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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Inductee Hall of Fame 2013 No other chaser has influenced the breeding landscape of Tasmania’s greyhound history like the brilliant race bitch and freakish producer, Our Barbara. Whelped in August 1957, she was by the sire of his generation, and five time track record holder, Rocket Jet, out of…
Inductee Hall of Fame 2013 Red brindle bitch, (Dashing Disco – Kathleen Amour), Whelped September 1981, Owner W ”Bill” Breen, trained in Tasmania by Bill Breen, in Victoria by Allan Roberts Sheila’s Teresa commenced and ended her illustrious career in Tasmania, where she had 45 starts for 16 wins…
Inductee Hall of Fame December 2014 Black dog (Collide — Edan Rose), Whelped March 2006, Owners Brian and Justin Crawford, Trainer Butch Deverell When Butch Deverell’s two great bitches, Copper Delight and Edan Rose finished racing, he decided to breed with the former and sell the latter. Initially, no…
Inductee Hall of Fame December 2014 Dark Brindle Dog, ( Lilli Pilli Lad — Chinatown Babe), Whelped December 2005, Owner Katrina Gregory, Trainer Katrina Gregory initially, then Shane Whitney Chinatown Lad’s path to the racetrack was rather unusual to say the least. Katrina Gregory came from a pacing family,…