Allan Britton
The surname Britton is one extremely well known Australia wide the man who started the dynasty is Allan. A Victorian Hall of Famer and a […]
70’s
1971 Warragul Cup – Red Velore
The Warragul Cup of 1971 held in March of that year was won by Red Velore (Little Error x Kadia) bred by legendary owner-trained-breeder Joe […]
Just Biddy
Another South Australian champion I remember well from the 1976-77 was Just Biddy. Until I read this brilliant article by June Whyte who has written […]
Gerard The Gent 71 Melbourne Cup
Following on from unusually name dogs one of my all time favourite Melbourne Cup winners had an interesting name “Gerard The Gent”. What a star […]
Peter Donegan
I found a whole heap of stuff I wrote for the Greyhound Weekly and other publications from the 90’s. Here is short piece on Racecaller […]
Ron Nestor – The One and Only
It has been said that Ron Nestor’s record as a volunteer in sports administration is like Bold Trease’s four Sandown Cups – it won’t be […]
Opening Night At Cranbourne
Today is the 50th anniversary of the opening night of the Cranbourne Greyhound Racing Club. What a night it was 7000 people in attendance. Ron […]
Sandown Museum ‘NB Museum’ Opening
The long-awaited Neil Brown Museum – named in honour of the “heart and soul of Sandown Park”, Chairman Neil Brown – was officially opened on […]
National Straight Track Championship 1978 held at Capalaba
Queensland Greyhound Monthly October 1978 Keep It Straight – National Straight Track Championship 1978 held at Capalaba.