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Volume 1 Number 47 Friday 25 August 2017

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The Victorian Waterloo Cup 1873 - 2017 144 years The tradition

continues at Longwood this weekend

Our Special Report Pages 16 - 23

From the Editor’s Desk Victorian Greyhound Weekly

Edition 47 Friday 25 August 2017

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Coming up over the next week:

Friday 25 Aug Healesville, Bendigo, Geelong

and Traralgon.

Saturday 26 Aug The Meadows, Cranbourne

and Longwood Coursing.

Sunday 27 Aug Sandown (SAP), Healesville,

Sale and Longwood Coursing.

Monday 28 Aug Ballarat, Traralgon,

and Shepparton.

Tuesday 29 Aug Geelong, Horsham and Warragul.

Wednesday 30 Aug The Meadows (MEP), Bendigo

Cranbourne and Ballarat.

Thursday 31 Aug Warragul, Shepparton, Sandown

and Warrnambool.

What’s inside

This week ?

Item Page

Bred to win 28

Coming Up Next Week 2

Coursing Special 16-23

Greyhounds in the home 27

Greyhound of the year awards 30

Letters to the editor 29

Metropolitan Results from last week 4 - 6

Nationals Review 14

Nostalgia 31 - 32

Our People 25

Stud Services Victoria - May 34

Talking Breeding NSW 10 - 11

Talking Breeding Victoria 7 - 8

Tributes 33

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At Stud

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BARCIA BALE

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Prizemoney $136.075

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Won G1 Silver Chief and

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Sandown 28.95, W’bool 24.72,

Ballarat 30.33

Won G1 Hobart 1000, G2 Great

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Breeding and trainers of last week’s

metropolitan winners. Victoria, NSW,

South Australia and West Australia

Albion Park – Monday 14 August 1. Pallington (Dashing Corsair x Velocity Zip)

N. Eastell

2. Another Norris (Surf Lorian x Too Fonic)

K. Macinstosh

3. Tiara Glow (Dyna Tron x Noaki Comet) K. Boan

4. Miss Thickshake (Fabregas x Miss Milkshake)

S. Lawrance

5. Sirius Star (Fabregas x Princess Tiarta) G, Stella

6. Codrington Kid (Cosmic Rumble x Suen’s Cruiser)

A. Green

7. Wildash Semi (Shakey Jakey x Tango Tapper)

R. Giltinan

8. Shining Supreme (El Grand Senor x Surin’ Sal)

D. Russell

9. Gunna Wink (Spring Gun x Quick Wink) B. Green

10. Stuey (Fabregas x Lillyama) A. Green

The Meadows (MEP) – Wednesday 16 August

1. Crystal Bling (My Bro Fabio x Lollipop Bling)

J. Westerlo

2. Helicopter Harry (Our Toyman x Chardonnay Doll)

J. Torr

3. Blackberry Nip (Barcia Bale x Infinte Wish)

A.Langton

4. Out Of Range (Fernando Bale x Nicki Fields)

G. O’Keefe

5. Kooka Jak (Premier Fantasy* x Cairnlea Ellie)

J. Bell

6. 6. Ving Bale (Kinloch Brae* x Brynne Bale)

C. Capuano

7. Night King (Collision x Miss Black Fern) D. Trewin

8. Oshkosh Expert (Fernando Bale x Oshkosh Fayola*)

A.Dailly

9. Poke The Bear (Fernando Bale x Nicki Fields)

G. O’Keefe

10. Dyna Jacinta (Jarvis Bale x Carol Allen) A.Dailly

11. Dyna Hadria (Jarvis Bale x Carol Allen) A.Dailly

12. Jeebus Bird (Barcia Bale x Queen Bluebird)

A.Dailly

Albion Park – Wednesday 16 August 1. Zac Elfron (Magic Sprite x Super Surfer)

S. Lawrance

2. Don’t Sell (Outa Credit x Classy Gypsy) S. Hunt

3. Quite Sentence (Outa Credit x Classy Gypsy)

S. Hunt

4. Hannah Jay Jay (Frosty Jay Jay x Hannah’s Angle)

J. Goodwin

5. Captain Louie (Barcia Bale x Honey Lass)

R. Burman

6. Spring Time Girl (Spring Gun x Just Itchin’) J. Hose

7. Cometron Flyer (Dyna Tron x Noaki Comet)

K. Boan

8. Fernvale Ruby (Don’t Knocka Him x Fernvale Flyer)

9. Show Bekim (Bekim Bale x Afra Lorian) D. Gilroy

10. Tyson’s Fantasy (Premier Fantasy x Summer’s

Sizzler) A.Weise

Wentworth Park – Wednesday 16 August 1. Tough Times (Fabregas x Bloss Sannette) J. Harper

2. Goodwin Reddy (Bella Infrared* x Goodwin Future)

B. Young

3. Simon Keeping (Bekim Bale x Kim Keeping)

M. Hallinan

4. Penatron ( Dyna Tron x Saigon Su) R. Nicolaou

5. 5. He Can Yodel (Fabregas x Another Request)

J. Vanderburg

6. Coco Twist (Collision x Double Twist) J. Chapman

7. Catch Me Curly (Djays Octane* x Pie Thief)

R. Nicolaou

8. Young Gun (Spring Gun x Implosion Girl)

J. Richardson

9. Elzy Lay (Spring Gun x Pearl Irene) A. Della Bosca

10. Shamunska (Cosmic Rumble x Miss Hyperactive)

J-A Crosser

Cannington – Wednesday 16 August 1. Rapid Recall (High Earner x No Recall) K. Irving

2. Starlight Joli (Fabregas x Sialia) P. Stuart

3. Stop Light (Kinloch Brae* x Starlight Delly)

J. Marsh

4. You Choose (Cosmic Rumble x Right On Ruby)

S. Van De Klashorst

5. West On Charlie (Kelsos Fusileer* x High Recall)

C. Halse

6. Backpacker Jack (Cosmic Rumble x Sarash Bale)

E. Crudeli

7. 7. Grace Under Fire (Barcia Bale x She’s Historic)

E. Crudeli

8. Steve Keeping (Bekim Bale x Kim Keeping)

T. Erenshaw

9. Playing Up (Barcia Bale x Perfect Poison)

C. Dagostino

10. Skipper’s Ticket (Dyna Nalin x Saving Bundles)

C. Halse

11. Fantasy Knight (Kinloch Brae* x Alotta Fantasy)

L. Isaac

12. Grizzle Mania (Cape Hawke x Chasing Thieves)

E. Crudeli

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Metropolitan Winners

Racing at Angle Park scheduled

to resume on 24 August.

Breeding and trainers of last week’s

metropolitan winners Victoria, NSW,

South Australia and West Australia.

Sandown – Thursday 17 August

1. Lektra Forrest (Walk Hard x Lektra Angie) A. Dailly

2. Not Available (Barcia Bale x Lochinvar Vogue)

R. Britton

3. Destroyer (Spring Gun x Icy’s Girl) G. Clifton

4. Good Luck Mark (Bekim Bale x Flaming Shiraz)

A.Bayliss

5. Nangar Bear (Primo Uno x Fancy Liza)

K. Greenough

6. Alpha Lucky (Barcia Bale x Queen Of Cyprus)

J. Britton

7. Cadalora (Spring Gun x Reimburst) I. Garland

8. Quotation Mark (Lochinvar Marlow x Guacamole)

A.Langton

9. Czarny (Cosmic Rumble x Manyana Pearl) B. Ennis

10. Sesame Street (Djays Octane x Pah Leeze)

F. Vassallo

11. Miss Morrisset (Premier Fantasy x Where’s

Demonica) D. Geall

12. Mallee Spring (Spring Gun x Pearl Irene)

J. McMahon

Albion Park – Thursday 17 August 1. Thunder Fury (Fabregas x Cake And Pies)

S. Lawrance

2. Hister (Collision x Isadell) S. Gould

3. Birkdale Bandit (Bogie King x Ticket To Go)

L. Wylie

4. Aza Zeus (Dyna Lachlan x Pearl Za Zinger)

J. McCarthy

5. Super Sook (Superman x Hayley Boo) M. Menken

6. Jury (Cosmic Chief x Velocity Shaker) T. Brett

7. Master Cha Cha (Mocha Shocker x Let’s Cha Cha)

N. Murdoch

8. Outside Pass (Head Bound x Tina’s Show) T. Apap

9. Rather Dapper (Dyna Lachlan x Pearl Za Zinger)

J. McCarthy

10. Off And On (Tomac Bale x Jackie’s Trouble)

T. Tzouvelis

The Meadows – Saturday 19 August1. 1. Dyna Jacinta (Jarvis Bale x Carol Allen) A.Dailly

2. Free Auto (Cosmic Rumble x Guru Doll) J. Higgins

3. Allen Kelvin (Radley Bale x Dyna Cari) S. Collins

4. Deadline To Meet (Premier Boloney x Little Miss

Mary) J. Borg

5. Mcneo (Magic Sprite x Ruby Ha Ha) R. Neocleous

6. Up Hill Jill (Premier Fantasy* x Where’s Demonica)

D. Geall

7. 7. McIvor Verna (Bella Infrared* x Blonde Caviar)

P. Franklin

8. Rippin Hayne (Magic Sprite x Chevy Princess)

R. Britton

9. Cheese Ya Later (Barcia Bale x Body Trim) D. Fisher

10. Brooklyn Skye (Nolen x Vicky Blue) C. Hughes

11. Acclaim (Cosmic Rumble x Proven Impala)

C. Treherne

12. Erupt Eve Lad (Barcia Bale x Evie’s Entity)

R. Glass

Cannington – Saturday 19 August 1. Lillith (KC And All* x Pretty Fancy) E. Campana

