John Dart, original owner and trainer of Saturday night's Group 3 Ladies Bracelet winner Pay Call, has "not a regret in the world'' about selling the greyhound.
"I always knew she was good because in her four wins for me her run home times were unbelievable,'' Dart, who is based at Dulguigan, near Murwillumbah, said.
"When I was contacted on behalf of owner Shakeel Latimer and trainer Peter Lagogiane, I did not want to sell.
"So to discourage them I put what I thought was a ridiculously high figure on Pay Call but they didn't bat an eye, so she was sold.
"I've done well out of it all because I bought Pay Call's mother Mrs Thursday for just $1800 and she had four wins and four placings from eight middle and long distance races before breaking a hock in a sprint at Albion Park in 2013 and being retired.
"She was the quickest stayer I've had and while Pay Call clocked brilliant time over the 520m at Wentworth Park last Saturday night I reckon she will become a top notcher over longer distances.''
Diamantina Rose lifted her earnings to $80,000 when she notched her eighth win from 58 appearances at Wentworth Park on Saturday night - not bad for a greyhound who "had issues'' when she arrived in NSW.
Alan Proctor, whose wife Christine trains Diamantina Rose on Saturday, said: "This greyhound is owned in Victoria by Mrs Sue Smith and her daughter Angela Langton, the partner of leading Melbourne trainer Jeff Britton.
"When Angela and Sue sent Diamantina Rose to Sydney in September, 2019, they warned us the greyhound 'had issues' but had ability.
"But Diamantina Rose has been a terrific money spinner because she always pulls up sound and thrives on racing which is why she has been able to have so many starts at Wenty.
"When she won on Saturday night she had dropped slightly in grade on her previous few start, but she was still tackling a pretty handy lineup.''
Like Diamantina Rose, Benji Buttons is another greyhound who is "no world beater'' but who is building up a healthy bank balance for her owner-trainer.
When Benji Buttons won over 324m at Richmond on Saturday morning in the fastest time of the day, that success, his 20th, took his prizemoney to $48,000 for Luke Azzopardi.
"That shows how good prizemoney is right now because a few years back it would have been unthinkable for a greyhound to win that sort of money without having a single win in the metropolitan area,'' Azzopardi said.
