The Greats

IT was arguably one of the strangest match races ever organised in Australia. On June 15, 1973 Australia's highest prize money winning sprinter and perennial...

One of Australian Greyhound Racing's true great stayers passed away today. Elektra was one of the true champions of the modern era and will be...

In the pantheon of greyhound racing's superstars there is just one name, almost Bradman-like if one is seeking sporting comparisons, standing practically head and shoulders...

For some time now the boffins who inhabit the psychology departments of the planet armed with reams of statistics and tax deductible clipboards have been...

In March 1997 trainer Roger Green stated the best distance for his smart young sprinter Roanokee was “from 450 to 500 metres, but he has...

Almost two years to the day since High Earner broke Rapid Journey's 12-year-old record for the most prize money earned by a racing greyhound in...

In a career spanning just 14 months, from March 1957 until May 1958, the brilliant sprinter Top Linen (Fine Linen x Brenda Gay) carved his...

Early speed is, quite naturally, a highly-prized attribute for any greyhound, and when it is combined with the ability to consistently run fast times and...

The career of Brother Fox, a brindle dog by Little Blade out of the great producer Pitstock Park, spanned a mere 13 months and consisted...

Best Sun: a brief, shining star The annals of greyhound history are littered with countless stories of the ‘could-a-been' champions as well as the dozens...

Former National Coursing Association (NCA) director Bill Bracht dedicated his 1972 publication Greyhounds and Mechanical Lure Racing to Black Top, a greyhound he suggested was...

In 2011 the Greyhound Racing Hall of Fame admitted Half Your Luck, one of the most consistent and arguably one of the greatest sprinters ever...

Regarded as one of the most exciting ‘come-from-behind' long distance performers since Victorian champion Bold Trease, the black dog Texas Gold (Flying Penske x Sheza...

When owner-trainer Jane Carruthers was presented with the Topgun trophy (then a Group 2 event) in December 1998 after her mighty sprinter Rapid Journey had...

From his first race late in 1978 until close to the end of August 1979, Acclaim Star, a striking black and white dog named contested...

In his seminal book The Greyhound in Australia (published in 1969) author Mike Agostini writes of Sentinel, ‘…a splendid dog who in fifteen months from...