Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The very morning after Victoria’s richest race a trainer in the State got busted live baiting. Can you believe it? After everything greyhound racing has been through, and all that the good people in the game – the majority of them – have done to rebuild it, some individuals are still doing the wrong thing […]
The Richmond Puppy Auction is reborn next weekend, and with a brand new $150 ooo sales race series up for grabs by greyhounds sold on the day interest from buyers around Australia is sky high. Of the most interest is the litter of 5 on offer by super sire Fernando Bale out of the champion […]
By Peter Davis, reprinted with tacit consent AT a time when wagering is in decline and income is reflected by turnover, greyhound racing’s sustainability has never been under more pressure. Cost of living has significantly impacted engagement while the downturn in rehoming numbers has placed pressure on owners and trainers alike. Let’s address sustainability in […]
What you see above are the related party dealings of Greyhound Racing NSW before the hugely controversial current CEO Robert Macauley came to town and took up the job. And what you see below are the are the related party dealings of Greyhound Racing NSW since he has. If it looks like a duck, swims […]
LEGEND dog man Jimmy Coleman remembers it like it was yesterday. “Christine and I were at Wentworth Park and this young football bloke called Terry Hill, I think he was 17 then, approached us to train a dog for him,” Coleman said. “He’d only just got his driver’s license but he already had a greyhound. […]
Ben Talbot is the Chairperson of the Wagga Greyhound Club. He is also the brother of Adrian Talbot, the person at the centre of the storm surrounding the discovery of the carcasses of 500 dead horses buried on or next to his property outside Wagga. Adrian Talbot is widely said to have been slaughtering brumbies […]
In January 2018 a greyhound named Better Cruise trained by Ben Talbot raced at Wagga. Better Cruise tried to fight or bite another dog during the race, an action which is known as marring. After being inspected by the on-course vet after the race, the dog was found to have no injury or physical problem […]
The GRV Stewards reported that there were no incidents in race 5 at Bendigo yesterday. They must have been watching a different race to me. Keep your eyes on the 3 dog in the white rug and see what happens to it as they turn into the straight for home. See it get smashed by […]
The person in charge of the unlicensed Downside, Wagga knackery where the bodies of all the dead horses were found Adrian Talbot is claiming that he only ever killed horses to feed his own dogs. If you believe that you believe in fairies, for it has been confirmed by officials that the carcasses of at […]
Masters racing was introduced in Australia as a measure to afford older 42 month old or older greyhounds the opportunity to extend their racing careers years past the age when they used to retire. The concept is simple, or should be. Dogs run in races against others their age, and do it in when possible […]
