Graeme Bate Removed From The GRV Hall Of Fame

The Board of Greyhound (GRV) has resolved to remove from the following his disqualification for deliberately administering a prohibited substance.

This decision was made after taking into account a range of factors including:

* The gravity of the charges;
* The significant number of Hysone tablets procured by Mr Bate, being up to:
– 6,000 Hysone 20mg tablets between about 11 August 2010 and 6 July 2013; and
– 7,200 Hysone 20mg tablets between about 7 May 2012 and 3 April 2013.
* Mr Bate's history of breaching significant of greyhound racing;
* False or misleading statements made to ;
* The criteria for membership of the Hall of Fame;
* The principles of specific and general deterrence;
* The of the Racing Appeals & Disciplinary Board heard on 10 June 2014 and on 21 October 2014; and
* The need to maintain trust and public confidence in greyhound racing.

The Board was also mindful of the contribution made by Mr Bate to support the industry over many years.

GRV's Chairman, Peter Caillard said:

“This Board has repeatedly stressed that it will not tolerate anyone using to gain an unfair advantage. More than ever before, the Board of GRV has committed resources to detect and prevent their use. This includes the introduction of out-of-competition testing and the freezing of samples, with testing of those samples to commence shortly.

Allowing Mr Bate to remain in the Hall of Fame would be inconsistent with this commitment and the message should be loud and clear.”

Mr Bate's Hall of Fame status will be revoked immediately.

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Kylie hunt
Kylie hunt
9 years ago
Brad Wing
Brad Wing
9 years ago

Good cheats don’t prosper

Jade Lee
Jade Lee
9 years ago

Michael Hodges

Damien Mills
Damien Mills
9 years ago

Agree 100%

Melissa Aramini
Melissa Aramini
9 years ago

Exactly right!!

LizSchulze
LizSchulze
9 years ago

Isn’t plagiarism cheating? Straight cut and paste from GRV website with no recognition of author.

AmyCole2
AmyCole2
9 years ago

You should of be ashamed of yourselves, you can take away him being in the hall of fame, but he will always be the best trainer that This world has and will ever see.

LizSchulze
LizSchulze
9 years ago

Which part of this did you write Kathryn?

RaceMedia
RaceMedia
9 years ago

LizSchulze Liz you need to be aware that neither the GRV nor GRNSW put a name to their media releases nor do they like us to publish them in their names. The normal ARG opinion is missing from this media release because we have a full story about to be publish as we believe it warranted more than a 200 word opinion addendum.

Jewie Jam
Jewie Jam
9 years ago

Bout fffffffen time !!! Jeremy Heys said this should had happen straight after his suspension

AmyandDavid Bradbery
AmyandDavid Bradbery
9 years ago

Well done \U0001f44f\U0001f44f\U0001f44f\U0001f44f\U0001f44f

Camo Hallinan
Camo Hallinan
9 years ago

Great news

Patrick Jamieson
Patrick Jamieson
9 years ago

Adam Murphy

Jeremy Heys
Jeremy Heys
9 years ago

Just like the Tour de France..They all cheat, but only some get caught!

Jewie Jam
Jewie Jam
9 years ago

They hole sport needs a clean out , only clean trainer I’ve meet is little old peg leg Stan Ralph

Patrick Jamieson
Patrick Jamieson
9 years ago

Dirty scumbag, jenny hunts needs a clean out too

TonySwann
TonySwann
9 years ago

If this is there opinion why have his owners and himself been allowed to keep all their  the prizemoney.

Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham
9 years ago

Douglas Pout

Shaun Ryan
Shaun Ryan
9 years ago

Luke Traynor

Anonymous57
Anonymous57
9 years ago

As the ICAC has recently completed in NSW, all money transfers involving this person and the current trainer and owner needs to be investigated, integrity and probity are real issues here. 

