Kim Hyde’s classy sprinter True Kihael took out the biggest prize in Country NSW greyhound racing on Friday night when they won the $20,000-to-the-winner K.S. Black & Co. Country Challenge Final (520m) at Wentworth Park.
True Kihael went out as the hot $1.50 favourite and came from behind to score a one and three-quarter length win ahead of Bellbird Park ($15.30), with the ultra consistent Tadmore Buckshot ($7.40), who was the leading point scorer throughout the series, a well beaten third finishing a further four lengths away.
Devine Ruler found the front by the second sectional and looked the winner until the home turn where he tiered on the straight, allowing True Kihael to make their move on the inside, and eventually dropped off to finish last in the seven dog race.
Runner-up Bellbird Park began well from box eight and enjoyed a good run on the outside, sitting as one of the top three dogs the whole race.
True Kihael (Trewly Special x Tell Tall Tails) has now won 25 of their 45 career starts for over $80,000 in prizemoney.
Following the earlier scratching of Devine Rush, last year’s winner Future Fund was a late scratching from the Country Challenge final leaving just seven dogs to contest the title.
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2010 K.S. Black & Co. Country Challenge Results
Place |
Dog |
Trainer |
Time |
Margin |
SP |
| 1 | TRUE KIHAEL | Kim Hyde | 30.56 | - | $1.50F |
| 2 | BELLBIRD PARK | Matthew Reid | 30.69 | 1 3/4 | $15.30 |
| 3 | TADMORE BUCKSHOT | Simon Ma | 30.97 | 4 | $7.40 |
| 4 | AYE OH KAY | Carolyn Hore | 31.05 | 1 1/4 | $26.80 |
| 5 | PRINCE ERAGON | Troy Callaghan | 31.27 | 3 | $13.20 |
| 6 | ETTALONG | - | 31.27 | 1/2 Head | $19.20 |
| 7 | DEVINE RULER | Patrick Parrelli | 31.31 | 1/2 | $6.50 |
| Scratched | FUTURE FUND | John Lawson | - | - | - |
