continued to hold Pantera Nera as the clear favourite

backed into $1.60 pre-post for the final.

Trainer Gavin Burke was delighted with the

victory; “This dog has with no doubt improved

massively and running those times (29.31) with those

splits is just fantastic,” said Burke.

“The key to a good dog is to have that right nature

in travelling, and Pantera Nera just ticks all the right

boxes.”

Coming away with a good break on the field at box

rise, Pantera Nera soared through to the first corner

running the splits of 4.99.

Going down the back in full flight, Pantera Nera

(box 2) still leading all the way, continued that motion

into the straight scoring by six lengths from Nangar

Range ($15.40) (box 3) and Wynburn Toozie ($13.60)

(box 8) in third.

“When you makes these big trips to tracks without

trialling it takes another dog like him again to step up,

and on fifteen different tracks it’s just a big help in these

group races,” Burke said

Pantera Nera is a Black dog whelped November

2013 by Milldean Panther from Go Jessie’s Girl,

(Collision x Go Mighty Mouse). He is raced by the Palm

Ridge Syndicate and trained by Gavin Burke at

Hazelwood North in Victoria. He has now won 28 races

and been placed on 16 occasions from his 53 starts.

The Launceston Cup first prize of $40,000 brings

Pantera Nera’s overall prizemoney to $257,432. 100th

on the all-time prize money list.

The time-honoured event is one the oldest feature

finals in Australia. It was first run in 1936 and has no

doubt seen its fair share of drama over that long period

of time.

In 2007 the cup was won by Capriccio provided a

trifecta for trainer Ted Medhurst. While in 2009 the cup

saw a win to dual Tasmanian Greyhound of the Year Big

Moose. In 2012 and 2013 the Cup was won by Graeme

Bate trained chasers Radley Bale and Xylia Allen. The

last two years in 15 and 16 the race was won by New

South Wales sprinters Brad Hill Billy and Fantastic

Spiral.

The Launceston Club conducted the Cup from

1936 onwards at the old White City complex until the

club moved to the new track at Tasman Park in 2005 and

Monday night’s Cup was the 10th staged on the circuit

located inside the Mowbray Racecourse and Harness

track. Listed below is the full honour roll.

1936 Win Sheen, 1937 Loch Neagh, 1938 Gambol, 1939

Polly Sheen, 1939 Aberdeen, 1939 Dan's Gift, 1940

Dancoma, 1941 Black Orchid, 1942 All Dixie / Shirarch

(DH), 1943 Some Carlton, 1944 Young Progress, 1945

"Not Held", 1946 Losma Lady, 1947 King Goldsby,

1948 Chief Agricola, 1949 Erin's Ace, 1950 Sheehan

Lass, 1951 Dawn's Duty, 1952 Some Ben, 1953 Rusty's

Hope, 1954 Martin Bluff, 1955 My Cheetah, 1956 Royal

Kara, 1957 Murmungee, 1958 Ebony Minda, 1959

Woodford Pride, 1960 Nippy Cola, 1961 Western Idol,

1962 Dottie Too, 1963 Ophir Gold, 1964 Pine Birch,

1965 Macdillon, 1966 Hoodwinker, 1967 Ophir Glitter,

1968 Persian Opera, 1969 Michael Craig, 1970 Society

Dancer, 1971 Janker's Star, 1972 Dalmore Prince, 1973

Mountain Rock, 1974 Jamin John, 1975 Mystery Bridge,

1976 Mystery Bridge, 1977 Dynamic David, 1978 Fire

Tasson, 1979 Spotted Toby, 1980 Highland Summer,

1981 Anymore Anne, 1982 Dinkum Castle, 1983

Glendale Irish, 1984 Sheila's Teresa, 1985 Blue Breeze,

1986 Falcon Prey, 1987 Glenavon Raider, 1988 True

Vintage, 1989 Going National, 1990 Blazenka's Flyer,

1991 Painted Hilux, 1992 Talkaman, 1993 Wary's

Desire, 1994 Flash Billy, 1995 Zoom Fox, 1996 Two

Codes, 1997 Pezza's Tiger, 1998 Olympic Vision, 1999

Fine Horizon, 2000 Fine Horizon, 2001 Top Shiraz,

2002 Jeanie's Queen, 2003 My Boy Speedie, 2004 Final

Image, 2005 Obie Trice, 2006 Wongawillicath, 2007

Capriccio, 2008Akka Boy, 2009 Big Moose, 2010

Gardam Prince, 2011 Fisherman, 2012 Radley Bale,

2013 Xylia Allen, 2014 Varcoe, 2015 Brad Hill Billy

and 2016 Fantastic Spiral.

