Fernando Bale (born December 3, 2013) is an Australian retired racing Greyhound, which many in Australia thought to be the greatest racing greyhound in Australian racing.[1] He earned a world-record $1.3m in prize money.[2]
| 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 |
| Honours | |
| Golden Easter Egg champion 8 Group 1 races | |
Appearance
editFernando Bale is mostly white in color with most of his body and legs white, but he also has 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
editHis first victory was the 525m maiden special weight at The Meadows. After two further wins, he won his first of seven G1 races in the National Derby at Wentworth Park. After the Ballarat Derby, Fernando won the G1 Golden Easter Egg. His last two G1 wins were in the Adelaide Cup at Angle Park and the Top Gun at The Meadows.[4]
He raced in the Melbourne Cup Final, but placed second by a small margin. He then won the G2 Ballarat final and a free-for-all before he became too injured to race and was put out to stud.[5] As of June 2022 he had sired 165 Group and Listed winners.[2]
Pedigree
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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.