Consecutive wins at Gawler
Promising young greyhound It’s Smudgy, recorded consecutive wins at Gawler when winning on Friday afternoon.
In the Grade 6 event for greyhounds with one previous win to their name, It’s Smudgy shot to the front from box 5, and never gave her rivals a look in, getting away to an early lead of over six lengths. Settle Gretel (1) stuck to the task, and made up some ground, but the margin ended up at just over five lengths. It’s Smudgy ran a slick time of 22.70 secs, which is particularly fast for a youngster, to defeat Settle Gretel for Bec Romyn of Two Wells, and Australasian Sky was third for Liz Harley of Lewiston.
It’s Smudgy has now only had the three starts, which have resulted in the two wins. The time run with this win was a big improvement on the first win, indicating a potentially bright future for the young female. Trained at Lewiston by Clint Trengrove, the greyhound is owned in Victoria by Grant Daubeny, and was from the first litter bred by Clint’s brother Clayton Trengrove, in Broken Hill. There were five pups in the litter, of which three have now raced, with two of them now winning for Clint.
Clint made the move from Broken Hill to Lewiston about three years ago, deciding to take a new direction in life. He recalled that a close associate had said to him, “that if you do what you like doing, you will never work another day in your life”. By applying that maxim, Clint said that the move was the right thing to do, and he enjoys getting up every day to work with the dogs. His biggest enjoyment comes from the racing aspect, with the target always to get the best results he can with his dogs. With a team of 30 dogs, it is a time consuming task, and he and wife Shelley do most of the work around the kennels, while son Harry assists by taking the racing team to the track to race and trial.
Clint said that he has been involved with greyhounds for about 20 years, after his father Peter had taken him to the races in Broken Hill. Clint said he had never had too many fast dogs in his kennels until recently, so the change was satisfying. He is also not afraid to travel with his team, often racing at Mt Gambier with great success.
With Clint having such a positive approach, and a promising greyhound on his hands, it certainly makes the effort worthwhile.
Pic: Clint Trengrove, Peter Trengrove and It’s Smudgy
Credit: Kurt Donsberg