Lara trainer Brendan Pursell woke up ‘feeling a million dollars’ this morning – literally!
And for that, he can thank greyhound racing’s latest ‘instant millionaire’ – McInerney.
The highly underrated speedster won the sport’s biggest ‘lottery’ – Million Dollar Chase final (520m) – at Wentworth Park in Sydney last night.
He’s the first Victorian to win an MDC – the world’s richest greyhound race – since its inception in 2018.
Commencing okay from box one, McInerney ($3.60F) was second and wide rounding the first turn but set sail for tearaway leader He’s On Fire ($13.00) down the back straight.
He reeled in the ‘pilot’ entering the home straight before staving off the fast-finishing Zipping Kyrgios ($3.80) by 0.25L in a thriller. He’s On Fire was a further 2L away third.
“I can’t explain it… I can’t stop shaking”
That’s the answer Brendan Pursell gave when asked what it felt like to win a #MillionDollarChase… we believe him!#thedogs #greyhoundracing #MDC #WentyPark pic.twitter.com/XO1LcAWH9J
— The Dogs (@Thedogs_com_au) September 24, 2022
McInerney ($3.60F) took out a mouth-watering $1 million purse in 29.50sec – around $33,900 per second. His stakes now total a staggering $1,111,770 – catapulting him to seventh on Australia’s top prizemoney earners list.
He’s won 22 races, with eight seconds and seven thirds, from 53 starts. And, in late August, he finished third in the G1 National Sprint Championship – also at Wentworth Park.
Pawnote: A full MDC report, including photos, will follow.
How’s that!
McInerney has taken out the TAB #MillionDollarChase in 29.50, and is greyhound racing’s newest millionaire! Congratulations to Team Pursell!
Full results: https://t.co/ypTM0kYawO#thedogs #MDC @WatchDogRacing pic.twitter.com/NxSwUYctmN
— The Dogs (@Thedogs_com_au) September 24, 2022