2. Moment To Jive (Mogambo x Sharon Monelli)

S. Appleton

3. Astrozone (Cosmic Rumble x Starlight Delly)

P. Stuart

4. Backpacker Jack (Cosmic Rumble x Serash Bale)

E. Crudeli

5. Neil Monelli (Barcia Bale x Dyna Beauty) D. Hobby

6. Mendoza Monelli (Mogambo x Sharon Monelli)

D. Hobby

7. Tuxedo Black (Brett Lee x Until Then) C. Halse

8. Classy Diamond (Vee Man Vane x Surfing Idol)

T. Erenshaw

9. Teddy Monelli (Mogambo x Jackie Bale) D. Hobby

10. Pyredos Monelli (Bekim Bale x Luba Monelli

11. Rebel Contender (Spud Regis x Sky Fly High)

D. Goodman

12. Blackwood Burst (El Grand Senor x Lucy’s Image)

P. Glenny

Wentworth Park – Saturday 19 August

1. Fortunes Of Time (Kinloch Brae* x Desiderata)

K. Drynan

2. Returned Hero (Cosmic Rumble x Kal I Ulani)

B. Mahoney

3. Tahiti Pearl (Glen Gallon x Avondale Duchess)

R. Bell

4. Danisie (El Grand Senor x Katie Oi Oi) C. Proctor

5. Simone Shimmers (Coarse Language x Wow Pretty

Girl) R. Arnold

6. Where Art Thou (Where’s Pedro x Amnesia)

K-J Coleman

7. Bintang Laurie (Cape Hawke x Hot Mint) C. Mutton

8. Lochinvar Hugo (Barcia Bale x Lochinvar Vogue)

R. Smith

9. Ritza Rossi (Where’s Pedro x Midnight Quest)

M. Gatt

10. Flying Mikayla (Tomac Bale x Gundal Goddess)

L. Burke

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Breeding and trainers of last week’s

metropolitan winners Victoria, NSW,

South Australia and West Australia.

Sandown (SAP) Sunday 20 August

1. Seminole Wind (High Earner x Miss Bel Air)

G.Rounds

2. Fernando Express (Fernando Bale x Tears Siam)

R. Britton

3. Diamond Ruby (High Earner x Miss Bel Air)

R. Beirron

4. Slinky Inky (Oaks Road x Mepunga Lana) J. Britton

5. Kalani Willow (Lochinvar Marlow x Bogie Dawn)

D. Goudge

6. Meehan Roy (Fabregas x Miss Meehan) J. Elliot

7. Sublime News (Kiowa Mon Manny* x Flying

Mozoltov)

P. Abela

8. Chloe In Paris (Cosmic Chief x Dashing Red Girl)

S. Whyte

9. Spyfection (Collision x Telling You) R. Divirgilio

10. Puffin’ Stuff (Cape Hawke x Mizaire) M. Salvatore

11. 11. Meehan Barney (Fabregas x Miss Meehan)

R. Shiells

12. Royal Knocka (Knocka Norris x Royal Choir) J. Kirk

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Talking Breeding - Victoria

Talking Breeding with Roger Clark

VICTORIA

THIS week’s review of litters from the Victorian Litter

Registrations list for the week ending 2 August, starts

with a nice litter of eight pups by leading Australian sire,

Barcia Bale (March 2010 Go Wild Teddy x Princess

Bale).

Registered by St. Leonards breeder, March

Cauchi, the three dogs and five bitches are from the well

bred bitch, Mystic Twist (August 2011Velocette x

Valley Twist), whose dam is by Surf Lorian x Valley

Girl (Bright Ebony x Gold Serenade).

She is from a litter of seven named, which

included Extreme Twist, Flying Twist, Illicit Twist,

Matalino Twist, Slipaway Penny and Slipaway Twister,

with their dam also having winners on file from her

three other litters, by Spring Gun, Sure As and Where’s

Pedro.

Mystic Twist raced 59 times, for 14 wins and 15

placings, winning eight races at Sandown, five times

over 515 metres (29.50), twice over 595 metres (34.31)

and also over 715 metres (42.06), with two wins over

600 metres at The Meadows (34.63), where she also won

over 525 metres (30.19) and also won over 450 metres at

Ballarat (25.75) and 500 metres at Bendigo (28.46).

She has a March 2016 litter of six pups on file by

Fernando Bale.

College* litter

2009 Irish Derby

winner

College Causeway*

April 2006

Go Wild Teddy

x

College Tina.

FROM one son of Go Wild Teddy, to another, this time,

College Causeway* who has a litter of five pups on this

week’s list.

Registered by Ballarat breeder, Daniel Myer, the

three dogs and two bitches are from the beautifully bred,

unraced bitch, Quinita Siyan (April 2009 Spiral Nikita*

x Queen Erminia), whose dam is by Brett Lee x

Leprechaun Yap (Hotshot x Leprechaun Miss).

Bred by Donna Sadler, Quinita Siyan is from a

litter which included Drama Queen, Emma Frost,

Lochinvar Yasi and Spiral Wrap, with their dam also

having some success with her October 2010 litter by

Bombastic Shiraz.

Tantrum litter FOLLOWING on from the previous litter, we now have

a litter of seven pups from one of his daughters,

registered by Devon Meadows breeder, Peter Presutto,

which has seven pups by long term stud success,

Collision (August 2001 Awesome Assassin x Rumble

Spirit).

The four dogs and three bitches, are from the

beautifully bred bitch, Tantrum (March 2013 College

Causeway* x Drama Queen) whose dam is by Spiral

Nikita* x Queen Erminia (Brett Lee x Leprechaun Yap).

Tantrum’s litter included Conspiracy, Enduro

Miss, Fever Pitch, Fluffy Woolens, Melodramatic,

Revelling and Smokey Queen.

She only raced once when she fell in a race over

520 metres at Maitland, in July 2015 and did not race

again.

She has a litter of three named on file, whelped in

December 2015, by High Earner, which produced

Hightan, Veracity and Vital Force who have all won

races and will not be two years old for another four

months.

Certainly plenty to like about these well bred

youngsters, Peter, so good luck with them.

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information drawn from the last four

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Online are 4,026,078 race results and

2,163,692 greyhound pedigrees.

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Victorian Litter Registrations

Week Ending 2 August

Sire/Dam Dog Bitch Breeder

Barcia Bale x Mystic Twist 3 5 M. Cauchi

College Causeway* x Quinita Siyan 3 2 D. Myer

Collision x Tantrum 4 3 P. Presutto

Dyna Double One x Ronray Flyer 3 3 B. Hooke

Dyna Lachlan x Dyna Unique 2 5 A. Debattista

El Grand Senor x Magical Wave 6 2 A. Osborne

My Bro Fabio x Ms. Ticket 1 0 P. Sofra

Nitro Burst x Treasured Moment 0 1 M. Laddrak

* Import or O/Seas based

Totals 22 21 8 Litters (5.4)

Talking Breeding

Victoria - continued

On the Double NEXT we have a litter of six pups by former champion

sprinter, Dyna Double One (March 2013 Barcia Bale x

Crystin Bale).

Registered by Huntly breeder, Bradley Hooke, the

three dogs and three bitches are from the beautifully

bred bitch, Ronray Flyer (October 2010 Where’s Pedro

x Cindeen Shelby), whose multiple Group 1 winning

dam is by Bombastic Shiraz x Proper Shelby (Royal

Assassin x Proper Angel).

She is from a handy litter, which included Born

Creative, Melissa’s Memory, Mr. Shelby, Shelby King,

Sir Shelby, Sweet As Shelby, Tian Hao Diva and Vegas

Secrets, with their prolific producing dam having

winners on file from each of her other litters, by Brett

Lee, College Causeway*, Cosmic Rumble, Kinloch

Brae* and Magic Sprite.

Ronray Flyer raced 35 times, for nine wins and

eleven placings, winning five times over 520 metres at

Dapto (29.93), twice over 400 metres at Richmond

(22.65) and also over 515 metres at Gosford (30.13) and

520 metres at Wentworth Park (30.13).

She has three named offspring on file from her

first litter, Bombastic Tim, Ronray Bullet and Ronray

Flame, who were whelped in March 2015, by Cosmic

Rumble.

Unique litter NEXT we have a litter of seven pups by 2010 Australian

Cup winner, Dyna Lachlan (July 2007 Go Wild Teddy x

Benden Flex).

Registered by Toolleen breeder, Aaron Debattista,

the two dogs and five bitches are from the well bred

bitch, Dyna Unique (May 2012 Heston Bale x Dyna

Panama), whose dam is by Gable Lafourche* x Raisa

Bale (Head Honcho x Vodeena Bale).

She is from one of her dam’s six litters, which

included Dyna Ostrander, Dyna Quote, Dyna Revy,

Dyna Treason, Kallista Flex and Keswick Flyer.

Their dam produced some good winners from

her other litters, by Ahane Lad*, Barcia Bale,

Bombastic Shiraz, Surf Lorian and Where’s Pedro.

On the track she raced 31 times, for two wins

and eight placings, winning over 480 metres at

Horsham (20.78) and 450 metres at Ballarat (25.70)

and worth noting she had placings over 515 metres at

Sandown and 525 metres at The Meadows.

Grand litter

GOORAMBAT breeder, Antoinette Osborne has a nice

litter of eight pups on the list this week, by Melbourne

Cup winner, El Grand Senor (April 2008 Where’s Pedro

x Elgrando Gold).

