Explicit

Dog · Australia · Career: 20 starts in 2024/25: 13 wins · Prize money: $2,094,965

Explicit, by Bernardo out of Brueghelino, was trained by Jason Thompson and raced by Amanda Tullio. His 2024/25 season was one of the great modern campaigns: 13 wins from 20 starts including a rare Group 1 double in the Melbourne Cup and The Phoenix, victory in the Group 2 Ballarat Cup, and finals in the Top Gun, Brisbane Cup, Million Dollar Chase and The Sandgroper. The campaign alone earned $1,682,865.

Named the 2024/25 GCA Australian Greyhound of the Year, Explicit retired with $2,094,965 in career prize money — the second-highest total in Australian greyhound history behind only Wow She's Fast.

Major wins

• Melbourne Cup (G1) — 2024/25: At Sandown
• The Phoenix (G1) — 2024/25: Completing the rare Group 1 double
• Ballarat Cup (G2) — 2024/25: 13 wins from 20 starts in the season

Highlights

• 2024/25 GCA Australian Greyhound of the Year
• Group 1 double: Melbourne Cup and The Phoenix in the same season
• Second-highest stakes earner in Australian history — $2,094,965
• $1,682,865 earned in a single 20-start season

Legacy

Explicit's Melbourne Cup–Phoenix double placed him in rare company and confirmed the Thompson kennel's place among the nation's elite. His $2,094,965 career tally makes him the benchmark for the current generation chasing Wow She's Fast's all-time earnings record.

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• Sandown Greyhound Club — Springvale, Melbourne · track records
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