He has the most fitting name in greyhound racing and Palawa King claimed his maiden Group One victory at Wentworth Park on Golden Easter Egg night, taking out the G1 Farrells Assocation Cup and secured an incredible fifth Group One title.
The Jack Smith-trained chaser positioned himself beautifully in the early stages over the 720m journey and sped past his rivals heading towards the home turn to two lengths over a brave, Canya Amy for David Smith, with Queensland star, Valpolicella a further length and a half away in third. The son of Feral Franky and Maximum Dos clocked a slick time of 42.06 and cracked the $900,000 prizemoney total, thanks to the $75,000 first prize on offer.
Owners, Wendy & Errol Hughes made the trip from Forbes to watch their “King” in action and certainly weren’t disappointed, as he became one of the most decorated greyhounds of all-time.
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