The six dogs and two bitches in the litter, are from

the well bred, unraced bitch, Magical Wave (October

2014 Westmead Osprey* x Wave Of Magic), whose

dam is by Solve The Puzzle x Bob Cat (Where’s Pedro

x Belle Quartette).

She is from a litter of only two named, which

included Nomagic.

Their dam, Wave Of Magic, is from a litter of

three named, which included Guide Me Home and

What’s The Hint and she has only two other named

offspring on file, Favaloro and Shannon Tucker, who

were whelped in March 2010, by another Melbourne

Cup winner, Surgeon.

Other litters TWO other litters on the list this week, both

unfortunately with just the one pup in each.

Pat Sofra from Cranbourne has one dog pup, by

My Bro Fabio x Ms. Ticket (Fabregas x Bella Portrait).

Then, Ozenkadnook breeder, Milla Laddrak has

one bitch pup, by Nitro Burst x Treasured Moment (Bo

Frazier x Fashion D’Or).

Bad luck for both of these breeders but who

knows what success these youngsters will achieve.

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At Stud

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Talking Breeding NSW

Talking Breeding

New South Wales

THIS week’s review of litters selected from the NSW

Whelping Report for the week ending 14 April, starts

with a nice litter of seven pups by leading sire Barcia

Bale (March 2010 Go Wild Teddy x Princess Bale).

Registered by Luddenham breeder, John

Callaughan, the six dogs and one bitch, are from the

well bred bitch, Calla Blackie (November 2012

Fabregas x Tittle Tat), whose dam is by Trewly Special

x Tell Tall Tails (Master Havoc x Slick Queen).

She is from a handy litter, which included Fab’s

Girl, Nightwatchman, Sphere and Watto’s Chase, with

their dam’s only other litter, whelped in April 2010, by

Bit Chili, also very good, producing Bad Girl Tilly,

Bang Bang, Between Wickets, Calla Maree, Jeremy Jet

and Watto Lotto.

Calla Blackie raced 55 times, for eleven wins and

twelve placings, winning three times over 400 metres at

Richmond (22.57), where she also won twice over 330

metres (18.85), twice over 520 metres at Nowra

(30.19), where she also won twice over 365 metres

(20.74) and also won over 515 metres at Gosford

(29.93) and 520 metres at Dapto (30.60) with placings

over 520 metres at Wentworth Park.

Cape Hawke litter RUSHFORTH breeder, Debbie Winters has a nice litter

of seven pups on the list this week by former Sandown

track record holder (29.13), Cape Hawke (October

2009 Where’s Pedro x Viva Odessa).

The three dogs and four bitches are from the well

bred bitch, Sheza Sonnet (May 2011 Fear Zafonic* x

Sonnets Grace), whose dam is by Brett Lee x Blue

Sonnet (Silver Chisel x Lyn Osti).

She is from a litter of five named, which included

Didn’t No, Fearless Foe, Show No Fear and Sonnet’s

Special, with their dam also producing winners from

litters by Black Enforcer, Oaks Road and Spring Gun,

with twelve named offspring from four litters.

Sheza Sonnet raced 55 times for eight wins and

22 placings, winning four times over 480 metres at

Grafton (27.40), where she also won twice over 407

metres (23.14) and won twice over 520 metres at

Lismore (30.29).

On the Double NEXT we have a litter of eleven pups from Whiteman

Creek breeder, Evelyn Harris, by Dyna Double One

(March 2013 Barcia Bale x Crystin Bale).

The four dogs and seven bitches, are from the

2014 Golden Easter Egg finalist, Magic Display

(October 2011 Magic Sprite x Display Bonus), whose

dam is by Elite State x All Display (Rapid Journey x

Another Bonus).

She is from a very good litter of nine named,

which included All Pure Magic, Black Dil Bonus,

Black Jack Bonus, Black Nat Bonus, Black Zac Bonus,

Magic Of Bonus, Ray Man and Tina’s Display.

Her only other litter, whelped in September 2010,

by Bit Chili, also produced winners.

Magic Display raced 96 times, for the handy

record of 26 wins and 17 placings.

She won six times over 520 metres at Wentworth

Park (29.71), four times over 520 metres at Lismore

(30.24), where she also won three times over 420

metres (24.24), three times over 515 metres at Gosford

(29.80), where she also won twice over 400 metres

(22.99), twice over 484 metres at Casino (28.17), where

she also won over 411 metres (23.66) and won over

400 metres at The Gardens (22.85) and 407 metres at

Grafton (22.96) where she also won over 480 metres

(27.20).

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NSW Whelping Report

Week Ending 14 April

Sire/Dam

Dog

Bitch

Breeder

Banjo Boy x Golden Show Girl 2 4 J. Dale

Barcia Bale x Calla Blackie 6 1 J. Callaughan

Cape Hawke x Sheza Sonnet 3 4 D. Winters

Dyna Double One x Magic Display 4 7 E. Harris

El Grand Senor x Faded Lilly 2 4 G. Tyrpenou

El Grand Senor x Princess Aria 0 2 V. Murray

El Grand Senor x She’s An Aussie 2 4 C. Howard

El Grand Senor x Zambora Angel 1 6 C. Azzopardi

Fabregas x Cool Stunner 1 0 J. Barnett

No Donuts x Flame Bale 4 2 J. Wigley

Swift Fancy x Cawbourne Bright 3 3 D. Dickinson

Turanza Bale x Zippy Chicki 3 4 M. Jones

* Import or O/Seas based sire

Totals 31 41 12 litters (Ave 6.5)

Talking Breeding - NSW

Talking Breeding - NSW Continued

Four Grand litters FOUR litters on the NSW list this week by Melbourne

Cup winner, El Grand Senor (April 2008 Where’s Pedro

x Elgrando Gold), with five dogs and 16 bitches from

some very well bred dams.

Londonderry breeder, George Tyrpenou, has the

first of the four litters, which has two dogs and four

bitches, from the well bred bitch, Faded Lilly (April

2011 Cosmic Rumble x Bralyn Lilly), whose dam is by

Elite State x Fair Hazard (Arelem x Fine Legend).

Next we have two bitch pups, registered by

Miranda breeder, Vincent Murray, from Princess Aria

(May 2013 Fabregas x Some Folks), whose dam is by

Where’s Pedro x Cold Ethyl (Big Daddy Cool x Little

Receiver).

Millfield breeder, Carol Howard has two dogs and

four bitches from, She’s An Aussie (December 2009

Aussie Mint x She’s No White), whose dam is by

Master Havoc x Navajo Bride (Dynamite Lad x

Outback Jillaroo).

Leppington breeder, Charlie Azzopardi has the final El

Grand Senor litter, also the largest, with seven pups, one

dog and six bitches, from the very well bred bitch,

Zambora Angel (October 2011 (October 2011 Magic

Sprite x Secret Powers), whose dam is by Pure Octane x

Witch Magic (Awesome Assassin x Star Witch).

Turanza Bale (July 2006 Primo Uno x Daishi Bale)

NABIAC breeder, Michael Jones, has the final litter for

review from this week’s NSW list.

The three dogs and four bitches are by former

track record holder at The Meadows (29.61), Turanza

Bale, from the beautifully bred bitch, Zippy Chicki

(March 2011 Kiowa Sweet Trey* x Ity Bitty Chicki),

whose dam is by Hallucinate x Wheely Wapped (Spiral

Nikita* x Leprechaun Yap).

She is from a litter of three named, which

included Major Point and Miss Chicki, with their dam

also having winners on file from her three other litters,

whenped in December 2011, by Collision, March 2014,

by Bye Bye Bucks and May 2015 by Cape Hawke.

Zippy Chicki raced 42 times, for 12 wins and 12

placings, winning four times over 520 metres at

Wentworth Park (30.00, 29.76, 29.91 and 30.05), four

times over 400 metres at Bulli (22.37), twice over 520

metres at Nowra (29.96), where she also won over 365

metres (20.80), and also won over 520 metres at Dapto

(29.82).

She is already a proven producer with winners on

file from her first litter, whelped in December 2014, by

Fabregas, which has five named, Eagle Raider, Pretty

Chicki, Timtams For Bams, Wighton and Zippy Babe.

She also has one named, African Zephyr, whelped

in February 2016, by My Bro Fabio, who had raced

three times, for a Richmond 400 metres win (23.20), to

17 August.

Certainly plenty to like about these well bred

youngsters, Michael, and I would suggest the four

bitches will attract plenty of interest from potential

breeders.

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Accell Therapy

Accell Therapy is gaining

popularity in greyhound

recovery and performance,

however many people do not

realise the benefits of utilising

this therapy with their

breeding animals.

Firstly though, a little bit of information maybe

beneficial in explaining how the therapy works and the

benefits in using it with your breeding stock.Accell

therapy is Australian owned and Australian made by CT

Healthcare in Brisbane. It has a long history in human

therapy spanning over 67 years. The therapy is used

extensively in the older generations of our population

for joint mobility, muscle issues and circulation

problems.It is also widely used by major sporting clubs,

Australian army, Australian Institute of sport and many

more.This therapy has been tested and registered by the

TGA as a Class 2a medical device.

The benefits of this therapy include improving

circulation and lymphatic drainage, relaxing muscles

and improving nerve muscle communication, and

Enhancing joint mobility and enabling a natural

analgesic effect.

This cycling vibration therapy travels very gently and

very deeply through 4 feet of bone and 2 to 3 feet of

tissue. This enables a very deeply penetrative benefit to

all cells through muscles and joints to receive these

benefits.

