Advice to newcomers: David Jolley
I ALWAYS had a passion for racing, from listening to the dogs in my bedroom in my early days to spending too much time in the local TABs with my mates.
I ALWAYS had a passion for racing, from listening to the dogs in my bedroom in my early days to spending too much time in the local TABs with my mates.
BACK in 2000 I had a roofing business in Melbourne but had to make a career change when a couple of knee reconstructions forced a change of lifestyle.
IN the past few years, since becoming so involved in greyhound racing, I have always read with interest the Chase column about getting into this industry.
I was born and bred to be a greyhound trainer because my parents and their parents were all trainers, but having just a handful of dogs in their backyard over here in WA.
WHEN I was asked to write this article for Chase magazine I thought about the current state of greyhound racing in Australia. Greyhound racing is charging ahead and in recent years there has been a significant change in the industry.
SPEED Hump … remember that name. A son of Brother Fox and a bitch called Miss Cranky, he was my first entry into greyhound racing.
BEFORE I get into giving my insight into the ways and means of embracing greyhound racing, I have to tell a story … a story I’m a bit embarrassed to tell, but one all newcomers to the industry should take on board.
“MY father George got me into greyhound racing when I was 15 years old … and I was so reluctant to do so.”
I’M not recommending anyone follow my path into greyhound racing. That’s because it involved me slicing off four fingers on my left hand and being in a cast for nine months.
THANKS to Chase magazine for allowing me to give some insight into the sometimes difficult task of getting into greyhound racing.