Gawlker
I didn’t realise they ran the Gawler dogs at the Birdwatchers Bar. This appeared in the state-wide South Australian newspaper. Cracker.
The Great Greyhound Shutdown Lie – How the NZ Govt and the Activists are Sentencing Thousands of Dogs to Death
A recent disciplinary case heard by the NZ Racing Integrity Board has exposed the great hidden lie about the impending government shutdown of greyhound racing in New Zealand. During the hearing of the case involving trainer Bonnie Evans, which was about unrelated matters, it was revealed that whilst Evans had transferred a number of greyhounds […]
The Intelligence Analyst Whose Experience Was Working in the Photo Lab at Big W
The hearing of a raft of charges against Victorian greyhound trainer Ivan Chircop – most of them dismissed – lifted a veil on the capacity (or lack thereof) of Greyhound Racing Victoria to effectively employ an intelligence based approach to integrity management. It may also have shone a light on potential nepotism within the organisation. […]
Tony Zammit Disqualified for 3 Months Over Steroid Positive
Leading Queensland greyhound trainer Tony Zammit (pictured above) has been disqualified for 12 months after his star dog Valpolicella returned a positive swab to the permanently banned steroid Methandienone when finishing 5th in the 2023 edition of the Group 1 Top Gun Stayers at the Meadows. Nine of the twelve months disqualification has been suspended, […]
Nightmare on Q Street
Welfare groups outraged after dogs die at The Q, Ipswich’s new racetrack By Judith Kerr Despite promises of safety, two dogs have died, with others injured, in trials before Queensland’s new state-of-the-art greyhound track officially opens, prompting fresh calls for tougher controls. The launch of Queensland’s new $86 million greyhound racing facility, The Q at […]
Will the First Turn at the New Q Track Really Be as Safe as We’ve Been Sold?
The new 2 turn track at the Q is touted as being a state of the art design to maximize the safety of greyhounds and reduce or prevent injury. Most injuries in greyhound racing occur on the first turn, so from a design point of view getting that section of the track right is an […]
The Time Has Come to Close Capalaba Down
Capalaba – Queensland’s new 366m duck racing track The Capalaba Greyhound Club has been drowned again by a big Brisbane storm, this time by Cyclone Alfred. It happens every time there are flooding rains in the Brisbane area, like it did in 2o22 and again in 2011 before that. On each of these occasions the […]
EXCLUSIVE – Jason Scott to Take Up CEO Role at the Q
In the wake of Peter Gleeson’s resignation this week as CEO of the Queensland Greyhound Racing Club, a surprise new name has emerged as the front-runner to take over the reins at the Q. Jason Scott. We have always known that the outgoing Racing Queensland CEO – who in his short time with RQ has […]
A Reader Questions the QRIC Deputy Commissioner’s Interest in Going to the Greyhounds
Archie. I read your piece on Kim Kelly. He may be a great steward (just ask him), but in my view he is a terrible Deputy Commissioner. Mr Kelly appears to have zero interest in the greyhounds. We had a Group 1 meeting during the week that you’d expect the most senior QRIC integrity official […]
Funny That
Before the sun rose on Wednesday morning we published an article highlighting the absence of any published Stewards reports from greyhound meetings run over the previous 5 days, and in it questioned whether the reports were being vetted prior to publication. By 10.00am that morning all the Stewards Reports went up. Funny that isn’t it?