This creates momentum in the bloodflow which does

not peak until approximately 5 to 8 hours post treatment,

giving ongoing benefits well after the therapy session

has been completed. Once it has peaked, the benefits

will slowly drop back over the following 24 to 48 hours

so regular daily sessions are most beneficial.

There are many benefits in relation to breeding

that can be gained from using AccellTherapy.

When a bitch is cycling the benefits of increasing

the circulation and lymphatic drainage enhance the

natural efficiency of all systems in the body and thereby

improving hormone levels and regularity in cycling and

all facets of the reproductive system function. We have

found that many bitches that are proving difficult

becoming pregnant, suddenly become more balanced

and able to be impregnated.

And additional benefit that is derived from the

body working more efficiently and having higher levels

of oxygen and nutrients supply through greater blood

flow, is the health and well-being of the beach during

the pregnancy term. Her ability to feed the foetus during

the pregnancy is greatly improved her to her higher

levels of health and well-being, making the gestation

much more supported by her body. These benefits flow

through to the quality of the milk the bitch produces, to

feed after whelping.

Anxiety can be an issue leading up to whelping

and the Tranquillsage setting on the therapy can be very

calming at this time. It lowers the alpha rhythms in the

brain to resting levels, thereby calming the bitch

naturally.

In the event of an Cesarean section being

necessary, Accell therapy can be used to generate faster

recovery times for the bitch and improve internal

circulation and thereby internal warmth of the pups.

This reduces the reliance upon heat mats for pups.The

Tranquillsage setting can also be used for the ongoing

recovery of the bitch whilst feeding to keep her calm

and relaxed during this time. We all know how much

benefit a calm mother is for raising young.

However, it's not all about the girls. You can look

after your dog using Accell also

The same benefits from improving circulation and

lymphatic drainage, flows through to sperm motility and

quality from enhanced health and well-being and

improved nutrients and oxygen levels.

Any muscle soreness or back issues that the dog

makes experience during mating can be alleviated and

recovered using the therapy to best effect

There is a wonderful opportunity to improve the

overall quality of your breeding program using this

Australian made therapy and dogs can be treated using

a therapy mat without needing to sit with each animal

during treatment. Due to the depth of therapy

penetration through 4 feet of bone and 2 feet of tissue,

simply placing a crate on top of the mat will allow

transmission of the therapy through this structure to the

dog. It works a bit like a conductor. This lets you get on

with your jobs while your dog is receiving premium

care. It also protects your medical equipment from a

chewer or any damage.

I offer free consultations to discuss

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At Stud

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Nationals Preview

BRING ON THE NATIONALS

The Nationals is Australia’s most prestigious Greyhound

racing event on the Annual Calendar, attracting the very

best chasers from around the Nation. State pride is always

on the line and participants love nothing more than to

represent their state in the National finals.

This year’s finals of the UBET AGRA National

Championships will be held at Albion Park in Brisbane

next Friday night August 25.

The two local Finals were held last Thursday night

and a smart mid-race move by odds-on favourite Outside

Pass allowed the Tony Apap-trained greyhound to take

the Queensland UBET National Distance Final ahead of

Big Easy Red at Albion Park on Thursday.

Despite missing the kick and looking to be in

trouble heading through the first turn, the black bitch

would be within striking distance as they passed the post

for the first time.

Outside Pass went on to win in 31.8 with the ultra-

strong Big Easy Red mounting a late challenge to finish

second.

Apap’s other fancied runner Jalapeno spent much

of the race in the back half of the field, before charging

late to snare third and book a spot as an emergency.

Champagne Sally will also gain a spot as an emergency

runner after finishing fourth.

The southern brigade look the major threats in next

Friday’s final (August 25), with Burn One Down, Fanta

Bale and Ebby Ripper all enjoying runs previously at

Albion Park.

Tony Brett has eyes for just one box – box one – at

Friday’s 2017 UBET National Greyhound Sprint

Championship Final draw, after Jury proved too slick

from the same box in Thursday’s Queensland qualifier.

However, he was content with box three as the

inside draw was what he was hoping for.

Brett’s runners made up half of the field with his fast

Group 1-winner Thirty Talks being the best-backed

runner to represent Queensland in the big final next

Friday night.

Jury pinged the boxes to lead the field from

kennelmate Opal Nera (3), with Gunnadoo Rev (4)

overcoming early trouble to hold third throughout the

run.

Gunnadoo Rev made a late challenge near the post

but was unable to bridge the gap, with Jury winning in a

quick 29.75sec.

Both progressed to next week’s final, with Opal

Nera and Slick filling third and fourth to confirm their

place as the emergencies.

Brett said Jury would always be hard to beat from the

inside box.

“Boxes are a big part of it because there's not a lot

between them,” he said.

“To have half the field I was stoked to start with, so to get

the winner and represent (Queensland) is enormous.”

Competing in just his 18th start, Brett believes Jury

still has some improvement ahead of the big final.

“That’s his third run back after a three-month lay-off so

there should be progression,” he said.

“He’s just running nice and consistent so if he can

keep doing that and draw a nice box, he’ll be in it up to

his ears.”

Jury and Gunadoo Rev round out the field, with

qualifiers held across the country in the last fortnight.

Major opposition will come from the Victorian pair

Aston Dee Bee and Bewildering both outstanding

sprinters with big motors.

Next week we will have a full review of both finals

plus a run through of previous winners of both the

Sprint and distance finals.

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Coursing 2017

Benalla Coursing Club

Enquiries to:-

President: Andrew Scott

E: andyscott@hotmail.com M: 0400 077 617

Vice President: John Carr M: 0439 115 190

Secretary/Treasurer: Murray Hehir

Contact details E: mhehir@optusnet.com.au Mob: 0417

548 971

Trialling: Contact Murray Hehir for all information on

trial times

Track Distance: Approx. 340 metres.

Facilities: The Grandstand gives a commanding view

over proceedings and the bar is open. Great food is

prepared and served by the ladies of the club in the

takeaway food bar. Parking is available inside or outside

the race course.

Accomodation: There are many motels within driving

distance to the track.

Lang Lang Coursing Club

Location: McDonalds Track, Lang Lang.

Directions: Travelling South East along South

Gippsland Hwy, (from Melb) turn left at Shell Service

Station, continue along McDonalds Track passing over

the Railway Crossing, then turn left and take the left

fork.

President: John Clay Mob: 0419 559 738

Vice President: Dylan Edgar

Secretary/Treasurer: Sue Jolly

Email: jollyranch@bigpond.com

Committee Members: Norm Adderley, Steven

Belsham, Steve Thomas, Michael Calstrom, Colin

Goodman.

Trialling: Lang Lang (Drag Lure). ** PLEASE NOTE

- No walk up trials !!!!

Booked trials ONLY from 9.00 am till 10.00 am every

Sunday morning.

To book your trials please call 0468 587 533 between

10am–5pm every Friday.

Longwood Coursing Club

Trials every Sunday morning from 8.30 - 10am last

ticket sold and Tuesdays by appointment with Gary

Robinson 0439 981 270.

advance.

Julie Stefanos, Secretary Phone/Fax: 5798 5257

National Coursing Association of Victoria Inc.

Executive:

Secretary: Ms Sue Delaney (Melton GRC)

Phone: 03 9740 0444 Mobile: 0425 737 418

Emails: Secretary@ncavic.com.au

Postal Address: 6 Mark Court, DIGGERS REST 3427

President: Mr Peter Craig (Lang Lang Coursing

Club) T: 0418 399 911

Vice President: Mr Geoff Villinger (VCC) T: 0417 524

632

Treasurer: Ms Heather Villinger (Longwood Coursing

Club)

Other Executive members are:

Bernie Ryan (Werribee CC); Tony Smith (Werribee

CC); Murray Hehir (Benalla PCC); John Clay (Lang

Lang CC), John Barsby (Werribee CC); John McFarlane

(Melton GRC); Garry Robinson (Longwood CC);

Carolyn Mills (Benalla PCC).

Life Members of the National Coursing Assoc. of Vic.

Mr K Callaghan; Mr S Cleghorn; Mr P Craig; Mr G

Fitzpatrick; Mr A Grimmond; Mr J Harris; Mr D

Hinks; Mr J Maple; Mrs M Mills; Mr T Mills; Mr T

Smith; Mr J Van Echteld; Mr G Villinger; Ms H

Villinger.

Mr P Lambert (dec.); Mrs W Pearl (dec.); Mr N Ryan

(dec.) Mr R Adams (dec.)

http://ncavictoria.com/2252/index.html

South Australian News

SA coursing dates for the remainder of the season

are:

9 and 23 July, 13 and 27 August and 10 September.

Please note that the Oaks, Derby and Waterloo Cup

(13 and 27 August) are 16 dog events – 8-dog

preludes will be run the meeting prior to these time

honoured prestigious events to provide dogs with an

extra course in preparation for 4 runs in these

events.

Email : jahurley@bigpond.com

Phone : 0417 878 511

(NOTE : No message bank)

Home (08) 8520 2347 (has message capability)

Judy Hurley

Racing Manager/Secretary

GOTBA of SA Coursing Club

Coursing Club

News

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Coursing 2017

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2017 – WATERLOO CUP – LONGWOOD

26TH& 27TH AUGUST. Heather Villinger

This coming weekend we celebrate our 144th year of

coursing in Victoria with the conducting of the

Waterloo Cup at the Longwood Coursing Club.

For coursing enthusiasts the world over the

Waterloo Cup is their premier event. It is the

coursing event to win.

Greyhound Racing Victoria and the NCAV are

excited to announce that for the first time in our 144

year history the Victorian Waterloo Cup final will be

seen live by those not on course.

