Never Roll
Inducted into the Greyhound
Hall of Fame in 1968, Never Roll won the 1942 Wonderland Derby by 12 lengths;
won Tampa Derby 1942-3; Tampa Track Champ with 16 wins out of 27 starts.
He was the best of his day racing to four world records in 1942, the same
year he won the Wonderland Derby Never Roll at his best ranks as one of
the fastest to ever set foot on a track even today.
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Registered
Name:
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Never
Roll
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Sire:
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Lucky
Roll
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Formerly owned
by:
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H.A.
Alderson
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Dam:
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Never
Fail
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DOB:
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January
2, 1939
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Color:
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Brindle
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Sex:
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Male
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Littermates:
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Never
Happy, Male
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Never Roll |
Andrew Micawber |
Micawber |
The Dickens |
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| Brids Veil | |||||
| White Horse | White Hope | ||||
| Miss Verse | |||||
| Fanny | Picardy | The Dickens | |||
| Mary Pickford | |||||
| Tarana | Fluke | ||||
| Wee Hope | |||||
| Mustard Roll | Mutton Cutlet | Jamie | Beaded Brow | ||
| Jibstay | |||||
| Miss Cinderella | Rathaldron | ||||
| Rosta | |||||
| Reaske Belle | Topsman | Earl's Court | |||
| Tiny Maid | |||||
| Flying Swallow IV | Busaco Boy | ||||
| Fitto Fly II | |||||
| Never Fail | My Laddie | Traffic Officer | Meadows | Husky Whisper II | |
| Epergne | |||||
| Vixen | Fine Harmony | ||||
| Annabell | |||||
| Katty Darling | First Light | Osprey Hawk | |||
| Fair Light | |||||
| Winding Way | Woolwinder IV | ||||
| On the Run VI | |||||
| Lakes Beckey | Real Lake | Hidden Lake | Jedderfield | ||
| Silver Waves | |||||
| Real Winder | Woolwinder IV | ||||
| Rossmore Charm | |||||
| Beckie Sharp | Unconcern | Victorious Ally | |||
| Just Return | |||||
| Misty Dawn | ~ | ||||
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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.