Congratulations Coops on your win yesterday. It's a great feeling when own and train your dog. I hope over the next few months i might train my first winner being owner, breeder and trainer my dog. cheers Dougie

I hope you do too Dougie. It truley is a great feeling.

coops

Hey guys, me dog won again last Saturday at Goulburn. That makes two in a row. He ran 26.20 over the 457 mtrs.

Question: Does that make me a quallified greyhound trainer now?

Me very happy

Well Done Coops on your win last saturday. I did see the results at Goulburn and knew you got the cash again. Just wondering if you could tell me what happen to Race For Grace in a earlier race. Noticed she got beat about 28 Lengths meaning she either broke down or fell???? Congrats again Coops. cheers Dougie

Congats Coops but before I go any further, refer back to Dougie's congrats and question on previous post (re Race for Grace), I don't want it to be missed due to my subsequent posting. Anyway Coops it is great news. Re calling yourself a "greyhound trainer", why not? I am not aware of an official definition beyond holding the relevant licence and you have already achieved more than many? Either way, enjoy every minute of it including these memories which will last for ever.

Thanks fella's.

In regards to "RACE FOR GRACE" The dog was going to win by 10 lenths half way along the straight when it suffered an injury to it's back leg. It looked serious as the dog just stood there in the middle of the track trying to stand on it. I'm not sure to the state of injury it sustained, but it didn't look good. I hate seeing a dog break down like that and I hope it will be ok soon.

Thanks Coops for that information on Race for Grace. I hope she is alright. regards Dougie

Sensational effort coops. Congratulations on the wins.

Thanks mate.

You know fella's, when I told a few people about his wins, they say. " It's nothing to win at country tracks. You've got to win at metro tracks to have regonition."


I tell them, winning a race anywhere is hard enough wether it be at the country tracks or the metro tracks. There are alot of trainers out there trying to win races just like me and love what they are doing. Not everyone has a city dog they are hard to come by.If it wasn't for the country tracks, where would the sport be today.

I know a few trainers that have reasonable dogs and are trying to win maiden races. (Which I reckon is the hardest races to win these days) at metro tracks. There are heaps of them that are good enough to win their maiden at country tracks but but they say there's no money at those tracks. But they are not getting any money now racing at metro tracks. I reckon, get rid of your maiden race first anywhere you can. Forget about the dollars untill then. I may be wrong in saying this but it's only my opinion.

really don't care what they say. To me, who has only one dog and enjoy training my dog and racing it,gives me more fun than anything else at my age.
They have never had greyhounds, so what would they know hey.

Merry Christmas to you all and keep safe over the festive season.

"Really don't care what they say", that is the philosophy to pursue Coops. Greyhound racing is all about enjoying what you do and do it within your financial limit, that is, for 95% of people. With regard to financial limits, my conservative approach was always, "when you spend a dollar on a dog, never expect to see that dollar again". I am very often impressed by the leading dog trainers interviewed on the radio, people like but not only, Reg Kay and Robert Britton. They always seem so humble, modest. I can only trust that this is how they really are. This really pleases me in that over decades of involvement and/or interest, I was always bemused by the dog people who always knew better than the other person including defaming them behind their backs and it was often a load of #@&t. The rubbish I have heard over those years is remarkable. This is part of the reason I take such a self-effacing attitude towards myself (not that I prescribe this for other people) and in particular, my ability to train dogs. I want to be as different as possible compared to those people. A friend said to me in 1969, "I can only do what I think it is right and accept whatever happens, maybe learn from my mistakes". Pretty simple but that's about it. Nevertheless, you can listen to people who you think are worth listening to and weigh up whether there is anything you can "take on board". With regard to "metro" winners, let me assure you that they are hard to find and yes, winning a race anywhere is fantastic. In fact, do you know what, I have always wanted to win a race at Broken Hill. Unfortunately, I can't see it happening before I die and of course there is then no hope. You are going great Coops, two in a row and yes, I hope it will soon be three but whatever happens, the most important thing is that the dog gets around safely and that you keep on enjoying what you are doing.