Victorian

Greyhound Weekly

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Volume 1 Number 25 Friday March 24, 2017

1958 Rookie Rebel

1989 Ginger

2016 winner Pantera Nera.

2017 Group 2 Traralgon Cup Saturday March 25 Details Page 22

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Coming up over the next week:

Friday March 24 Healesville, Bendigo

Sale and Geelong.

Saturday March 18 Ballarat Traralgon

and The Meadows.

Sunday March 19 Sandown (SAP), Healesville

and Sale.

Monday March 20 Ballarat, Traralgon

and Shepparton.

Tuesday March 21 Warrnambool, Warragul

And Geelong

Wednesday Mar 22 The Meadows (MEP), Bendigo,

Ballarat and Cranbourne.

Thursday March 16 Warragul, Shapperton, Sandown,

and Warrnambool.

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BARCIA BALE

Black dog March 2010 35kg

Go Wild Teddy x Princess Bale

Career Statistics: 14 starts - 13 wins Prizemoney $136,075

Winner 2012 Group 1 Maturity Classic

Track Records: Maitland 450m - 24.90 Bulli 400m - 22.20 (in his maiden)

Superstar who won 13 of 14 starts

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Also Standing: Bekim Bale ($2750), Dyna Tron ($1650), Dyna Lachlan ($2200), Meticulous ($1500), Path To Power ($1500) and Velocette ($2200).

FERNANDO BALE White & brindle dog 29.7kg March 2013 Kelsos Fusileer* x Chloe Allen

Career Statistics: 44 starts - 35 wins 5 placings Prizemoney $1,299,370 Winner of 8 Group 1 events Including G1 Golden Easter Egg, G1 National Sprint Championship, G1 Maturity Classic, G1 Topgun, G1 Adelaide Cup, G1 Peter Mosman Classic, as well as the G2 Bendigo Cup, G2 Traralgon Cup and the G3 Bill Collins Memorial. Track Records: Bendigo 425m 23.99 Traralgon 525m 29.80

KIOWA PRODUCER* Dark brindle dog 31.5kg April 2011 Dragon Fire x Kay V Sweet Kay

Career Statistics: 94 starts - 50 wins, 19 placings Member of the 2013 All-American team Winner of the 2013 Hollywood World Classic, 2013 Southland Derby and 2013 Chris Callas Memorial Stake. Perfect outcross for Australian bitches Kiowa Producer is undoubtedly one of the best bred American imports to ever stand at stud in Australia. What’s more, Kiowa Producer has the racetrack record to back up that claim, when you consider his overall record of 94 starts for 50 wins (Yes, 50 wins!) 15 seconds and four thirds.

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FABREGAS Black dog October 2010 36.5kg Bombastic Shiraz x Wicked Witch

Career Statistics: 13 starts - 12 wins Prizemoney: $131,055 Winner 2012 Group 1 National Sprint Championship He was a superstar on the track and he is now A superstar sire - Leading AGRA Sire of the year for 2016

Fabregas……….. Built for speed!

Breeding and trainers of last week’s

metropolitan winners.

Victoria, NSW and South Australia

Angle Park - Monday March 13

1. Loceryl (Cosmic Rumble x Ot's A Neveelk) L.

Rasmussen

2. Yoe (Djays Octane* x Kiowa Angel) Lauren Harris

3. Claretown Belle (Bella Infrared* x Claretown Annie)

T. Foster

4. Larrikin Locky (Lochinvar Marlow x Paua And

Jewels) L. Rasmussen

5. Cyclone Clifford (Kilty Lad x Beltah Magic)

Kathleen Johnwstone

6. Tronic Flash (Dyna Tron x Bonegilla Flash) T. Aloisi

7. Halo Haze (Collision x Zoom Around) A. Ieraci

8. Lizard Spock (Lochinvar Marlow x Eustace

Diamond) T. Rasmussen

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

10. Funky Monkey (Cape Hawke x Power Of Blue)

C. Jaensch

11. Windmill Haze (Barcia Bale x Contrary Mary)

K. Gill

12. Just Like Fire (Barcia Bale x Dyna Gee) C. Abbott.

The Meadows - Wednesday March 15

1.Shaun's Entity (Mogambo x Girl Aloud) R. Groom

2. Dyna Jerry (Kelsos Fusileer* x Cailyn Bale)

D. Trewin

3. Van Ann Cosmic Rumble x Come On Luann) J. Borg

4. Bonnie Beauty (Cosmic Rumble x Come On Luann)

J. Borg

5. Envy Heist (Talk's Cheap x Hot Genetics) A. Dailly

6. Lucky Seed (Barcia Bale x Paua To Terrify) K. White

7. Exs And Ohs (SH Avatar* x Love To Rock) B. Ennis

8. Daithy Allen (SH Avatar x Quiz Bale) A. Dailly

9. Red Rocks (Barcia Bale x Punk Rock Lass)

D. Mowat

10. Ed's Intention (Barcia Bale x Uno Lesson)

T. O'Neill

11. Hold On Belena (Surf Lorian x Belena Haze)

N. Partridge

12. Dakini Allen (Bella Infrared* x Langi Bale)

H. Collins

Wentworth Park - Wednesday March 15 1. Iona Flyer (Swift Fancy x Iona Habit) M. Green

2. Chase The Cash (El Grand Senor x Time And

Money) C. Watts

3. Targaryen (Spring Gun x Sierra Lee) A. Brunton

4. Tilikum (Oaks Road x Misty Day) S. Rhodes

5. Aston Ebert (Magic Sprite x Aston Carmelita)

G .Grimwood

6. Almost Black (Oaks Road x Sky Twinkle)

J. Chapman

7. Milko's Magic (Swift Fancy x Taradearra) M. Curtale

8. Slamming Thunder (Spring Gun x Little Bit Fancy)

N. Staines

9. Lord Golec (Bekim Bale x Ebby Miss) M. Eberand

10.Nollo Prosequi (Barcia Bale x Notso Sweet) J. Lord)

Angle Park - Thursday March 16

1. Straight Away (Barcia Bale x Up And Away)

L. Rasmussen

2. Royal Bling (Barcia Bale x Lady Bling) T. Murray

3. Windmill Haze (Barcia Bale x Contrary Mary)

K. Gill

4. Caprice Monelli (Barcia Bale x Sharon Monelli)

T. Rasmussen

5. What's Up Trumps (Barcia Bale x Up And Away)

T. Rasmussen

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

C. Butcher

7. Halo Haze (Collision x Zoom Around) A. Ieraci

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

9. Bogie Bekim (Bekim Bale x Bogie Skye)

B. Rawlings

10. Lyka Model (Swift Fancy x Clay Model) Lester

Harris

11. Harry Aztec (Aston Galilee x Prince's Faye) Y. King

Sandown - Thursday March 16 1. Master Mordacai (Barcia Bale x Miss Elegant)

R. Cook

2. Jimmy Newob (Coamic Rumble x Nosey Rozy)

B. Fullerton

3. Proven Kodiak (Nitro Burst x Blue Pie Girl)

W. Vassallo

4. Brolly Bale (David Bale x Ucme Typhoon) R. Britton

5. Dndee Calypso (Barcia Bale x Crown Poker)

G. Scott-Smith

6. Quotation Mark (Lochinvar Marlow x Guacamole)

A.Langton

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

J. Britton

B. Big Flood (Banjo Boy x Easy Baby) J. Thompson

9. Fair Of Face (Barcia Bale x Catch Up Sunday)

P. Craig

10. Flying Eamonn (Collision x Oshkosh Fayola*)

A.Dailly

11. Destini Wahoo (Surf Lorian x Miss Abilene)

A.Panetta

12. Dream Future (Barcia Bale x Greysynd Elite)

D. Drew

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Breeding and trainers of last week’s

metropolitan winners.