Launceston Cup Review

Lightning Frank’s Second Group 1 at the

Meadows in the Temlee GRV Website

Lightning Frank ($8.70) came out humming to score a

commanding win in the $145,000 Group 1 Temlee (525)

on the opening night of the 2017 Australian Cup

Carnival.

Having claimed the Group 1 Silver Chief at The

Meadows in January, Lightning Frank made it 15 wins

from 25 starts when clocking a sizzling 29.67sec for

hobby trainer Mathew Wright of Allansford and

claiming his second Group 1 in the invitational sprint.

Lightning Frank was always going to take a power

of beating after settling in front of the elite hand-picked

field from box seven, and even gallant performances

from placegetters Jesaulenko ($9.40) and Zambora

Brockie ($4.30) weren’t enough to seriously threaten the

winner.

“It’s a huge thrill just to receive an invitation to

this race, let alone win it,” elated trainer Mathew Wright

said after Lightning Frank snared the $100,000 first

prize.

A small-time trainer and full-time fencing

contractor, Wright is pinching himself at having a dual

Group 1 winner in his kennel.

“He’s a once in a lifetime dog for dad (Kevin) and

I. In fact, I really need to acknowledge dad, because I

work full-time so I rely on dad to do a lot of the work

with our dogs.”

“Lightning Frank is a greyhound we’ve had to

show a lot of patience with because he showed a lot of

ability early on but he was often pulling up with niggling

little injuries,” Wright said.

“But I’ve received plenty of good advice from

different people such as (breeder) Barry Smith and

(trainer) Steve Elsum, as well as vets like Des Fagan and

Nicole Cheek.”

“I also want to thank the owners (Hashtag Syndicate),

who are really easy to train dogs for.”

Lightning Frank will return to The Meadows this week

for heats of the Group 1 Australian Cup.

BURN ONE DOWN’S ZOOM TOP

Hot favourite Burn One Down confirmed his status as

Australia’s number one stayer at The Meadows on

Saturday with a runaway victory in the Group 1 Zoom

Top (725m), the first of three invitation events that

headlined the opening night of the Australian Cup

Carnival.

It was Burn One Down’s first victory at Group 1

level, with Jason Thompson’s freakishly talented son of

Buck Fever producing as dominant a performance as you

would see in elite company.

Thompson’s wife Seona said the victory was

especially satisfying with the superstar’s owner/breeders,

the Pringle family, making the long but rewarding

journey from central NSW.

“The owners have come all the way down from

Orange in NSW so that makes it all the more special,”

she said.

Burn One Down stifled betting on the $75,000 to-

the-winner Zoom Top, starting at $1.30 from box two,

and the prohibitive quote proved to be spot on as he

treated the best distance gallopers in the land with

contempt.

After beginning well, Burn One Down pushed

through to be sitting ominously in second place behind

It’s A Bird with one lap to go.

Burn One Down pounced on the lead in the back

straight and exploded clear, powering to the line as he

defeated kennelmate Trip To Eden ($11.30) by an ever-

widening nine lengths in 42.23sec, giving champion

mentor Thompson a memorable Group 1 quinella.

Outsider Jaimandy Hatty ($30.40) ran third, completing

a Victorian trifecta.

The Zoom Top was Burn One Down’s 22nd win from 37

starts and enhanced his sensational record over 725m at

The Meadows to eight wins from nine appearances.

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Group 1 Triple Treat

Fanta Bale leads all the way in Rookie Rebel

Fanta Bale enhanced her near-faultless middle distance

record with a dominant all-the-way victory over one of

the best 600m fields ever assembled in the Group 1

Rookie Rebel invitational at The Meadows on Saturday

night.

Trained by Robert Britton, one of Australia’s most

successful middle distance and staying conditioners, for

the country’s leading breeder Paul Wheeler, Fanta Bale

claimed her second 600m Group 1 trophy at The

Meadows, having also led throughout in the Hume Cup

last October.

