Hailed as America’s ‘Knight in Shining Armour’ following his truthful and factual videos about the industry, Jeff Sonsken is fast becoming the ‘face’ of pro racing across the world.

The charismatic artist has travelled the length and breadth of Florida promoting the sport and dispelling the myths and lies put out by the animal activists – but it wasn’t always that way. In fact Jeff used to be anti-racing but unlike many of the sheep that believe whatever waffle the radical antis put out, he actually took the time to research and visit tracks and racing kennels discovering for himself the truth about greyhounds and the people that care for them. And with his massive and steadily increasing 25k plus army of fans he has set about overturning the lies and converting the uninformed. Featuring regularly in the media and with his frequent vlogs he has become a walking advertisement for all that is great about the sport.

His notoriety has even stretched to our side of the pond with CAGED NW openly trying to engage him in an argument with a poor attempt at discrediting him – when he answered them candidly and pointed out true facts they spat out their dummies and deleted his comments – proof indeed of his ability to burst the propaganda bubble.

Jeff’s motivation isn’t money (all of his activities to date have been self-funded), nor is it to race greyhounds – he doesn’t own a racer and is unlikely to do so, which makes him all the more unique – no, his motivation is truth – truth about the organisations that demonise our industry, truth about their motives – namely gaining funds – and truth about our sport and the people involved with caring for our beloved dogs who he believes are kind, decent and honest human beings.

His exposure of GREY2K and the misuse of funds was both enlightening and frightening and his proof that cocaine positives in greyhounds was in fact a pack of total lies twisted by the activists to keep the cash rolling in, has gone a long way to improving confidence in public opinion of the sport – something he cares passionately about.

The case of the 12 dogs in Jacksonville with positive cocaine samples – whose secondary samples were retested – had the report returned as ‘Did not contain quantifiable canine nuclear DNA’ which is truly shocking. Jeff explains this well in one of his videos, why this might be the case and who he thinks is responsible – it clearly demonstrates the total corruption of not only the anti-activists but also the lawyers who represent them – it’s a terrifying revelation and one that all Floridians – and indeed all pro racing enthusiasts should be fully aware of.

Alongside his unwavering mission to expose the charlatans threatening our sport Jeff has another goal – to paint the Seminole Trail – he’s currently completed around three quarters of a mile of mural covering fences along the way in breath taking artwork – the mans’ energy and talent are awe inspiring.

So let’s get behind him and get his message out there and bust the lies – our Florida greyhound friends need us and Jeff is leading the way – his dedication is truly inspirational.

This man doesn’t just Paint the Trail – he well and truly Blazes the Trail – a modern day hero that can only be a positive for our sport – Jeff I salute you.

 

Kim Sanzone