Joe Tams has hailed the achievement of Droopys Nijinsky getting to 50 wins
Joe Tams has spoken out on the remarkable win from Droopys Nijinsky last week as he hit 50 wins in his racing career.
Nijinsky looks for 51 on Sunday
Joe Tams of Valley track has hailed the performances of Droopys Nijinsky who posted a 50th career success at the South Wales venue last week - and aims for win number 51 on Sunday.
The Donna Davy-trained tracker, a May 2022 son of Broadstrand Bono and Droopys Miriam, powered to victory after early crowding to bring up the half century of wins on November 5 and lines up in the Valley Standard Open at the Ystrad Mynach track this weekend.
"He's certainly been one of the major stars here in recent years and is a credit to Donna and her team," said Tams, "and while he's back in OR class on Sunday you'd definitely give him a chance.
"He's won a good few opens here and, while very deep into his fifth year, is running as well as ever judged on the clocks he's been posting for 460m - and he still takes in the odd sprint.
"Getting to 50 wins is certainly made him a bit of a star and he's got a lot of love on social media - a few people mentioning the likes of dogs like El Tenor and Poor Sue back in the day and, while theirs were probably all open races, it's still a great achievement. People have also mentioned dogs like Yahoo Megan and Roanna Mamba, all prolific winners."
Unraced in Ireland, Droopys Ninjinsky made his debut at Valley on November 17, 2023, in a D2 sprint, finishing third. He won third time up in the same grade over 260m a fortnight later.
During his time on track, 49 of his wins have come at Valley with the sole outlier coming in a Perry Barr A3 when he very briefly joined the graded strength at the Birmingham track in early 2024.