It will be streamed live on GRV’s Facebook

page on Sunday at 4:00pm.

WATERLOO CUP WHY IS IT NAMED?

The answer to that question is both historical and

traditional.

The founder of the first Waterloo Cup is

William Lynn and the name comes from William’s

Waterloo Hotel in Liverpool.

The hotel was demolished to make way for

Liverpool’s Central Station in 1869 but the name

lives on

William Lynn is also known as the founder of

the Grand National, that famous jumps race

conducted annually at Aintree.

William along with Lord Sefton are

synonymous with the commencement of coursing in

England way back in 1836. The Sefton family were

continuously involved with coursing in England for

several family generations up until the 1970’s.

Our early greyhounds were brought out from

England and most of our Australian human

population were of British decent, so it makes perfect

sense that coursing and any form of racing was seen

as a continuation of our traditional pastimes from the

‘Old Country’ or ‘Motherland’.The form of coursing

performed was live hare coursing which has been

around for millennia. It was never about the demise

of the hare and here’s a quote by Flavius Arrianus in

AD 116.

“The true sportsman does not take out his dogs

to destroy the hares, but for the sake of the course and

the contest between the dogs and the hares, and is

glad if the hare escapes”.

From the late 1860’s to the mid 1960’s live

hare coursing was conducted in Victoria.

Today our courses are conducted with the

greyhounds chasing either a drag lure or a trolley type

of lure.

Our sport of coursing continues today due to

our ability to adapt and more significantly our

greyhounds being sight hounds love to chase.

Their prowess in pursuing the lure is second to no

other animal let alone other canines.

VICTORIAN WATERLOO CUPS

OUR BEGINNING

The first Victorian Waterloo Cup was conducted on

the 14th August 1873 at Sunbury, the host club was

the Victoria Coursing Club (which is still in existence

today 144 years later).

The winner was Mr W. Watson’s red fawn bitch,

Miss Heller (Seaman x Fly), when she defeated Mr

D. G. Clark’s fawn dog. Pilot (Pretender x Lady), in

the final course.

Coursing then was vastly different to coursing

nowhowever, one thing remains the same.

Coursing is a contest between two greyhounds,

the winner moves through to the next round. This

continues until such time as there are two greyhounds

left to contest as final…a winner and a runner will be

the result.

NOMINATION NUMBERS

The event is open for 64 All Aged Greyhounds and

hopefully our nominations will give that number a

good shake this year. The number nominations will

determine the number of courses the greyhounds will

need to contest. If we obtained 64 nominations we

would see the greyhound contend 3 courses on the

Saturday and 3 courses on the Sunday. That is

something we’ll need to wait and see what our

nominations are!

HOST CLUB FOR 2017

The Longwood Coursing Club will host the Waterloo

Cup for 2017 on behalf of the National Coursing

Association of Victoria.

Continued Page 18

Coursing

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Longwood

The Cranbourne Greyhound Racing Club are the

sponsors of the 2017 Waterloo Cup.

The Longwood Coursing Club conduct their

coursing meetings at the Longwood Recreation Reserve

withinthe Longwood Township. Longwood is a

leisurely drive of about an hour and a half from

Melbourne CBD. Head north up the Hume Highway

with Longwood in between Seymour and Euroa.

THE WEEKEND BEGINS

This meeting as are all our coursing meetings will be

conducted under the direction and control of GRV

stewards.

Coursing meetings are conducted in the same

manner as any greyhound race meeting in Victoria.

One significant difference is that greyhounds are not

kennelled.

They are kept in floats or vans with the trainer

generally sitting quietly nearby.

The greyhounds will course behind a trolley lure

and will be released by the slipper.

The Slipper has an important role releasing the

greyhounds from the slip leads. At this point, the

pointy end of the season, most of the greyhounds will

have exited the slip leads at a previous coursing

meeting and will leave slips thoroughly and

confidently.

WHO’S UP TO THE TASK?

This event is in reality a true test of the greyhound’s

ability, as it not only needs speed but it also needs

endurance. After all, the two finalists may be

competing in their 6 run in two days.

It sounds hard and it is but most trainers have

conditioned their greyhounds throughout the season to

contest this event.

This season has seen some very handy

greyhounds course successfully.

Sean Lithgow’s Gotham Queen (Barcia Bale x

Evie’s Entity) has been a very consistent courser during

the year. She contested and won a puppy event at Lang

Lang back in April (3 courses),was defeated in the semi

-final in the Sylvester Doyle Puppy Championship

conducted at Longwood in June (5 courses). She won

the Oaks at Lang Lang in July (4 courses) and she

coursed magnificently at Longwood two weeks back

winning Burton’s IGA Longwood Cup(3 courses). She

has contested 15 courses during the season winning 14

of them.

Gotham Queen hails from a very handy litter with

Billy’s Bake, Erupt Eve Lad, Lieu Knee Annie who

incidentally was runner Up in the 2017 Sylvester Doyle

for starters. Eruptive Eve lad coursed well in the

Sylvester Doyle too.

Malcolm Davis’ has a couple of handy contenders

that have coursed well during the season. Malcolm is

one of our stalwarts and knows how to prepare his

greyhounds for coursing. Last Outlaw, Down Mexico

Way and Sweet Spud are greyhounds in his kennel and

ones to watch.

Last Outlaw (Talk’s Cheap x Not Genetics), like

Gotham Queen is still a puppy in coursing circles but

don’t let that fool you, he won our two puppy classic

events during the season. Last Outlaw was runner up at

the first meeting of the 2017 season at Benalla (3

courses), he then won a puppy event at Lang Lang (3

courses) followed by a win in the Sylvester Doyle (6

courses over two weekends).

He won the Derby at Lang Lang (4 courses over

two days) and he was runner up last weekend at

Longwood (3 courses) in all he’s coursed 19 times

during the season and he’s been beaten twice (2 runners

up). Down Mexico Way and Sweet Spud have both

seen success at Longwood during the season, keep them

safe!

Annette Kampman has coursed her team at every

meeting this year with her ‘Tally Ho’litter. Annette

who hails from Hawksdale (down Western District

way) has given her charges a real tilt at the big one.

These dogs are fit as is Annette, all that walking to slips

must do some good. Tally Ho Billy, Tally Ho Len,

Tally HoLass and don’t forget Catsford Allan (all

littermates - Vee Man Vane x Granma Madge) have

contested events at most meetings. Although with the

exception of the ‘Lass’, all have won events during the

season. The ‘Lass’ has been a bridesmaid on several

occasions however, she capable of creating an upset

along the way.

At the last meeting at Longwood, My Cousin Jim

(Fabregas x Blossom Dior) and Dubovka (Cosmic

Rumble x Bubbles Devere) both coursed very well

winning their events for Daniel & Bev Pell.

Last year’s winner of the Waterloo Cup, Better

Than This has coursed at two meetings this year

Benalla and Lang Lang and won both events, so we

hope to see him trying to match Zambora Blueboy’s

record winning successive Waterloo Cups in 2012 and

2013.

Continued Page 19

Coursing Waterloo Cup 2017 continued

There are other greyhounds that we hope see heading to

Longwood for this grand finale of coursing meetings.

Remember if your greyhound is run out in the first

round of the Waterloo Cup it is eligible for the Waterloo

Plate, or if your greyhound is run out in the second

round of the Waterloo Cup it is eligible to contest the

Waterloo Purse.

Greyhounds of the ilk of Cullquin Bomber, Ido

Voodoo, Pokemon Chase, Miss Mercy, Dami Gall,

Provenance, and Menindee to name but a few are all

handy coursing types.

Those are the facts but this event can and often

does turn up a winner from left field.

Once the draw comes out on Thursday each

trainer will know what side of the draw (Top or Bottom)

they are on.

FUTURE TIPS AT THE TRACK

Of the many greyhounds that have coursed at our

meetings several have turned the tables on their rivals

when returning to track racing by winning or placing,

when previously the greyhound had been out of form.

Greyhounds trained by Ian Garland, Brian Fothergill

and Robyn Massina had recent wins or placings after

coursing at Longwood on the weekend before last.

Here’s a tip for all you punters out there, check the

coursing results and watch for greyhounds engaged at

race meetings within 3-10 days after they have had at

least 2 courses. You’ll be somewhat surprised at how

well they perform and the luscious odds that could

prevail.

Hope to see the greyhound fraternity support our feature

coursing event of the 2017 season.