Victoria, NSW and South Australia

continued

Wentworth Park - Saturday March 18

1. Lucky Chap (Brett Lee x Cawbourne Whip)

A. Azzopardi

2. One Thing (Collision x Midnight News) M. Wright

3. Zipping Bruiser (Don't Knocka Him x Tricky Gypsy)

M. Lanigan

4. Nangar Bear (Primo Uno x Fancy Liza) D. Barnes

5. Miss Foxy Lee (Magic Sprite x Cristalle) D. Swain

6. Starza Light (Barcia Bale x Zsa Zsa) S. Swain

7. Vintage Rox (Where's Pedro x Vintage Blend)

C. Chappelow

8. Cosmic Bonus (Cosmic Rumble x Dark And Stormy)

E. Harris

9. Costin (Barcia Bale x Glory Of Love) S. Evans

10. Black Sky Riot (Fabregas x Ready To Riot)

A. Azzopardi

The beautifully bred brood bitch, Zsa Zsa (December

2009 Flying Penske* x Classy Creek), dam of Race 6

winner Starza Light, has just meet mated to stud

newcomer, Space Star.

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The Meadows - Saturday March 18 1. Jet Hawk (Black Magic Opal x Outlandish)

G.Johnston

2. Dyna Gary (Surf Lorian x Crystin Bale)

A.Dailly

3. Envy Heist (Talk's Cheap x Hot Genetics)

A.Dailly

4. Celica Bale (Barcia Bale x Really Gonnarock)

A.Dailly

5. Dimple Allen (Bella Infrared* x Langi Bale)

A.Dailly

6. Alpha Demeter (Cosmic Rumble x Queen Of

Cyprus)

J. Britton

7. Lil' Miss Banjo (Banjo Boy x Glen Abbey Jill)

B. Seymour

8. Zippy Dath (Cosmic Rumble x Pandora Bale)

A.Dailly

9.Mepunga Blaze (Barcia Bale x Mepunga Nicky)

J. Britton

10. By Blue Day (Elite State x North Coast) V. Borg

11. Annabelle's Boy (Magic Sprite x Jebrynah Glory)

S. Ferguson

12. Emrys (Magic Sprite x Prancing Uno) M. Hirtzel

Sandown (SAP) Sunday March 19

1. Dianna Bale (Spring Gun x Ucme Typhoon)

S. Ferguson

2. Har Pur Mar (Fabregas x Zipping Rose) K. White

3. Mac Molly (Cosmic Rumble x Little Rum) R. Britton

4. Louie Lasagna (Barcia Bale x Premier Mojo)

D. Burnett

5. Sheza Slingshot (Collision x Midnight News)

R. Britton

6. Sly Shiraz (Oaks Road x Dash Of Shiraz) G. Condon

7. Miss Lava (Djays Octane x Born On Lava) R. Britton

8. Down In Mexico (El Grand Senor x Made To

Cruise) C. Treherne

9. Banjo Fever (Banjo Boy x Evie Jane) R. Crisafi

10. Coolan King (Barcia Bale x Coolan Miss)

R. Redenbach

11. Lani Bale (Dyna Nailn x Jesse Bale) S. Ferguson

12. Black Magic Opal x Bubba's Dream) K. Bailey

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Talking Breeding with Roger Clark

VICTORIA

THIS week’s review of litters chosen from the Victorian

Litter Registrations list for the week ending February 28

starts with a nice litter of eight pups by outstanding stud

success, Barcia Bale (March 2010 Go Wild Teddy x

Barcia Bale).

Registered by Simon Henderson for the Stockman

Power Racing syndicate, the four dogs and four bitches

are from the beautifully bred bitch, Diva’s Shadow

(January 2013 Cosmic Rumble x Mepunga Diva), whose

dam is by Flying Penske x Mepunga Shiraz (Black

Shiraz x Benji’s Babe).

She is from a handy litter, which included Go

Vicki, Mepunga Brodie, Mepunga Mia, Mepunga Nick,

Murrabit Miss and Potsy’s Mistake.

Their dam, Mepunga Diva, also produced some

good winners from her four other litters, by Kinloch

Brae*, Mepunga Geordie, Premier Fantasy* and Where’s

Pedro.

On the track, Diva’s Shadow raced 62 times, for 19

wins and 17 placings, winning four times over 525

metres at The Meadows (29.82), where she also won

twice over 600 metres (34.42), three times over 515

metres at Sandown (29.45), twice over 520 metres at

Geelong (29.73), twice over 450 metres at Ballarat

(25.12), where she also won over 545 metres (30.92)

and also over 520 metres at Cranbourne (30.29), 650

metres at Shepparton (37.49) and 480 metres at Horsham

(27.24), where she also won over 570 metres (32.52).

Three Kinloch Brae* litters

THREE litters on the list this week by International Stud

Success, Kinlich Brae* August 2005 Craigie Mo Town x

Greys Free Style).

Dennis Langley registered the first of the three

litters, for the Langley Father and Son syndicate, which

has four dogs and one bitch, from the beautifully bred,

proven producer, Cristalle (September 2007 Collision x

Tarawi Tess), whose dam is by Head Honcho x Tawawi

Lass (Shining Chariot x Davina) and worth recalling,

Davina is by Grove Whisper* x Genuine Replica (Chief

Babwe x Model Bellinda).

Cristalle is from a litter which included Albatross,

Chevy Busta, Cossack, Sergio and Zenith, with their dam

also producing winners from her four other litters, by

Bombastic Shiraz, Brett Lee, Elite State and Gunnadoo

Style.

On the track she raced 71 times for 17 wins and 24

placings, winning four times over 520 metres at

Wentworth Park (30.04), where she also won four times

over 720 metres (42.91), three times over 515 metres at

The Gardens (29.82), where she also won over 600

metres (34.63), twice over 450 metres at Maitland

(25.22), where she also won over 565 metres (32.45) and

also won over 731 metres at Gosford (44.04) then over

650 metres at Waikato in New Zealand (37.88).

She has been a very good producer, with 29 named

offspring from her first five litters, by Barcia Bale, Brett

Lee, Cosmic Rumble, Hallucinate and Magic Sprite, with

her most successful winners including, Techno, Cristalle

Coco, Evidence, Flamin’ Go, Lachy Balboa, Spacecraft,

Cosmic Penny, Smokin’ Tarawi Nicole, Tinkabella Rose,

Crowned, Powered, Both Sides Now, Crikey, Miss Foxy

Lee, Sophistry, Tarawi Style and Twist Of Thunder.

Talking Breeding

Victorian Litter Registrations Report Week Ending February 28

Sire/Dam

Breeder

Barcia Bale x Diva’s Shadow 4 4 S. Henderson

Fabregas x Vizualize It 2 2 C. Colaiacovo

Kinloch Brae* x Cristalle 4 1 D. Langley

Kinloch Brae* x Wilma Bale 4 5 G. Clifton

Nolen x Hurry Scurry 4 2 D. Hills

Spring Gun x Lektra Scarlett 5 1 P. Lenehan

Turanza Bale x Aston Pearson 3 7 R. Borda

Totals (* Import or O/Seas based sire) 30 25 8 litters (Ave 6.9)

Kinloch Brae*

Talking Breeding

Victoria Continued….

Kinloch Brae* litters…..continued SPARKLE AND FADE syndicate manager, John

Paraskevas, has the second Kinloch Brae* litter which

has four dogs and three bitches, from the beautifully

bred bitch, Pennsylvania Is (February 2012 Collision x

Portland Rain), whose dam is by Brett Lee x Brandeen

Misty (Prince Of Tigers x Miss Cleopatra).

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

which included California King, Collipot, Malevolant,

Maybe Could Be, My Mum Marie, Portland Cheese,

Rybora Lizzie, Shake Em Up and Whoosha.

