Trainers

MARK Partland, who began training only four years ago, has made giant strides with the lead and collar this year.

VETERAN trainer Steve Woods says he lives in one of the ‘most popular greyhound streets’ in Queensland.

SONIA Kempshall, who has battled health issues for many years, is having one of her best seasons with the lead and collar.

Premier Queensland trainer Tony Brett and his wife Fleur are on their dream holiday in Europe. While they are enjoying a very rare break from the day-to-day rigours of greyhound training we thought it would be timely to run the very first Chase Trainers Column, which appeared in our November, 2015, edition.

RUSTY Dillon has just experienced an extremely rewarding Winter Carnival as caretaker trainer of Victorian sprinters Dundee Rebel and Dundee Smokey.

BOBBIE-Jean Chaffey, or BJ as she is known to her friends, is somewhat surprised by her success so far this year.

RELATIVE newcomers, Clinton and Juanita Thompson, have been quick to make an impact on the Rockhampton greyhound training ranks.

IT takes a highly motivated and dedicated individual to promote any sport and the Townsville Greyhound Club is lucky enough to have one such person in Lee Pearce.

HEATH Ardle had a glancing connection with greyhounds growing up in Tasmania, but it wasn’t until he had settled in North Queensland that the bug really bit a decade or so ago.

“WE’VE been very fortunate in the past 10 years,” said Frank Hurst, one of only a handful of greyhound trainers to have become an instant millionaire on the racetrack.