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WATERLOO CUP HISTORY

1873 – 2014 –Previous winners

1873 Miss Heller

1874 Sandy

1875 Royal Water

1876 Miss Walker

1877 Gitana

1878 Young Bezique

1879 Lelex

1880 Spring Water

1881 Lady Maryborough

1882 Capri

1883 Rhodanthe

1884 Melfort

1885 Rhodanthe

1886 The Last Request

1887 Livingstone

1888 Lincoln

1889 Good News

1890 Referee

1891 High Rent

1892 Belgravia

1893 Bloomer

1894 Bloomer

1895 # The Joker

1895 # The Joker

1896 # Waterhen

1896 # Condifence

1897 Drinan Dhu

1898 Bogan

1899 Aqua Fortis

1900 Transit

1901 Master Liquorice

1902* Planet

Verse (Divided)

1903 Kilronan

1904 Great Heart

1905 Lanoline

1906 Bulwark

1907 Bulwark

1908 Ella Goldsmith

1909 Bulwark

1910 Ella Goldsmith

1911 Rooty Hill

1912 Astrokan

1913 Grandstar

1914 Fluke

1915 Mindful Elsie

1916 Brown Hawk

1917 Brown Hawk

1918 Press Me

1919 Banjo Girl

1920 British Foot

1921 Warilda

1922 Vanity Verse

1923 Unie

1924 Tiger Lass

1925 Ezic

1926 Terminus

1927 Jew’s Harp

1928 Hillcourt Lass

1929 Herdsman

1930 Father’s Footsteps

1931 Father’s Footsteps

1932 Heritage

1933* Maurice

My Andy (Divided)

1934 Krueger

1935 Krueger

1936 Eastcote

1937 Robert Micawber

1938 Lettie’s Chris

1939 Silver Chief

1940 Snappy Continued Page 20

Coursing

1941 Groongal

1942 Peerless Prince

1943 Keep Alert

1944 Dandenong Jim

1945 Minda West

1946 Blue Birch

1947 Devon Alert

1948 Coonega

1949 Tarryhere

1950 Harryed

1951 Rivleen

1952 Highland Beau

1953 Byamee

1954 Byamee

1955 Byamee

1956 Merrileigh Master

1957 Olympic Chief

1958 Merrileigh Chief

1959 Fixit

1960 Merrileigh Prince

1961 Loem

1962 Merrileigh Belle

1963 Tarcoon

1964 Dark Daniel

1965 No Event

1966 No Event

1967 Roman Holiday

1968 Tara Darkie

1969 Sol’s Favourite

1970 Sir Sampson

1971 Bobalina

1972 Blue Pharaoh

1973 Gadoni

1974 Capricorn Gem

1975 Sylvan Prince

1976 Arana Star

Rawdon Girl (Divided)

1977 Romp

1978 Roisheen’s Son

1979 Aloha’s Mate

1980* Rambler

Abrupt (Divided)

1981 Cavalier

1982 Captain Fyans

1983 Chief Kruger

1984 Ben Nerrin

1985 Swift Etzel

1986 Satanic Port

1987 Mobile Steel

1988 Ian’s Idol

1989 Dainty Cup

1990 Jeremiah

1991 * Write It Down

Earmarker (Divided)

1992 Totally Blue

1993 * New Beat

Perkins (Divided)

1994 Krytara Mac

1995 Classic Rule

1996 Hoppy’s Hunt

1997 Devil May Care

1998 Black Soldier

1999 Heaters

2000 Izzi Awesome

2001 Taye Diggs

2002 Shrek

2003 Landliner

2004 Rossiter’s Rocket

2005 Toora Tiger

2006 Xrate

2007 Camogie

2008 Ego

2009 Voodoo Oak

2010 Sparrow Baz

2011 Cruise Away Lass

2012 Zambora Blueboy

2013 Zambora Blueboy

2014 Full Of Grace

2015 Rylee’s Marshall

2016 Better Than This

*Denotes a year when a cup has been divided.

When ownership of the two greyhounds reaching a

final is the same, the greyhounds do not compete

against each other.

The event is divided between the two greyhounds.

No winner and runner up are recorded as the event

is Divided.

This is unique to coursing.

#Two Waterloo Cups were held in 1895 and 1896.

From 1900 to 1914 inclusive the Victorian Waterloo

Cup was run in alternative years in NSW and Victo-

ria and was known as the Australian Waterloo Cup.

Roger Clark

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2016 winner—Better Than This

Coursing Fields

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Waterloo Cup 2017 - Longwood Saturday/Sunday

www.victoriangreyhoundweekly.com.au - proudly supporting Coursing

Good luck to all connections with runners in the Waterloo Cup

Coursing History

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Coursing History

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The TAB Great Chase series brings together Victoria’s greyhound racing

community and disability sector, with the state’s 13 race clubs hosting community

days between 2 August and 25 October. The community days are social outings

for around 100 groups of the intellectually and physically disabled and their

carers. They also have the chance to share in a pool of $50,000.

Meanwhile, more than $200,000 will be spread among greyhound racing

participants from the racing component of the series, which runs from

October 6-25.

At Stud

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INTRODUCING AT STUD One of the fastest greyhounds ever to race in this country

“The undisputed king of Angle Park”

HIS PEDIGREE:

Hugely in-bred race dogs almost always make the very best stud dogs….

This is how champion sires, Brett Lee, Temlee, Head Honcho, Bombastic Shiraz, Collision , Surf Lorian

and Where’s Pedro are bred. Worm Burner is line bred 4x4 to litter sisters

Sobbing Sal and Hot Show Deb.

He won the 2016 Group 1 National Sprint Championship, 2015 Group 3 Brian Johnstone Memorial

and the 2017 S.A Sprint Championship.

He finished second in the 2016 Group 1 Adelaide Cup, third in the 2016 S.A Sprint Championship and

the 2016 Group 1 Melbourne Cup and was a finalist in the Group 1 Topgun, Group 2 Shootout and the

2017 Group 1 Temlee.

He has won an amazing 37 races over 515 metres at Angle Park, with fastest winning times, 29.17, 29.25,

29.30, 30.31 and 29.35, and six races over 515 metres at Sandown 29.16, 29.18, 29.22, 29.30, 29.44 and 29.86.

ONLY CHAMPIONS RUN OUTSTANDING TIMES LIKE THAT CONSISTENTLY

WORM BURNER

WORM BURNER

Brindle dog

26 Dec, 2013

31.5kg

Oaks Road

Spiral Nikita*

Phantom Flash

Flashy Sir

Westmead Seal

Minnies Nikita

Curryhills Fox

Minnies Selena

Leprechaun Pace

Brett Lee Gun Law Osti

Sobbin Sal

Leprechaun Yap

Hotshot

Leprechaun Miss

Little Looper

Primo Uno Black Shiraz

Ginger

Dark Horizon

Prima Portrait

Moral Standards

Polly’s Portrait

Koyuga Proof

No Intent Head Honcho

Hot Show Deb

Awesome Assassin Proven Mystique Proven Misty

Stud Fee $1,250

For bookings contact Cameron or Yvonne or 0427 471 227

75 Starts

45 wins

9 seconds

9 thirds

$367,360

Won 13 races in a row at Angle Park

Mid 2016

Ran 29.50 or better

Ten times

S.A News

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Our People

Amazing people AFTER more than 50 years in the greyhound industry it

still never ceases to amaze me, just how many amazing

people there are both inside and outside of the industry.

With the increasing emphasis on the rehoming of

greyhouns today, more amazing stories are emerging,

this is one.

Meet Lindsay, through her carer, Bronwyn Pulis

Meet Lindsay.... Lindsay is a sweet 3 month old blue

female greyhound who is adorable in nature as well as

looks. Lindsay is a special needs girl who I am hoping

to find a home for her to live out her days may they be

long or short.

You see, Lindsay has been diagnosed as having a

Liver Shunt. Before puppies are born they have differ-

ent blood circulation which bypasses their liver and

they use their Mum's liver to filter toxins etc. After a

puppy is born these blood vessels close over and the

blood begins to filter through the puppy's liver.

Sometimes this doesn’t close properly leaving the

puppy with blood that is not filtered through the liver,

so toxins build up. Lindsay was about 2 months old

when she started to show signs of this toxic buildup.

Luckily our vet picked it up quickly and did a special

blood test which was diagnostic of a Liver Shunt.

With a low protein diet and medication she has

stabilised and is a happy little puppy again, although her

growth is much slower than her litter siblings

Lindsay was born to be a race dog but now we know

she wont be strong enough.

Treatment for a Liver Shunt may include very ex-

pensive specialist surgery which may or may not work,

medical management, which is not a cure, or euthana-

sia. Dogs with liver shunts have a markedly shorter

lifespan, maybe only 2-3 years, but sometimes longer...

I cannot even consider the thought of putting this

sweet girl to sleep, and the surgery is just too expensive

for us. So for now we are medically managing her.

I have approached GAP but they are unable to take her

as they could not afford to spend so much money on

just one dog. (they could save a lot more dogs with that

money)

Rather than living her short life in kennels here

with us I would love to see her in a normal home being

loved and hugged.

But be well aware it will be costly to care for

Lindsay - she requires special food and medication and

potentially frequent vet visits. And then there is the

heartache of losing her when it gets too much for her

little body and its her time to go.

Its not going to be easy, but the love Lindsay has

given me already makes me know it would be worth-

while.

I know this request is a long shot but I thought I'd

ask anyway. There are over 3,700 people in this group

and I'm hoping someone may be able to help. We are

located in Latrobe Valley, Country Victoria.

And if no one can be found to take over Lindsay’s

care she will stay here with us and I will do my utmost

to give her the very best life I can.

Can you help?

After much encouragement (nagging! Lol!) from the

Friends of GAP FB page, Bronwyn I set up a Go Fund

Me page to help Lindsay.

I have had 4 people contact me about potentially

adopting Lindsay. One family and their dog came to

visit her last Saturday and they were very keen. They

have gone away to have a think and will let me know

later in the week.

The Go Fund Me page link is as follows:

https://www.gofundme.com/ngwb6-helping-lindsay

$1,100 of $5,000 goal was raised by 24 people in 9

days.

Let’s see if we can help to make sure the target is

met to help little Lindsay, and Bronwyn.

One of the people who donated this week, said “I

hope my contribution helps this beautiful pup have a

wonderful life. There are a lot of wonderful people

who love helping you too”.

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BRED TO WIN Our weekly selection of

greyhounds to follow, based on

their breeding and recent

performances

WELSHMAN

Black dog, September 2015, Oaks Road x Eumeralla

Mist. Raced and trained by Derek Faulknall at Diggers

Rest.

Only raced four times for two placings but looks

like he will improve with experience.

Had three starts, Sale, Ballarat and Bendigo,

before handy third over 515 metres at Sandown (SAP),

20 August, from box five when beaten 2.94 lengths in

the race won by Seminole Wind (30.08).

