This Week In Racing History

December 10, 2014 Comments Off

By Duncan Stearn

December

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Melbourne celebrated the popular new sport of greyhound racing behind a mechanical lure with the opening of the White City circuit at Tottenham in 1927.

Victorian sprinter Zazziam used box one to full effect and took out the 1994 NSW St Leger (now the Paws of Thunder) by three lengths from Wary Andy, running a race record 30.55.

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Bounty set a new track record time of 24.1 for 440 yards on the loam surface at Harold Park in 1937. This clipped 2/10ths from the previous record held by eight greyhounds. On the same night, Collin set a new track record time of Read full article

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