Fernando Bale
| Breed | Greyhound |
|---|---|
| Sire | Kelsos Fusileer |
| Dam | Derry Linda |
| Sex | Dog |
| Whelped | 12 March 2013 |
| Country | Australia |
| Color | White & dark brindle |
| Owner | Paul & Janice Wheeler |
| Trainer | Andrea Dailly |
| Record | |
| 44:35-3-2 | |
| Earnings | |
| $1,299,370 | |
| Major wins | |
| 35 | |
| Other awards | |
| Australian Greyhound Hall of Fame | |
| Honours | |
| G1 Golden Easter Egg champion, Group 1 National Derby, G1 Maturity, G1 Harrison-Dawson, G1 Peter Mosman, G1 National Sprint, G1 Adelaide Cup, G1 Top Gun | |
Fernando Bale (born December 3, 2013) is a retired Hall of Fame Champion Australian Greyhound, which many racing experts in Australia consider to be the greatest all-time racing greyhound in the history of Australian racing.[1] He won 35 races in 44 career starts, and won 11 Group (Greyhound Group Racing in Australia) stakes races in his career, 8 of which were Group 1 stakes races, and earned a world-record $1.3m in prize money.[2]
Appearance
Fernando Bale was mostly white in color with most of his body and legs white, but he also had a brindle rump and face (except a white stripe in the middle of his face). His official colour was white and dark brindle.[3]
Career
His first victory was the 525-m maiden special weight at The Meadows. After two further wins, he won his first of eight Group 1 stakes races in the Group 1 National Derby at Wentworth Park. After the Ballarat Derby at Ballarat Greyhounds, Fernando Bale won the G1 Golden Easter Egg back at Wentworth Park. His remarkable career continued with Group 1 stakes wins in G1 Maturity at The Meadows Greyhounds, the G1 Harrison-Dawson at Sandown Greyhounds, G1 Peter Mosman at Wentworth Park, and the G1 National Sprint at Angle Park Greyhounds, as well as Group stakes wins in the Group 2 Traralgon Cup at Traralgon, the G2 Bendigo Cup at Bendigo Greyhounds, and the G3 Collins Memorial. His last two Group 1 wins were in the G1 Adelaide Cup at Angle Park and the G1 Top Gun at The Meadows.[4]
He raced in the G1 Melbourne Cup Final, but placed second by a small margin to champion Dyna Double One, a greyhound whom Fernando Bale had defeated in many other G1 stakes races. He then won the G2 Ballarat final and a free-for-all before injury took him to stud.[5] In 44 career races, he won 35 races, and placed in 5 races. He has been an outstanding sire, as of June 2022 he had sired 165 Group and Listed stakes winners.[2]
Pedigree
| Wigwam Wag | |||||||||||||||
| Gable Dodge | |||||||||||||||
| CJ Ima Bahama | |||||||||||||||
| Kelsos Fusileer | |||||||||||||||
| Arrigle Buddy | |||||||||||||||
| Lassinagh Silky | |||||||||||||||
| Last Boher | |||||||||||||||
| Fernando Bale | |||||||||||||||
| Black Shiraz | |||||||||||||||
| Primo Uno | |||||||||||||||
| FPrima Portrait | |||||||||||||||
| Chloe Allen | |||||||||||||||
| Awesome Assassin | |||||||||||||||
| Rosemary Bale | |||||||||||||||
| Kobie Bale | |||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Fernando Bale Kelsos Fusileer x Chloe Allen". The Greyhound Recorder. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "$100 million milestone for greyhound racing's greatest". Race Net. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Fernando Bale". Greyhound Data. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "FERNANDO BALE --- Form". fasttrack.grv.org.au. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Superstar Greyhound Fernando Bale retired to stud". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 August 2022.