60’S – Page 5 – History of Greyhound Racing in Australia

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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 […]

28 February 2021 Neil Brown 0

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 […]

8 February 2021 Neil Brown 0

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 […]

3 February 2021 Neil Brown 0

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 […]

3 February 2021 Neil Brown 0

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 […]

2 February 2021 Neil Brown 0

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 […]

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One best tracks for racing ever Toowoomba in Queensland. Here’s a pic of the old stand. Kyle Galley posted this video of a race at […]

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Up the straight at Richmond in 1967.

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Early improvements at Richmond in 1967.

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Zoom Top winning the 1968 Richmond Oaks from box 10. She had won her semi from box 9. She recorded fast time of 16.2/10th for […]