Lupo, Anthony

Profile:

Anthony Lupo is best known as the inventor of a vinyl plastic racing muzzle for which he was issued a patent on March 16, 1965. It was believed to be the only patent registered on a greyhound racing muzzle at the time. He also was a greyhound trainer and owned a taxicab business.

History:

Lupo first became involved with the greyhound industry in 1935 when his father sent him and two greyhounds to Revere, Mass. where Wonderland Greyhound Park opened that year. He became interested in inaugurating the use of a better muzzle in 1951 and moved to Hialeah, Fla. in 1954 where, two years later, he began experimenting with creating the new muzzle while still continuing to train greyhounds.