Gaytime Nemo's victory in the G1 English Derby final highlights the significance of Magic Sprite's influence as a sire of great broodbitches.

Postman Pat, with an impressive performance at Albion Park, is set to make waves in greyhound racing. His pedigree suggests a promising stud career and potential success with bitches carrying Fabregas and Fernando Bale bloodlines.

Victa Damian, offspring of Fernando Bale and Victa Polly, dominates racetracks, setting records and astonishing trainers Tony and Lisa Rasmussen. Exceptional pedigree hints at limitless future for this prodigy.

The early progeny of greyhound star Tommy Shelby, such as Sneaky Peaky and Wolf Man, show great promise with a pedigree inspired by the successful Barcia Bale and Fernando Bale cross.

Zipping Orlando won ‘The 715’, the world's richest staying race, and boasts a strong pedigree with intense in-breeding, including G1 Melbourne Cup runner-up Sobbing Sal.

Crumble Monelli won the inaugural Sandgroper race, earning $300,000 and marking Dave Hobby's successful return to greyhound racing with Barcia Bale/Fernando Bale mix.

Dave Hobby has long been cautious of painting himself into a corner with the dogs he breeds. Quick to latch onto the Barcia Bale/Fernando Bale cross, it is just one part of the Meteor Monelli pedigree that warrants analysis.

Evidence that a long and productive race career for a bitch is absolutely no hindrance to her becoming a great broodbitch.

They say once something is proven, we should endeavour to copy it in a bid to achieve similar success. Daughters of Fabregas being mated to Fernando Bale, or bitches with a combination of Big Daddy Cool and Token Prince to Fabregas, or daughters of Barcia Bale to Fernando Bale are all proven recipes.

Did you know that in the past decade, almost 60 percent of the Group 1 winners in Australia have had a mother that won at a distance of 565m or more?

The Group 1 English Derby was run and won on June 25. Read about the pedigrees of the finalists.

Lots of interesting pedigrees to look at from recent racing around the country and in New Zealand. Scofflaw (Mepunga Blazer-Mepunga Molly by Fernando Bale) took notice when he ran 29.39 at Sandown.

The son of Keybow-Let's Win Meisha by El Grand Senor equalled the track record for 350m set in the previous race by Orson Laurie and they now progress to the semi-finals of the $75,000 to the winner series next weekend.

Raw Ability was successful at Group 1 level in the Paws Of Thunder and Adelaide Cup and placed in the Warrnambool Cup. He also made the final of the Topgun, Melbourne Cup, Temlee, Australian Cup and Healesville Cup.

In greyhound breeding, like life, coincidences can be amazing. Take for instance recent race results around the country, like Zipping Maserati's win over Spring Patriot in the G3 The Brother Fox at Dubbo on Saturday night.

She’s A Pearl is of course the glamour girl of world greyhound racing, and Ray Barda certainly has an interest seeing today's version of Highly Blessed.

If Alice Dooley was remembered only for being the mother of Hall of Famer Paua To Burn it would have been more than enough to proclaim her a broodbitch influence.

Keybow was a superstar on the racetrack winning a Perth Cup and Brisbane Cup at Group 1 level, but being placed in the Australian Cup, Melbourne Cup and Winter Cup also at Group 1.

NSW dog man, Charlie Riccio, has compiled a bunch of stats that give a huge insight into breeding a Group 1 winner.

From just 15 race starts to date, promising youngster Mickey Doo is putting together an imposing record of nine wins.