Trainer Corey Mutton’s ‘bench’ at the Ekka, where he waits to exhibit his racing greyhounds, has become a pseudo information booth for curious showgoers keen to know more about one of the oldest pure-bred canines in the world.
A greyhound owner-trainer in his own right and a show judge for almost five decades, Nev Jackson said it was a privilege and honour to judge last month’s Ipswich Racing Greyhound Sweepstakes at the Ipswich Showgrounds.
ONE of the great racing names in the sport has retired, a great career has been finalised and now breeders have their chance to be part of the “WOW” bloodline.
TOWNSVILLE is gearing up for its rich annual Cup Carnival, kicking off with the $25,000 Listed Wildcard (498m) series this month.
STEVE Williams has always been a greyhound breeder to stick by his own bloodlines and it has worked wonders for him.
A footy slogan from the 90’s was ‘Kick a Vic’, but it was a Vic doing all the kicking at Angle Park recently, when Emily Azzopardi took out her first feature when she won the Champion Puppy Final.
UP-AND-COMING chaser Hinto franked his WA Derby win from earlier in the year when he claimed the Westcha$e final over 520m on a drenched Cannington circuit at the start of July.
HALL of Fame trainer David Crosswell is certainly in the middle of a ‘lucky’ golden run.
WYNYARD-bred, owned and trained greyhound Wynburn Ruby made amends for her unsuccessful mainland campaign by scoring an all-the-way win in the recent final of the $11,255 Sires On Ice Tasmanian Oaks (515m) at the Ladbrokes Racing Centre in Launceston.
Have dog will travel! That is the motto of almost everyone in the greyhound industry and is the reason why its followers are among the most travelled of any Aussie. Each month Chase will highlight a spot on the map of Australia, usually coinciding with a major greyhound race, and explain why you should stop off and smell the roses. This month we look at Townsville.