Chasing back-to-back feature victories after

winning the Group 3 Perth Cup Consolation at her

previous start, the daughter of 2012 Topgun hero David

Bale was the $4.40 second elect from box three in the

star-studded Rookie Rebel.

In a field of incredible depth, rails runner Reefton

Treasure was the $3.30 favourite, with three-time Group

1 winner Dundee Osprey ($5.70), powerhouse Blazin’

Bomber ($5.80) and reserve Extreme Magic ($6.70) all

well-supported.

Fanta Bale looked the likely leader and after

showcasing great early speed to lead Blazin’ Bomber she

refused to surrender her hard-won advantage, defeating

Blazin’ Bomber by one and a half lengths in 34.16sec,

with Extreme Magic running third.

“It was a super field and Blazin’ Bomber was the

dog I was most worried about because I knew he had the

pace to go with Fanta Bale early,” Robert Britton said.

“She (Fanta Bale) is an incredibly good beginner on the

bends because she cuts straight to the fence leaving the

others to get caught in the backwash.”

Fanta Bale now boasts the imposing record of 18

from 27, with her only defeat in seven middle distance

assignments being a third in a Sale Cup heat.

She will now revert to sprinting for the Australian

Cup, with Britton resisting the temptation – for the time

being – to test her as a stayer in the Group 1 Super

Stayers.

“She’ll contest a heat of the Australian Cup this

week,” Britton said.

“It was a tough decision whether to enter her in the

Australian Cup or not because I’m very keen to try her

over 700m.

“You never know with any greyhound if they will

be able to stay or not until you try them, and she may not

quite be strong enough to stay, but if she can it is much

easier racing than in the sprints because the depth of

quality is a lot less.”

For more information please contact:

Neil Brown AGRA Publicity Officer Tel: 03 97691234

Mob: 0423 129 950

nbrown@agra.com.au

The 2017 Australian Cup Carnival

continues tomorrow night at The

Meadows, with the eight heats of the

Australian Cup and three heats of the

Australian Super Stayers.

Breeding based selections THIS week we are introducing a new segment to

Victorian Greyhound Weekly, with selections for

Saturday night meetings at The Meadows.

As I have said many times over the years I don’t

consider myself to be a great tipster, but after many

requests I have decided stick my neck out and have a go.

The three selections for each race are in box draw

order, and selected primarily on the greyhound’s

breeding, box draw, then current form, in that order.

The Meadows—Saturday February 25 - Selections

Race 1 - 2 Alpha Demeter, 5 Flyrite and 7 Pepper Fire.

Race 2 - 1 Eminent Reality, 3 Buck Forty and

4 Cavalcade.

Race 3 - 1 Striker Light, 3 Daithy Allen and

7 Aston Bolero.

Race 4 - 6 Ebby Ripper, 7 Jaimandy Hatty and

8 It’s A Fling

Race 5 - 1 Fanta Bale, 5 Shima Song and

6 Aston Dee Bee.

Race 6 - 1 Rippin Hayne, 4 Aqua Cheetah and

7 Benteke.

Race 7 - 3 Alera Bale, 5 Burn One Down and

8 Miss Foxy Lee.

Race 8 - 4 Felton Bale, 5 Dyna Boomer and

8 Lightning Frank.

Race 9 - 1 Blazin Bomber, 4 Helga Bale and

8 Pop The Cork.

Race 10 - 2 Aeroplane Bob, 4 Demon Bale, and

8 Shima Bar.

Race 11 - 5 Dundee Calypso, 7 It’s A Bird and

8 Melissa’s Pride.

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More Australian Cup Carnival Action

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Whelped a litter recently?

Why not send us a pic?

and tell us about it.

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Note to all Coursing Club Secretary's:

you are invited to submit details of all your club’s

activities for this column which features every week.

Following last week’s successful 2016 Awards

night at Sandown, all coursing enthusiasts are now

looking forward to the 2017 Coursing Season with

great anticipation.

News on the 207 Coursing calendar will appear

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email to

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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 1987 Victorian Metropolitan Sires List.

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FLASH INTENTION

(Black dog, March 2015 Barcia Bale x Uno Lesson)

Trained at Pearcedale by Todd O’Neill.