On the track, she raced 27 times for the

handy record of 11 wins and four placings, winning

three times over 350 metres up the straight at

Healesville (19.35), twice over 595 metres at Sandown

(34.51) and also won over 425 metres at Bendigo

(24.22), 545 metres at Ballarat (31.23) , where she also

won over 450 metres (25.59) and 450 metres at

Warrnambool (25.62), where she also won twice over

650 metres (36.97).

Nilma North breeder, Gavin Clifton has the other

Kinloch Brae* litter, which has four dogs and five

bitches, from the very well bred bitch, Wilma Bale

(Bombastic Shiraz x Keeko Bale), whose dam is by

Hallucinate x Katella Bale (Awesome Assassin x Kobie

Bale).

She raced 19 times, for six wins and two placings,

winning twice over 520 metres at Dapto (29.97), with

single wins over 520 metres at Wentworth Park (29.77),

725 metres at The Meadows (42.88) and 520 metres at

Geelong (30.13) where she also won over 680 metres

(38.92).

She has one previous litter on file, five dogs and

one bitch, whelped in April 2015 by Lansley Bale, for

Paul Wheeler.

Turanza Bale litter

OUR final litter for review from this week’s Victorian

list is a nice litter of ten pups, by the internationally

based sire, Turanza Bale (July 2006 Primo Uno x Daishi

Bale).

Turanza Bale held The Meadows TR 525m 29.61,

had brilliant BON times at Sandown 29.65, 29.70;

Geelong 25.24, 25.26; Won the 2008 G2 SA Derby

29.66; was finalist in the 2009 G1 Silver Chief & G1

2010 Adelaide Cup; ran second in the G3 Shootout; and

fell in the 2009 G1 Melbourne Cup.

He raced 75 times for 21 wins and 29 placings,

earning $160,960 in stakemoney.

His top ten rated offspring on greyhound-data.com

are Xylia Allen, My Bro Fabio, Grigorieva Bale,

Zipping Maggie, Dawkins Bale, Warrior King, Reefton

Treasure, Ernest Bale and Zipping Felix.

Mawson Lakes breeder, Raymond Borda,

registered the litter of three dogs and seven bitches, who

are from the very well bred bitch, Aston Pearson

(September 2012 Aston Galilee x Aston Ainslie), whose

dam is by Where’s Pedro x Vizcaya (Bitability Bale x

Cockatoo Cabin).

Aston Pearson is from a litter which included

Aston Caleb, Aston Josh and Aston Millie, with their

dam also producing good winners from both of her other

litters, whelped in August 2013, by Kinloch Brae*, then

April 2014, by Velocette.

On the track she was lightly raced, with six starts

for three wins and two placings, winning three times

over 525 metres at The Meadows (30.07, 30.09, 30.25).

She has one previous litter on file, four dogs and

three bitches, whelped in November 2015, by Fabregas.

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Talking Breeding

Talking Breeding

NEW SOUTH WALES

THIS week’s review of litters selected from the NSW

Whelping Report for the week ending December 18,

2016, starts with a nice litter of eight pups by 2010

Golden Easter Egg winner, Cosmic Rumble (April 2007

Spiral Nikita* x Spiritual Rumble).

Registered by North Dandalup breeder, Barry

Moir, the one dog and seven bitches are from the very

well bred bitch, Misty Peal (February 2011 El Galo x

Charm Forever), whose dam is by Token Prince x Thai

Charm (Rapid Journey x Thai Magic) and worth

recalling, That Magic is by Grove Whisper* x Lauren’s

Desire.

She is from a litter which included Dad And Ad,

Freddie Finch, Lady Galo and Maltese Player.

Their dam’s eight other named offspring on file,

are from a November 2008 litter by Hallucinate.

Misty Peal raced 80 times, for six wins and 31

placings, winning twice over 520 metres at Dapto

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

(35.19) and also over 297 metres (17.15) with one win

over 365 metres at Nowra (21.25).

Can’t Knock this litter NEXT we have a nice litter of twelve pups, by the 2012

Golden Easter Egg winner, Don’t Knocka Him

(November 2009 Knocka Norris x Surf Queen).

Registered by Greta breeder, James Porta, the six

dogs and six bitches in the litter, are from the well bred,

prolific producing dam, Zipping Anna (December 2012

Mogambo x Navigator Miss), whose dam is by Whisky

Assassin x Al Fresco (Royal Prilgrim x Prize Dancer).

Worth noting also, is that Prize Dancer is by

Casino Tom x Spanish Dance (Nation Parade x Hopeful

Light.

Zipping Anna is from one of her dam’s nine litters,

which included, Zipping Bindy, Zipping Frank, Zipping

Jet, Zipping Kendra and Zipping Mary.

Their dam, Navigator Miss, has a long list of other

winners on file from her eight other litters, by Bekim

Bale, Bit Chili, Dyna Tron, Goodsy, Malfoy, Pure

Octane, Slater and Smooth Fancy.

On the track she raced 32 times, for seven wins

and 12 placings, winning twice over 480 metres at

Horsham (27.29), where she also won over 410 metres

(23.38), 535 metres at Richmond (31.00), 460 metres at

Geelong (25.96) and 450 metres at Shepparton (25.44),

where she also won over 390 metres (22.26).

She has one previous litter on file, of seven dogs

and one bitch, whelped in February 2016 by Dyna

Double One.

On the Double PEMBROOKE breeder, Alwyn Watts has a nice litter of

ten pups on the NSW list this week, by champion

sprinter Dyna Double One (March 2013 Barcia Bale x

Crystin Bale).

The six dogs and four bitches are from the very

well bred bitch, Oxley Flamingo (March 2013 Fabregas

x Oxley Opal), whose dam is by Where’s Pedro x Oxley

Glyder (Just The Best x Magical Omen).

Oxley Flamingo is from a litter which included

Gift Box, Oxley Eclipse, Oxley Rubey and Oxley

Surprise, with their dam’s only other litter on file,

whelped in January 2014, by Lochinvar Marlow,

producing, Daisy Tux, Donald Tux, How Cheeky, Kava

Magic, Oxley Roman, Snows Pledge and Sunburnt

Athena.

Oxley Flamingo only raced five times, for one

win, over 520 metres at Albion Park (30.49) and a

second, there, beaten 0.25 lengths (30.28).

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Talking Breeding

New South Wales Whelping Report Week Ending December 18, 2016

Sire/Dam Dog Bitch Breeder

Collision x Cyanide 1 3 Greyhound Syn.

Cosmic Rumble x Misty Peal 1 7 B. Moir

Don’t Knocka Him x Zipping Anna 6 6 J. Porta

Dyna Double One x Oxley Flamingo 6 3 A. Watts

Fabregas x Queen Charlie 1 5 S. Curran

Fabregas x Wee Chevy 7 1 M. Manuel

Kinloch Brae* x Nitro Cee 1 0 C. Finianos

SH Avatar* x Scissor Queen 8 2 B. George

Totals (* Import or O/Seas based 31 28 8 litters (Ave

Don’t Knocka Him

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Talking Breeding NSW Continued

Royal litter

OUR final litter from this week’s NSW list, is one of ten

pups by the highest ever US stakes earner, US Avatar*

(May 2010 Kiowa Mon Manny x Tom S Caterwaul).

Registered by Nundah breeder, Benjamin George,

the eight dogs and two bitches are from the beautifully

bred, proven producer, Scissor Queen (November 2009

Knocka Norris x Surf Queen), whose dam is by Surf

Lorian x Queen Size (Deep North x Ultra Queen).

She is from her dam’s first Knocka Norris litter,

which included Alleviate, Crystal Cash, Don’t Knocka

Him, Knocka Down, Little Miss Hap, Powers Back and

Surf Sticka.

In addition to her second Knocka Norris litter,

Surf Queen also produced winners from other litters, by

Brett Lee, Fear Zafonic, Flying Penske*, Head Bound

and Pure Octane, with 41 named offspring on file.

