Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Unless a miracle happens greyhound racing in Victoria as we know it will be dead in 3 years time. The sport’s already on life support. Its only a matter of time until the doctor turns the machines off. Spending has outstripped income by $30 million in the past two years, and if continues at that […]
Hey Archie Help a bloke out here & tell me how a trainer charged with animal welfare breaches can be given a stay of proceedings that allows them to continue to train? The parasite I refer to is Nicholas Howlett (pictured), the same trainer who raced a dog with cocaine in it’s system and tried […]
I never cease to be astounded about the massive contradiction between the devout faith in racing integrity espoused by the people who run the three codes in this State, and the records of people employed or licensed in Queensland under their rigorous regulatory watch. Here are just a few off the top of my head. […]
Now we’ve got an absolute fruit loop on the track. Someone get rid of him. I’ll get him myself! – Albion Park race caller If ever there was a case to make for live baiting it’s made by this imbecile who ran shirtless down the straight during race 8 at Albion Park last night. Not only […]
In June last year GRV Stewards conducted a without notice visit to the kennels of Victorian greyhound trainer Raymond ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd. They wanted to talk to Pretty Boy about a positive swab that one of his dogs had thrown to Testosterone Propionate, a banned anabolic steroid. Pretty Boy feigned shock when told about the […]
The Idiot of the Week award goes to NSW greyhound trainer Jason O’Malley. O’Malley was called in by the GWIC to answer a charge that he had made a false statement to Stewards about not having a criminal record. Any person with half a brain would have known that the stipes wouldn’t have charged them […]
For the past few months we have been telling anyone who will listen that the Bundaberg greyhound track is unsafe and presents a danger to racing animals, and backed our assertions up with facts and figures about injuries sustained by dogs at the course, particularly on the turns. Racing Queensland and the QRIC agree, and […]
In a highly unusual move, Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) is requiring every registered participant in the State to undergo a National Police Check (NPS) and provide them with the results. Of particular note is that owners have to provide one too. That might stir the possum a bit, for there are more than a couple […]
A month or two ago we wrote about the safety risks of running greyhounds on the grass track at Bundaberg, and called for the Queensland authorities to immediately shut racing down there on animal welfare grounds until the course is remodeled and rebuilt with a sand surface. Sadly for the dogs that continue to get […]
The announcement by the NSW Racing Minister that he has ordered GWIC to conduct an inquiry into various matters concerning Greyhound Racing NSW while under just-resigned CEO Rob Macaulay’s leadership has gained widespread publicity in recent days, mainly for all the wrong reasons. Allegations 0f animal cruelty made by GRNSW’s former chief vet Alex Brittan […]
