GreyhoundRacingResults.com.auEl Grand Senor
Dog · New Zealand · Career: New Zealand champion of the mid-1990s; multiple Group 1 winner on both sides of the Tasman · Prize money: Record-setting earner for a New Zealand greyhound of his era
El Grand Senor was the defining New Zealand greyhound of the 1990s. Trained in Auckland and campaigned aggressively across the Tasman, he did what almost no Kiwi dog had done before him: he beat Australia's best on their own tracks, winning Group 1 races in Australia and annexing features on both sides of the ditch. At his peak he was rated among the best greyhounds in the world.
His retirement to stud made an even deeper mark. El Grand Senor became the foundation sire of modern New Zealand breeding — and, through the export of his progeny, one of the most influential stallions in Australasian history. His sons and daughters won Group 1 races for a decade after his retirement, and his bloodlines flow through champion pedigrees on both sides of the Tasman to this day.
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Highlights
- Greatest New Zealand-bred greyhound of his era
- Multiple Group 1 winner in Australia against the best of his generation
- Rated among the world's best greyhounds at his peak
- Foundation sire of modern New Zealand breeding
Legacy
El Grand Senor proved that New Zealand breeding could produce a genuine world-beater, and then proved it again at stud. In the story of trans-Tasman greyhound racing, he is the central figure — the dog who carried Kiwi racing's flag into Australian Group 1 company and won.
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Frequently asked questions
Was El Grand Senor the best New Zealand greyhound ever?
He is widely regarded as such — a multiple Group 1 winner who beat Australia's best on Australian tracks, and later the most influential sire in New Zealand breeding history.
Did El Grand Senor race in Australia?
Yes — he was campaigned extensively across the Tasman and won at the highest level against Australia's best greyhounds, which cemented his reputation as a genuine champion.