Elle Gazelle shares a name with the former King of Harold Park

By Duncan Stearn

ON December 2 at Sandown Park a greyhound named Elle Gazelle finished well beaten in a heat of the Laurels, but her name brought back memories of the ‘original’ El Gazelle (slightly different spelling), one of the best sprinters ever to set paw on the long straights of Harold Park.

Bred, owned and trained by Zelma O’Connell, El Gazelle was a fawn dog whelped in February 1971 by The Smoother out of Zell’s Babe. He showed a lot of ability early on and had his first race up the Wyong straight on June 3, 1972. The 16-month-old won by an easy Read full article

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