Endless Gossip

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Endless Gossip
SirePriceless Border
DamNarrogar Ann
Sex Dog
WhelpedMarch 1950
Color Brindle
OwnerHenry Ernest Gocher
Trainer Leslie Reynolds
Record
English Greyhound Derby
Welsh Greyhound Derby
Select Stakes
All England Cup
Champion Stakes
Wembley Summer Cup
Awards
Derby champion

Endless Gossip was a racing greyhound during the 1950s. [1] He won the 1952 English Greyhound Derby. [2]

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Early life

He was bred by Henry Ernest Gocher, a retired cattle breeder. The choice of sire and dam was determined by Gocher's belief that greyhounds could be bred using the same genetic theories he had used for many years in raising prize beef cattle. [3] He purchased the 1949 English Greyhound Derby champion Narrogar Ann and mated her to the 1948 English Greyhound Derby champion with the idea that this would result in a champion litter. [4] [5] The litter was whelped in March 1950 and they were given names with the initials EG after his own name. Both the sire and dam had been trained by Leslie Reynolds, which was also his chosen trainer for his pick of the new litter. [2]

Racing career

One of the first targets for Endless Gossip was the English Greyhound Derby and he caused a sensation during the first round when winning in 28.52 seconds by ten lengths and recording a sectional time of 15.94, the first ever greyhound to break 16 seconds for a split time. He went on to win the Derby which culminated in the final on 28 June. [4] [6]

Just one week later he won the Welsh Greyhound Derby at Cardiff Arms Park and was denied the chance to win the Triple Crown when the Scottish Greyhound Derby was cancelled. [7] The fine form continued during the season when he then won the Laurels at Wimbledon Stadium. [8]

In 1953 he competed in the Waterloo Cup coursing event, which was rare for a champion track racing greyhound before he headed back to White City to defend his Derby title. [7] [8] The campaign finished at the second round stage before he made a second Welsh Derby final. He finished his career with wins in the Select Stakes, at Wembley beating his great rival, Magourna Reject and the Wimbledon Champion Stakes, which he again won from Magourna Reject. [9] [10] This brought his winnings to more than £5,000. He later won a prize in the show ring at Crufts and was sold to Miss Joan Hunt, an American breeder, in Miami and was put to stud. [8]

Pedigree

Ruby Border
Clonahard Border
Gil's Selected
Priceless Border
White Sandills
Pricless Sandills
Paris Cutlet
Endless Gossip
Mellow Outlook
Dutton Swordfish
Dutton Oak
Narrogar Ann
Beef Cutlet
Winne of Berrow
Jubilee Joan

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References

  1. ↑ Genders, Roy (1975). The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound. Page Brothers (Norwich). ISBN   0-85020-0474.
  2. 1 2 "Endless Gossip profile". Greyhound Data.
  3. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  4. 1 2 Dack, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years. Ringpress Books. pp. 93–95. ISBN   0-948955-36-8.
  5. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  6. ↑ ""Sports in Brief." Times [London, England] 30 June 1952". The Times .
  7. 1 2 Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. p. 21. ISBN   07207-1106-1.
  8. 1 2 3 Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN   0-7207-1804-X.
  9. ↑ Barnes, Julia (1991). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, Vol Two. Ringpress Books. ISBN   0-948955-61-9.
  10. ↑ Barnes/Sellers, Julia/John (1992). Ladbrokes Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. ISBN   0-948955-22-8.
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