Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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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Greyhound Racing pulls 22.4% of QLD wagering turnover, and 21.5% of the profits. These profits account for 18.55% of the total three code revenue in QLD. 76.3% of Racing Queensland’s total profit last year was earned by the greyhound industry The dogs made made it’s own single code annual profit of $28.65 million. By way […]
Would you pay $160 000 for a fast female greyhound that has had 13 starts for 8 wins and won just $39 845 so far throughout it career, none of it for you? An intrepid Victorian owner named Giorgio Alvaro did a few months ago when he bought the promising bitch Mackenna off it’s then […]
