It all started on the Monday night at Angle Park where Lewiston trio Clint Trengove and his two sons, Harry and Lucas, shared the spoils in the first event. Winning the 730 metre race was Harry’s Power Move who defeated Lucas’s Oregon Janet and Zenvo Yoyo, trained by Clint.

Then, the following afternoon at Angle Park, the recently turned 18-year-old Lucas trained his first winner when Trivia led all the way from box five for a six length win over He’s No Diva in the 342 metre journey in 19.45 seconds.

Based with his father for several months, his previous 10 years had been spent with his mother at Albury.

“But I would spend all my school holidays helping out down here. And the focus was always on the dogs. In fact, going back to a time when I was only four or five years old I still remember interacting with the greyhounds on our property.

“Then, earlier in the year I obtained my trainer’s licence and purchased Trivia after she had been advertised for sale on Greyhound-Data. Actually, at one stage she had been trained in Broken Hill by my uncle, Clayton Trengove.

“Currently, I have five greyhounds in work with three racing and two at the trialling stage and not looking too bad. As far as Trivia is concerned, she holds pride of place at the moment and I’m taking her along slowly, one race at a time,” Lucas said.

When it came to training, he was quick to heap praise on his father who he said had been a massive help and had taught him everything he knows.

Trivia is a daughter of NSW sire Pindari Express – the Mount Gambier Greyhound Racing Club to stage the Pindari Express at Stud Stake (512 m) for grade five greyhounds on Sunday, February 15. The race will also carry a straw, valued at $2200, to the winner.

And Clint, a one-time regular at Mount Gambier race meetings, for the first time since May last year, sent the boys down with a team of nine to race at last Thursday’s meeting at Tara Raceway.

Come race two, the Gordon Refrigeration Stake (305 m) and Cabao Marble, owned by Lucas and trained by Clint, kicked off what would end up a great day when leading all the way for a 9½ length win over kennel mate Pagan Witch in 17.67 seconds.

For the daughter of Beast Unleashed and Cabao, it was her first win since August last year at Murray Bridge.

In the following race, the Trengove owned and trained Ethanol Unleaded quickly found the front from box six in the Federal Hotel Stake (305 m) before running out a two length winner over a gallant Kahu in 18.19 seconds.

Then, Trengove’s Adhana Layla clinched a spot in this week’s Fast Forward final with an all the way win over Rough Girl Nosey in 23.19 seconds in the Da’Leni Meats Stake (400 m).

The next race was the Quickmix Concrete Group Stake (400 m), the second heat of the Fast Forward series. And it was Caruggi, a son of Feral Franky and Nordegren, who quickly rounded up the field from box eight before running away to a 10½ length win in 23.04 seconds.

The Fast Forward 1-4 Wins final is made up of the fastest six greyhounds from the two heats, irrespective of finishing position. Through to the $1515 final are Caruggi, Adhana Layla, Rough Girl Nosey, Blue Nitrogen, Extravagantly and Magic Poppy.

But Trengove’s day wasn’t over just yet. Lining up from box one in the Sealeys Springworks Stake (305 m) was Bruno Chocolate who led all the way for a half-length win over Fishy Fisher in 18.08 seconds. This was Lucas’s second win for the day as an owner.

And not wanting to be left out, 25-year-old owner-trainer Harry Trengove was successful in the last race, the Williams Crane Hire Stake (305 m), with Dynamic Sunny who was having his first race start in South Australia.

The son of Fernando Bale and Sonata, a 14-race winner, was always on the pace from box one and held on to defeat Shoot The Breeze – a brother to earlier winner Carugga – by a head in 17.68 seconds.

So the Trengove brothers would have travelled back to Lewiston on Thursday afternoon, well-pleased with their day’s work. After all, five winners for their father Clint, two as an owner for Lucas and one as an owner-trainer for Harry wrapped up a big week for the Trengove family.

Shauna Wood and her band of volunteers were out in force last Sunday at Mount Gambier’s Tara Raceway for the running of the Mount Gambier Uniting Church Thrift Shop Stake (512 metres).

The race was sponsored by the Tara Tipsters, a group of local greyhound racing enthusiasts who conduct an ongoing tipping competition at the track on a two-monthly basis. Designated charities are then the beneficiaries of the Tara Tipsters’ weekly contributions.

Last Sunday’s Thrift Shop grade six race over 512 metres comprised five “Compton” named greyhounds, all trained locally by Tracie Price. And it was the two outsiders of the field in Compton Stella and Compton Baker who eventually fought out the finish.

This was certainly a race of fluctuating fortunes with 2¾ lengths eventually separating the $13 and $15 chances, Compton Stella and Compton Baker, in a time of 30.30 seconds.

From a Tara Tipsters point of view the Thrift Shop series – a shortened nine-version competition due to Christmas – had been won by Scott Blacksell who defeated Jo Williams and Robert Stafford.

At the presentation, Ms Wood touched on the Mount Gambier Uniting Church Thrift Shop, saying every purchase made directly supports local entities through the Uniting Church.

“The purchases help us to care for our neighbours and strengthen the bonds of our community. And all proceeds stay local.”

Ms Wood also sincerely thanked the Mount Gambier Greyhound Racing Club and those involved in the Tara Tipsters for their support of local charities.

Meanwhile, at Tara Raceway’s meeting last Sunday it turned out to be a big day for the “Aston” greyhounds – Aston Gleam, Aston Darwin and Aston Sushi all successful.

In the Greg Martlew Autos Mixed Stake (305 m), Christian Roberts’ Aston Gleam, a son of Hooked On Scotch and Aston Glow, brought up his second consecutive 305 metre win when virtually leading all the way from box three.

Chasing his 13th win, the fawn dog finished his race off well when holding out another last start winner in Dell Mister to win by a length in 17.74 seconds.

Aston Darwin, by Aston Rupee x Aston Opal, brought up his first win for the year after turning in a big run in the Icon Signs Stake (512 m) for local trainer Kev Patzel.

On the pace early, the black dog found himself mid-race down the back before finishing strongly for a two length win over Bourne Franky in 30.26 seconds. The win was Aston Darwin’s 11th since being taken over by Patzel in May last year.

And Aston Sushi (Aston Fastnet x Aston Sakura) won her first 600 metre race at Tara Raceway after leading all the way in the Trackside Pet Meats Pick 6 Stake for a 3¼ length win over Fantastic Helga in 35.20 seconds.

The black bitch is trained at Millicent by Mount Gambier Greyhound Racing Club president Dave Green who also has 2025 Mount Gambier Greyhound of the Year Wind Whiskers in his kennel.

Allendale East-based Bourne Model is one of five greyhounds chasing 2025 TAB SA Greyhound of the Year (GOTY) honours at a presentation night at Angle Park on Saturday, February 28.

By Feral Franky, the SA-bred daughter of Sweet On Me was originally raced by the Bourne Team Syndicate prior to trainer David Peckham also taking over the ownership. Other greyhounds under consideration for the SA GOTY are Apilla, Dashing Jordy, Mallee Beauty and Wicket.

During 2025 Bourne Model raced on 25 occasions for 12 wins and five seconds. All told, her prize money for the year was $141,400. Her most significant win of the year was a heat and the final of the Group 1 Sapphire Crown at Sandown Park.

The Greyhound of the Month in May, Bourne Model also won heats of the Group 3 Murray Bridge Cup and the Group 3 Gawler Cup prior to finishing second in both finals. She also won the Adelaide Cup Consolation (the Piping Shrike).