Tanyard Champion

I still recall the year of Tanyard Champion
That great greyhound 'the rocket from Millstreet'
Owned by Pat Cashman at the top of Tullig
The fawn speedster was seldom led or beat.

Voted Irish track greyhound of the year in fifty seven
The son of Champion Prince and Flexion's Glow
Won big races at race tracks around Ireland
And that was more than forty years ago.

The mighty dog came from a famous litter
His litter sister the great Tanyard Tan
They raced against and beat the best in Ireland
And they made their owner quite a famous man.

He set track records on his way to glory
And at tracks when Tanyard Champion did compete
The crowds who love a champion flocked to see him
And cheered on the fawn speedster from Millstreet.

As his name suggested he was a true champion
And he raced against the best dogs every time
The greyhound of the year in fifty seven
And Ireland's fastest track dog in his prime.