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Mine was Tyler's Treasure at Clapton 1964.  5/2 chance.
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Report ebulGery January 16, 2016 9:43 PM GMT
Hot Whiskey..Slough I think 1964 as well, first time I was ever at a greyhound track

He did not actually win..someone said to me, put him 2nd in a forecast, he runs on but is a complete dodge

Like SEX amazing how we remember the first time....
Report sparrow January 16, 2016 10:06 PM GMT
It certainly is, ebulgery. I even remember that my one ran from trap 5.
Report intheknow January 16, 2016 10:24 PM GMT
Pluckanes Champ, Cardiff Arms Park, maybe '76 or '77

"three halves Pluckanes, with the late John Lovell"

50p was about a quarter what I had in my pocket

No ticket issued 'down to boy'

Hooked for life
Report Ron-Russian January 16, 2016 10:25 PM GMT
was it me that advised the forecast saver bg! Cool
Report intheknow January 16, 2016 10:25 PM GMT
or did you mean owning a winner . . .lol
Report sparrow January 16, 2016 10:44 PM GMT
intheknow, just your first winning bet on a greyhound.
Report ebulGery January 17, 2016 11:07 AM GMT
Ron-Russian  • January 16, 2016 10:25 PM GMT

was it me that advised the forecast saver bg! Cool


Laugh
Report FATTIEWHITEYSLOVEADRINK January 17, 2016 11:21 AM GMT
You telling me some of you old boys can remember backing
Your first winner back in 60 70 80
Most of you be hard pressed what you backed last week !!
Report FATTIEWHITEYSLOVEADRINK January 17, 2016 11:21 AM GMT
Tongue Out
Report sparrow January 17, 2016 11:40 AM GMT
You never forget the first time, fattie.  Grin
Report Addy_D January 17, 2016 11:42 AM GMT
as a punter no....

as an owner....this bad boy winning. first dog owned, first race, goes and wins an open....hooked after that and that was when breaking 28 seconds around there meant something.

http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsRace.aspx?id=351262
Report FATTIEWHITEYSLOVEADRINK January 17, 2016 11:51 AM GMT
13-14 years old Asking people to put 50p bets on , trying not to be seen by manger
O yes let me think ! Lol
Report FATTIEWHITEYSLOVEADRINK January 17, 2016 11:55 AM GMT
All you did as a kid
Look at how many winning lines it had ( horses and dogs )
Mostly favs too !!
But like woodyTongue OutWink
Report At_The_Dogs January 17, 2016 12:05 PM GMT
Still struggle to get 50p on these days Riddler - Phone a friend...
Report ebulGery January 17, 2016 3:30 PM GMT
FATTIEWHITEYSLOVEADRINK  • January 17, 2016 11:21 AM GMT 
You telling me some of you old boys can remember backing
Your first winner back in 60 70 80
Most of you be hard pressed what you backed last week !!


You are quite right there Fattie...I have forgotten what I backed yesterday
But I can remember things vividly from the past
First time at greyhound track, Slough, and first winning bet, I was hooked for life

early Alzheimer's I suspect
Report ebulGery January 17, 2016 3:34 PM GMT
In fact I was betting at Hove this morning, I have forgotten them, even the one winner I hadSad
Report track record January 17, 2016 4:36 PM GMT
lizzie do it and tug bill in a forcast at rommers
probably around 1975

Cool

some on here have never had sex so wont be able to compare memory spans

suppose they could use their first j Arthur as a guide
Report casemoney January 17, 2016 9:40 PM GMT
50 p tote win RED ALERT trap 6 10-1 Whitecity 1974 was in last race of the night as well Grin
Report ebulGery January 17, 2016 11:02 PM GMT
A very belated well done case and trLaugh

Those were the best days

I am sure I can remember sex tr, but it has been a long timeSad
Report woodmanchester January 18, 2016 10:41 AM GMT
Remember my first or second visit to Belle Vue and a dog called Park Block. Other early winners Westfield Hi Q, Lady Luck, Curryhills Sailor and Ventry Elm. Belle Vue's top dog was Killinane Slave, who ran in Derby year Tico won, 1986 if memory serves
Report RothmanMike January 18, 2016 1:33 PM GMT
1968 Yellow Printer
Report sparrow January 18, 2016 2:06 PM GMT
That was a great dog, RothmanMike.
Report RothmanMike January 18, 2016 4:33 PM GMT
Yes but cost me that night at the never forgotten White City
Report sparrow January 18, 2016 5:21 PM GMT
Yellow Printer
Many experienced racegoers consider Yellow Printer the fastest dog ever to race and he won the Irish Derby in 1968 which is sufficient to give him immortality but, like Ataxy, Quare Times and Tanist, he was almost too fast for most greyhound tracks with their sharp turns.

A fawn dog whelped in march 1966, he obtained his tremendous speed from his grand sire, Hi There, and his great grandsire through his grand dam, Sally's Gossip, whose sire was the great Endless Gossip.

Owned by Sir Robert Adeane and Pauline Wallis, the dog hit the headlines when making an early exit from the 1968 English Derby yet bouncing back incredibly well to win the Irish Derby at Shelbourne Park in 29.11sec. The time had never been bettered before for this event and was not equalled or beaten until Lively Band six years later. Yellow Printer won the final when beating Russian Gun, an equally fine greyhound, who had won the event the previous year.

