Australian top greyhound Brett Lee is dead
The legendry greyhound Brett Lee, arguably the best dog to ever grace Australian tracks, was put down on Sunday some weeks after suffering complications arising from an injury he sustained while running around the yard in his kennels.
The son of Gun Law Osti and Sobbing Sal broke an incredible six track records in his 39 starts, from which he claimed 31 wins and rewarded connections with a total of Aus$405,106 in prize money.
Lee also went on to becoming a leading sire worldwide with his offspring having had a massive impact on the Irish scene and in the week the great dog passed away, his son Tyrur Big Mike is a strong favourite to win the Irish Derby at Shelbourne Park, a classic that was won by another son, Razldazl Billy, four years ago.
Owner Keith Pedrana said: “He’s the fastest dog in the world but he’s actually a better sire than he was a race dog so that’s going to live on a long time for all of us. Sunday was a tough day for all of us; my family were very close to the dog”.
Pedrana recalled the dog’s final days: “I let him out in the morning and he was running up and down in the yard and it must have been a bit dewey and he slipped and done his shoulder. The vet wanted to put him down when he first suffered the injury but I just wanted to do everything I could for him to get him right but in the end it just wasn’t to be. I thought I had a good three or four years left in him – he would have turned 12 in January.”
Another son of Lee’s, Shaneboy Lee, has been officially launched on his stud career after owner Denis Kiely confirmed that the dog has been retired due to injuries that have plagued him this year.
He will be standing at the Kiely kennels in Ballymac, Kilmallock.
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