Betfair NSW Greyhound of the Year - The Dogs Betfair NSW... · Elite Blue Size named state's top dog By JOHN GILMOUR QUEENSLAND sprinter Elite Blue Size was crowned NSW Greyhound

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Battle to be top dogWESTERN Sydney-based pup Blue

Lorian (Narellan), Central Coast's EliteBlue Size and Newcastle's LochinvarMarlow were announced as finalists forthe 2010 Betfair NSW Greyhound of theYear award.

The battle to be anointed the state'stop dog promises to be the closest in liv-ing memory after the three finalists forthe 2010 Betfair NSW Greyhound of theYear were announced.

Many experts have labelled the lead-ing trio for 2010's top award as the high-est calibre seen for many a year promis-ing a drama-filled lead-up to theannouncement of the winner at theSydney Hilton on Friday. February 11.

Super stayer Blue Lorian, winner ofthe National Distance Championship.punched his ticket to the top three on thestrength of victory at Adelaide's AnglePark in August.

He was joined in the running for thetop award by last year's three-time groupwinner Elite Blue Size and the well-per-formed Lochinvar Marlow who hasgiven trainer Robert Smith the remark-able feat of having a finalist in the lastthree editions of the race for NSW's topdog award.

Debate will rage in the weeks leadingup to the announcement about the meritsof each. One thing for certain, though, isthat each had outstanding campaigns in2010.

Such was the performances of thethree finalists that NSW's NationalSprint Champion Smooth Fancy and

Wentworth Park sprint king Did IEntertain were both overlooked despitefiguring prominently in deliberations.

Narellan-based Blue Lorian was themost-travelled of the contenders landingin 13 group finals across five differentstates in 2010.

Under the guidance of rookie trainerPeter Whye, who was given the grey-hound as a Christmas present, and son-in-law Brendan Wheeler. Blue Loriannot only annexed the National DistanceChampionship but also the Group TwoAWM Distance Title as well as theInterstate Stayers Challenge and TopcatVideo Cup at Group Three level. Suchwas his penchant for travelling none ofhis four group successes came in hishome state.

Newcastle-based Lochinvar Marlow,who blasted to victory in the $100,000-to-the-winner Group One ROCK EnergyDrinks Paws Of Thunder and GroupThree AAA Radiator SpecialistsChristmas Gift, rounded out the top threecourtesy of his blazing finish to the year.

It caps a remarkable run of successfor Smith who put the polish on therecord-breaking dual finalist Miss EllyMint.

"I only ever have a couple of dogs inwork so it's a great personal achieve-ment," a proud Smith said.

Other awards set to be announced onthe night include the state's leadingsprinter, stayer, sire, brood bitch, mediacoverage, volunteer, young person, train-er and club.

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Track in running for top gongGREYHOUNDSJosh Callinan

It would polish off a top year of racingat the Maitland Greyhound Club if theywere named as the state's top dog in 2010.

Maitland has made the shortlist forGreyhound Racing NSW's track of theyear after increasing participation, spon-sorship and revenue during the past 12months.

The winner will be announced at theindustry's annual awards on Friday nightand club operations manager KaylaSpliet, who was named the 2009 youngperson of the year, said she was excited

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Maitland has always been astrong bastion for greyhounds inNSW and we believe Maitland isthe jewel in the Hunter's crown.

MAITLAND GREYHOUND CLUBOPERATIONS MANAGER KAYLA SPLIET

on the city's track being in the runningto be named the top venue in NSW

about the prospect of claiming the covet-ed prize.

"We are looking forward to the night,"Spliet said.

"It would be a dream come true andone of pre-determined goals at the club towin this award.

"It would also provide recognition ofthe hard work done by all those involvedto be the number one greyhound club inthe state. Maitland has always been astrong bastion for greyhounds in NSWand we believe Maitland is the jewel inthe Hunter's crown."

The criteria for the award includescontribution to participation; developinginnovative partnerships; lifting the pro-file of the sport; conducting significantevents; and becoming an integral part ofthe community.

The region also has connections in therunning for greyhound of the year withMaitland Gold Cup winner Elite BlueSize, trained by Queenslander Reg Kay,and Lochinvar Marlow, who is preparedby Robert Smith at Barnsley.

