Graeme Bate Penalty Increased On Appeal From GRV
Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) has, for the first time, appealed a decision of the independent Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RADB) for being too lenient.
The decision of the GRV Stewards to appeal the decision was made on Friday 13 June and was taken in light of the strict approach of the current administration in relation to the use of prohibited substances.
GRV will continue to test for these substances and penalise any person that breaks the rules.
Yesterday, VCAT increased the penalty in the case of Graeme Bate by one (1) year, with the total disqualification period now three (3) years.
Graeme Bate pleaded guilty to five serious offences under the Greyhounds Australasia Rules (GAR) before the RADB on Tuesday 10 June this year. The charges included; administering a prohibited substance to a greyhound under his care, administering a prohibited substance to greyhounds trained by another person, procuring tablets for the purpose of administering to greyhounds and making a false and misleading statement.
GRV Chairman Peter Caillard said this sends a strong message to those who try to gain an unfair advantage adding that GRV's clear view is that prohibited substance use will not be tolerated.
“We are committed to eradicating any type of prohibited substance use in Victorian greyhound racing,” Mr Caillard said.
“The original decision to disqualify Mr Bate for just two years was too lenient and we believe the decision of VCAT to increase Mr Bate's penalty vindicates the Stewards decision to appeal.
“We have increased our swab numbers by 25 per cent in the past year taking close to 4300 individual swabs. We now test out-of-competition, pre-race and post-race in addition to freezing and storing samples for retrospective testing.
“We will continue to address the use of prohibited substances in greyhound racing which will allow the
punter to continue to have confidence in the integrity of our product.”
ARG Opinion:
The key factor here is that the GRV cop the wrath of the greyhound community for fines/suspensions/disqualifications being too lenient or harsh, when in actual fact it's the RADB that are deciding the penalties imposed within Victoria for serious offences. The RADB are not bound by the guidelines and are completely independent of GRV. The guidelines for penalties for different drug offences are in place as a suggested penalty but are not binding. It comes down to a RADB decision as to the penalty. Well done to the GRV for standing their ground in this case and appealing the decision. Is this just the first of many?
Right…i love know it alls like you..you are all so defensive…and u know im right..if i wasnt right then u wouldnt be on here trying to defend yourself..and besides i dont see anywhere here where it says the name kylie hunt at all…in no article..im no slander..in no post does it say kylie hunt so go back in the hole from which u came…everyone has a right to speak and my post is a quite valid statememt cause as i have said it happens all over australia…never once did i suggest names…anyway im not a nasty person like you so… Read more »
Exactly robyn bunch of cowards tofaced priks who would stop to say hi to graeme in the street but would stabb him in the back on here all u all do it butt yr noses in to shit that doesnt concern u alll get a life u really need one
Hate to tell you I hav never asked for anything from you or anyone else for my dog mats so get ur facts right. Why don’t you say anything about how you treated ur dad ur whole family should be ashamed of yourselves.the other I speak of is the bullshit you seem to come up with about THE COURTS FAMILY I hav been reading and laughing my arse off when I see all the bullshit up come up with. Who told u all these so called facts MUMMY. If u want to keep putting people down try looking in ur… Read more »
All one family fair enough so I guess the hunts cheat also thanks for letting me know. Go sit the fuck down you stupid mole, and get back in the kitchen where you fucking belong. Evan Kounavelis Salvatore Fazzari Nick Lalli
Classy
Carole courts can I see your tits
Is this chick serious. Nick Lalli Evan Kounavelis Salvatore Fazzari first of I didn’t understand one thing this idiot was saying can’t spell for shit, I think she has had her head in the her daddy’s arse for to long or has been playing with to many dogs in her time and wasn’t educated properly, he fucking cheated bottom line say what you want he was never a better trainer then McDonald Ennis Britton coz plain and simple they win and they win fairly so shut your mouth and back to school you JOKE
Trolled haha
Thankyou I know I am very classy. Salvatore mind ur own????????????
Family dilemma
Planet earth. He drugged dogs u peanut fuck me. What don’t you understand about that
Sorry you hav to see all that Alex but when certain people write things about people they no nothing about them and slam down to the ground I think it’s very poor. I know Graeme and know he wouldn’t do things on purpose just so he can get rubbed out.
You all make my skin crawl,what an ignorant bunch of low lives.