That was a good effort and certainly a sign of

better things to come.

AMERICAN HUSTLE

Black bitch, June 2015, Collision x San Tan Maid.

Trained at Packenham South by Geoffrey Scott-Smith,

for Trent Anderson.

Racing for the first time, from box two over 515

metres at Sandown (SAP) on 20 August, when third,

beaten 7.74 lengths in the race won by Fernando

Express (29.75), who won by 4.5 lengths.

Impressive start to his racing career and he

shouldn’t take long to get onto the winner’s list.

TIGER FROST

Black dog, December 2014, Barcia Bale x Zsa Zsa.

Raced by the K.P.B Syndicate and trained at Melton

West by Brett Gatt.

Had ten starts now for two wins and five placings,

including last start, handy second, from box seven,

beaten 2.49 lengths in the race won by Kalani Willow

(29.92) at Sandown (SAP) on 20 August.

Won over 545 metres at Ballarat (31.25) on 15

May and 500 metres at Bendigo (28.43) on 2 June.

That was his first start at Sandown and he handled

the rise in class very well, especially after having to try

and across from the outside.

Looks a likely type, who is on the improve with

each run.

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Windy Millar*

August 2006

Honcho Classic (Head Honcho x Sure Lass)

x

Any Time Soon (Staplers Jo x Toss Spirit)

52 Starts 14 wins 23 placings

Won 2009 Group 1 Belfred Stakes, and 2008 Group 3

Kasco Stakes, with placings at Group level.

Outstanding winning percentage as a sire.

$700 Frozen, Bendigo or Sandown

Contact Richard 0400 578 533

Letters to the Editor are always welcome.

Letters can be on any subject, we would love to

hear your views

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all letters, whether for publication or not

editor@victoriangreyhoundweekly.com.au

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Windy Millar* (Honcho Classic

x Any Time Soon) a Alanis Lane (Primo Uno

x Daishi Bale)

95 starts, 15 wins, 14 seconds, 11 thirds

Won 425 to 600 metres

As close as you can get to Turanza Bale on

the dam side.

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Letters

THE MYSTERY OF BREEDING DOWNTURNS

Part 2 Bruce Teague GETTING BACK ON THE RAILS

Last week’s letter tried to make the point that the industry

needs a giant shakeup. It’s not that it has lost its way; the

truth is that it has never had any other way. A few trimmings

here and there do not hide the fact that the 2017 industry is

running much the same way as it did 50 years ago. That’s

why it is not making the money it should. Consider the clues

- the industry is fragmented, introverted and

leaderless, administrators oppose change, basically doing

what the last guy did, the customer profile has changed

radically for the worse. and the TAB and foreign betting

houses now own the customers and have all the power.

Sadly, the world has passed us by.

The proof is in the pudding. Greyhound racing has

become a target for all and sundry. The public do not

understand the breed or the racing, mostly because they have

never been educated. That’s not their fault; it’s due to the

vacuum left by the industry. Anti-racing groups are

becoming more fashionable as each year goes by, lies and

all. Racing (all forms) has lost its once dominant share of the

gambling industry. Politicians are just not interested enough

(except in a crisis, when they over-react). We are running

out of dogs. And money is getting shorter every year, which

is the biggest worry of all.

I have been writing about greyhound racing for over

20 years, punting and analysing for much longer, sometimes

to applause, but often to criticism and even abuse. Most of

the latter comes from trainers who rubbish what I say,

usually on the ground that I don’t have any training

experience – so how would I know?

Well, that’s exactly the issue. I can’t (and don’t) talk

about training but I can (and do) talk about the outcome of

that training – ie the race and the environment of that race.

The main reason that I can do that reasonably objectively is

because I am not a trainer. I am looking from the outside in,

so to speak, and I come from a successful background in

another industry so I do have some comparisons to make.

Anyway, the challenge now is to come up with

proposals that offer some hope of a return to glory. The

basic plan should be to throw out whatever we were doing

five or ten years ago and start again. It’s not working, so

trying to do it again will also not work. The guiding lights

now have to be the two P’s – Product and Public. In short,

we need to build a better mousetrap so that more people will

buy it.

To illustrate that, I will generally use the Victorian

example, mostly because information is easier to obtain

there and I have done a lot of work on it.

First, the product must be something that will excite

people, get them interested, be worth telling their friends

about – much as occurred when Miata was chasing her multi

-win sequence and the newspaper ran double page spreads.

So forget preaching to the converted; let’s move

outside the square.

The main product issue is twofold: first, GRV and

clubs run whatever trainers want and, second, the computer

does not know how to schedule quality – only quantity

counts. So we end up with a hotchpotch to present to the

public. Big mistake. Trainers don’t buy the product, the

public does. But the current mixture offers the public little

to talk about. Promoters, if any, resort to repetitive waffle

while the local paper either ignores it or risks boring people.

Stuff like “Restricted Event – 1-4 Wins” in incredibly

deadening. So, first find out what the public wants and

concentrate on that.

Auto-grading systems cannot possibly be creative so

they should come second in the pecking order. We first need

an entrepreneurial push to develop ideas with each club and

feature two or three races at each meeting which will best

appeal to the public.

To bring about some of those changes, more radical

action is needed. Victoria now has mediocre races at the two

“provincial” meetings in Melbourne and lots of mediocre

races in the country. Why not scrub those city meetings

entirely and thereby raise standards at provincial meetings?

The bush would then have something better to sell – as it

used to. Indeed, provincial cities are much better placed to

attract local attention than the big smoke – it’s cheaper to do

it for a start.

The other key to race scheduling is the grading

system. Where once Australia had five well-used Grades

plus Maidens we now have some 124 different grades/

classes across the country (yes, I counted them). Where once

Grades 1, 2 or 3 were popular and worked well, they now

barely exist. Every year someone adds another oddball

Grade to satisfy some minor demand – usually from trainers

– but never deletes any to make room.

The end result has become meaningless. If something

is confusing, nobody will bother with it.

If there are too many choices, the customer will tend

to make no selection at all. worth of runners. Why make it

so hard?

This is farcical, and made worse in Victoria by the

liberal allowances for dogs to keep winning 5th Grades all

over the state. Chuck it all out and start again. Now is a good

time to make changes as the state and the industry are

running out of dogs and have plenty of vacancies.

There are more aspects of the product to talk about –

track quality, rug colours, cameras, viewing areas,

advertising, staying and stamina, etc – but I have taken up

enough space for the moment and will leave them for next

time.

Thanks Bruce

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Ken Carr Medal: Ron Hawkswell

Legendary race caller Ron Hawkswell was awarded the

2017 Ken Carr Medal at tonight’s 2016/17 Victorian

Greyhound Awards at the Sandown Greyhound Racing

Club.

Named in honour of the late Kenneth Russell Carr, a

leading Victorian greyhound racing administrator and

GRV Hall of Fame inductee, the Ken Carr Medal is

considered the highest award for excellence within the

Victorian greyhound racing industry.

RSN’s Hawkswell has been calling greyhound races

for more than 40 years, and his voice resonates with

Victorian greyhound racing perhaps more than anyone

else in history. He served considerable years on the

Victorian Greyhound of the Year Panel, and his tips

have long appeared in form guides in the Herald Sun

newspaper.

A shocked Ron Hawkswell said: “To go to work and

love what you do and be paid for doing is an absolute

privilege.”

“Ken Carr was a great administrator, and I really want

to donate this medal to my parents, who supported me

so much in my ambition to be a race caller.”

Ron’s brother Allan Hawkswell said Ron was 13 when

he got “the bug” for calling races.

“Our dad worked with horses on a cattle ranch at

Springsure in Queensland and our relatives were all

interested in horse racing, so the natural progression

was an introduction to the racetrack,” Allan said.

At 17, Ron wondered if there was a location behind

Moonee Valley where he could hone his skills on horse

racing. After sussing out the surrounds of Valley, a

fantastic vantage point was discovered.

“Ron and I would go to Moonee Valley in his 4-on-the-

floor XY Falcon, plus plenty of food and drinks and a

cumbersome open reel recorder, and Ron posted

himself at the western end of Hunter Street (now a

children’s playground),” Allan recalled.

“After each race, Ron would do at least a half a dozen

replays of his call, highlighting the mistakes and

occasionally berating himself – usually saying ‘I can do

better than that.’ Oh yeah, because the huge recorder

was plugged into the car’s cigarette lighter socket and

used stacks of power, at half time the car had to be

started and left running for a while to recharge the

battery. That routine lasted a few years.”

Ron then took a job as a clerk at the tramways,

however, after getting his driver’s licence, the desire to

be a good race caller was overwhelming and every

Thursday night he drove from his workplace in the city

to Shepparton to call Race 9, taking over from good

friend, Ian (Sambo) Samblebe. That gave Ron essential

on-air experience whilst working with 3UZ and 3SR,

thus furthering his passion and desire to succeed.

He then gained a calling spot at Wangaratta, driving

from Preston to the north-east venue (at a financial

loss) for a couple of years. When the Cranbourne

Greyhound Racing Club opened in August 1974, Ron

applied for the caller’s job and after fighting off some

tough opposition, he secured the position. He is now a

Life Member of the Cranbourne GRC.

“Greyhound racing has been a marvellous venture for

Ron, who looked up to the late Bill Collins as a mentor.

And while he has called many top sprinters, he always

refers to four-time Sandown Cup winner Bold Trease

as the best stayer he’s seen,” Allan said.