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Elite Blue Size named state's top dogBy JOHN GILMOUR

QUEENSLAND sprinterElite Blue Size was crownedNSW Greyhound of the Yearlast night.

He is trained by Reg Kay,who returned to Queenslandlast month after having beenbased at Calga on the CentralCoast for more then a year.

Elite Blue Size won 17 of his27 starts in 2010, including thegroup 1 National Derby atThe Gardens and the Gosfordand Maitand cups at group 2level, to beat Lochinvar Mar-

low and Blue Lorian for thetitle. The blue dog was alsonamed sprinter of the year.

Lochinvar Marlow, whichwas retired after his win inthe Christmas Gift in Decem-ber, was trained at Barnsleyby Robert Smith.

For the third year in a rowSmith prepared a finalist forthe award, following Miss EllyMint, which was pipped forthe past two gongs.

Lochinvar Marlow won 18 ofhis 37 starts, including thegroup 1 Paws Of Thunder andgroup 3 Christmas Gift at

Wentworth Park. He is ownedby The Gardens marketingand promotions managerClare Gordon, who was namedyoung person of the year.

Lochinvar Marlow is a sonof Bombastic Shiraz, whichwas named sire of the year.

Blue Lorian, which won theNational Distance Champion-ship at Angle Park in SouthAustralia in August, wasnamed stayer of the year.

Prepared by Peter Whye, hewon 15 of his 34 starts, includ-ing four at group level, andcontested 13 group finals.

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No timeoff fortop dogJeff CollersonGreyhounds

ELITE Blue Size wasnamed 2010 NSWGreyhound Of The Year24 hours after whattrainer Reg Kay rates asone of his best wins.

The winner of ninefrom 13 Wentworth Parkraces in 2010 and threeGroup race finals,including the Derby, EliteBlue Size overcame anunusually slow start torun down the flyingGnarley Boy over 520mat Albion Park.

Most previous GOTYwinners have been retiredor are about to go to studbut not Elite Blue Size.

Kay is aiming thechamp for Australia'srichest race, WP's$250,000-to-the-winnerMacro Meats Golden

Easter Egg on April 23.

GRNSW's curious moveto hold the sport's biggestannual celebration, theGreyhound Of The Yearawards night, in directopposition to WP dogsaffected Friday's WentyPark meeting.

Just one bookmakeroperated and attendancewas down, with evenaward-winning trainerReg Kay describing theclash as "a bit queer".

I can't imagine theRacehorse Of The Yearclashing with an AJC racemeeting at Randwick.

CHAMPION sprinter ElGrand Senor was takenout of Saturday night'sGroup One Macro Meats

Temlee after injuring afibula, leaving brillianttwo-time Group One-winning sprinter KittyLad the greyhound tobeat in the $50,000-to-the-winner final at TheMeadows.

FRIDAY's NSWGovernmentannouncement thatadopted greyhounds willno longer need to bemuzzled should openmore homes to retiredracers.

Minister for LocalGovernment BarbaraPerry's decree followed 12months of campaigningby The Daily Telegraph tobring NSW into line withSA, Victoria, Queenslandand the ACT on the rule.

It came a day after ourstory on Daisy Ross, anine-race winner who, inretirement, brought a newlease of life to 60residents of an aged carefacility.

QUEENSLAND breederMichael Laffey got anunexpected bonus whenMantra Style stormedhome to win at WP onFriday night.

Laffey had just boughtthe four-year-old veteranas a breeding prospect.

But new trainer, theastute Peter Lagogiane,persuaded theQueenslander to giveMantra Style "one morecampaign" beforemoving over to thebreeding barn.

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Dapto isfirst pastthe postBy PETER DAVIS

DAPTO Greyhound Ra-cing Club was namedNSW Club of the Year byGreyhound Racing NSWin Sydney on Fridaynight.

A club of grand herit-age, the showground-based track beat Graf-ton, Maitland and Waggato the top of the podiumthanks to a record-breaking 12 months.

Its bar and canteenrevenue were up 20 and35 per cent respectively,reflecting a marked in-crease in on-track pat-ronage.

A crowd of more than2000, the biggest in 16years, rolled in for aholiday race meeting inDecember.