Raced six times for a win and two placings and

looks to have plenty of promise.

Won from box eight at Warragul over 460 metres

on February 14 (26.81), then stepped up to 595 metres

at Sandown (SAP) on February 19 from box four, when

third, beaten 3.86 lengths in the race won by Sheza

Slingshot (34.74).

Big step up from 460 metres at Warragul to 595

metres at Sandown. Watch him next time.

JUGGERNAUT TRAIN

(Black dog, January 2015 Fabregas x Total Confusion)

Trained at Tooradin by Debbie Selleck.

Raced eight times for two wins and three placings

and impressed when third over 515 metres at Sandown,

(SAP) February 19, from box seven, beaten 4.53 lengths

in the race won by Pupetta Maresca (2.68).

Prior to that had finished six there off box six after

winning over 460 metres at Warragul (26.24) on

January 21 from box one.

Handling the rise in class and distance OK and

shouldn’t take long winning again.

BACKIN’ BILLY

(White & fawn dog, January 2015 Where’s Pedro x

Elite Fairy), trained at Nambrok by Benjamin

Divirgillio.

Impressed in his five starts for three wins and a

second.

Won Shepparton 450 metres, box seven, January

9 (25.95), then won there again from box 3, January 16

(25.64) before second from box one over 460 metres at

Warragul, January 24, beaten 3.75 lengths (26.07),

before winning there from box seven on January 28

(25.85).

Stepped up in class and distance to 515 metres at

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“Maddog” down under. By Roger Clark

First printed in the US Greyhound Review 2007.

UNDOUBTEDLY one of the highlights of my 2006

Greyhound racing year was the visit to Australia of

American Greyhound journalist, Bob McKinnon (aka

Maddog McDermutt’), albeit the time spent down under

was far too brief.

“Maddog McDermutt’ writes for the National

Greyhound Review, a magazine of the National

Greyhound Association, published in Abilene, Kansas.

That mag has some 3500 subscribers, but they say

the readership is enormous, considering there are 45

tracks. That one magazine could do the rounds of all

trainers, assistants, track personnel from clubhouse to

parking lot attendants, as well as families who peruse

one copy, meaning readers greatly outnumber

subscribers. Membership of the National Greyhound

Association gives you an automatic subscription to The

Greyhound Review, a monthly periodical.

“Maddog” started his career as a fictional

character created by. Robert Scott McKinnon, a former

Greyhound trainer and school teacher.

Robert was the author of five young reader’s

novels: Moose, Bruce and the Goose, Jesse’s Hound, To

Yellowstone: A Journey Home, Down Under Jones, and

The Haunted Aquarium Castle, and three musicals and

three plays.

The fictional character, “Maddog” and the old

gang, such as Fleas Finnigan, Hugh Mungas, Little

Elsie, Mangy Martinez, Stan Dupp, Ben Dover, Joe

Squat The Ragman, month after month appeared in

satirical productions on the subject of dog racing.

Some years ago, Maddog went a bit too far,

however, with his “Maddog’s Eleven Commandments,”

in which Maddog highlights 11 problems with

Greyhound racing in the US (from his point of view)

that were detrimental to the future of Greyhound racing.

However, a few delegates to the NGA took exception to

his ramblings, and the Editors pulled the pin, with his

column ultimately withdrawn. But a reader backlash

ensued and after some consultation, Bob McKinnon

suggested that if everybody missed “Maddog” so much,

and they think he’s real, let’s run with it.

So it made a comeback, and it’s been a whirlwind

adventure ever since.

McKinnon’s lovely wife, Suzy, picked up on the

fictional character, Little Elsie, and became “Maddog’s”

sidekick and photographer. Since then, “Maddog” and

“Little Elsie” have been to over half the dog tracks in

the USA, as well as tracks in England, Wales, Scotland,

New Zealand and more recently, Tasmania and

Melbourne. I first came across “Maddog” via an

Internet Greyhound forum early in 2006, and was

delighted when

a visit here came

to fruition in

November.

