John Grief landed his first Wentworth Park double in 20 years as a trainer when litter brothers Light One Up and Running Reds took out 280m races on Friday.
"I thought they would both win so had an all-up wager at $4 Light One Up and $4 Running Reds, but they wound up starting at $10 and $13 respectively,'' Grief said.
"Running Reds was a finalist in Vamoose's Grafton Thunderbolt, the world's richest short course race, on June 24, while Light One Up is even quicker.
"Running Reds had won 14 of 26 races going into Friday's race but Light One Up has had problems and it has taken most of the 12 months I have had him to get him right.
"I'm told Light One Up's first section of 5.12 on Friday is almost a record.''
Grief's winners are raced by long-time clients Rebecca and Aaron Baker along with Dave Grima, and he looks set to receive an ample supply of young greyhounds in years to come.
Grief explained: "Rebecca and Aaron were on a couple of acres at Castlereagh but have moved to Dubbo where they are setting up a greyhound rearing property on 160 acres" (64.7ha).
Light One Up and Running Reds are by Pindari Express from Jayda Rose, who won nine races but is bred in the purple, being produced by Dennis and Ann Barnes' All Too Fancy, a daughter of their great brood bitch Sweet Fancy.
Brad Canty's No Donuts won three Group 1 races while Awesome Project was a dual Group 2 winner and reached nine group race finals but the part-owner of Rinsed The Lot believes he could be his best yet.
Rinsed The Lot, trained by Michelle Sultana, won his heat of the Maitland Future Stars last Thursday in 22.34, the fastest time of the six qualifying races.
"I've never been so excited about a dog as I am about Rinsed The Lot,'' Canty said.
"At his first trial after being broken in, he went quicker up the straight at Appin than his well-performed kennelmates Fear The Dragon and Aston Ulysses.
"Rinsed The Lot is only 18 months old and five weeks ago was still being educated.
"And the 400m of the Future Stars is not ideal for him, Rinsed The Lot is desperate for 520m.''
Rinsed The Lot is a son of Canty's great producer Mrs Mouse, who won eight of just 16 starts but from her first litter produced Fernando Hunter, winner of the $100,000 Masters Meteor in October at Wentworth Park.
Michelle and Mick Lill's gamble paid off when Canya Inferno won his heat of the Maitland Future Stars last Thursday and the icing is on the cake now that their dog has drawn box one in Friday's $15,000 to the winner final.
Canya Inferno was making his debut when he overcame a moderate start and an early bump to win his heat from box seven in 22.48, figures bettered only by Rinsed The Lot, who clocked 22.34.
Mick Lill explained: "Six weeks ago Canya Inferno trialled 22.50 for the Maitland 400m trip so he was ready to win a race.
"But we figured the Future Stars might be ideal for him so we asked the owners for permission to tread water with him until the heats of that race.
"When you do that there is always the risk the dog may go amiss before the big day so after Canya Inferno won we were extremely relieved all had gone to plan.
"He had box seven in his heat but we knew he needed to be boxed no further out than three to have a real chance in the final so box one is perfect.
"His heat win was a tough effort because while he is not a lid-pinger like our former grand sprinter More Sauce, Canya Inferno has good drive when he hits terra firma.''
