I had the privilege many ears ago to stroke Ballyregan Bob's ears by courtesy of George Curtis and Bill Masters when introduced by those lovely gentlemen to that gorgeous and much loved hound. He also graciously accepted a bar of KitKat! There are some events you just don't forget.
Glen I also had a video called champions,had westpark mustard, scurlogue champ,Ravage again,and independent racer Springwood mickey,and Clare Orton,the son of trainer Sidney Orton chatting about Mick the miller.Equally great video.About 15 year ago in New Zealand,they had a tiny bitch called swift fantasy,a blast finisher like our champ,what she was beating is open to question I guess.all the best bud.
A totally lame dog as he got older who couldn’t run a bend , but wow did he stay , my favourite of all time , I would love to have seen a proper race against ballyregan Bob when he was in his prime in his younger days
If anybody has his Shawfield race l would very much appreciate if they could post it 1984/85 l think I have never saw it posted anywhere also l was there so it did happen There must have been 5000 pundits in to see it.l lost my program .So can't tell u the other runners . Fingers cross someone has a copy cheers
*In the UK, i would advocate a National Greyhound Stadium is built, When White City, London closed it was a death blow to the sport. This new stadium could be financed by the bookmakers who have made millions out of the sport and given little back. In the 1960s, the introduction of national tv killed our sport, so did poor public facilities and the corrugated steel sheds and open-air stands and 4 months of cold winter weather. With the growth of football clubs, car ownership, holidays abroad, and the loss of our younger fans to other pursuits, greyhound racing died a death, Big Pity. Greyhound ownership and racing was a true family sport? Notes for breeders never breed from a greyhound whose racing weight was less than 73 lb.*