He was trained during much of his career by John Bassett at Clapton, who said of him: "Placid types are best. They take nothing out of themselves and Yellow Printer was the perfect example. He was quiet, placid, nothing ever disturbed him. He was the perfect gentleman at all times – an aristocrat of the canine world." No words summed up this great champion better.
Report RothmanMike January 18, 2016 5:27 PM GMT
His greatest offspring was Super Rory, who was beaten @ 1/3 in the final a few years later.
Patricias Hope won that year, completing a famous Derby double.
Report sparrow January 18, 2016 5:32 PM GMT
Patricias Hope another Clapton dog who won it in 1972 and again in 1973 when trained in Ireland.
Report flat16 January 18, 2016 7:47 PM GMT
Do not remember my first winning greyhound bet but remember every dog winning that I owned ,suggest poster who backed a 10/1 in the last at white city ,
could have been a six bender graded over 680M ,I loved those races and the H1 for the dodges of course .
Report sparrow January 18, 2016 8:03 PM GMT
Would it not have still been 725 yards in 1974 at White City?
Report Hound-Dog-2 January 18, 2016 8:41 PM GMT
"Patricias Hope another Clapton dog who won it in 1972 and again in 1973 when trained in Ireland."

One of the best dogs I've ever seen, and in-between that famous Derby double he was retired to stud in Ireland and was responsible for a few hundred pups running around the Irish countryside. Served over 60 bitches then came back and won the Derby again in '73.
Report track record January 18, 2016 9:10 PM GMT
there is some kind of aftertiming going on here
Report sparrow January 18, 2016 10:24 PM GMT
Does that include your post, track record?
Report RothmanMike January 18, 2016 10:32 PM GMT
**** Laude used to win the last @ White City regularly I recall.
Black bitch out of Trap1 over 725 yards
Report RothmanMike January 18, 2016 10:33 PM GMT
C u m   L a u d e
Report limited ability February 9, 2016 6:38 PM GMT
Back in the late 70's my grandad took me to The Stow for the 1st time and my first ever bet was on a dog called BLACK EARL over 640m, i think it was in a 1st round heat of the Grand Prix. It absolutely hosed up and I was immediately addicted to the sport, so much so that I would bunk off school every Tuesday to go trials.

I will never forget Ormalu Boy (a regular open race winner at Romford over 750m) winning the (S2)last by 5 lengths and winning me and my pool mates £18,000 on the jackpot

Or Scurlogue Champ coming from another county after practically stopping to get beat around 4 lengths in the 4 dog race with Ballyregan Bob, Glenowen Queen and I think Track Man.

And of course winning my 1st Open race as an owner at the track, with Devils Mojo (actually won twice in a week over the 640m (which was a sighter at 9/1) and an 830m maiden at 3/1, both by her customary short head.

How I miss the Stow Sad
Report DroopysGregKinkysNap February 17, 2016 10:53 PM GMT
As an owner, She Looks Fine with Alf Ellis at Catford, joint owned with Efdal the legend. She won her first race after we smashed her behind the boards.

Cracking bitch who ran sprints, standard and 6 bends and she won an open at 33s.
Report jackboo July 30, 2016 10:59 AM BST
STAY AHEAD HARRIGAY TRAP 1 IT WON LOTS OF RACES IN FRONT LATE 70S
Report garryc July 30, 2016 1:05 PM BST
i struggle to remember my first winner but remember the best dog at the time at shawfield,aglish mandy scratch runner in 730m handicaps and won more or less every saturday night ,unbelievable dog it ran in the tv trophy.
Report woodmanchester July 30, 2016 7:51 PM BST
Park Block at Vue, I must have been about 14 years old and still learnt nothing! Laugh
Report Deptford July 30, 2016 8:02 PM BST
Hikers Pint, Harringay, around 1980
Report GLASGOWCALLING July 30, 2016 8:03 PM BST
i remember having a £50  on one at my local track in 1991 (portsmouth) , the dog wins at 12/1, and i buy the dog off the ownwer

for £500 after racing. the dog  was called " stoneham " , sadly the then owner an astute bookie and better poker player ROSS JACKSON

now deceased.
Report plotdraw July 31, 2016 9:57 AM BST
I'm still waiting for mine.  Will hopefully have an update soon lol
Report dieselten July 31, 2016 12:50 PM BST
Bay Road Jack 1983 at Blunsdon. £1 @ 3/1.
Report patrick starr August 1, 2016 1:22 AM BST
can rememeber going to swansea with 10p to my name on a tuesday night,tuesdays were a tough night,proper skint,dad gave me 10p so i got my rfc stake,it was 2 x 6 10p rfc in the bottom heat,the 6 was a bitch called my fair lady who ended up top heat,the 10p rfc paid bout £19,or a million in my own mind...lol
Report greytom August 4, 2016 11:21 AM BST
The Bairn 1959  at Denny
Report starship August 4, 2016 11:08 PM BST
no
Report Kronie August 5, 2016 1:18 PM BST
cant remember my first winner but can remember my first big winner,
fire height dan in the arc at the stow must have been 2004 or 2005,
was drawn out wide in the final but loved rails, pinged out and made all Love
Report devilsadvocate August 6, 2016 11:03 AM BST
Civil Lad Harringay late 70s
Report starr August 6, 2016 7:01 PM BST
first ever bet /was a winner,
you never forget the first one .1967/8 (10 bob (old money)) 50 pence to you young ones

it was at salford - 1st race, the dog was called bobby
still remember a bookie calling the odds,2/1 bobby, just as if it was yesterday

form dog was the salford legend in those days
8 races,start 7.30 last race 9.30.
Report SPOT THE DOG August 6, 2016 7:59 PM BST
Can't remember first backed winner, but i do recall, having bred three runners in a race at Hove
The one i kept from the litter, to own myself won the race.
Report jackboo October 5, 2016 6:40 PM BST
stay ahead harringay 1978
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