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Author: Michael Burns

This author has written 49 articles
Read more about the article Virtual Launch: Charlie Blanning’s Twenty Two Waterloo Cups
Charlie Blanning, Greyhound historian, and his latest book, Twenty Two Waterloo Cups

Virtual Launch: Charlie Blanning’s Twenty Two Waterloo Cups

  • Post author:Michael Burns
  • Post published:July 9, 2022
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Episode 29: Recorded June 26, 2022 "He said to me, 'Why don't you make it a personal record? Put more of yourself into it...'"Charlie Blanning, on the advice given to…

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Read more about the article Leslie Wootten: Greyhound Author
Leslie Wootten, Greyhound author (right); cover of Keefer: The People's Choice (left)

Leslie Wootten: Greyhound Author

  • Post author:Michael Burns
  • Post published:July 2, 2022
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Episode 28: Recorded February 15, 2022 "I literally grew up with Greyhounds..."Leslie Wootten, on her childhood at the Tucson Greyhound Park Show Notes Leslie Wootten's earliest memories of Greyhounds are…

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Read more about the article Jackie Teal: Coursing & Racing Trainer
Jackie Teal, Greyhound coursing and racing trainer

Jackie Teal: Coursing & Racing Trainer

  • Post author:Michael Burns
  • Post published:January 16, 2022
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Episode 27: Recorded January 8, 2022 "It was indescribable -- the elation -- but also a sadness -- things can't get better than this..."Jackie Teal, Greyhound coursing and racing trainer,…

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Read more about the article Charlie Blanning’s Latest Greyhound History Project
Greyhound history author, Charlie Blanning

Charlie Blanning’s Latest Greyhound History Project

  • Post author:Michael Burns
  • Post published:December 27, 2021
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Episode 26: Recorded December 16, 2021 “Why don’t you pick up the baton and write [about] the final years of the Waterloo cup?”Charlie Blanning on the inspiration for his next…

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Read more about the article Steve Downs on Open Field Coursing in the U.S.
Steve Downs, pictured with the Greyhounds coursing in grass

Steve Downs on Open Field Coursing in the U.S.

  • Post author:Michael Burns
  • Post published:November 29, 2021
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Episode 25: Recorded November 15, 2021 “I think of you as the Sir Mark Prescott of American coursing...”Host John Parker on Steve Downs and his involvement in coursing in the…

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Read more about the article Gary Guccione: A Life in Greyhound Racing
Gary Guccione, pictured with the National Greyhound Association track at sunset in Abilene, KS

Gary Guccione: A Life in Greyhound Racing

  • Post author:Michael Burns
  • Post published:October 8, 2021
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Episode 24: Recorded September 23, 2021 “As long as I could reach the window to the ticket seller, I could place a wager…”Gary Guccione, talking about placing his first wagers…

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Read more about the article Greyhound Adoption Author Cynthia Branigan
Cynthia Branigan, author of Adopting the Racing Greyhound and Last Diving Horse in America

Greyhound Adoption Author Cynthia Branigan

  • Post author:Michael Burns
  • Post published:September 22, 2021

Episode 23: Recorded August 17, 2021 "Gamal started to gallop, and King said, 'I know this -- I can run!'"Cynthia Branigan, on her first Greyhound's experience with Gamal, America's last…

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Read more about the article Bonus: Mr. Wilby’s Speech to the Children
Wilby & Sons Family Butchers, Dickleburgh, Norfolk, England (left); Mr. Charlie Wilby (right)

Bonus: Mr. Wilby’s Speech to the Children

  • Post author:Michael Burns
  • Post published:September 10, 2021

Episode 22 (Bonus): Recorded August 22, 2021 “I hope you children will have happy memories of today.”Charlie Wilby, butcher and coursing enthusiast, 1987 Show Notes Our first bonus episode revisits…

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Read more about the article Five Essays with Dennis McKeon
Dennis McKeon, essayist and former racing Greyhound trainer

Five Essays with Dennis McKeon

  • Post author:Michael Burns
  • Post published:August 20, 2021
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In my mind and memory, she is and always will be the blithest of greyhound spirits...The One Who Got Away, Dennis McKeon Show Notes Greyhound Nation went “on the air”…

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Read more about the article Amateur Racing for Your Greyhound
Greyhounds chase the lure at a NOTRA amateur race

Amateur Racing for Your Greyhound

  • Post author:Michael Burns
  • Post published:August 4, 2021
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"Track Greyhounds -- too much engine and not enough frame. But I am addicted to that speed."Michele Houghton, amateur Greyhound racing enthusiast Show Notes Michele Houghton had her first lure…

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