60’S

Vale Fawn Scout great race dog and sire for Rod Deakin.  

A rare photo of a young Dave Irwin checking the mighty Zoom Top in the late 60’s. Bob Watkins – Mandy you had best show […]

Wonderful arial shot of the old sports precinct with the “G” at the back. Richmond Football ground next door. Olympic Park before it became a […]

Joe Baldacchino asked if I could find a photo of the 1964 Australian Cup winner Old Tops. Raced and trained by Frank McSweeney from NSW. The […]

The late Lal Scurrah remembers Cheltenham Lass and his early days in Greyhound Racing. A great story by Peter Quilty. Plus, a pic of Lal […]

Top chaser of the middle 60’s Billy Vee winning a Juvenile at Olympic Park. Dennis Huxley – The first dog to break 30 seconds at […]

Dennis Huxley provided this story A little while back I noted that my mother owned the winner of a Geelong Cup, about 1964, with Silver […]

Here is the story behind the 1967 Melbourne Cup won by Swan Opal. Trained by leading NSW mentor the late Neville Ballinger he quinellaed the […]