Mount Cottrell-based trainer Paul Cusack, first involved in greyhound racing back in the late 1980s, enjoyed his best-ever day at the track last Thursday when leading in four winners at Mount Gambier’s time-graded meeting.

Kicking off his big day was Quantum Leap, a son of Sennachie and maiden bitch Springvale Diva, in the Exchange Printers TG1-4W Stake (400 metres).

Away well from box six, the black dog virtually led all the way, eventually running out a 4¼ length winner over Maybe Spaghetti in 23.66 seconds.

There’s a bit of winning form around Springvale Diva – 10 starts for three placings. Two of her litter brothers, Axel Footluce and Jack Get Back, won 21 races and $155,000 in prize money and 18 races and $71,000 respectively. And their dam, Footluce Diva, won 17 races and $61,000.

Cusack’s second winner came up in the Commercial Hotel TG1-4W Stake (400 m) when Runway, a newcomer to the kennel, led all the way when defeating Tested by 2½ lengths in 23.64 seconds.

“She was a giveaway from the Sharp kennel and I thought she might be alright to race at Mount Gambier’s time-graded meetings,” he said. “Judging by today’s effort I reckon there should be a few more wins in her.”

Another newcomer to Tara Raceway for Cusack was Jet Easy in the Ary Sports Bar & Bistro TG1-4W Stake (400 m). She quickly put herself in the race from box eight and in the run home Jet Easy, Mavie and Mocambora Mia fought out the finish.

On the line, Jet Easy had a head to spare over Mavie with the early leader Mocambora Mia a length back in third spot in 23.27 seconds.

For the winner it had been a while between drinks with the white and blue bitch having last won at Warragul back in October.

“She had been off the scene for a while due to being in season and had to run a satisfactory trial given the amount of time she had been away from the race track,” Cusack said.

“Prior to last week’s Mount Gambier meeting she had won a coursing stake at Lang Lang and that seemed to top her off nicely for last week’s race.”

Owned by Jason Portelli, Jet Easy is a white and blue daughter of Hooked On Scotch out of Nice And Easy and has now won five races.

Cusack’s fourth winner of the day came in the Metal Worx TG1-4W Stake (400 m) with Quantum’s Dream who led all the way for a 1¼ length win over Lucky Me in 23.61 seconds.

A winner of her maiden over 305 metres back in December last year at Tara Raceway, Quantum’s Dream is by Spring Gun out of Main Exit.

Speaking after his best day at the track, Cusack said his initial involvement in greyhound racing had amounted to eight years and resulted in moderate success.

“I was then out of the sport for something like 18 years before returning again in 2013. Since then, my best dog has been the city-winning Go Quantum, the son of Fernando Bale and As It Goes actually ending his racing career at Mount Gambier with a couple of wins.”