Scissor Queen raced 31 times, for the outstanding

record of 20 wins and five placings, winning 11 times

over 407 metres at Grafton (22.70), where she also won

twice over 480 metres (27.15), four times over 400

metres at Maitland (22.25), where she also won over

450 metres (25.31) and she also won twice over 395

metres at Albion Park (23.02).

She has produced winners from her first two

litters, whelped in September 2013 by Magic Sprite and

September 2014 by Fabregas, then has a litter of four

dogs and two bitches on file, whelped in August 2015,

by Fernando Bale.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LITTERS Three litters on the South

Australian Litter Registrations

list for the first two weeks of

January.

Barcia Bale litter ROBIN HARNAS has a nice litter of seven pups on the

S.A list this week, by outstanding stud success, Barcia

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

The two dogs and five bitches are from the 2015

Group 3 SA Oaks and Group 3 Gawler Cup finalist,

Scarp Missile (March 2013 Take The Kitty x Barney’s

Beauty), whose dam is by Collision x Bram’s First (Big

Smig x Counter Power).

She is from a litter of three named, which included

two other winners, Emily’s Kitty and Skyspear, with

their dam only having one other named offspring on file,

Vee Twelve, who was whelped in January 2014 by

Lochinvar Marlow.

Scarp Missile raced 80 times, for 23 wins and 28

placings, with wins including three times over 520

metres at Wentworth Park (29.95) and seven times over

515 metres at Angle Park (29.85).

Magic litter TANIA FOSTER has a litter of one dog and three

bitches on the SA list this week, by Magic Sprite (March

2008 Brett Lee x Glamorous), from the well bred bitch

McLaren Grace (February 2011 Token Prince x Stevie

McLaren), whose dam is by Stately Bird x Jay Lo

McLaren (Malawi’s Prince x Melinda McLaren).

McLaren Grace is from a litter of four named,

which included McLaren Prince, Token McLaren and

Zara McLaren and on the track she raced 71 times for

six wins and 20 placings, winning five times over 731

metres at Angle Park (43.41), where she also won over

515 metres (30.37).

One dog Pup GAVIN HARRIS has the other litter, which sadly has

just the one dog pup, by My Bro Fabio (March 2012

Turanza Bale x Flamenco), from the well bred bitch,

Dashing Dee Dee (November 2012 Cosmic Rumble x

Little Looper). Wrap him in cotton wool, Gavin.

SH Avatar*

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South Australian Litter Registrations 2Weeks Ending January 15

Sire/Dam

Dog

Bitch Breeder

Barcia Bale x Scarp Missile 2 5 R. Harnas

Magic Sprite x McLaren Grace 1 3 T. Foster

My Bro Fabio x Dashing Dee Dee 1 0 G. Harris

Totals (* Import or O/Seas based sire) 4 8 3 litters, (Ave 4.0)

Stud Service Figures - Victoria

Full Year 2016 STUD service figures released by GRV for December

showed that Barcia Bale was the most popular sire with

breeders, with eight services, followed by Dyna Double

One with five, Magic Sprite with three, then Cosmic

Rumble, Kinloch Brae* and Turanza Bale with two

each, completing the list of sires with multiple

registrations for the month.

There were 38 services registered in Victoria in

December from 22 individual sires.

Full year services Let us now look at the full list of all services registered

in Victoria for the full year 2016.

46 Barcia Bale.

35 Dyna Double One.

32 Kinloch Brae*

26 Fernando Bale.

23 Magic Sprite.

22 Fabregas.

12 Banjo Boy and Stagger.

8 Cosmic Rumble.

7 My Bro Fabio

5 Hooksy, Nitro Burst, Paw Licking

and Spring Gun.

4 Bekim Bale, Bella Infrared*, Black Magic Opal,

Kiowa Mon Manny*, Spud Regis

and Walk Hard.

3 Blue Giant, Buck Fever, Dyna Tron, Elite State,

Hostile, Mogambo, Oaks Road, Premier Boloney,

Smart Missile, Swift Fancy, Taylors Sky*,

Tommy Brislane and Turanza Bale.

2 Allen Deed, Big Daddy Cool,

College Causeway*, Collision,

Don’t Knocka Him, Echelon, General Destini,

Jagger Swagger, Just The Best, KC And All*,

Kiowa Producer*, Milldean Panther*, Nolen,

Paradise Madison*, Premier Fantasy*,

Vee Man Vane and Where’s Pedro.

1 Al Moran, Arising, Bartrim Bale, Ballymac Vic*,

Bit Chili, Bernmar Butcher, Bombastic Shiraz,

Cape Hawke, Cruisy Mission, Djays Octane*,

Dyna Steal, Dyna Villa, Early Return,

Farley Blitz*, Fear Zafonic*, Flying Scott*,

Goodesy, Head Bound, Jarvis Bale, Kayda Shae,

Kayo Marciarno, Kelsos Fusileer*, Keybow,

Kilty Lad, Knocka Norris, Kynan’s Express,

Lethal Weapon, Lochinvar Marlow, Lonesome

Cry*, Made To Size, Marcus Joe, Makeshift*,

Neb, Our Toyman, Paddy’s Flame, Primo Uno,

Prince Diablo, Razldazl Jayfkay*, Rooney,

Shakey Jakey, Shoulders, Sisco Rage,

Smoke Home, Speed Series, Sulzanti, Superman,

Surf Lorian, Tomac Bale, Vapour Whirl,

Velocette, Weetbix Kid, Westmead Osprey* and

Zulu Zeus.

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Talking Breeding

Barcia Bale (March 2010 Go Wild Teddy x

Princess Bale), Victoria’s most popular sire with

breeders in 2016

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SMART MISSILE Black Dog

July 2013

36.5kgs

Nitro Burst

Bombastic Shiraz

Black Shiraz Ginger

Dark Horison

Bombastic Blonde

Malawi’s Prince

Blonde Bombshell

Hotburst Hotshot

Acacia Ablaze

Mary La Maze

Outburst Denver

Nicole Cruise

Oh Cee Ya

Premier Fantasy*

Premier County

Vintage Prince

Wise Plan

Nifty Niamh Murlene Slippy

Pauls Turn

Oh Behave

Big Ginger Boy Ginger

Dark Horizon

Hotshot Hunter Tylo

Malagro Sal

26 starts 12 wins 5 placings Stake earnings $64,107

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AGRA News

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Two Victorians win the Richmond Classics By Katherine Ernst Australian Racing Greyhound,

for AGRA.

NANGAR Flame ($16.60) produced a powerful finish

to take out the Group 2 Richmond Derby (535m) final

last Friday night.

Jumping from box eight, the black dog was fairly

into stride, slipping into fourth position around the first

turn.

Meanwhile, showing the way out in front was

Mack Tux (box three) which began beautifully, leading

over Barking Bad (box two) and Wicked Warrior (box

five).

Down the back straight, Barking Bad ($6.40)

moved up to challenge the leader which was able to

kick clear once again approaching the home turn.

Entering the home straight, Mack Tux ($14.10)

had increased his margin, however Nangar Flame was

gathering plenty of momentum and swiftly took the lead

half way down the straight.

In the run to the line, Nangar Flame slipped into

top gear, sprinting away from his opponents to score by

one-and-one-quarter lengths in 30.58.

Mack Tux was gallant in defeat, finishing second,

with Barking Bad rounding out the trifecta in third spot.

Trained by Anthony Azzopardi, Nangar Flame is

a son of Collision and Flash Fancy and has now won 18

of his 57 starts with an additional 23 minor placings.

Friday night’s winner’s cheque also bolstered his prize

money earnings, with the black dog now boasting

$109,126 to his name.

