Hall of Fame inductee 2009 Red Brindle Dog, Old Berry Hermes – River Star Whelped March 1966 Owner: Lloyd Donoghue Trainer: Ron Fraser Many consider this 61 pound dynamo to be Tasmania’s greatest sprinting son. Had he not died at twenty eight months of age, he probably…
Greyhound
Peace Gift
Hall of Fame Inductee 2009 Red Fawn Dog, Sam’s Top – Nada Lass Whelped March 1971 Owner: Ken Barker Trainer: Brian Barker Peace Gift enters the Hall of Fame as one of the most endurable, versatile and bravest chasers seen in Tasmania. Despite a constant weeping eye courtesy…
Oak Queen
Hall of Fame inductee 2009 Red Fawn Bitch, Oakleigh Chief – Lady Pleasure Whelped January 1957 Owner: Mrs.A. Gray Trainer: Reg “Titch” Wilson Bred by Stan Maher on Ash Island near Newcastle, owned by Mrs Aileen Gray, a butcher’s wife from Longford, and trained on the…
Bomber’s A Flyer
Inductee Hall of Fame 11/12/2010 Red Brindle dog , Friendly Flyer – Coral Blue Whelped February 1994 Owner/Trainer – Laurence Mulligan Top trainer Laurence Mulligan has tasted great success over the years and always with a relatively small team. Wife Leanne, and kids Donna and Thomas, have made…
Valiant Spirit
Inductee Hall Of Fame 11/12/2010 Red brindle dog Farrago – Bright Ess Whelped March 4, 1955 Owner/Trainer Jim Breen There has never been and never will be another dog quite like Valiant Spirit. By Farrago out of Bright Ess and bred by Mrs. Andy Johnson, he was whelped on…
Royal Griffin
Inductee Hall of Fame 10/12/2011 Red Brindle dog (Newmore King – Our Bubby), Whelped July 1975, Owner -Dave Brooks, Trainer Mrs. Audrey Brooks The Royal Griffin story is quite unique, and despite racing only 30 times, he joins the elite in Tasmania’s Greyhound Hall Of Fame. Trained by Audrey…
Highland Summer
Inductee Hall of Fame 10/12/2011 Black dog (Summerdown Chief – Arkle’s Girl), Whelped February 1978, Owner – Mrs.Nora Drysdale-Bates, Trainer – David Crosswell Highland Summer was not only one of Tasmania’s finest ever sprinters, but also became the leading sire of his generation. Not bad for a dog that…
Busy Vintage
Inductee Hall of Fame 10/12/2011 Black dog ( Highland Summer – Tiny Port,) Whelped October 1981), Owner – Steve Coleman, Trainer David Crosswell Dual track record holder – son of Tasmanian Hall of Famer – sire of inaugural Hall of Famer True Vintage – and Tasmania’s sole National…
Red Avis
Inductee Hall of Fame 15 December 2012 Red Fawn Bitch (Sporting Chance -Lady Avis), whelped November 1939, Owner Geoff Foley, Trainer Claude .T. Best Red Avis was the queen of greyhound racing in Hobart in the early 1940’s, became a great broodbitch in the late 1940’s, and one can…
Wynlee Wonder
Inductee Hall of Fame 15 December 2012 Light Brindle bitch, Temlee — Society Style, Whelped May 1978 Owner Tom Englund, Trained in Tasmania by Tom Englund, in Victoria by Allan Roberts and G.E. “Ned” Bryant. Wynlee Wonder will be remembered as one of the fastest, most durable, and…