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Queen Lauryn stays home
30 September 2008
By Chris Bassani

Star bitch Queen Lauryn is staying in Australia.

Owner Steve Hawkins has rejected a rich offer from China to sell after consulting his family and trainer Tony Brett at the weekend.

"She is staying here and there are two geniune offers to buy a 49.9 per cent share in her from home," Hawkins said.

"One is from Queensland and the other interstate."

Hawkins agonised on whether to sell the seven time track records breaker after being offered well over $250,000.

The new interested parties are talking "well over $100,000 for the half share," Hawkins said.

Queen Lauryn, a winner of 15 of 22 starts and $50,000 in prizemoney, is one of four Queensland dogs to have been given first round invitations to the $100,000 Topgun run at the Meadows on October 23.

"She is back in the kennel now and looking spot on," Hawkins said.

Queen Lauryn who came on season a fortnight ago missed the rich Paws Of Thunder at Wentworth Park in consequence.

Hawkins again has called for greyhound authorities to look into the Nanderol issue.

It is the only approved drug to prevent a bitch coming on season but, according to connections, has a detrimental effect on Queen Lauryn's race performance.

The other Queenslanders invited to the Topgun are Knocka Norris, Lucky Alive and Size Can Matter.

Today Size Can Matter easily won a heat of the $250,000 Platinum Paws in New Zealand and now joins Lucky Alive in the semi finals to conducted on October 10.