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Further inquiries today have failed to find any substance to the rumor floating around racing circles that a trainer was yesterday detected live baiting. We are told the activity in Smiths Rd, Greenbank yesterday was a drug related police raid that had nothing to do with greyhounds. At this stage there is nothing further to […]
There are rumors floating around in Queensland racing circles that a greyhound trainer in the south-east corner was yesterday caught live baiting. We don’t have the trainer’s name or the full details yet, but the whispers are very strong. One can only hope for the good of the game that it’s not true. Time we […]
David Barwell Sydney Morning Herald: October 19, 2025 — 1.30pm A plan to redevelop Wentworth Park into an urban park and sporting complex is ramping up as the City of Sydney Council releases images of what the site could look like if the long-standing greyhound racing track at the site is bulldozed to make way […]
Juvenile chaser Bad Boy Red didn’t even live to see its second birthday before it died at the end of a vets needle on Sunday after suffering catastrophic injuries when dragged down and falling on the first turn at the Q2 Lakeside track. According to statistics published on the website of animal activist group the […]
The NSW Greyhound Breeders, Owners and Trainers Association (NSW GBOTA), on behalf of our members, is disappointed by the approach taken by Greens councillors in Newcastle this week. A discussion that held no place with a local council which was overshadowed by political theatre that achieved nothing for the local community. Statements made in the […]
The long awaited report from the Inquiry into Greyhounds NSW conducted by the Hon. Lea Drake is due to be handed down this week. Drake’s report was handed to the Minister for Racing in July, but for reasons known only to the Minister and his staff its public release has been delayed since then. Most […]
Former Hall of Fame greyhound trainer Ron Ball has lost his appeal against the QRIC’s refusal to relicense him after serving a 10-year disqualification for using an animal for a purpose connected with greyhound racing in a manner which is improper, such action commonly referred to as live baiting. Ball had been refused a license […]
The NSW Greyhound Welfare Integrity Commission has disqualified self-professed patched member of the Finks outlaw motorcycle gang and greyhound trainer Nathan Lazarus for 24 months for breaching the terms of a prohibition preventing him from entering any property where racing dogs are kept or trained. The disqualification comes after Lazarus, a former ADF member turned […]
Concerns grow for Newcastle’s greyhound racing industry Story by Oli Goeldner: Newcastle Weekly Newcastle Greens councillors are pushing for a transition plan to support the city’s greyhound racing sector, as concern mounts over safety at a Wallsend track. The call follows the Tasmanian Government’s decision to phase out the industry last month and moves overseas […]
The attacks on greyhound racing continue, with WA the latest target. Can the dogs survive the concerted campaigns by animal activists that are having success in shifting public opinion against the sport? I guess that will depend on how the industry responds to the challenges it is facing now and in the future. We will […]