Added to that, the suc-

cess of the 12th-annualCountry WinnebagoPuppy Auction in May -fetching a record $2814per pup - led to theoverall purse for theCountry WinnebagoPuppy Classic increas-ing to $75,000, making itthe richest provincialrace in Australia.

Last year a new slip-ping track was construc-ted at Dapto through as-sistance from DaptoGreyhound SupportersClub and GRNSW, plusmore than 200 hours ofvolunteer help.

Also tasting successlast Friday was RegKay's National Derbywinner Elite Blue Size,named Greyhound of theYear.

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Double celebration for Elite Blue Size's connectionsGREYHOUNDS

ELITE Blue Size swept to victory in thebattle for top dog honours at the Betfair2010 NSW Greyhound of the Year awardswhich were announced at a gala dinner atthe Sydney Hilton on Friday night.

The Reg Kay-trained three-time Groupwinner tipped out western Sydney-basedBlue Lorian and Newcastle speedsterLochinvar Marlow for the major honour.

Based on the Central Coast for the entire2010 season after his trainer's shift southfrom Queensland, Elite Blue Size won sup-port from the panel of industry media whoeach lodged a vote for the award.

He began the year in a blaze of glory withhis three feature race wins all coming in theopening months of the year, courtesy of theGroup One National Derby as well as theGosford Gold Cup and Maitland Gold Cup(both Group Two).

There was cause for double celebrationin the Kay camp with Elite Blue Size alsonabbing the Sprinter of the Year gong.

The result consigned luckless LochinvarMarlow trainer Robert Smith to anothernear miss.

The respected mentor has had threeconsecutive finalists for NSW's top dog

award but has been pipped on each occa-sion.

Peter Whye's remarkable run with BlueLorian, who was given to him as aChristmas present by wife Cheryl and hassubsequently made 13 Group finals, didn'tquite have the fairytale ending manythought he deserved.

But Whye didn't leave empty handed,with Blue Lorian picking up the Stayer ofthe Year prize.

In other major awards announced on thenight, Tweed Heads Coursing ClubPresident Harry Pledger was handed theAllen Wheeler Medal for lifetime achieve-ment.

Pledger was the first man to be inductedinto the Queensland Hall of Fame, but hehas carried out the majority of his adminis-tration duties south of the border.

Cowra-based Rod McDonald capped hissecond straight win in the Virbac AnimalHealth Trainer of the Year title.

The Group One-winning mentor againenjoyed a successful year with his talentedteam right across the state.

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Daily Advertiser awarded accoladeGREYHOUND RACING

AGAINST a qualify field ofmedia organisations, TheDaily Advertiser has rompedto victory in the GreyhoundRacing NSW Media Coverageof the Year award.

In a first for the Riverina'stop sporting newspaper, theAdvertiser trumped publica-tions across the state to takeout the coveted title.

GRNSW revealed theAdvertiser had been crownedwinner of the award for itsextensive coverage of WaggaGreyhound Racing Club'sintroduction to the TAB cir-cuit last year and the dual har-

ness racing-greyhound racingmeeting at WaggaShowground in October.

Advertiser sports editor LesMuir and senior sports writerMatt Malone attended the lav-ish award presentation func-tion at Hilton Hotel in Sydneyon Friday night.

In accepting the trophy onbehalf of the Advertisersports team, Muir dedicatedthe success to WaggaGreyhound Racing Club.

"The Wagga club deservesthe credit," Muir said.

"This is about them makingthe transition from a small

bush club to the full-time TABstatus.

"We went along for theride."

In a great double for Wagga,WGRC president Darren Hullalso received an accolade at thelavish ceremony in Sydney

After 10 years as president,Hull was given the GRNSWVolunteer of the Year awardfor his untiring work for theclub.

Hull's parents, Graeme andKay and sons Nicholas andJoshua were also at the pres-entation dinner to share in themagic moment.

DOGGONE: Advertiser sports editor Les Muir (left) and senior sports writer Matt Malone take a break from work yesterday to admirethe Greyhound Racing NSW Media Coverage of the Year award they received in Sydney on Friday night. Picture: Michael Frogley

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Miserable Souths go to prove money isn't everything

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By Les Muir

SOME NRL players earn a fabulous for-tune during their football careers andachieve little except notoriety.