Mumma Josie wins the Richmond Oaks VICTORIAN chasers secured the quinella in the Group

2 Richmond Oaks (535m), with Mumma Josie ($5.20)

defeating Up Hill Jill ($5.70) to collect the $40,000

winner’s cheque.

When the lids flew open it was a mad scramble

for the lead, with Mumma Josie (box one) pushing up

along the fence to charge to the front around the first

turn.

However, the Jeff Britton-trained bitch wasn’t left

alone out in front, with Up Hill Jill (box four) and

Striker Light (box eight) applying the pressure down the

back.

Swinging around the home turn it was still a line

of three, with Mumma Josie with her head just in front.

Despite a late challenge from Up Hill Jill, Mumma

Josie was able to hold on to score, winning by a nose in

30.76.

Local chaser Where Art Thou ($4.80) produced a

massive run to finish third, with race favourite Striker

Light tiring after doing plenty of work throughout the

race, finishing sixth.

A daughter of Barcia Bale and Charming Louise,

Mumma Josie has now won 19 of her 60 starts with an

additional 17 minor placings, whilst the 29-kilogram

bitch has now earned $117,010 in prize money earnings.

Both Richmond races are steeped in history

having first been run in the 50’s the early classics were

run up the Richmond straight of 320 yards with some

Fields numbering 10 runners.

Some of the great champions to have won the

Richmond Oaks including Zoom Top & Winifred Bale.

While in the Derby past winners include Peter Glider,

Rapid Supreme, Buka Sunset, Cyrus The Virus and

Mandagery man.

After the placings in the Derby the field finished in the

following order 4th El Magnifico ($3.90), 5th Wicked

Warrior ($5.30), 6th Winsome Mission ($25.40) 7th

Patch Adams ($4.60) and Ritz Lenny ($5.20).

Nangar Flame is raced by the Tracsan Racing and

trained by Anthony Azzopardi at Myrniong in Victoria,

he is a Black dog whelped August 2013 by Collision

from Flash Fancy (Brett Lee x Miss Fancy). Nangar

Flame has won 18 and been placed 23 times from his 57

starts and with the $40,000 first prize for the Richmond

Derby it took his current stake earnings to $109,126.

Mumma Josie is raced by Vincent Borg and

trained by Jeff Britton at Anakie in Victoria, she is a

Brindle bitch whelped April 2014 by Barcia Bale from

Charming Louise (Knocka Norris x Charming Miss).

Mumma Josie has won 19 and been placed 17 times

from his 60 starts and with the $40,000 first prize for

the Richmond Oaks it took her current stake earnings to

$117,010.

For more information please contact:

Neil Brown , AGRA Publicity Officer

Tel: 03 97691234, Mob: 0423 129 950

nbrown@agra.com.au

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LICENSING PERIOD EXTENDED TO 30

JUNE 2018 The current licensing period for public trainers, owner-

trainers, breeders and attendants has been extended to 30

June 2018 to allow for Greyhound Racing NSW

(GRNSW) to begin the development of a new licensing

framework for all industry participants.

The development of such a framework was a key

recommendation of both the Special Commission of

Inquiry and the Greyhound Industry Reform Panel to

ensure the integrity and future sustainability of the

greyhound racing industry.

As a result, GRNSW will undertake a licensing

project to implement broad changes to the licensing

framework to seize opportunities for improvement in the

regulatory sector and ensure the industry remains

viable.

A detailed discussion paper is being developed to

give stakeholders the opportunity to provide feedback on

the proposed changes.

Under the license extension, all current licence

holders will have their current licensing period

automatically extended to 30 June 2018 at no additional

cost.

All identification cards for the current licensing period

will also be valid up until 30 June 2018.

ADDITIONAL GOSFORD MEETINGS

TRANSFERRED TO THE GARDENS Four more Gosford meetings have been transferred to

The Gardens to allow for repairs to the Gosford track

surface to continue.

The meetings scheduled for Gosford on 28 March, 4

April, 11 April and 18 April have all been transferred to

The Gardens.

Racing has not taken place at Gosford since 7 March

after it was determined that the Gosford track had

significant issues with the track base as a result of recent

heavy rainfall and a number of legacy issues related to

the track construction.

The main area of concern with the Gosford track is that

the old track base contents are rising up through the

racing surface, presenting a number of safety concerns.

Greyhound Racing NSW made the decision to transfer

the four meetings to The Gardens in an effort to provide

participants in the Central Coast and Hunter regions

with like-for-like racing across two turn venues, and due

to the strong nomination flows that have been received

for the two meetings that have already been transferred

from Gosford to The Gardens.

Nominations for the transferred meetings at The

Gardens will all close at 9am the Thursday before the

meeting.

Races for the four transferred meetings will be drawn

based on nomination flows.

CHANGE TO POTTS PARK RACE TIMES Race times have permanently changed at Potts Park

meetings, beginning from this Saturday (11 March).

The first race will now start at 12.30pm, while

kennelling at each meeting will take place between

11am and 11.45am.

Participants who have any questions regarding the new

race times are encouraged to contact the manager of

Potts Park – Arena Sports Club on (02) 9709 3859.

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Coursing 2017

COURSING GRADING GUIDELINES

THE National Coursing Association of Victoria and

Greyhound Racing Victoria, have released Coursing

Grading Guidelines for the 2017 Season - Effective

April 2017.

They have also released the NCAV Calendar for

the 2017 Coursing Season, which gets under way with a

Catch On To Coursing meeting at Lang Lang on Sunday

April 2.

Events

Main Event Stakes

Main Events are the feature Stakes on a Coursing

program. Generally, they are Cup and/or Memorial

Stakes. The greyhounds that are entered in these Stakes

are generally experienced Coursing greyhounds; they

can be males or females. These greyhounds will have

usually won their Maiden (at Coursing) and may have

also won a One Win Stake or an All Aged Stake.

Maiden Coursing greyhounds are also eligible to

compete in a Main Event if the Trainer believes the

greyhound is capable – but must be nominated for the

higher graded event, to be considered for selection.

Greyhounds that have previously won a Coursing Stake

will be given preference in selection for a Main Event

over a greyhound that has not competed at coursing.

All Aged Stakes

These are for the next level of open class greyhounds

that may have previously won a Coursing event. These

greyhounds may also have competed over more than

one Coursing season.

Win Limit Stakes

These are for greyhounds that have previously won the

required number of Coursing stakes, that is a One Win

Stake is for greyhounds that have only won one

Coursing event.

Maidens A Maiden in Coursing is a greyhound that has not won

three courses in a single event. A greyhound could be a

city class greyhound and remain a Maiden at Coursing,

until they have broken their Maiden status at Coursing.

Puppies

For the 2017 Coursing season a Puppy is any greyhound

(male or female) that is whelped on or after 01/03/2015.

Depending on nominations, gender will separate

greyhounds where possible, that is: Dog Puppy, Bitch

Puppy and if nominations allow a Mixed Puppy Stake.

There are Special Stakes conducted for Puppies only,

with good prize money! The Sylvester Doyle Puppy

Championship for both the boys and the girls, the Derby

(for the boys) and the Oaks (for girls) are three of the

National Coursing Association of Victoria Classic

Stakes.

Waterloo Cup

This is the final Coursing Classic event of the season

and is considered the major prize carrying a long

tradition which was first held in 1873. This event is

open to all greyhounds with preference given to

greyhounds that have previously coursed. Consolations

of this event are also held for greyhounds defeated in

the first round (Waterloo Plate), the second round

(Waterloo Purse) and then if enough overall

nominations are received, a consolation event for

greyhounds defeated in the third round will be

conducted.

Nomination Close Times For the 2017 Coursing season nominations will close on

the Thursday prior to the date of the meeting at 8:30am,

and may be extended should insufficient nominations be

received. Nominations can be submitted online or by

calling GRV Member Services Department on (03)

8329 1100. Fields will be declared no later than 3pm on

the Thursday prior to the date of the meeting.

