GREYHOUNDS
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Mr Riley has been a fantastic dog for his trainer Kevin Sills, and the pair's run of success doesn't look like ending anytime soon.
The three-year-old racked up the 34th win of his career when he led all the way to take out the Dubbo Vet Hospital Stakes (400m) at Dawson Park yesterday, making the trip from the northern town of Curlewis worthwhile for his trainer.
From box seven, the Magic Sprite x Mulwara Park dog was able to find the front in the early stages of the race, and from there it was as good as over.
After running a first split of 9.01s Mr Riley ($3.30) extended, aided by the fact that Super Boot ($2.30 fav) found some trouble from his inside draw and he went on to record an eight-and-a-quarter-length win in a time of 22.83s.
Super Boot rallied to finish second, with Scarlett Dawn ($17.40) a further length away in third.
The win took Mr Riley's career earnings past the $17,000 mark, courtesy of a record that now reads as 34 wins and 13 minor placings from 54 starts.
Earlier, Parkes trainer Robert Harrison was all smiles when his chaser Gunnadoo Silk was victorious in the Glen Gallon @ Stud Stakes (516m).
The Bit Chili x Cruze bitch hadn't figured in the placings in her five prior starts, but appreciated the step up in distance to record the second win of her 11-start career,
From box eight, Gunnadoo Silk ($5.80) crossed his rivals before the field had reached the winning post for the first time, and established a good lead as the field ran up the back straight of the Dawson Park circuit.
Despite getting tired late, he had enough of a break to hold off Hillary ($2.70 fav) by a length, with Zipping Jasmine ($5.00) finishing third.
In other greyhound news, Wagga trainer Brian Honey has thanked members of the local community for their assistance after an unusual incident on his way to the long weekend carnival in Coonamble.
Honey was passing through the city on his way to Coonamble, when his dog trailer broke away from his vehicle on a roundabout in North Dubbo.
Unfortunately he didn't realise he had lost his cargo until he received a phone call from western steward Craig Easey, who had been notified by police after a motorist had pulled up and removed the trailer from the roundabout.
Honey was in Gilgandra at the time but through the quick thinking of Easey and Dubbo club president Shayne Stiff, the dogs were taken to Dawson Park and looked after until he returned to pick them up, before continuing on his trip to Coonamble.