FAIRYTALE ENDING: Dyna Double One Retired from Racing
Dyna Double One (pictured) has been retired to stud effective immediately just days after becoming the third greyhound in history to clock $1M in prize money.
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It is a fairytale end to a decorated career. Just three nights ago he became the first greyhound since Tangaloa in 1980 to capture the Melbourne Cup/Australian Cup double, and he will soon stand with Tony Wiseman at stud in NSW.
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“Part of me felt we needed to keep running him because the sport has been through some hard times recently and he had such a big following. It was a really tough decision, but he deserves a break,” said Jan Wheeler, wife of breeder Paul Wheeler and mother of owner Brendan Wheeler.
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Dyna Double One’s speed is undeniable and, combined with his incredible determination and four Group 1 victories, all augers well for his pending stud career.
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Korie Henrich, daughter of trainer Andrea Dailly, was devastated by the news that Dyna Double One would depart their Anakie home on Friday.
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“We get these beautiful greyhounds and we fall in love with them and then we have to give them back. It’s a bit like being a foster carer. It’s really hard to let them go,” Korie said.
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Dyna Double One has finished his career with 54 starts for 31 wins, nine seconds and six thirds with a staggering $1,160,316.00 in prize money, second only to his recently retired kennelmate Fernando Bale ($1,299,370).
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He was a major reason why The Meadows attracted a crowd in excess of 4,000 people three nights ago at the Australian Cup (525m).
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Three weeks ago he took out the Group 1 Rookie Rebel over the 600 metre journey at The Meadows, and he retires with two metropolitan middle distance track records to his name.
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Korie Heinrich, daughter of Dyna Double One’s trainer Andrea Dailly, has taken to Instagram to pay tribute to Dyna Double One, who she affectionately knows as ‘Doogsy’.
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WATCH: 2016 Australian Cup night was Dyna Double One’s final race.
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WATCH: 2016 Australian Cup night was Dyna Double One’s final race.
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