Continued Page 18

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Coursing 2017

Coursing Grading

Guidelines continued

Selection For Coursing

Greyhounds are eligible to compete at a Coursing

meeting under similar rules to standard racing, in that

the greyhound must be cleared to race, not be under any

penalty, and its Owner and Trainer must be currently

registered. The following additional conditions apply:

1. Trainers nominating for a Coursing meeting will each

gain a minimum of one starter if nominations allow.

2. Trainers nominating multiple greyhounds should

email the Grader advising of their order of preference

for their greyhounds prior to nominations closing -

graders@grv.org.au

3. Trainers with multiple greyhounds nominated, who

have not provided preferences to the grader, will be

subject to a ballot.

The number of Coursing events to be conducted will be

determined from the total nominations received, with

preference given to separating each pool of nominations

by gender. Where the nominations require males and

females to be merged to create an event, the youngest

aged male greyhounds will be selected to compete

against the oldest aged female greyhounds.

Upgrading

For the purposes of selecting greyhounds to compete in

a higher-level event (eg. Cup), preference will be given

to greyhounds that have been nominated for the event. If

required, any other greyhound that has previous

Coursing wins and Coursing prize money will be

considered for elevation to a higher level event to

provide a full field of eight runners.

Puppies Greyhounds that are nominated for an event other than a

Puppy Stake, may be included in a Puppy stake if they

are whelped on or after the 1st of March 2015.

Consolation Events If a consolation event is to be conducted, greyhounds

eliminated in the first or second rounds of an event will

be automatically nominated for a consolation event if

one is being conducted. The draw for these events will

be conducted on course by the Steward in charge. Any

Trainer not wishing to run in a consolation event must

advise the Stewards prior to the draw being conducted.

Reserve Allocation

Once fields have been graded, the remaining

greyhounds will be allocated as reserves. Reserve dogs

for each event will be randomly drawn at the time of

grading and will be published in order of preference. At

close of scratchings, reserves will be allocated in order

of preference from top down.

Scratchings Scratchings for a Coursing meeting will be finalised on

the day prior to the meeting at 4:00pm. Trainers of any

required reserves will be contacted by GRV. Should a

late scratching occur (after 4:00pm on the day prior), a

replacement greyhound will not be included in the field.

Satisfactory Trials

Greyhounds that are subject to a Satisfactory trial in

accordance with the Rules, may perform a Satisfactory

trial at a Coursing meeting and if endorsed by the

Stewards – will be cleared for Coursing only.

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South Australian News

SA coursing dates until 30 June are listed below.

The remaining dates for July – September will follow

once allocated.

We start off our season by running 4-dog stakes – which

appeases the track enthusiasts who do not wish to put

their dogs in an 8-dog stake as they don’t believe they

can run 3 times in the one day, even though it should be

remembered that its only 2 dogs that have 3 runs, and

this is certainly not a problem in Victoria.

Sunday 16 April

Sunday 30 April

Sunday 21 May

Sunday 11 June

Sunday 25 June

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

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Coursing

Coursing enthusiasts in Victoria and South

Australia are now looking forward to the 2017

Coursing Season with great anticipation.

Victorian News

The first meeting of the 2017 coursing season is

scheduled to be a Catch on to Coursing meeting at

Lang Lang on Sunday April 2.

Longwood Coursing Club

Trials every Sunday morning from 8.30 - 10am last

ticket sold and Tuesdays by appointment with

Gary Robinson 0439 981 270

Getting close to the start of the Coursing Calender,

we have our "Catch on to Coursing" meeting on

the 9th April, so once again I am looking for

donations to use as prizes for our winners, as this

meeting is a non prize money meeting, with dogs

only having to course twice, 1 run in the morning

and 1 after lunch.

IF ANYONE CAN HELP with DONATIONS, we

would be sooooo grateful, let me know what you

have in mind, from rugs/mats/leads/products/

petrol vouchers, whatever???? good advertising

opportunity, thanks in advance.

Julie Stefanos, Secretary.

Julie Robinson’s photo of coursing at Longwood

www.ncavictoria.com/

Victorian Greyhound Weekly supporting Coursing

Coursing Club

News

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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 and their best winning

offspring over the past 40 years, with the 1991 Victorian Metropolitan Sires List.

www.victoriangreyhoundweekly.com.au

TRARALGON CUP 2017

ALL roads lead to Traralgon tomorrow night for the

running of the 2017 Traralgon Cup Final.

The Traralgon Cup is one of 11 greyhound racing

country cups held throughout Victoria each year.

The race has a rich history, first won in 1974 by Lady

Anthia, and is the premier event hosted by the

Traralgon Greyhound Racing Club.

In an Australian regional first, the Gippsland Carnival is

incorporating and connecting four country cups – Sale

(December), Warragul (January), Cranbourne

(February), and Traralgon (March) – for an epic journey

of greyhound racing that has never been seen before

and holds more than $800,000 in prize money across

the series.

The Traralgon Cup is the fourth and final leg of

the Gippsland Carnival - to be run on March 25 – which

will see both sprint and staying greyhounds compete for

the title of the Gippsland Carnival’s Sprint or Distance

Champion.

ABOUT THE 2017 TRARALGON CUP

Status: Group 2 Distance: 525m

Sponsor: Topcat Video Production

Final: Saturday 25 March (twilight)

Prize money in Final: $47,000 (1st); $13,350 (2nd);

$6,650 (3rd); Total: $67,000

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE 2017

TRARALGON CUP

$30 Family packages valued at $80 including a $30

food and beverage voucher, show bags and more!

Punters Club with James Van de Maat – for just $10 per

ticket, let expert race caller James Van de Maat do the

punting for you!

Colours On Course – fashion enthusiasts have the

opportunity to frock up and model their best

representation of the eight greyhound rugs.

Acoustic singer Joss Russell will entertain the crowd

during the twilight event with live music.

Turbo’s Trackside Corner including face painting, a

balloon artist, Turbo jumping castle and inflatable slide

plus free activity bags for every child on course.

Meet some of our friendly greyhounds from

the Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP).

Food trucks to keep your tummies full.

Ever wanted to race your own greyhound? Experience

the thrill of racing with the multi-player interactive

game on course.

The Gippsland Distance and Sprint Champions

greyhounds will be crowned.

The winner of the trip to Disneyland will be named.

MOST RECENT WINNERS

2016 Pantera Nera

2015 Fernando Bale

2014 Not Held

2013 Paw Licking

2012 Dyna Lowell

2011 El Grand Senor

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Traralgon Cup

2017 Group 2 Traralgon Cup

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BRED TO WIN Our weekly selection of

greyhounds to follow, based on

their breeding and recent

performances.

WONDER DOUG

(Black dog, April 2015 Cape Hawke x Jamaican Ruby)

Trained by Peter Fulton at Ecklin South, for Barbara

Fraser.

Raced 12 times now for four placings, with two

handy seconds over 525 metres at The Meadows (MEP)

in last five starts.

Last start fourth from box two, Sandown (SAP)

515 metres on March 19, beaten 4.74 lengths in the race

won by Dianna Bale (30.49).

Four of the eight named from his litter have now

won and I’d be surprised if he didn’t join them soon.

FREE AUTO

White and blue dog. December 2014 Cosmic Rumble x

Guru Doll).

Trained at Napoleons, by John Higgins for the Brosvag

Syndicate.

Wight starts now for a win and three placings and

looks a likely type.

Won from Box 1 over 450 metres at Ballarat

(25.78 B 25.54) on February 13 before finishing fourth

three times, twice over 525 metres at The Meadows

(MEP), then 545 metres at Ballarat, before last start

fourth again, from box eight, over 515 metres at

Sandown (SAP) on March 19, beaten 8.26 lengths in the

race won by Har Pur Mar (29.93).

