Mark ..
What a weekend we have just had with some tremendous action on the Derby Final night at Wimbledon.
Firstly a massive congratulations to Bruno Berwick and owner Ron Mills on the performance of their Salad Dodger who landed the sport's greatest prize the William Hill Derby Final to scoop a whopping £200,000.
Of course winning the Derby isn't just about the money it's something a trainer/owner can be proud of for the rest of their lives and as many people know Ron Mills is a great friend of our kennel and is without question the best Physio in the sport and has been a major part of our successful team for nearly 20 years, we have got to know Bruno over the last few months and we all at Imperial Kennels are proud of what they both have achieved.
I can't believe the Derby winner was laying on our kitchen table a week before the Derby started when Ron asked Linda to have a look at him because he was having severe waterwork problems.
Linda kindly catheterised the beautiful natured greyhound, a delicate situation that Linda is an expert in. Mine and Linda's advice on what to do afterwards to prevent a similar occurrence was fully listened to by Bruno and the rest is history, and what a training performance Bruno has done on Salad Dodger, he easily qualified from every round and saved his first win in the competition for the final! Wow!
These are the stories that make our sport so great and Salad Dodger, a £2,000 purchase three months ago, has given hope to every single owner and trainer in the sport who buys a greyhound that dreams do come true! Brilliant!
Well said Mark and we at 'talksportforums' couldn't agree more .
