The Fab Furs make history!!!

[kirislin]

Yesterday the Melbourne Greyhound Club had a charity day to raise money for the Royal Childrens Hospital. They had invited the whippet club to provide 2 fields of whippets to race as part of the entertainment. All up we had 8 whips, each field of 4 raced twice, a sprint & a distance.

My 3 Penny, Kibah & Feather were in the first race which Penny won in fine style. Feather 3rd & Kibah 4th. Whippets have never raced at "the Meadows" before so I've been telling Penny that she's the first whippet IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!! to race & win at the Meadows. And Kibah? well she's the first to ever run last so she's still first at something

The race caller found it pretty amusing I think to call 'the little creatures' as he referred to them :rant: but was quite impressed with Penny & said she 'went up the straight like Lonhro' Aussies should know who that is. I took it as a compliment anyway.

Linda & the fab furs

 

[kirislin]

Awww geee, thanks everyone who read & commented with kind words of congratulations, it really means alot to me. :cheers:

 

[Vicky]

Orrrrh sorry, i hadn't seen this post!

Sounds like you had fun, is it on a greyhound track i take it? Did you not get no pics?

 

[kirislin]

thanks Vicki,

yes it was a greyhound track, the main one in Victoria. Usually the Greyhound people wont have a bar of us amatuer whippet racers so it was a pretty big deal that we were even invited along. No I didn't get pics but there could be some on our whippet racing web site in a few days that another member took. I'll post the link if there is. Although from the lack of interest around here I doubt if many would bother to look I did buy a video of the races though which I've already watched heaps. I'll have it worn out soon.

Linda

 

[BeeJay]

Sorry Linda I did start to write a reply as I think that it's great but I'm not having a good week. I seem to have run out words and what I'd written just came over as ............. well rather wet really. Didn't really say what I was wanting to.

Yours isn't the only post that I've not replied to because of my lack of inspiration recently.

I was actually thinking about your dogs and what they'd done today whilst driving my car.

I'd be interested in the link. Lucky you to have got a video. I'd love to be able to watch my Whizz race but never have. Well except for the odd occasion when he's run on a bend. Which is why I love watching him do it. It's the only time that I see him side on. I get the head end and Alan just gets to see his bum. :unsure:

 

[Strike Whippets]

sorry, i was meaning to reply.........I bet you had a great day,( and i'm glad your Whippets did well for you in front of the Greyhound owners )......I'd love to see the pictures when they've been put on the racing web site aswell please ......

 

[kirislin]

thanks Beejay & Hannah,

Sorry you have had a bad week Beejay, I hope it get better for you soon.

I will post the link if & when some decent pics are put on the site.

Linda