Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Disturbing reports are emerging out of Lake MacQuarie about the heartless manner in which staff at the GRNSW Greyhounds as Pets facility at Wyree learned about losing their jobs yesterday as part of up to $18 million in cost reductions announced by the CEO Rob MaCauley. It seems the Chief Operating Officer – a chap […]
Mr Garry Selkrig is a suspended GRV participant. Mr Selkrig has been a registered owner, breeder and public trainer of greyhounds since 1985. He was licensed by Greyhound Racing Victoria and bound by the Greyhounds Australasia Rules. At the time of the alleged offences the registered kennel address was 1 Worthy Road, Devon Meadows, where […]
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 […]
We have written quite a bit lately about Ben Talbot, the brother of the brumbie killer Adrian Talbot. One of the stories we wrote was about the sudden weight loss in dogs that come into Ben Talbot’s kennel, and start to eat lean meat that ain’t beef. A dog called Scathing was one of those […]
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 […]
