Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I realize that a lot of dog folk have never been to university or past junior school, and that some through no fault of their own some are illiterate, so let me spell out what this part of the GRV plan means, and if you can’t read it get someone to read it out loud […]
Don’t believe a word of what you’re being told by GRV about it’s plan to make greyhound racing safer my moving all the races to one-turn tracks. It’s all just a smokescreen for the real plan. That secret plan is to force the Sandown and Meadows clubs to sell their tracks and the land they […]
Traditional two-turn greyhound racing at Sandown Park and The Meadows could well become a thing of the past following the release of Greyhound Racing Victoria’s (GRV) Infrastructure Discussion Paper on Wednesday. Now open for industry consultation, the eagerly awaited report – which has been months in the making – serves to futureproof the Victorian greyhound […]
Jeff Jones was a much loved greyhound trainer who through his efforts for trainers, owners and breeders to advance the industry via his involvement with GBOTRA gave back to greyhound racing as much as he got. Sadly Jeff died way too young – only the good do – but he is remembered through the memorial […]
We hear a lot about Jamie Kah and Michelle Payne breaking glass ceilings in gallops racing, and Kate Gath and Kerryn Manning having done the same at the trots, but little is said about the long-standing role of women in greyhound racing, which has long been an equal opportunity domain. But is it really? In […]
Greyhound trainer Janene Armstrong turned up to the Albion Park race meeting on the 4th of October with two dogs that were significantly underweight, to the point of being the canine version of WW2 POW’s, of which my grandfather was one. It ain’t pleasant. Red Burner was down 2.2 kilograms on its previous racing weight […]
The full decision of the Tasmanian Racing Appeals Board to uphold the appeal of Anthony Bullock against his conviction for live baiting can be found at the link below. Click to access Appeal%20No.%2010%20of%202023-24%20-%20Bullock,%20Anthony%20-%20Reasons%20for%20Decision.pdf In summary, our observations are that: the Stewards stuffed up so did the pathologist who examined the pademelon tail found on the […]
In short: Tasmania’s top greyhound trainer Anthony Bullock has had a lifetime ban quashed after he was found guilty of being found in possession of an animal tail which could be used as a lure, in contravention of racing rules. An appeal board found it unproven the trainer knew the tail of a native marsupial was […]
Tasmanian dog trainer Anthony Bullock has won his appeal against a life ban for live baiting. Here is an extract from the decision of the Tasmanian Racing Appeal Board released this afternoon. More details to follow. The entirety of the circumstances are such that the Board is comfortably satisfied that the appellant had no knowledge […]
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