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So we’ve established beginnings in the 20’s we could write forever as the boom was real and within 10 years of commencement 200 or more tracks were operational in the united Kingdom, competition was healthy the night out a blast referred to as glamorous and jazzy. The attendance figures proved it with 32 million peopleContinue reading “Roaring 20’s fuse 🔥 lit”

The mechanical lure or tin Hare was the game changer , designed by engineer Owen Patrick Smith. May 1920 seen its 1st race on an oval shaped track in Emeryville California, an instant hit with the public who witnessed what I still call majestic poetry in motion today. The Feds closed he’s 1st track notContinue reading “1920’s The Beginning”

In the late 1800’s in England some failed attempts at racing hounds on a straight track were aborted but the seed was planted as man marvelled at the speed of their hunters it was inevitable that one day man would race greyhounds. Hare coursing in 🇬🇧 UK Australia 🇦🇺 and Ireland 🇮🇪 plus other areasContinue reading “Coursing before Racing”

Greek mythology is also credited with an association to the greyhound, many Greek gods were attached to their pride and joy : Hecate goddess of naturalistic forces which carried many duties was often drawn with her hounds. Artemis god of Hunt and Pollux brother to Helen of Troy were both fond of noble hounds ,Continue reading “Greeks and the Cook”

8000 years is a figure that seems agreed on for our majestic breed ,prehistoric canine you could say , what strikes me is that the beast that roamed then , is quite similar to the ones we have today , we have a boy hound at home bred and loved , Hugo ,you will getContinue reading “Ancient times”

Over the years a few old timers would tell me that somewhere along the family tree , a greyhound enthusiast would find their way out and flourish , it happened to be me as my grandfather and he’s brother had dogs in the 50’s we’ll talk about that in a later chapter, here I wantContinue reading “Prelude.”

I’m about to start something and wing it on my phone for now and see where it takes me .Time has also been on the wing , the last 20 years feel like 10 maximum. In Australia we are a country who still embrace greyhound racing as the rest of the globe has it inContinue reading “Introduction”