A profile on the Australian Greyhound “Go Wild Teddy”

By Hamish

Go Wild Teddy was whelped in August 1998. His sire was Head Honcho, the leading Australian sire for many years, and his dam was the first-rate brood dam Web of Silence (whose progeny have won over $500,000 in prize money from just two litters). He is a black male greyhound weighing 33 kg. He was bred and trained by Mark Bell, and he is now at stud, still owned by Mark Bell.

This greyhound had a remarkably successful racing career, with 24 wins from 34 starts (as well as 5 seconds and 1 third); over the course of his career he won $295,000 in prize money including $50,000 at the winner-takes-all Sandown Shootout. His wins also include Group 1 Melbourne Cup and Group 2 Vic Peters Memorial and Bob Payne Winter Stakes, and he came second in the National Derby and the Australian Cup. His outstanding winning record led to his being named the New South Wales greyhound of the year for 2000.

Go Wild Teddy was named as the sire with the highest strike rate (25.43%) of top-200 sires in Australia in 2003. “His strike rate is unheard of for sires who have had over 1,000 starters” according to National Greyhound Form. He is one of the top sires of 2007 and is sought after for the incredible speed and intelligence which he passes on to his offspring. His progeny tend to be sprinters, showing impressive early pace like their sire and excelling on shorter courses. He has sired many racers which have gone on to break track records (including Chitlin Alert, running 28.89 at Bulli; Tambray Gravy running 18.53 at the Richmond 330 meters; and Amaze Mint, running 26.42 at Wangaratta over 474 meters). His daughter Jinderra Flame won the Group 1 National Futurity in 2006, leading from start to finish as expected for one of Go Wild Teddy’s offspring.