It could not have been a more fitting result in many ways to last Thursday night’s Group 1 Hobart Thousand final than Leeroy Rogue’s stylish win for trainer Debbie Cannan and owner/breeders Jeff and Jane Crawford.
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Without question Tassie’s predominant sprinter over the past 12 months, winning a swag of races at the Elwick circuit, the son of Big Daddy Cool and Fantasy Royale was sent to the boxes at a whopping $18.00 fixed odds before bringing up his 26th local victory in the $75,000 to-the-winner final.
Trainer Debbie Cannan had celebrated another milestone when Leeroy Rogue surged to the front soon after the start before leaving his opposition in his wake, charging into the top turn with a winning break.
Once out in front there was an almighty cheer from the crowd as the ‘King of Elwick’ charged away in the straight, scoring by 3¾ lengths from the gallant Peco Can, with Despacito flying home late to grab third. It was Leeroy Rogue’s 43rd career victory with 16 minors from 70 starts with stakes of $149,450.
“He’s such a unique chaser – I couldn’t be any prouder of the dog,” Cannan said.
“Leeroy Rogue gives a 150 per cent each time he goes around, and he deserves to have Group 1 status next to his name.
Launceston greyhounds will be in full Christmas spirit with a 10-race program set down at the Mowbray Racing Centre on Monday night.
New kid on the block, Hello Lenny, will look to make consecutive wins on the back of last week’s victory, running out a 30.23 victory over My Last Shout scoring by 8¼ lengths from box seven.
The Terry Ackerly-trained son of Fernando Bale and Sing The Song held out for a rail draw in four attempts over the 515m trip, drawing wide boxes and is a safe bet.