Emerging Trainer Carlin Wendt Finds Prolific Success in Queensland Greyhound Racing
Young Queensland trainer Carlin Wendt is experiencing the most successful period of his burgeoning career, having prepared five winners in the last month, a performance that firmly establishes the 26-year-old as an emerging force in the state’s highly competitive greyhound racing circuit. His success validates his decision to transition from owner to full-time trainer.
Queensland’s greyhound racing circuit is taking note of the rapid rise of 26-year-old trainer Carlin Wendt, who is currently enjoying the most prolific patch of his young career. Operating a dedicated kennel out of the Postmans Ridge facility, Wendt has showcased impressive form over the last month, highlighted by a stunning burst of three winners in a 48-hour period in early November, cementing his status as one of the state’s most promising young handlers. This wave of success, which includes victories from dogs like Chill Pill Jill, Super Wine, and Lucora, validates the young trainer’s decision to take out his own license and manage a team of about 15 chasers, with ambitions to expand to twenty.
Wendt’s journey began three years ago simply as an owner, sparked by the purchase of a chaser named Zipping Peewee. After consistently enjoying success with the dogs he owned, the venture rapidly expanded, prompting him to become a full-time professional trainer earlier this year. Wendt, who previously worked as a carpenter, credits the knowledge gained from working alongside experienced mentors, including Ricky Hassall and fellow Postmans Ridge trainer John Jeffrey, for his swift progress. His most successful runner this year has been the black chaser Lucora, who has accumulated six victories and over $16,400 in stake money, demonstrating the depth and quality of the dogs under his care.
The young trainer emphasizes that his commitment to hands-on work and his training methods were strongly validated by his recent winning streak at The Q, where all three winners jumped successfully from the four-box alley. While he acknowledges the industry is tough to break into, Wendt’s immediate focus is to maintain this momentum, as he continues to nominate runners for upcoming assignments across the competitive Queensland calendar, confident that his burgeoning kennel can maintain its winning ways.
