Dalwhinnie's track record smashing 29.03 win at Wentworth Park on Thursday night continued the remarkable run of success of his owner, retired property developer Terry Hines.
Hines, 64, lives on Queensland's Sunshine Coast and bought Dalwhinnie as a three-month-old pup for $15,000 from his breeder, bloodline guru David Brasch.
"I ordered Dalwhinnie before he was born because his dam Rasheda was very strong while I was always a fan of his sire, Aston Dee Bee,'' Hines said.
"Full credit to Dalwhinnie's trainer Bill Butler because the dog has been with him since I purchased him, he reared him, educated him, and did everything to get him to where he is now.''
Photo: Wentworth Park Greyhounds
Hines has owned a string of smart greyhounds, notably Whisky Assassin and Give Me Five.
Whisky Assassin won six group races including the group one Shootout in track record time, and among his four track record breaking efforts were three which had been held by the mighty Brett Lee.
Surprisingly, Terry Hines has never owned a racehorse or even been interested in being involved in the thoroughbred racing industry.
"Greyhounds are my only passion ever since a Kiwi mate Nigel Rugg got me interested many years ago,'' he said.
"I have loved the sport ever since."
Dalwhinnie
"Apart from Whisky Assassin, I owned Give Me Five, who won heats of the Melbourne and Brisbane Cups along with Canya Cruise, who was beaten a halfhead in a Perth Cup and ran track records over 405m at Mandurah and over 395m at Albion Park.
"I named Dalwhinnie after a famous single malt whisky distillery in Scotland, because he has Whisky Assassin in his dam-line.
"Although Dalwhinnie took a tumble in the MDC Maiden final on October 18 he took no harm physically from the incident.
"And Victoria's Jason Thompson, arguably the best trainer in Australia, always reckoned it was important to always get a dog like that back to the track as soon as possible.
"Dalwhinnie's trainer Bill Butler is looking at bringing the dog to Brisbane for the Young Guns series but the heats are 10 days after Saturday's Maiden Final at Wentworth Park so there could be a time constraint.
"Bill would need to bring Dalwhinnie to Brisbane for a trial before the Young Guns heats.
"But I'm just enjoying the moment, because Dalwhinnie is such an exciting prospect.
"When he broke the record at Wenty he was having only his third 520m race and I was especially taken with his run home time of 11.38 which is phenomenal for a young dog who is still learning.
"Frankly, Dalwhinnie has so much potential that Bill and I really do not know what we've got on our hands yet.''
