BAGS EGGSTRAVAGANZA
Proud winners Sheffield
on the day footballers Steve Morrison and Grant Holt’s syndicate got a welcomed boost when their Muskerry Messi won, I hope the guys do well they have some exciting plans and would be nice to see them have success, Jim Daly is one of the nicest people in the sport and a quality trainer they are in capable hands. Kevin Hutton is having a year to remember and he did the business for his track Swindon pulling off a double with the impressive duo Alarming Jacks and Gemstone Annie both winning their respective bitches finals in good style. Our own Gentleman Jim Reynolds (Express Columnist) was in the winner’s enclosure with Tunnel Tiger, he just keeps getting better and better worth following this dog, he burst out the traps and just held on but showed electric pace to half-way he won by 0.75L in 28.61. With a whopping 16 race card, every race was worth a total of £2,000 (1st =£1,000, 2nd £500, 3rd £200, 4th, 5th and 6th £100) but in total greyhounds chased a MASSIVE £125,000 and that is on the back of the very successful BAGS Track Championships If you have not done so check out their wonderful website www.bagsracing.com
FA Cup?
I think we have to be careful especially in this climate BAGS/SIS do not have an endless pot of money but I would love to see an
Tunnel Tiger
FA Cup style competition be the next big thing to be brought out by BAGS. 16 tracks in a hat, being drawn out live in betting shops nationwide, first track out is a home tie, shooting it out over six races with three dogs each in a race to see if they can progress to the next round. It would be a sensational event, look at the excitement when one of the minnows takes on a giant at their home ground in football, just look at what happened to Bradford in the capital one cup and Millwall in the FA Cup. The BAGS/SIS cup would be huge in my
opinion and it would create excitement and a real buzz. BAGS looks to have a massive bearing on our sports future and to be honest they have been simply fantastic. Who knows in years to come we may even have a track league; Premier Division and Championship each consisting of eight teams. At the moment things like this are just a dream but you never know, it may well catch on in a big way, I’d definitely say things like this are worth looking at, and it would shake up our sport by offer something new and exciting.