Hard to get across from the outside over 515

metres at Sandown at any time, but will improve with

more experience there.

SHORE’S GIRL

Black bitch, January 2015 Fabregas x On Shore)

Beautifully bred bitch trained at Gifford Hill in S.A by

Tony Rasmussen for the Sly Dog Syndicate.

Won first two starts, both over 515 metres at

Angle Park, 30.20 and 30.00 before stepping up in class

to 515 metres at Sandown (SAP) on March 19.

Came from box three when fourth, beaten 11.01

lengths in the race won by Sly Shiraz (29.76).

Got into a bit of trouble and looked all at sea on

the track. Better suited next start.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What is wrong with greyhound racing in Victoria?

SOMETHING is fundamentally wrong with greyhound

racing in Victoria.

Couldn’t help but notice the first two races at The

Meadows last Saturday night, both grade 7 and both

could only attract seven runners?

The prizemoney on offer for the race, $5,000 to

the winner, $1,430 for second and $720 for third.

There was one Grade 7 race at Sandown on

Sunday, where a full field of eight raced for $900, $285

and $140, and two reserves didn’t get a start?

I did notice that two trainers won seven of the 12

races between them, and often note, the same half a

dozen trainers win the majority of the races? maybe this

might have something to do with it?

We seem to be having more races with less dogs,

a lot of races with no reserves, and a too many races

decimated by scratchings.

I also note maiden races being put on at Sandown

and The Meadows, dominated by the big kennels, when

the battlers are often seen at Cranbourne and other

tracks at Qualifying heats to try and get a start.

I can’t figure it out, it doesn’t make any sense to

me, I can’t see how we are supposedly doing it better.

Maybe someone can explain it to me?

(Name and address supplied, from Wantirna, Victoria.

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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

“Maddog” down under.

A Second Tasmanian Farm Visit

By Maddog McDermutt and Little Elsie

Reprinted from American Greyhound Review,

2007.

One thing is for sure.

Everywhere we have gone

in our “Search of the Big

Picture/The Far Turn,”

we have been

extraordinarily lucky

making friends who have taken time out of

their busy lives to show us around and visit

dogs and see the sights.

Roy Brindley, the editor of an English/Irish Greyhound

magazine, drove us around the English countryside to a

couple of tracks, including a stop at Stonehenge. Nigel

Richards of Wales took us to several tracks and a drive

through the countryside of Wales, and he himself ended

up attending two NGA meets in Abilene. Peter and Kathy

Williams of New Zealand drove us all around the South

Island of New Zealand, then came over here, and we

visited Multnomah Stadium and drove them from Calgary

to Montana and Glacier and Yellowstone to Salt Lake.

Tui and Xtine on the North Island of New Zealand put us

up and put up with us, and you don’t forget sprinting

“Mick” on the beach who went on to win his race at

Auckland while Peter Williams and I cheered him on,

with a small investment at stake, at Christchurch on the

South Island. Little Elsie and I have gone abroad cold

turkey, outside of a few emails, and come out roses:

wonderful people, wonderful hosts, lifelong friends.

And here we were again, in this instance, visiting

Alan and Di Clark of Burnie, Tasmania, and Alan was

driving Little Elsie and me through (I wish these people

would drive on the right side of the road) rural Waratah-

Wynyard, Tasmania’s beautiful north-west, which

includes the coastal towns and villages of Wynyard,

Somerset, Boat Harbor and Sisters Beach, and the former

mining towns of Waratah and Corinna.

What did they mine, days gone by? Tin, to name

one.

Now, the area is famous for annual fields of tulips

of all kinds of brilliant colors at Table Cape that features a

local festival, Blooming Tulips, held in October.

Correct. October. Tasmania’s spring is the opposite

of USA. October is like April.

And this was November in Tasmania, and spring

was moving along to summer, and we would not be tip-

toeing through the tulips, the season was over. But we

passed the red, rich fields, and could

well imagine what the acres and

acres of tulips looked like in bloom.

How famous are these fields?

Tasmania imports tulips to Holland!

Alan drove down a driveway,

stopped, and we piled out to visit

our second Tasmanian dog farm.

We were met by Russell Watts and

daughter Anita. We had met Russell earlier, at

Launceston.

The Watts have a lilliums farm, and carrots. And

dogs.

We took the tour, visited with a monster of a tree,

saw the acerage where lilliums and carrots grow, a grass

sprint path, admired a mural of a Greyhound, and met

seven dogs: Going Direct (Trendy Leigh X Nova Miss),

Bigdaddyhuble, Dreamabeel and Cooladream (Big Daddy

Cool X American Dream), Techno Star (Bombastic

Shiraz X Mystery Token), Master Yoda (Black Shiraz X

Mauresmo), and Ikarieva (Brett Lee X Grigorieva).

Bigdaddyhuble, from the conversation, seemed to

be the present star of the kennel.

Bigdadddyhuble’s parents were Big Daddy Cool

and American Dream. American Dream? Ah so, well

lookie here, gentle Greyhound fans, American Dream, the

father of Bigdaddyhuble, is a Galilee, an American dog

whose parents are HB’s Commander and Yellow Rose!

This small world just keeps shrinking.

Dreamabeel and Cooladream are litter sisters to

Bigdaddyhuble.

Last evening, at Launceston, Ikarieva and Big

Daddyhubble went one two in Race 2. The winner’s share

of the $1,670 purse was $1,120; $320 went to second

place. The owner of Big Daddyhubble was J Gane; the

owner of Ikrieva was M Dapiran. Both Big Daddyhubble

and Ikrieva were in from Victoria.

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Looking Back

Russell Watts with Bigdaddyhuble

“Maddog” down under.

Another Farm Visit - continued

We paused to admire a tile mural of a Greyhound in full

stride.

The dog in the mural was Awesome Cole (Awesome

Assassin and Fly Fast). Anita said, “The mural was

made by Mum (Anita’s mother Maree) and me, after

Awesome Cole won the Devonport Cup.”

We learned that the Devonport Cup is Devonport

Track’s most prestigious race of the year. The

Devonport Club features heats, usually seven or eight,

depending on how many dogs get entered. This year

(2006) there were seven heats. The winners of the heats

make the finals, and the fastest second. Then the next

two fastest seconds are the reserves. The prize money

for the Devonport Cup this year was a total of

$220,00.00.

Better than a poke with a sharp stick!

However, I had to wonder. Is it possible the second

fastest dog in the whole field entered could get bumped

in sudden-death elimination?

“The moment that I remember the most with the

dogs,” Anita said, “is winning the Devonport Cup in

2004 with Awesome Cole. I also remember later last

year making the big National Distance final which was

held in Launceston (Tasman Park) with Dubbo Dan. We

did not run too well in the race, but he was unlucky.

This year we made the Devonport Cup with

Bigdaddyhuble, and he ran third. He was one of the

youngest runners in the race, so to run what he did was

great. Just to be in the some of the bigger races held in

Tasmania is an honor.”

Little Elsie and I would visit Tasmania’s third

Greyhound track, Devonport, tomorrow.

We moved on to the sprint path. “How did your dad get

started training dogs?” “His grandfather started him

off,” Anita said.

I asked Anita if she helped with the dogs. “I help

Dad, and so do Mum and my sister Kyra. They help out

when we run dogs up the straight track. I help Dad at

the race track, catching dogs and things like that.”

“Do you go to school?” I asked Anita. “I am not going

to school this year,” Anita said. “I finished my last year,

year 12. Kyra is starting college this year, year 11.”

Interesting. College in America is really Grade 13.

I had read somewhere that Tasmania had long

been recognized as having one of the better education

systems in Australia. Students from both public and

private schools, according to the article, tend to meet

high academic standards.

