November'06 - Greyhounds Queensland

HoneyshinesPAT and Glenn Carringtonhave their Townsville propertyon the market.They aim to take on the bigtime. Already they've looked atsome prospective greyhoundproperties in the Haigslea area.And when they do, they will have a lineupof quality greyhounds ready to match itwith the best.The Carringtons are long-time greyhoundracing fanatics and have tasted more than theirshare of success.Promising youngster Honey Mist (SurfLorian-Whispering Honey) added to that listwhen winning the recent Townsville Futurity,beating littermate Hustler's Honey.The Carringtons know full well the bitchesare better than Townsville opposition andhave since transferred them both to top trainerTony Brett."Honey Mist really adapted to the rise isdistance from 380m to 498m," said Glenn."The whole litter is strong."So impressed is Carrington with his litterthat he has since mated Whispering Honey, aTownsville Cup runner-up, back to SurfLorian.Honey Mist took her record to nine winsfrom 15 starts when she won the Futurity byseven and a half lengths in a flying 28.29."She jumped to the front and that wasthat," said Glenn so matter-of-factly.Pat Carringtonand HoneyMist.CredibilityJust The BestFlying AmySurf LorianWest CapeBarrio FiestaDee BeeHONEY MISTMalawi's PrinceAwesome McLarenTrue TemptationWhispering HoneyGrove Whisper*Whispering AngelBonnie ChariotFuturity (498m) Townsville1 HONEY MIST $1.80(Surf Lorian-Whispering Honey)Owner-trainer: Pat Carrington2 HUSTLER'S HONEY $3.50(Surf Lorian-Whispering Honey)3 GORGAS $2.50(Token Prince-True Angel)Others: 4 Holly Blue $7, 5 Everyday Light$9, 6 Tears Of Delight $9, 7 Nincom Poop$9, 8 Babushka's Girl $9. Time: 28.29.AddisBoyback atCasinoFORMER record-breaking sprinter and now promising young sire Addis Boy(pictured) has been bought by Northern Rivers Stud.The purchase of the Token Prince-Fantasy Fortune by Richard and Sandy Vrckoffat Northern Rivers Stud has continued their rise in the ranks of rearing and stud farms."Sandy and I are very excited about our purchase as he has some very exciting pupsjust starting to race, with a lot more on the way," said Richard."We feel he will be a top 20 sire within the next two years."The move is part of the Vrckoff's bid to take this industry by storm."The time seemed right to cement ourselves as a stud farm committed to the industry,"said Richard. "Hopefully the people in the industry will support us. Several of our sireshere are on fire."Addis Boy has produced Atta Boy Sam a winner at Lismore in a flying 30.15, PunkAngel has had two starts for wins at Bulli and Richmond, while Crazy Boy is a Daptowinner in smart time.Big Sam Banner achieved a unique feat when his first pup to race, Big Sam Junior,became a greyhound of the year.His other progeny includes Charlie Banner who has been winning well at AlbionPark, Clark a semi-finalist in the Paws of Thunder who has since broken the Dapto600m record, and Ghost Zapper who has been winning at Wentworth Park andRichmond in recent weeks.Marlon Banner only has one litter racing but Bart Banner has won three of his pastfour in outstanding times."All this just shows people you don't need to spend thousands of dollars on sires toget great results," said Richard."Our stud dogs might not be the most expensive on the market but they are certainlyvalue for money and have the results on the board to prove it."FORSALEOnceOnlyOfferContact Peter atBlue Night Kennels on(02) 6844 1059P.S. FULL ON AFFAIR is on season and will be servedby COUNTRY WILLEE for her next litter.Orders will be taken for these pups.LOCHINVAR JET-FULL ON AFFAIR (QLD Bitch)Lochinvar Jet - Needs no introduction, his pupsare winning everywhere.Major Fox-Graceful Affair (QLD Bitch)Racing and breeding propositions with a DOUBLE RASSMUSSEN CROSS.Whelped 3/4/066 Bitches $3000 and 1 Dog $3500Full On Affair - Winner 9 races QLD & NSW.Dam's mother, GRACEFUL AFFAIR, was Number 6broodbitch of the year in Australia in her day. Hasproduced over 140 winners on CITY/TAB/COUNTRY tracks.GRACEFUL AFFAIR's first litter producedSTAR FRED, ran 3rd in the QLD Derby andwent on to win 24 races.These pups if not sold WILL be retained by us for racingand future breeding. These pups have been fed on the bestand in large yards and wormed regularly.For QLD buyers ONLYwe will help by a discount to assist with freight.The (November, 2006) Journal Page 19