Greyhound of the year Fanta Bale

Sprinter of the year Striker Light

Stayer of the year Fanta Bale

Metro trainer of the year Robert Britton

Provincial trainer of the year Andrea Dailly

Hall of Fame Inductees

Greyhound El Grand Senor

Breeding Barry Smith

Administration Late, Jan Wilson

GRV Welfare Award Narelle and Kevin

Podmore

Ned Bryant Silver Fox

Award Robert Britton

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GOTY Awards

Victorian Metropolitan Sires List 2013

No. Sire Indiv Wins

1. Bombastic Shiraz 99 249

2. Where’s Pedro 89 215

3. Surf Lorian 68 182

4. Velocette 57 152

5. Collision 66 126

6. Dyna Lachlan 47 121

7. Premier Fantasy* 41 110

8. Meticulous 26 74

9. Mogambo 28 65

10. Knocka Norris 26 60

11. El Galo 28 58

12. Go Wild Teddy 17 55

13. Bit Chili 24 49

14. Cosmic Rumble 22 40

15. Cosmic Chief 13 36

16. Westmead Hawk 9 36

17. Vapour Whirl 15 34

18. Bartrim Bale 15 34

19. Trewly Special 9 33

20. Talk’s Cheap 17 32

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If you have a Nostalgia contribution

email to

editor@victoriangreyhoundweekly.com.au

This week we continue our look back at Victoria’s leading metropolitan sires over the past 40 years,

with the 2013 Victorian Metropolitan Sires List.

www.victoriangreyhoundweekly.com.au

Nostalgia

Rhonda Remembers New South Wales

greyhound

enthusiast

Rhonda Singleton

became involved

with greyhounds

in 2009 as a owner

and racing them.

Rhonda regularly contributes photos from her collection at:

GREYHOUND RACING AUSTRALIA - HISTORY &

IMAGES

https://www.facebook.com/groups/160148657349745/

E A R L Y E D U C A T I O N $85

Prevention is better than cure, right?

With breeding numbers down by around 60%, and an estimated 30

-40% of pups not being named, I would like to start a new service

- early education.

I'd like to see this become my main, if not only service. I feel it's a

critical step our industry has neglected for too long, and with the

poor percentages above, its important we become more efficient

with what we breed.

I'll provide details in a day or so, but basically this program is for

3-9 month old pups, with a minimum of 12 weeks to gain real

benefit from the intense one-on-one education. But longer the

better!

There will be 6 stages of which your pup will go through, all

designed to ensure your greyhound is a well-rounded, forward,

confident and keen chaser, with his/her prey-drive fully unlocked!

They'll still get all the standard rearing, but will also get exposed

to the kennel life as well as lots of bullring, box and drag lure

work.

For older pups, at stages 4, 5, and 6, your hound will be a junior

race dog, they'll even compete against another pup behind the drag

and on the clock, so that'll be great for syndications to keep clients

excited!

With early and consistent positive reinforcement, I can safely and

confidently offer a full refund on the extra service if (IF) your pup

doesn't break-in. That's $15 per week refund, even if you use the

full 40 weeks, or minimum 12 weeks. (*conditions apply).

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Nostalgia

Tributes

VALE STAN CLEGHORN

Melton Greyhound Racing Club stalwart, Stan

Cleghorn has passed away at age 98.

An integral part of the formation of the Melton GRC,

Stan was a Life Member and past President of the club.

He also had a strong passion for greyhound coursing and

was the recipient of the 2003 Ken Carr Medal in

recognition of his outstanding services to greyhound

racing.

Stan has been reunited with his beloved Lucy.

A Service to Celebrate the life of Stanley James

Cleghorn was held at Nelson Bros’ Williamstown

Chapel, 81 Kororoit Creek Road on Tuesday 22 August.

Goodbye girls GREYHOUND racing in Victoria has lost two great

brood bitches in the last couple of weeks.

Where's Demonica (Marg) on her couch.

GREAT producer, Where’s Domenica (March 2006

Where’s Pedro x Domenica) passed away a couple of

weeks ago.

Owned by Rose Geall and trained by David Geall

Where’s Domenica raced 69 times, for 23 wins and 20

placings.

She is from a litter which included Brittney’s Leni,

Bubbly Brooke, Loveable Lyn and Plankton, who won

48 races between them.

Retired to stud, she has 18 named offspring on file

from her first two litters.

Her first litter, whelped in March 2013, by

Westmead Osprey*, produced Beau West, Blue

Westmead, Hugh Made Who, Macey Blue, Nayla Swift,

One Step Beyond, Snake Woman and West Mae, who

won more than 80 races between them.

She then whelped a December 2013 litter, by

Middlean Pather*, which has two named, Bigshow

Jethro, who won five times with 16 placings and Mr.

Magee, who only raced twice.

In February 2015 she whelped another outstanding

litter, by Premier Fantasy*, which produced Mayfair

Miss, Miss Emmy Rose, Miss Morisset, Miss Torrez,

Newcastle Ranger, Predemonic, Striker Shearer and

Group 1 winner, Up Hill Jill, who have so far won 59

races between them and they are just 30 months old.

She is pictured here with her fourth and final litter, by

Fernando Bale pups who are now 16 months old and just

broken in.

Just as I was preparing this story, earlier in the

week I received further sad news, that her dam,

Demonica (December 2004 Bombastic Shiraz x My Girl

Ashlee), raced and trained at Wyndham Vale by John

Shadlow, has passed away, she would have been 17

years old in December.

She raced 47 times, for 13 wins and 18 placings,

Before going on to become a successful producer at stud.

She has winners on file from each of her three

litters, whelped in January 2010, by El Galo, March

2009, by Where’s Pedro, which included Where’s

Demonica, and December 2012, by Bekim Bale.

It certainly has been a rough couple of weeks for

John and the Geall family, and our thoughts are certainly

with them at this sad time.

It is always sad to lose a family member, and these

two girls are no exception, have been family members

for so many years.

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Where’s Demonica

Stud Services - Victoria

Stud Services

Victoria - May 2017

Stud service figures for the month of May, released

by GRV showed only four sires had multiple services

for the month.

Leading national sire, Barcia Bale, topped the list

with four, with Black Magic Opal, Fabregas and My

Bro Fabio having two each.

Single services were registered for Cosmic

Rumble, Dyna Double One, Dyna Lachlan, Fernando

Bale, Jagger Swagger, Jesaulenko, Kilty Lad, Kinloch

Brae*, Moreira, SH Avatar, Shima Bar, Speed Series

and Stagger.

There were a total of 23 services registered for the

month, from 17 different sires, bring the five month

total for the year, to 155.

Looking at the cumulative figures for the five

montha, January - May, the following sires have

multiple services registered.

28 Barcia Bale.

14 Banjo Boy.

8 Kinloch Brae* and My Bro Fabio.

6 Dyna Double One, Fernando Bale and Stagger.

5 Black Magic Opal and Febregas.

4 Magic Sprite and Moreira.

3 Cosmic Rumble and SH Avatar*.

2 Collision, Dyna Lachlin, El Grand Senor, Elite

State, Hooksy, Jesaulenko, KC And All*, Kiowa

Producer*, Neb, Nitro Burst and Swift Fancy.

The following sires have all had one service registered

in Victoria, in the first five months this year.

Bobniak, Buck Fever, Chasin Mikado, College

Causeway*, Cutting Edge, Don’t Knocka Him, Fear

Zafonic*, High Earner, Jagger Swagger, Kayda Shae,

Kelsos Fusileer*, Keybow, Kilty Lad, Kiowa Mon

Manny*, Lochinvar Marlow, Macho Grande, Ningbo

Jack*, Osborne Bale, Peter Rocket, Premier Boloney,

Premier Fantasy*, Pure Titanium, Shima Bar, Sisco

Rage, Smart Missile, Speed Series, Spring Gun, Surf

Lorian, Sulzanti, Taylors Sky*, Turanza Bale, Worm

Burner and Zambora Brockie.

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Stud Books for Sale

Rare collection of

Australian and New

Zealand Greyhound

Stud books.

40 volumes

from 1972/3 to 2013

Good condition for

their age.

$1,000

Email:

editor@victoriangreyhoundweekly.com.au

The Healesville Cup is Victoria’s only country cup which is

run on a straight track.

The Healesville Greyhound Association requested the relegation

of the Healesville Cup down to Group 3 status from 2017 to

provide a wider distribution of prize money in other feature races

hosted at Healesville.

However, with Healesville Cup heats maintaining first

prize pools of $5,000, and $25,000 to go to the winner of the

final, this race is sure to continue to attract the finest sprinters in

Victoria and abroad.

The first Healesville Cup was run on the previous grass

track in 1990 when won by Eureka Man over the 340 metres

distance, before being converted to a sand surface in 2011 (350

metres).

HEATS Sunday 3 September (Day)

FIRST PRIZES: $5,000

FINAL Sunday 10 September (Day)

FIRST PRIZE: $25,000

NOMINATIONS CLOSE: 30 August, 2017 at 9:00am

DISTANCE:

350 metres

At Stud

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Greyhound Stories

All previous editions of Greyhound Weekly are available at: www.victoriangreyhoundweekly.com.au

All of the works of Robert McKinnon a.k.a

Maddog McDermutt, including his latest

book. Stubs Feral,

are available online at

https://www.amazon.com/

Then reference Robert McKinnon

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Do you live in Mount Gambier?

We are looking for volunteers to hold

a lead as part of our walking group.

These dogs are waiting to enter the

GAP SA program and as part of their

socialisation we take them on a leg

stretch with other like minded people.

Fancy holding a lead?

Next walking group scheduled for

Tuesday 26 September.

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