Little Elsie and I had noticed in downtown

Launceston and Hobart school kids wore casual dress,

such as jeans and shirts, but we also saw school

uniforms. You don’t see school uniforms in the USA so

much any more, might hide tattoos, fake diamond

implants, belly buttons and butt cleavage.

The education system in Tasmania begins in

Kindergarten and goes through Grade 12:

Primary school, Kindergarten through Grade 6.

High school, Grade 7 through 10. Matriculation, years

11 and 12.

Once a student has met academic requirements,

that student is said to have matriculated, ready to attend

University. TAFE, (Technical And Further Education),

is an alternative to Matriculation.

Alan Clark pointed off to the west, said, “Over

there a few miles is the purest air in the entire world.”

I had no reason to doubt. This was not downtown

L.A. Apparently the tip of Tasmania was a straight shot

of a no-pollution huge area of ocean and prevailing

winds.

I asked Anita what it was like growing up on a

dog farm in Tasmania.

“Moorleah,” she said, “is the most relaxing,

tranquil part of Tassie. The ideal place to grow up. Like

our father and his father before, we all grew up in this

stable little place we call home. We are ten minutes to

town. We have friends close by but not very far away,

but just far enough to have our own privacy and enjoy

the country life.”

We moved along, taking pictures of the fields, of

the sprint path, of each other. Anita continued.

“We get up early in the morning and help walk

the dogs for thirty minutes. As much as we hate it, it has

to be done. Ok, so not everyone hates it, just us, I mean

the kids. Mum has no say. Every morning up and at

‘em! 5.30am! Running the dogs as we’ve always called

it. Taking a dog or two down the straight track. Dad

whistles, let ‘em run after the noise! Chase the dogs up

the hill, never catch them.”

“At 4 pm we run the dogs. Get home from school.

Change clothes. Have something to eat. Sit in front of

the telly, if you’re lucky, Then go run a couple of

dogs!”

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Greyhound tile mural of Awesome Cole

“Maddog” down under

A second farm visit - continued

Just north of the straight track, we paused to admire a

Radiata Pine Tree.

Anita said, “This tree had many cubby houses

built into it and even a swing at one stage. The beautiful

old tree must be over 200 years old by now. There have

been a few incidents of limbs of the tree breaking. Just

recently, two big branches at least two meters around,

broke. Produced a very loud cracking noise. In warmer

months we’d collect the pine cones up and try and sell

them. We’d make a big sign and we’d also sell daffodils

and lemons!”

“Ever get any customers?”

“We had a few that would stop and want to buy

something.”

The Radiata is native to southern California and a

couple of islands off the coast of Mexico. Radiata Pine

around Monterey don’t grow very big and often grow in

odd shapes. Hardly worth lumbering. But here, in

Australia, the Radiata pine are big guys and easily

sawed, peeled, or made in to pulp; it will hold a nail; the

wood takes stains nicely; and when treated with

preservatives, it makes good fence posts … to name a

few.

We moved along, headed for the car. “As we got

older,”: Anita said, “we saw running the dogs as a form

of exercise and something that had to be done. It didn’t

hurt that Dad would sometimes slip us a ten dollar note

each out of his pocket after we’d finished!”

“I’m going out to empty the dogs! Dad would be

out the door at 4, quarter to. Same time every day.

Empty the dogs was another term for letting the dogs do

their business in the yards. Sometimes the dogs would

poop in their kennels, and Dad would swear, Haha, its

not like they can hold it in!”

“Dad is on the look-out for a dog for all three of

us to own to keep our interest up and for helping him

out.”

We paused to gaze across the road to a

neighboring field rolling along. The ocean wasn’t far.

“That’s a tulip field,” Anita said.

“They’re very beautiful, and we take lots of photos. Not

very many tourists know about our own little views of

the tulips so we get it all to ourselves. The Table Cape

Tulips, just down the road, get a bit of attention, but I

reckon its ours that the bulbs are sent over seas.”

“What’s the weather like here, in the winter?” I

asked.

Anita said, “It can be cold! Very cold. Windy yes,

and rainy, a lot of the time. But we do get the odd

scorcher of a day. These are the days we’re glad we

only live ten minutes away from a beach. Boat Harbor is

the most beautiful spot to swim and a great tourist

attraction.”

“Another great thing about Moorleah is all of the

old buildings. Like the old post office down the bottom

of the hill. And the old school just near that. We’re

lucky enough to be the owners of an old house. We use

it as a tractor shed now. Before that, a good one hundred

years before that, the house used to have residents. We

still find bits of old saucers and plates coming through

the soil in our paddocks from where former residents

buried rubbish in the ground. We see a few travelers

sometimes stop and take a photo of the old house.”

“Every summer, we’d have a hay bailing day. Full

of great fun, hard work, sweat, green cordial and hay

fever for mum. We loved to help, and Honey our little

dog would always come along for the ride in the big

yellow truck!”

And yet another Greyhound farm with a pet

mascot of another breed. Never fails.

“We’d ride on top of the hay and have to duck

when we reversed into the barn so we wouldn’t hit our

heads on the top of the barn door!”

Time to move on. “Good visit! And thanks,” Little

Elsie and I said. “Some great insights to life in

Tasmania with Greyhounds. Thanks. Should make a

great story.”

“And not to forget the brekkies and teas!” Anita

said.

“Say what?” I said.

“Brekkie is breakfast. The dogs get two slices of

bread and a quarter cup of milk, enough to soak the

bread, but it depends on the size of the dog or what the

dog is doing that day. Brekkie every morning. Tea is

dinner, the night time meal. We call it tea. Dad gives

every dog a fish oil tablet. I think it helps keep the coats

shiny. If a dog has a liver or thyroid problem, Dad will

give something for that as well. When we were little,

Dad would let us dip our chewing gum into the glucose

powder; it was the best! We’d always be out there

watching him do the teas just so we could get a taste.

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Russell Watts and Little Elsie

in the Watts’ Greyhound

sprint path which borders

rich growing fields.

“Maddog” down under

A second farm visit - continued

Sometimes he’d even let us chop the tablets in half with

the big knife.”

“Glucose?”

“Yeah. I’m not real sure what it does, but they

don’t get much, like a teaspoon on dinner every night.”

I thought about it. In America, in racing kennels, I

have seen a touch of honey added to a dog’s pre-race

snack. You have to wonder. Sweets, such as chocolate,

can cause severe distress with dogs, perhaps even death.

Dogs are carnivores. I am not aware of any studies that

says sugar is good for dogs. But what do I know.

Time to move on. I said that we’d be in touch via

email, as I didn’t take many notes, and I had no

memory. Anita promised to fill in the holes of my

narrative with details via email, and we were down the

drive, down the road, past the tulip farm, around a bend,

and there was the ocean again, and we drove into the

town of Wynward where Di Clarke owned and ran a

clothing boutique store.

By the way, regarding my opening paragraph

about how lucky we were to have found new friends

abroad, that is not to say we have not been lucky in this

country, good ol’ USA. To the contrary: We have met

and gained many, many friends, in American dog

racing, folks who have rolled out the red carpet, put up

with our nonsense. I think of Bill Stull, Maddog’s first

“victim.” Years ago. Colorado. We’re still fast friends.

And all the other folks in Oregon, Iowa, Massachusetts,

Arizona, Rhode Island, Missouri, Florida, South

Dakota, Montana, California, Mexico, Canada, Kansas,

West Virginia, Delaware, Nevada, Wisconsin, New

Hampshire. If I missed something, it’s only because I

am almost seventy. Makes for a wonderful excuse.

Little Elsie and I still haven’t visited for stories at most

tracks in Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas, to

name four, or farms in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas.

In a few months, we‘ll be looking, you know, in

case anybody is interested.

Maddog526@bresnan.net

One of Little Elsie’s favourite Tasmanian trip

photos

Next month:

Backyard Racers, from the American Greyhound

Review, June 2007.

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