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Red proves toJulie that dreamsdo come trueByDAVID BRASCHMID-WAY through 2002, JulieBrodie received a call from her fatherJim Patton about a dog.It was a two and a half year old sonof Malawi’s Prince-Chersam Honcho,beautifully bred but unnamed. He hadbeen left at Jim’s property to spell.Repeated attempts to get him to chasehad proved fruitless.The dog had been advertised in theGreyhound Record for sale for $500. Noone wanted him, not even his owner atthe time.But Jim stepped in and asked hisdaughter Julie if she wanted to give thedog a try.“It took my husband Paul and I sevenmonths to get him to chase,” said Julie.Now named Realon Boy, heproceeded to win his first three racestarts, all at Bulli.“He did a flexor tendon after that andwe had to give him another seven monthsin the paddock,” said Julie.But Realon Boy came back to racing,winning two races at Wentworth Parkand 12 in all before injuries finallycaught up with him and a dropped backmuscle stopped him in histracks.Julie and Paul werewrapped. Realon Boybecame a house pet at theBrodie’s Appin home butall the time Julie was tryingto convince herself shewanted a litter of pups bythe dog.“I’d had a bitch thatwas a half sister to TokenPrince and AwesomeMcLaren and she produceda really good litter for me,”said Julie.“I spoke to John Fosterin South Australia who had bred themfrom True Temptation and he sent me anold broodbitch of his called BessyMcLaren.”By Modern Express-TrueTemptation, she was ideal to be mated toa son of Malawi’s Prince to recreate themating that produced Token Prince andAwesome McLaren, and that’s just whathappened.Paul Brodie had to be convinced itwas a great idea. “Paul said we had toaccept that no one would want to buy thepups and I was happy to keep themourselves,” said Julie.And that too is what happened.Bessy McLaren whelped eight pups toher mating to Realon Boy and all eightstayed with the Brodies.A number fell by the wayside whentheir ability was realized, a coupleheading to Moree with success. But theBrodies kept two and named themRealon Melody and Shades of Red.The former is a multiple WentworthPark winner and already destined to bethe Brodies next broodbitch. The latterwas a recent Gold Coast Cup finalist andMalawiMalawi’s PrinceDuchess MarinaRealon RedHead HonchoChersam HonchoCartlandSHADES OF REDTangairnModern ExpressBlue LightningBessy McLarenAmerigo ManTrue TemptationBay SupremeJulie Brodie takesShades Of Red tothe start of the GoldCoast Cup.gave Julie the biggest thrill of her 22years in the industry.“I have always wanted to be in a bigrace like the Gold Coast Cup and get towear a suit in the parade to the start andthat dream came true,” said Julie.Shades Of Red is a brilliant galloper,a specialist around Bulli already butunable to handle the two turns of citytracks.Paul Brodie has been in greyhoundracing for 30 years. He and Julie make agreat combination.Shades of Red’s brilliant victory inhis heat of the Gold Coast Cup wascelebrated long and hard by the family.But it didn’t come without a fair amountof derision.“A lot of people said I was mad to useRealon Boy at stud,” said Julie. “Paulsaid I wouldn’t be able to sell any.”Now Julie is glad she didn’t.The Gold Coast Cup was a specialpart of her life. Realon Boy helped herdreams come true.Unit 5-6 3 Jacques Crt,Lawnton, Qld, 4501 (Off Paisley Drive)Phone 07 32857444BulkDicedVegiesIn 10mm cubes$2.30 per kg($23 per ctn)(carrots, silverbeet,celery, broccoli andcapsicum)The Beef SpecialistBulk Beef $2.40kgSpecial(Fresh chilled, minced, 25kg bags)Beef Mix $2.00kgBox 14x2 Biscuits10kg$20(Minced, frozen, 20kg block)The (September, 2007) Journal Page 21Available Kibbles ...* Top Draw * Rice Right (used by Paul Wheeler) * Top Pets Delight* Enduro Racer (used by Tony Brett) * Hills Science Diet (used by Darren McDonald)* Max Biscuits * Box 1 Biscuits