Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Story by Danny Russell: The Age Former Victorian racing integrity commissioner Sean Carroll has been thrust under the spotlight in his new Tasmanian role after allegations in that state’s parliament that he offered a prominent greyhound trainer $300,000 to leave the industry. Carroll was accused during Thursday night’s sitting of parliament of approaching licensed […]
7 of the 8 greyhounds in the Million Dollar Chase Final have trainers with shocking convictions. The 2026 MDC finalists Canya Mayhem — Trained by Jessica Hopkins Hey Arnold — Trained by Melinda (Minnie) Finn Pound Keeping — Trained by Melinda (Minnie) Finn Shaq Keeping — Trained by Melinda (Minnie) Finn Jungle Johnny — Trained by Mark Gatt Magical Ang — Trained […]
Greyhound racing at Wentworth Park is gone, and I am sad. They were packed to the rafters last night to say goodbye, and it was amazing to see. But it reminded me of the funeral of that bloke you and most others never really had much time for alive, but turned out in droves to […]
The curtain draws down on nearly a century of racing this Friday night at Wentworth Park and the crowd to farewell the spiritual home of NSW greyhound racing is going to be huge, with tickets already well and truly sold out. It will be the last time we ever see big crowds at the Sydney […]
The animal activists hate greyhound racing, and they hate the hurdles too. Horses jumping over hurdles I mean. Dogs doing it would horrify them. It shouldn’t. All the experts say that the slower the racing, the safer the greyhound. When dogs have to fly over fences they slow down, and are slower to quicken up […]
Nathan Trigg is a vert knowledgeable greyhound participant and unabashed supporter of a turn-track at Bundaberg, which posits him as an opponent to the RQ proposed straight track only model in the regional city. Reproduced below is a letter Trigg sent to the Chairman of the Board explaining the views of he and the industry […]
We have been jumping all over the story about how trot driver Jason Grimson failed to attend an inquiry into one of his very dodgy drives at Albion Park recently, and so far has gotten away with it clean. The Jason Grimson Drive That the Stewards Want to Question Him About – And the Bits […]
You just can’t please some people, especially the anti-greyhound brigade who seem to want to see the noble breed that has been mentioned in history since the days of Cleopatra disappear from the face of the earth. Dr Alison Vaughan, the senior scientific officer from the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty […]
By Edward Rennell – CEO Greyhound Racing NZ (and a damn good bloke) Greyhound Racing New Zealand (GRNZ) concludes its operations at 11.59pm tonight, bringing to a close more than a century of organised greyhound racing in New Zealand. Tonight marks the end of a way of life for many New Zealand families whose commitment […]
Michael Berkman MP is the Greens MP for the inner city Brisbane seat of Maiwar. Like all greens he is an anti-greyhound racing activist. And like most of his kind he is prepared to tell half truths and deceive you to promote his political cause. Take a look at this video he posted on his […]
