Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Wallaru – Angry Ali

Angry Ali – Angry Alley
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Angry_Ali
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhound_racing_in_Australia
https://www.racingandsports.com.au/amp/greyhound/runner/angry-alley/1055749

Angry Ali

The Night Riders are Furryosa’s army, her mains, bests, minis and bosses. Angry Ali is one of her bosses.

Angry Ali: “I AM THE TOWERING INFERNO!”
Superior Judge Rozzer: “Ah. Are you now? More like the shrinking violent, mate.”
Angry Ali: “AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
Superior Judge Rozzer: “See. So violent.”
Angry Ali: “Destroy all the dream sellers!”

Greyhound racing in Australia is a popular sport and gambling activity. Each Australian state and territory has a greyhound racing body that regulates the racing, training and animal welfare of greyhounds in that state or territory. Greyhound Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) and Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) are the two largest authorities, governing over 40 racetracks. The Queensland Greyhound Racing Authority (QGRA), the Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association (WAGRA), Tasracing, Greyhound Racing South Australia (GRSA) and the Northern Territory Racing Authority all contribute to running and monitoring of greyhound racing and animal welfare of greyhounds in Australia.

Australian racing greyhounds

With more than 40,000 races and more than 300,000 dogs running at tracks across the country each year, Australians are now wagering $4 billion a year on the sport. Prize-money has skyrocketed and greyhound racing is riding a wave of renewed popularity.

Angry Alley is a greyhound born in Australia in 2014. Angry Alley was sired by Engine Alley out of Third String (Dam) and trained by Christopher Watson. In 26 starts, Angry Alley had four wins and three placings (runner-up) for a win rate of 15% and place rate of 27%. Her last win came in 2017. Angry Alley retired in 2018.

I’m not sure, but nearly every Google search for images of Angry Alley shows Dog #1. The dog isn’t identified in any of the photos.

Retired greyhounds are available for adoption in most parts of Australia. Families that have adopted greyhounds soon discover that these dogs are naturally gentle, loving and, surprisingly, don’t need a lot of exercise. The industry’s Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) operates in most states but does not re-home all ex-racing greyhounds. 62% of all retired greyhounds are successfully placed with families.

The current list of all the (known) Wallaru references are located here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages

Angry Ali image is from Wizard101, and is copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.

Racing greyhounds image is borrowed from Animals Australia. There is no copyright information at their website.

Suspected image of Angry Alley is borrowed from ALDF.org There is no copyright information at their website.

Image usage qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.

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