On the greyhound front Cole mentored a number of outstanding canine athletes. The talented Federal Morgan finished the season as the highest individual stake earner, securing $114,270 for his Australian owner Scott Eaton.
He was the winner of two Group 1 races, plus a Group 2 victory. Federal Morgan also smashed the long-standing Manawatu Raceway 457m track record, lowering it to 25.25s. He obviously looms as a serious contender for the 2020/21 NZ Greyhound of the Year title.
The Cole kennels' iron dog Trojan Hoarse also enjoyed another outstanding season. He annexed a pair of Group 1 titles, while winning the most races by an individual chaser with his 24 race victories.
He also won the points-based NZ Sprinter of the Year award, plus the Craig Rendle-owned chasing phenomenon landed the NZ Bred Greyhound of the Year title. Trojan Hoarse is also a contender for the national award for a remarkable third consecutive season.
Anyway, back to this evening's racing where the Cole trained "roundabout" of recent Friday open class 520m race winners continued last week.
Freedom League was the latest to taste success when she took out the event in a smart 29.85s. She led all the way after jumping smartly from trap eight. She holds repeat claims, although she will race from the trickier four-trap, with the other worry being a noted railing chaser drawn on her immediate outside.
Yep, as usual the consistent Jilliby Litsa is again a realistic winning prospect after finishing as the runner-up for third consecutive Friday. This time her margin was 1.25 lengths behind and she receives the opportunity of going one better from trap eight.
Others to consider are kennelmates Big Time Atomic (one) and Big Time Harley (six), while looking to deny Cole a podium clean sweep will be Dapper Rapper. Local conditioner Brian Marsh produced him to easily win his last Friday C4 520m assignment in a handy 29.96s.
