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Sir Mark Prescott (left) and Charlie Blanning (right)

The Greatest of Coursing

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:March 19, 2021
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"I hope you children you all enjoy today, and I hope you will get as much fun from coursing and coursing people as I have done."Charlie Wilby, at a Newmarket…

Author and Greyhound historian, Charlie Blanning shares the cover of "Please Mister: The Golden Age of Greyhound Racing"

Charlie Blanning and His Lastest Greyhound Book

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:November 17, 2020
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"A good Greyhound will chase anything..."Charlie Blanning Show Notes It’s the early 1920’s. Owen Patrick (O.P.) Smith, inventor of the artificial lure, accepts the challenge of some doubters at his…

Charlie Blanning: A Life in Greyhounds

Post author:Michael Burns
Post published:September 19, 2020
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Episode 4 - Recorded August 28, 2020 "If you wanted to have a great life in Greyhounds, you couldn't do much better than what Charlie has done…"John Parker Show Notes…