THANKS to Chase magazine for allowing me to give some insight into the sometimes difficult task of getting into greyhound racing.

WHEN I was approached by Chase magazine to write this article about getting into greyhound racing, I harked back to my own entry into the industry and how it has engulfed my life.

I suppose it is significant that I have been asked to give advice for those wanting to get into greyhound racing, a sport for which I have a great passion.

I’m 36 and I have been brought up with greyhounds almost all my life, except for a brief few years my dad Tom decided to have a break.

I HAVE been in greyhound racing for 15 years after becoming involved through a mate who trained a dog for a syndicate I was a member of.

MY introduction to racing was a natural considering so many members of my family have been involved in various forms of the industry over many decades.

I READ with great interest in the July edition of Chase Magazine the ‘empire’ of greyhound training Mark and Lisa Delbridge have in Victoria and can only imagine what the empire of the Dailly kennel is like.

IT was never my intention 25 years ago when I bought the 35-acre greyhound property at Balliang where my wife Lisa and I run our kennels to become as big as we have.

I AM very happy to be asked to give an insight into getting into greyhound racing because it is my belief there has never been a better time for young people to become involved in this industry.

BEFORE I start on the basics of this column Chase Newspaper has asked me to write, I have to tell you of my own introduction to greyhound racing.

IF and when I get a call from anyone wanting to become involved in greyhound racing, the first question I ask in return is: “What sort of lifestyle do you live?”

MUCH has changed in the decades my wife Jane and I have been involved in greyhound racing and we have experienced the highs and lows of it all.

WE’VE all watched those scenes in movies where a number of people sit in a circle of trust and extol their problems…“Hi, I’m Mark and I’m a…” – for me, the tag line to that is simple – “I’m a greyhound racing lover.”

THERE was never any doubt I would get into greyhounds … as the topic of this column says.

WHEN Chase Magazine asked me to write an article about getting into greyhounds, it came just at the right time.

ANYONE from any background can end up with a champion greyhound.

WHEN Chase newspaper rang and asked me to write this article about getting into greyhounds, my first thought was that they had come to exactly the right person.

MY introduction into greyhound racing came when I was a young boy.

I’D be the first one to admit that when I first got into greyhound racing, I made a million mistakes, and I still make some today.

I’VE been asked to give potential greyhound participants some advice on how to join this wonderful and rewarding industry of ours.

CHASE Newspaper’s approach to me about getting into greyhounds, Townsville-style, could not have come at a more opportune time.

DURING 2020, I will turn 75 years old and I can tell you all, I have been an owner in greyhound racing since I was 18 – and I love it!