Many other NRL players also makereally good money for not much work butwind up with zilch in their pockets or ontheir mantlepieces.

Other NRL players decide to play forSouth Sydney so they can get rich beyondtheir wildest dreams.

Naturally they don't get anythingexcept their astronomical pay packetsbecause the Rabbitohs never win any-thing.

Playing for Cronulla is much the sameexcept the money is nowhere near asgood.

The Sharks lose all the time when itmatters - or even when it doesn't.

That's the common thread betweenSouth Sydney and Cronulla - they are los-ers through and through.

The Rabbitohs proved it again when StGeorge Illawarra flogged them in theCharity Shield on Sunday.

What a way to start the year.I know - it was only a glorified trial,

and premierships aren't won in FebruaryStill, I'd rather have my life hanging on

the Dragons winning the NRL title thanhave $10 on the Rabbitohs doing it.

Deep down we all know Souths areabsolute losers. Honestly, you don't godecades without winning a darn thingand not breed a losing culture.

And all the while they are spending upbig to try to buy success.

Souths are miserable proof that moneyisn't everything.

It seems, the more they spend the lessthey achieve.

This is unlike Cronulla, where cash istight and no one expects anything exceptsecond, third or sixth best.

The Sharks won't win the NRL pre-miership in 2011, but they will be as com-petitive as the Rabbitohs - and for a lotless money.

Sometimes I wonder why clubs botherlashing out buying expensive playerswhen all it means is the team will proba-

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bly finish ninth instead of 10th.What an utter waste.Money certainly makes the world go

round in the NRL - and the AFL, NFL,NBL, NBA, RSPCA, etc, etc.

Players aren't greedy - all they want istheir piece of the pie.

They want a fair shake. They don'twant to be cheated out of a cent.

That last bit is the rubbish sprouted bythe respective players associations andnot the heartfelt feelings of The Notebook.

These days money invariably dictateswhere a team will finish on the table,albeit NRL or AFL.

The more they spend, the better thechance they have of winning the title,except, of course, if the team is SouthSydney.

The Rabbitohs have been dishing outcash for years and can't get close.

Maybe I'm stupid, but it almost seemslike the more Souths actually spend, theworst they go.

This scenario definitely doesn't fit themould in Group Nine, the RiverinaFootball League, the Farrer League or anyother football competition in the Riverinaor across the bush.

The club with the biggest budget willalways win - well, nine times out of 10.

It is always the high-rollers - those inthe top tax bracket - that get the rewardsin this region.

For years, the club that has had themost money has usually won the GroupNine premiership; not always, but moretimes than not.

Same goes for the RFL and FarrerLeague.

Without pointing any fingers, the scriptwill be much the same this year.

The cash splurged on attracting high-profile coaches and star players will leadall the way to the grand final - and mostprobably the victory dais.

It is no secret that one Group Nine clubhas been bankrolled by a hugely wealthybacker over the years - and success hasalways come its way.




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In contrast, others have struggled toscrape up enough to keep the wolves fromthe door and have always finished near, or,at the bottom of the table.

For some clubs this could all change in2011 as they have either found a rich bene-factor, robbed a bank or dug up a treasurechest in someone's backyard.

One way or the other, there are clubsspending money like there is no tomor-row, while there are still those living onthe breadline.

This is not just happening in GroupNine - it is a phenomenon affecting everyfootball competition in the Riverina.

In the old days, Yanco-Wamoon was themost dominant team in the Group 20 pre-miership - it was also the richest.

Same goes for Wagga Tigers in the RFLand, probably, Collingullie-Ashmont-Kapooka in the Farrer League.

Without all the cash, these teams mightnot have trophy cabinets bursting at theseams.

Truthfully, money can buy everythingin sport, except loyalty.

That's why players will gleefully ditchone team to sign with any another team.If the money is right, then the majority ofplayers don't give a hoot about alle-giances.

Obviously there are exceptions, but Ibet most of them don't play for SouthSydney.

If the cash is there, players will do justabout anything.

Wagga smash repairer Darren Hullplays sport, but doesn't put out his hand.

Hull is a dashing batsman and craftybowler for Lake Albert in the third orfourth grade competitions of WaggaCricket Association.

