The talent possessed by litter brothers Falcon Fly and Prince Creed before they began racing was one of the sport's worst kept secrets and the Paul Steedman owned and trained duo lived up to their reputations with blistering wins at Bathurst on Monday.
Falcon Fly led throughout to win over 307m in 17.62 while his brother went a fraction quicker in his all-the-way win, clocking 17.61.
Those times made racegoers sit up and take notice as Frank Hurst's Entrust set the Bathurst 307m record of 17.36 in January, 2012.
"They were bred by Peter Stanford from whom I buy a lot of greyhounds and I paid $6000 each for them when they were three months old,'' Paul Steedman said.
"I think Prince Creed is a fraction quicker early but Falcon Fly could have more improvement in him and he may be a bit stronger.
"They are only 18 months old but Falcon Fly is not as mature in temperament as Prince Creed.
"I plan on giving him their next starts at Goulburn on Friday.''
Steedman, 62, bought his first greyhound in 1974.
"I've had a couple of breaks from the sport and have renewed my trainer's licence three times,'' he quipped.
This week's other maiden winner to grab greyhound fans' attention was She's Salacious, who led all the way over 365m at Nowra on Sunday in 20.53.
Trained at Wagga by Peter Sims for prolific owners Greg Sprod and Tyrone Whittington, She's Salacious won by 17 lengths and stopped the clock just 0.29ec outside the course record set by Hesa Felon in May, 2009.
She's Salacious, a daughter of Aston Dee Bee and She's Impetuous, is a litter sister to She's A Pearl, who broke the Wagga 320m record when she won on debut in 17.95 on May 9.
"I don't think She's A Pearl will become a 520m bitch because she goes too fast early but I reckon She's Salacious will get longer than the 365m she covered at Nowra as she gets older,'' Peter Sims said.
Parkour gives NSW a great chance in Sunday's Healesville Derby after clocking fast heat time and drawing suitably in the final.
The former Tasmanian scored his 14th win when he sped up the 350m Healesville straight track, in Victoria's Yarra Valley, recording 19.38 in his heat win last Sunday.
"Parkour's time was good considering he had not seen the Healesville track before last Sunday,'' owner-trainer Patrick Mulrine said.
"I decided to make the seven hours trip from Collector to Healesville after Parkour trialled brilliantly up the straight at Richmond, breaking the track record and clocking 17.44 over the 324m.
"He did that at his first look at Richmond so I wasn't too concerned about him going into the Derby heats without having had a run at Healesville.
"When Parkour won his Derby heat he had box one so I'm rapt he has drawn two in the final because he likes that side of the track.''