Airing your smelly undies in public is so great for the sport…..not!
who are you ya little peice of shit Alex Cavallaro and who do you even thonk your big enough to be branding as a ‘ mole ” ! ??? ya no u and ya Nick Lalli and ya Salvatore Fazzari are 3 little tirds that get on here and call grown women moles etc and grown mem cheats etc . well whooopii . as for ya stating HUNTS are cheats as well as bates .. right thete is ” ya slap in ya big mighty mouths im.personally going to give yas :) and ya slander yas are gunna get !… Read more »
put the glass pipe down Robyn Hunt, its damaging your family.
i would stop to say hi graeme, your a fucking cheat, and keep walking
to all the hunt family i hope one of graemes juiced up greyhounds bends you over and fucks you in the ass. hey, you might even enjoy it ;)
WhT dont u understand about u all pik on him wat about the others huh u smart azz half retarted over grown bull frog
Get a life alex u got too much time on yr hands lol
Ill catch u at the track
Yr the joke running yr mouth off on every coment u dont no graeme loke i said we are sick of everyone coming down on him for whats happened when others i repeat OTHERS dont get this treatment how many times i gotta repeat this to you alex do u understant english we get people can have an opinion but its way over board just coz its graeme bate
That is how i feel about this situation have an opinion but he was called a rat n more that is a joke he has helped so many in this industry and not for his own gain its parrasites like u who try n bring out the worst in people and not thinking of the good they have done too
First u say crawl back into my hole then u say u wish me well lol condesending like everything u post
U should maybe go back to where u cone from im pretty sure its not australia
Lol theese twits think he has to cheat to win bunch of wankers as if
Maybe in yr country u treat yr woman like grubs but not here go back to where u come from pigs
Im sure u would u are all a bunch of two faced condesending pigs
Salvatore Fazzari YOU FILTHY MOUTHD DOG ! UR FUKKED WEN I SEE U BIT dont b jalous its my turn on the ol glass pipe ill share with ya wen after I belt ya with it
So why cheat then explain it.
We both got to much time on our hands. Lol catch me at the track see YA there buddy
He cheated bottom line.
Racist bitch
Alex Cavallaro you little mutt . haaaa I no who the f u are now u little pissweak mouthy dog ! . naa u wont be seen me at the travk ill be at ur door today ! :) hope uv got the same big mouth wen im in ya ferret face to bakk up all ur mouthy shit uv rote . or ring ya mummy coz ya gunna efging neef sum one im teling u . youve used ya mouth like a man so you get belted like one too ya peice of shit and ricky make sure hes… Read more »
Salvatore Fazzari I cteep wog dog ! hunt family bate family dont do drugs ya got that . !
garth evan alex and the mutts that have descriminated myself and kylie and the hole hunt & bate family . u lot iv mentioned are all going to cop what use deserve . mak my words . !
who the fuk are u Angelo Arambatzis stikking ya beek in . kylie aint a racidt or a aboriginal and tho I am so watch ya mouth :) nother dog
Wait…how did this get back to greyhounds?….arent there some more ‘classy’ comments from people who have never met my immediate family and/or havent seen us for decades yet seem to know all the facts???
Oh yeah I’ll catch ha done u worry buddy
Lol I wish I was aboriginal it would be better than being a desert rat camel fucker like you
Hey why don’t u all go ring Graeme coz u need to no something about greyhounds or need a favour like has do then come stab him in the back on here ha two faced cunts
dumb dumber and dumbest camel rooting condescending two faces back stabbing nonsense talking pig dog drooling scum rats
Family of desert rats and u say I live in a hole you all live in a bunker lol with yr camels
Tag all yr desert rats in every post to all read lol learn about greyhounds instead of riding camels
Don’t sit here Alex and complain about my posts when CLEARLY yr post are just as insulting or worse get yr facts straight before u comment on people’s personal lives back up what yr saying coz I’m pretty sure u don’t no anyone of us hunts nor do u no Graeme bate but u just jump on the ban wagon with yr big mouth because yr immature and try to be big behind yr key board
Yr PATHETIC
Paul if u wants my dad’s number I’m more then happy to pass it on to you , then we can clear the whole thing up ?? I’m sure you’d enjoy the call but not as much as dad !!
Oh and as for working in the g/hound industry , I’m sure working at the g/hound paper doesn’t count !! You never owned nor trained any , now who’s classy ??
What does that even mean u freak
Phew…i was getting bored as nothing good on tv and knew the bait would get a bite!…i thought we were meeting up so you and your dad can sort out my father and i!..also fyi…i haved owned… just another thing you dont know! But i should thank you for breaking my boredom youre a gem