TOP ACHIEVER:Waage GreyhoundRacing Clubpresident DarrenHull with theGreyhound RacingNSW volunteer elthe year award he4allected at a galadinner at the HiltonHotel in Sydney onFriday nIght.

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As such he doesn't get paid a brassrazoo, or expect to be paid. In any givensummer, it would cost Darren Hull moneyto play his sport.

That's the nature of Wagga cricket -and, most assuredly, Darren Hull.

No one needs to dangle a dollar in frontof him to get something done.

As long-serving president of WaggaGreyhound Racing Club, Hull works tire-lessly to ensure the club continues tooperate and thrive.

That's the reason he was honoured withthe Greyhound Racing NSW volunteer ofyear award in Sydney on Friday night.

Like his parents, Graeme and Kay,Darren is prepared to roll up his sleevesand get things done - no questions asked.

And Darren Hull has never once askedfor something in return.

He's a volunteer in the true sense of theword- there is no way around it.

Like cricket, greyhound racing is a pas-sion for Darren Hull.

He's the bloke who will be first to pitchin and do the jobs that need to be done.

Greyhound racing in Wagga would diewithout Darren Hull and the small bandof other remarkable volunteers who keepthe place ticking.

This attitude is mirrored across theboard in sport in the bush.

All manner of sporting clubs exist onlybecause people are prepared to do thehard work and not ask for anything inreturn.

They all deserve a medal.They certainly deserve more than the

abuse and criticism they invariablyreceive.

Without them, we'd all be looking forsomething else to do.

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ABC Riverina (Wagga Wagga) Mornings - 15/02/2011 - 10:20 AM Chris Coleman Producer Mr Simon Wallace 02 6923 4811 Interview with Darren Hull, President, Wagga Wagga Greyhound Racing Club about Hull being named as the 2010 NSW Greyhound Racing Volunteer of the Year. Hull says he wasn't aware he had been nominated and was surprised to be invited to the awards at the Hilton Hotel. He says it was great to win. He talks about his work with the club. He says last year the Wagga Wagga club was invited to become a full time TAB track which requires a lot of work. He says he probably spends around 20 hours a week at the club, outside his job. He says the harness club in Wagga Wagga has a full time president, as does the turf club but it is hard doing it part time voluntarily. He thanks other members of the club. © Media Monitors 2011 Interviewees: Darren Hull, President, Wagga Wagga Greyhound Racing Club Duration: 7:50 Summary ID: W00042515049

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ABC Illawarra (Wollongong) Breakfast - 16/02/2011 - 07:24 AM Peter Riley Station Ph: 02 4224 5011 Interview with Tony O'Mara General Manager Growth & Sustainability, Greyhound Racing NSW. They discuss the decision to allow greyhounds to go unmuzzled in public. O'Mara says greyhounds that are racing will still be required to wear muzzles, to protect the dogs and to protect other dogs and people. When dogs finish their career, a vast number are rehoused as pets after temperament test. O'Mara says Shadow Minister for Racing George Souris announced their Muzzle Exemption Policy and then Barbara Perry, Minister for Local Government announced the Govt policy. Dogs will wear a bright green fluorescent collar, which will be linked to the dogs micro chip. Riley believes there are moves to have greyhounds retrained through the new south coast maximum security prison.O'Mara says there is a program with Dalwhinnie(*) Womens Prison, where dogs are fostered by inmates, who get Certificates in Animal Management. They hope to bring that program to Nowra, and will be looking to foster more dogs through the Dapto Club. © Media Monitors 2011 Interviewees: Tony O'Mara General Manager Growth & Sustainability, Greyhound Racing NSW Duration: 6:07 Summary ID: W00042528413

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Award confirmsBathurst claimsGkEYHOUNDS

THE claims of BathurstGreyhound Racing Club presi-dent Craig Townsend that theBathurst track is becoming oneof the state's most dynamicbreeding grounds for successwere given a tinging endorse-ment on Friday night.

Speaking in reference to localbitch Sad Movies last week,Townsend said that the standardof racing in Bathurst is almostsecond to none, and it is hard todisagree after one of the mostsuccessful campaigners atKennerson Park picked up thebiggest training gong in NSWracing last weekend.

