WA All Stars Sprint

The $40,000 to the winner feature also ensures an invitation into the Solo Melbourne Cup if his connections and trainer Andrew McLaren so desire to take up the offer.

The tough and honest dog was bred and raced by Peta and Rod Noden and has now won over $127,000 in stakes in 36 career starts in which he has this year finished second in the Group 2 WA Derby and also WA Sprint championship among many feature finals in 2011.

He also won the Puppy Classic earlier in the year. Not In Kansas led from box one and short priced favourite Miata was checked out to last on the first corner while Vocal Enforcer ($10.10) settled 8 lengths off the leader.

Coming to the home corner Not In Kansas ($4.50) looked like he was going to add the feature final to his owners cabinet, however Vocal Enforcer had other ideas and claimed the leader in the shadows of the post in a brilliant victory.

Third home was Blue Goose ($17.00) early sections set by leader Not In Kanas were 5.64, 13.25 and 18.62 with an overall winning time for Vocal Enforcer of 30.34.

The Group 2 win is likely to see Vocal Enforcer firm in calculations for the 2011 WA Greyhound of the Year award.

It will be interesting to see if Andrew McLaren takes up the option of a Melbourne Cup start with Vocal Enforcer, now his charge is eligible for a start in the heats on November 10.

It’s not every day you get a walk up start for a crack at a major Group 1 carrying the prestige and glory of a race like the Melbourne Cup not to mention a first prize of $200,000 should you make it through to the final on November 17.

Vocal Enforcer is a Black dog whelped February 2009 by Black Enforcer from She’s Vocal (Surf Lorian x Baylene) he is raced by Peta & Rod Norden. Vocal Enforcer is trained by Andrew McLaren from Nambeelup and he has raced 36 times for 18 wins and 13 placings with the $40,000 first prize for the Schweppes All Stars Sprint it took his current stake earnings to $127,280.

After the placings the field finished in the following order 4th Spring Legend ($11.50), 5th Ever Grace ($34.30), 6th Miata ($1.70) Oliver Allen ($11.30) and Spring Ruler ($57.90).

The All Stars Sprint has always been a major event on the Cannington Calendar every year since first run in 1977. Listed below are the previous winners.

1977 Pied Issue, 1978 Ceemarbil, 1979 Chief Vader, 1980 White Panther, 1981 Fiery Message, 1982 Cola Cub, 1983 Ginger Eagle, 1984 Windfire, 1985 Lusty Mick, 1986 The Woodsman, 1987 Spicy Miss, 1988 Dirty Looks, 1989 Brindle Tangara, 1990 Sandi’s Me Mum, 1991 Mossdale Magic, 1992 Dandy Lassie, 1993 Do It Now, 1994 Rivendel Bound, 1995 Isn’t She Lovely, 1996 Pezza’s Tiger, 1997 Betcha Jones, 1998 Reggemite, 1999 Billy The Duck, 2000 Cobram Storm, 2001 Ultimate Rebel, 2002 Twain, 2003 Blocker Stanley, 2004 Token Royale,  2005 Lord Monelli, 2006 Cape Ozy, 2007 Kostic Burns, 2008 Miss Slick, 2009 Queen Lauryn and 2010 Uno Kendra.