A Trainer's Tale/Cory Owens

Chris Detrick

The Salt Lake Tribune

Eighteen-year-old Cory Owens works with his greyhounds at the dog track, but he gains much more than a paycheck. Owens spends around 80 hours at The Woodlands race track in Kansas City , Kansas each week taking care of a kennel of 66 racing greyhounds. Because he spends a significant amount of time around the dogs, Cory has developed special bonds with each of them and often refers to the greyhounds as his 'kids.' 'There have been several valuable lessons that I've learned from taking care of the kids, but the one that I would say was most important is that nothing but hard work and a true care for what you do will suffice,' said Owens. Caption, Greyhounds eagerly await Cory Owens, an assistant greyhound trainer, each morning and evening. 'If your heart isn't in your work and you don't care about it, then you won't get the most from it and it won't be as useful. I truly care about the greyhounds, and I believe I work hard to keep them happy and healthy.'

Chris Detrick, "A Trainer's Tale/Cory Owens," in POYi Archive, Item #35779, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/35779 (accessed May 1, 2025).