Cowia's Rod McDonald wasnamed the state's best grey-hound trainer for the second

year running at the 2010 NSWGreyhound of the Year awards.

McDonald won a titanic bat-tle for the 2010 Trainer of theYear which was still in the bal-ance in the final days ofDecember.

But in a testament to histraining ability with a talentedteam in the Central West,McDonald managed to make itback-to-back successes on grey-houndracing's night of nights atthe Sydney Hilton.

While based in Cowra,McDonald has strong ties to theBathurst area and has beenarguably the most successfultrainer at the track over the pastfew years.

He claimed the 2009 BathurstGold Cup with superstar DanaBeatrice while another kennelstar Dana Tiger was also a fre-

quent success story at theKennerson Park track and at onestage boasted a track record atthe venue.

McDonald's team is nowbeing headed up by consistentbitch Dana Mary and NowraSpring Puppy Classic winnerDana Bel.

The Group One-winningmentor, who prepared DanaBeatrice to win the GoldenEaster Egg in 2009 which helpedhim to win his maiden NSWTrainer of the Year title, said hewas overwhelmed by beingnamed the state's top condition-er in consecutive years.

TWO ON THE TROT: Cowra train-er Rod McDonald accepts hisNSW Trainer of the Year awardon Friday night.

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'Topdog'closeREG Kay-trained Elite BlueSize is officially NSW's topdog.

The three-time Group win-ner tipped out western Syd-ney-based Blue Lorian andNewcastle speedster Lochin-var Marlow in the battle fortop dog honours at the Betfair2010 NSW Greyhound of theYear awards on Saturday.

Based on the Central Coastfor the entire 2010 seasonafter his trainer's shift southfrom Queensland, Elite BlueSize won the support of thepanel of industry media whoeach lodged their vote for theaward.

He began the year spectac-ularly with his three featurerace wins, all coming in theopening months courtesy ofthe Group One National Derbyas well as the Gosford GoldCup and Maitland Gold Cup(both Group Two).

There was cause for doublecelebration in the Kay campwith Elite Blue Size also nab-bing the Sprinter of the Yeargong.

The result consigned luck-less Lochinvar Marlow trainerRobert Smith to another nearmiss. The respected mentorhas had three consecutivefinalists for NSW's top dogaward, but has been pipped oneach occasion.

Peter Whye's remarkablerun with Blue Lorian didn'tquite have the fairytale end-ing many thought he de-served. But Whye did winwith Blue Lorian picking upthe Stayer of the Year prize.

AWARDWINNERSBetfair 2010 NSW

Greyhound of the YearElite Blue Size

Allen Wheeler MedalHarry Pledger

Virbac Animal HealthTrainer of the Year Rod

McDonaldGreyhound Recorder

Club of the Year DaptoGreyhound Racing Club

Volunteer of the YearDarren Hull

Young Person of theYear Clare Gordon

Betfair Media Coverageof the Year DailyAdvertiser

Run of the YearCosmic Rumble (MacroMeats Golden Easter Eggfinal)

Sprinter of the YearElite Blue Size

Stayer of the Year BlueLorian

Sire of the YearBombastic Shiraz

Brood Bitch of the YearShireen's Habit

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HERE'S TO HARRYPledger picks up top greyhound racing award after lifetime of serviceBy Jamie [email protected]

THEY said it would never hap-pen. That greyhound racing onthe Tweed was a non-starter.

But they didn't account forTweed's Harry Pledger and hisdogged determination.

Resolve that last Friday sawhim become just the third reci-pient of the prestigious AllenWheeler Medal at GreyhoundRacing NSW's (GRNSW) night ofnights in Sydney.

A well-respected figure withinQueensland racing circles, Pledg-er is widely recognised as havingguided the sport through itsformative stages and TweedHeads Coursing Club (THCC)secretary Stephen McGrath be-lieves his colleague deservesevery accolade.

"People that have anything todo with greyhound racing in theNorthern Rivers should havegreat gratitude towards Harry,McGrath said.

"If it wasn't for Harry's fore-sight 40 years ago we wouldn'thave the facilities and assets wedo going forward. We are one ofthe richest clubs in Australiaowning our own club, course andbuilding and that's all thanks to

Harry."He is most deserving of any

award and I believe he is fullyentitled to Australian Hall ofFame honours."

