Nangar Jim's new owners received a rapid return for their investment when the dog scored a brilliant first-up win for them at Maitland on Monday.
Now trained by Joe McFadyen, Nangar Jim, who was formerly with his breeder, western districts trainer Dennis Barnes, led throughout to score by just over eight lengths in a flying 22.23, easily the best 400m time of the meeting.
Queensland flying machine Precious Sal established the Maitland 400m record of 21.87 on January 25, 2018, when she posted a first split of 5.28.
But Nangar Jim's early speed on Monday was so explosive he recorded an opening section of 5.20.
Nangar Jim had raced six times for Dennis Barnes for two wins and three placings before being purchased by Jason Carrozza.
"The new owner only bought the dog two or three weeks ago and after I gave Nangar Jim a trial at Maitland and he went exceptionally well, I put him straight into Monday's race,'' McFadyen said.
"I have no doubt Nangar Jim will run 500m but I'm in no hurry to get him up to that distance.
"I'd like to pay tribute to Dennis Barnes because I can't think of better person from whom to buy dogs.
"Dennis rates a dog, figures out what it is worth, and always puts a fair price on the greyhound.''
There could hardly have been a more fitting result of the Nowra Foundation Cup on Monday than the win by the Garry Edwards-trained Enzo Herrera.
The 365m Cup was staged to celebrate Nowra's foundation in 1971 and Garry Edwards, a true stalwart of the club, was made a life member of the club in 2011 and has served as both president and director.
Enzo Herrera's come-from-behind win took his record to an impressive 13 wins and 13 placings from 29 starts, even more remarkable considering the adversity the dog had to overcome to win.
"Early last month when I began preparing him for his return to racing following a four months' spell, Enzo Herrera saw a couple of kangaroos in the distance and took off,'' Garry Edwards daid.
"He had hurdled two fences before I could get hold of him and while the fences fortunately were not made of barbed wire, their wire strands still cut him about considerably.
"Enzo Herrera needed dozens of stitches to patch him up so it was a mighty effort for him to recover fully and come back to win this race at Nowra.''
Rod McDonald, who experienced group one glory when his bitch Dana Beatrice took out the 2009 Golden Easter Egg at Wentworth Park, had one of his most successful meetings in over 25 years in the sport at Dubbo last Saturday.
The Cowra trainer landed four winners, comprising 318m events with Dana Rex, Dana Xavier and Milton's Sister and a 516m race with Just About To.
McDonald, who has 30 greyhounds in work, said: "I did win four races at the old Canberra track many years ago but this was something special.
"Of the four which won at Dubbo I'd say Milton's Sister has the most potential although I don't expect her to develop into anything more than a good short course bitch.''