Suzy and

Bob arrived in

Melbourne, then

flew straight to

Hobart, and after

a bout of jetlag,

set about

visiting the three

tracks over

there. I asked

Bob his thoughts

on Greyhound

racing in

Tasmania. He

was a ‘big wrap’

for the tracks

there, in particular the shape, which differs so much

from those back home, where they seem hell-bent on

sharp first turns, the racing is much smoother here.

Bob particularly asked me to publicly thank

Tasmanian Tracks Manager, Peter Hayes, Pam and

Doug Cassidy at Launceston, Karen Howard of

Richmond, and especially Al and Di Clark of

Devonport for their hospitality.

And you can be certain they will feature

prominently in future stories in The Greyhound Review.

On to Melbourne on the Spirit Of Tasmania,

where I met them. After lunch at home, plus the

obligatory visit to the Melbourne Zoo and a quiet dinner

at home discussing Greyhounds in general, we bedded

them down early to ready for a hectic weekend.

Saturday morning we ventured to Healesville for

an inspection and photo shoot at my nephew Matthew

Clark’s kennels, where apart from the absolute sheer

beauty of the surroundings, including the collection of

parrots that arrived on schedule for their photo session,

Bob was absolutely rapt with what he saw.

The concept that a ‘hobby trainer’ can run a set-up

like that and participate at all levels, whilst being so far

adrift of anything that happens back home.

Then it was on to an afternoon of straight track

racing at Healesville, where they saw a straight track

and grass track for the first time. And to say they were

impressed would be an understatement.

Thanks are extended to Healesville Manager, Ken

Hutchinson, who provided a guided tour of the

facilities, more photos.

The best part of the story came when Matthew’s

promising youngster, Betty’s Portrait, won.

It was a great finale to the day’s entertainment

package. Continued Page 21

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Looking Back

“Maddog” down under - continued

Home for a quick shower, then off to The Meadows

for dinner and a great night’s racing, which really

highlighted what we can do over here.

Our visitors were really impressed with such a fantastic

facility that was being utilized to its fullest, with tables

full, kids everywhere and long queues at TAB windows.

Bob said it’s just fantastic, although he had a bit

of trouble reading our form guides and didn’t trouble

the bookie or tote.

But boy oh boy, they did have a great night out at

The Meadows. He said not to forget to thank Margaret

Long and Eddie Caruana for the guided tour of the

facilities, including kennels, lure driver, judges, and a

meeting with course commentator extraordinaire, Ron

Hawkswell.

Bob had some email correspondence with an

Australian caller, Tasmanian Steven Steel calling dogs

at Ebro, Florida, in the US. He said Steven has

broadcast in six countries and at 57 racetracks around

the world, calling more than 85,000 races.

Up early again on Sunday, and it was off to

Seymour for Greyhound Adoption Christmas Party,

which has special appeal to them because of their long

involvement with the Program back home and their own

former racer, Jones, and their support with the adoption

program.

When I asked Bob what he thought of Matthew’s

set-up at Healesville, his eyes glazed over.

He said, “I would love to do what Matthew is

doing, a few dogs, participate in all of it, more sport and

passion than big business like it is back home.”

After a relaxing Sunday night, an Aussia BBQ at

home, the GAP Party, and suddenly the three days were

over.

At noon on Monday, Bob and Suzy were on a

plane to Great Falls, Montana, and the snow.

Their visit was one of the great experiences of my

50 plus years in greyhound racing and our lifetime

friendship will continue via the wonders of modern

technology and the Internet.

Sure is nice to meet good people.

The reason for featuring this 2007 story this week is

a forerunner to a 10 part series, reprinted courtesy

of the US Greyhound Review, on Bob McKinnon’s

visit to Australia, and his thoughts on greyhound

racing here.

Watch out for the first

installment next week:

Part 1 - A night in

Tasmania.

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Coursing

Next week we also have a

special feature written by

One of Australia's most

respected greyhound

personalities, Ray Fewings.

Ray has written his

recollections of his two trips

to Ireland to see traditional

coursing.

His recollections make a fascinating story so don’t

miss next week’s Victorian Greyhound Weekly.

Visitors to our website can now read Greyhound

Weekly in two open pages, magazine format.

Readers are also reminded that all previous editions

of Greyhound Weekly are available on our website

as a valuable reference for all greyhound racing and

breeding enthusiasts.

www.victoriangreyhoundweekly.com.au

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