Club secretary at BeenleighCoursing Club since 1948, Pledgerwas on board to witness the firstlicensed mid-week race meet inthe sunshine state.

He also introduced mechanicallure racing, converted the Been-leigh straight track into thestate's first circle facility andattracted some of the stars ofgreyhound racing to the Queens-land Cup, while race calling atBeenIeigh, Capalaba, Logan-holme, Lawnton and Tweed, aswell as handicapping at Logan-holme and Beenleigh, and grad-ing at Tweed.

The first person inducted intothe GR Queensland's Hall ofFame in 2007 for his efforts upnorth, it was Pledger's pushsouth of the border that attractednation-wide praise and ultimate-ly GRNSW's top gong.

Having moved to Tweed in1958, he is largely credited withpurchasing the 12-hectare blockof land from the Federal Govern-ment in 1963 where the BorderPark facility now stands, despitepopular belief that he would

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never be able to do so.There was a time when Pledger

himself thought the concept wasin the dog house, but the ground-breaking purchase opened newdoors within the industry and tothis day THCC is one of only ahandful of greyhound racingclubs that owns freehold the landwhere their facilities are sited.

Despite being past retirementage for nearly two decades,Pledger still serves as club presi-dent at Border Park, having atone stage stood as secretary ofboth Beenleigh and Tweed HeadsCC.

"To this day Harry's tracksidefor 95% of our meets," McGrathsaid.

"He has his hand in what'sgoing on each and every day andyou could not ask for a betteradministrator.

"As a bloke you will not find abetter gentleman anywhere inthis great country."

In his acceptance speech, ahumble Pledger said he was verygrateful to win the Allen WheelerMedal considering all the formeradministrators who had servedthe sport in NSW with such dis-tinction.

AWARD WINNER: Harry Pledgerwith the Allen Wheeler Medal.

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Two kennels dominate Armidale Cup fieldGREYHOUNDS

TODAY'S McDonald's ArmidaleGreyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW)Country Challenge Armidale Cup(520m) could be coined a tale of twotrainers with more than half thestarters from a couple of kennels.

Casino-based Charlie Northfieldhas his radar set on back-to-backwins in the GRNSW Country Chal-lenge series and will have threechances to pocket the lucrative$4000 winner's purse at Armidale'sbiggest racing day of the year.

Well-travelled Hunter Valleymentor John Lawson, whose ambi-tion is to race at every greyhoundtrack in the state, has been a fixtureon the GRNSW Country Challengecircuit since its inception and willhave two chances at winning theArmidale leg.

So with five of the eight runnersengaged coming from the North-

field and Lawson kennels, it 1A7 i I I be aminor surprise if the winner'scheque isn't headed in either ofthose directions.

Northfield won the last leg of theGRNSW Country Challenge seriesat Wauchope with Proper Lucy whocan assume the overall series leadwith a fourth-placed finish or betterat Arm idale.

Northfield's other contenders areheadlinedbyrails runner KingsbraeSam, who was the fastest qualifierfrom last weekend's three heats,and box eight hopeful Pretty Norris.

Lawson will pin his hopes on tal-ented He's No Boy who will have tonegotiate an awkward box fourdraw, while kennelmate Sheba isslated to start directly on his outsidein box five.

Such was the competitiveness ofthe run-offs last weekend that thethree heat winners were separated

by only three hundredths of asecond.

It points to a dramatic Arm idaleCup finale.

One greyhound who has a realis-tic chance of threatening the poten-tial Northfield and Lawsonmonopoly on the Armidale race isPindari Bale.

Trainer Margaret Bannermanmade the long haul from herReefton base near Temora for theheats last weekend and will be hop-ing to add to the eight points alreadyaccumulated in the series courtesyof a first-placed finish at Cowra.

The 2010/11 GRNSW CountryChallenge series will visit 21 non-TAB tracks statewide, with the raceto be the series' highest pointscorerbeginning to heat up.

The eventual Country ChallengeChampion will land connections ahefty bonus of $12,500.

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PETERDAVIS

NAME ALREADY ON TROPHYElite Blue Size's GOTYwin was far from cut and dried.A rough show of hands early in the night had BlueLorian a nominal favourite with attendees.

