Speedy Mick 87 Melbourne Cup
When Yachi Bale stormed home to win last month’s Melbourne Cup. I recalled a similar performance in 1987 by a very versatile greyhound Speedy Mick. […]
Articles by Neil Brown
Perra Street 75 Hurdle Champ
It is amazing what greyhound trainers keep. Basin mentor David Thomassen started training back in 1949 and had his biggest success when he won 1975 […]
Robert Stack
In 1978 Sandown Greyhound Racing Club brought Hollywood actor Robert Stack to Melbourne in an unprecedented Melbourne Cup promotion. Here is a great shot of […]
Action Temlee
Here are two exceedingly rare colour shots of the Superstar Temlee one action shot of him winning the 1974 National Sprint Championship at Olympic Park, […]
Keysborough Old Days and the New
Member Brian Kutner recalled his childhood days in the South Eastern suburb of Keysborough. This how it is today. When I was a kid my […]
Wow! Historic Phoenix repeat
Wow! Historic Phoenix repeat Victorian champion Wow She’s Fast became the first greyhound in the world to surpass $2 million in prizemoney when going back-to-back in […]
Chelsea Brown
Who remembers beautiful American TV star of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In Chelsea Brown. Here she is track side at Wenty after a race named in […]
The late Brian Kutner
In early October we lost another great greyhound man in Brian Kutner. His son left this note and Paul Dolan wrote a lovely piece in […]
Opening day at Appin October 1975
Big Crowd opening day at Appin back on October 6th 1975. 12,000 packed the placed at it joined the Wyong straight both with drag lure […]
Coorparoo Flyer
Member Jim Quinn asked if I had anything on Queensland champ of the middle 70’s Coorparoo Flyer. A March 1973 whelp by Solar Blaze from Crimplene. […]