Central City’s Derby victory defied all breeding traditions

CENTRAL CITY’S victory in the Boylesports.com Derby at Clonmel on Wednesday was a performance that defied all the traditions of greyhound breeding and which could have a major effect on future breeding lines.

By Ballymac Maeve out of ten time track winner Baby Hazel, Central City is a complete outcross for all coursing bloodlines. Both dam and sire are by Australian sires and this dog is likely to be of huge interest to coursing breeders. The dam, Baby Hazel, won ten races for Pat and Diane Flanagan and trainer Skip Gilbert and had a best time of 28.87 around Shelbourne.

He has been to slips now on 15 occasions since he made his debut on January 1 and has won all 15 as he collected the East Donegal All Aged, the Kilcreevin/Ballymote Trial Stake and now the Derby itself. And all that from an August ’09 whelp!