For a minute or so before Elite Blue Size was hailedthe winner, the hostess with the winner's trophywasoblivious to her part in the secret being disclosed tothose nearby boasting anything like 20-20 vision.

Elite Blue Size's name was boldly on the trophy forall to see. A gilt-edged wagering opportunity missed.

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Prize hound ... Elite Blue Size. Photo: Craig Golding

KAY ENDS SOUTHERN EXILEA committed Queenslander is Reg Kay. Last year'sself-imposed exile to NSW's Central Coast came at apersonal cost but with sprinter Elite Blue Size crowingin the NSW Greyhound of the Year honours only lastweekend, Kay is now back on home ground. His starsprinter has the upcoming Golden Easter Egg atWentworth Park in his sights.

Kay's vocal stance against the "finish on" lure atAlbion Park required him to pay staff to look after hisproperty west of Brisbane while he based himself atCalga and raced a small but select team.

"It was just something I had to do," Kay explainedof his decision to decamp. "I was not going to say onething and do another."

On Thursday, Kay started four runners atAlbionPark for a perfectwinning record. He's home.

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Lorian a top dogNARELLAN greyhound trainerPeter Whye just missed out onwinning the NSW Greyhound ofthe Year award last week withBlue Lorian, but picked up aconsolation prize. His star pup,given to him as a Christmaspresent by wife Cheryl, waspipped by Central Coast-basedElite Blue Size for the award. ButBlue Lorian won the NSW Stayerof the Year award as the state'sbest distance greyhound.Blue Lorian's five group victorieshave been recorded interstate.

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Gordon living a dogs life, and loving itByJOHN GILMOUR

GREYHOUND racing is alabour of love for TheGardens marketing andpromotions coordinatorClare Gordon.

The 24-year-old, who wasrecently named GreyhoundRacing NSW Young Personof the Year, virtually eats,sleeps and breathes theindustry.

Gordon said she was bothshocked and thrilled to havereceived the award.

"I did not even know I hadbeen nominated and I amhonoured that my boss,Adam Dobbin, and thedirectors of the NCA wouldthrow my name in," she said.

"It shows to me how muchthey really appreciate thework that I do.

"My whole family werethere to see me receive myaward and it is an honourand a night that I will neverforget."

Gordon became involvedin administration at TheGardens while studying for aBachelor of Cornmunicatioat Newcastle University.

"I went there to get somework experience and alsopicked up a casual job onrace days either sellingtickets, sitting on the frontgate or working behind thebar," she said.

"Then during my finalsemester at uni I got offeredsome part-lime work at The

there full-time now for aboutfour years.

"Everything has movedalong pretty quickly really,and as a person has left Ihave been keen to put myhand in the ring to fill theirspot and luckily I have been

given those opportunities."As everything has come

along I have learned that littlebit more.

"I have the perfect jobbecause greyhound racing isnot only my work but also myhobby, my interest, my life,and on top of that my wholefamily and most of myfriends are either heavily

involved or interested aswell."

She became involved inthe industry as a 1 6-year-ohwhen her father, Kevin, whois a director of the NationalCoursing Association, andmother Leonie gave her a

dog to race."Mum and Dad also had

horses before but they neverseemed to do as well as thedogs," she said. "Even so Istill wasn't really interested inthe dogs either until I startedto race my first dog,Lochinvar Lancer, which Inamed after my first car.

"He provided me with my

first winner, at Wyong, andafter that I was hooked."

Gordon has raced 10dogs, including LochinvarPolo and Lochinvar Idol,which both won races atWentworth Park, and mostrecently Lochinvar Marlowand his litter sister LochinvarVogue.

Lochinvar Marlow wasretired to stud after winningthe Group 3 Christmas Gift atWentworth Park inDecember.

He also won the group 1Paws Of Thunder atWentworth Park and was afinalist for the title of NSWGreyhound of the Year wonby Elite Blue Size.

"It was always going to behard for him because therewere some very good dogsup for the title, but at least hedid make the top three,"Gordon said.

"I have the perfect job because greyhound racing is notonly my work but also my hobby, my interest, my life."

- CLARE GORDON

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