Miss Gorgeous
Wayne & Janet Strong with Miss Gorgeous & Pups
Inducted into the greyhound hall of fame in 1993. Winner of 2 All American awards. Miss Gorgeous is the only dam in history to produce three All American's, Highway Robber, Rooster Cogburn & Miss Friend, all by Friend Westy. A box to wire early foot specialist, speed was Miss Gorgeous' forte as it has been for her decendants.
Accomplishments:
King & Queen Stakes, 1970, with 18-4-1 in 28 starts.
Finished 2nd in the Tampa Speed Classic
Near perfect record in Sarasota of 14-1-0 in 15 starts.
Purchased for $14,000 by W. Strong and W. Wegert, Miss Gorgeous's pups a decade later had earned over $1,000,000 making this historic purchase one of the best ever made in greyhound racing.
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Registered
Name:
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Miss
Gorgeous
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Sire:
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Tell
You Why
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Owned by:
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Wayne
Strong & Warren Wegert
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Dam:
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Miss
Dilly Mar
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DOB:
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1967
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Weight:
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60
lbs
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Sex:
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Female
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Color:
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Black
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Miss Gorgeous |
Rocket Jet |
Menang |
Alwin Chris |
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| Bonnys Pride | |||||
| Proposed | Perplexed | ||||
| Whata Smile | |||||
| Marnaleen | The Marne | Tullera Lad | |||
| Nancy Force | |||||
| Tobaleen | Golden Terms | ||||
| First Panel | |||||
| Gorgeous Babe | Chief Havoc | Trion | Silver Chief | ||
| Kirsty | |||||
| Thelma's Mate | Robert Kent | ||||
| Silver Dell | |||||
| Daisy Rock | Roccabright | Eyes Bright | |||
| Sparkle Sheen | |||||
| Daisy Valley | Pharminda | ||||
| Weedy Valley | |||||
| Miss Dilly Mar | Mar Dilly | Mar Heat | Mireeka | Silver Chief | |
| Brilliant Future | |||||
| Some Signess | Minda Jerry | ||||
| Bonnie Signess | |||||
| Transpat | Transportation | Never Roll | |||
| Twinkle's Girl | |||||
| Patty Jean | Bill's Secretary | ||||
| Melodrama | |||||
| She's A Record | Star Billing | Tumble Bug | Menang | ||
| Proposed | |||||
| Frosty Mouth | Last Down | ||||
| Speeding Sis | |||||
| Nancy Jean | Rural Rube | My Laddie | |||
| Lady Gangdrew | |||||
| Lucky Fly | Lucky Roll | ||||
| Flying Traffic |
References:
The Greyhound Hall of Fame,
The Reign of the Greyhound by Cynthia Brannigan,
The Complete Book of Greyhounds by Julia Barnes
The Greyhound Review magazine,
Great Names in Greyhound Pedigrees Volumes I & II by Gary Guccione
The Greyhound Breed and Race Database,
Rosnet 2000,
and the National Greyhound Association.