If there has still been any sort of involvement in the dogs preparation, they need to be rubbed out for good

JennyAnthony
JennyAnthony
9 years ago

No one really knows how “great” a trainer graeme was.
Was it the training or was it the drugs…..His need to use the drugs over such a long period is an indication of
either 1. His lack of faith in his own training ability.
Or 2. A lack of faith in the breeding of the dogs he trains… 
To those owners/trainers who came second to any of his dogs since 2010 could justifiably feel cheated of funds and accolades.

JennyAnthony
JennyAnthony
9 years ago

The next action required is to change the name of the Geelong track.

Lisa Rasmussen
Lisa Rasmussen
9 years ago

Let’s hope we can get a few winners for you then.

Yvonne Stokes
Yvonne Stokes
9 years ago

Lisa Rasmussen

Fawn Dell Maibalz
Fawn Dell Maibalz
9 years ago

HarryBrendan

Brendan Bunworth
Brendan Bunworth
9 years ago

Not good, all i can say is…all bates dogs when straight into a new trainers name J.Hunt about three weeks after he was suspended and it didnt look good.

Damien Mills
Damien Mills
9 years ago

Thumbs up. \U0001f602\U0001f602\U0001f60b\U0001f606

Kylie Hunt
Kylie Hunt
9 years ago

Why coz she won the cup you jealouse moron u sound pathetic

Kylie Hunt
Kylie Hunt
9 years ago

Really we are so disappointed that you think it didn’t look good NOT

Calven Russell
Calven Russell
9 years ago

I have thought since i was a kid that batesy was a freak, to have so many dogs and win so many races is amazing, what he did with dogs was 2nd to none, he knew when to have them peak. Im devastated that he has lost his place in the hall of fame, he has changed the way we ALL train, he showed us they could race more often etc.It just sux that i now ask the question WHY he needed to do what he did (if he has been proven guilty that is) What could possibly make him… Read more »

Liz Fabian-Czmok
Liz Fabian-Czmok
9 years ago

Wow I don’t get involved or have an opinion but just by reading the comments I am disgusted by his supporters. We in this country are very lucky to have the freedom of speech and need to be grateful for it. And to the language is just totally unnecessary. You need to grow up and learn some manners. Glad I’m out of this industry.

Brett Smith
Brett Smith
9 years ago

Here we go again what’s the point

another growler
another growler
9 years ago

This man is a prize grub and should be in jail. He has cheated every owner and trainer who raced against him for the last 40 years. Any comment from the great Wheeler brigade?. Your silence tells everything. Win at any cost and stuff the honest battlers. Cole is just a dog on a lead from Bate

Ashley Fellowes
Ashley Fellowes
9 years ago

Tony Cunsolo David Hatley Gary Leighton

Narelle Tapp
Narelle Tapp
9 years ago

The high profile trainers are what the up and coming trainers look up to , so is 13,200 tabs in 3 yrs ok??

Tony Cunsolo
Tony Cunsolo
9 years ago

He has been a cheat for years!

Tony Cunsolo
Tony Cunsolo
9 years ago

You never got back to me re the syndicate Ashley Fellowes?

Dawn Garrett
Dawn Garrett
9 years ago

Good his been getting away with it for years it was about time they got him

Recluse 60
Recluse 60
9 years ago

Should never have been elevated to the hall of fame in the first place.

Mark Stasiak
Mark Stasiak
9 years ago

Had to be done. Well done grv.

Brett El Oso Hastie
Brett El Oso Hastie
9 years ago

Jono ya blocked me but to answer your question re have I had any winners lately 14.75L in BON was my last winner. To you I would ask made many GROUP FINALS I personally have had 6 dogs in group finals only managed 2 seconds but Im still trying!!Oh Ill call you whatever I feel like ace come say hi anytime they drop champ.

Walter Barbiconi
Walter Barbiconi
9 years ago

Personally he should have been given life

Jewie Jam
Jewie Jam
9 years ago

It deserves the death penalty for what that man did to those poor dogs , well said Walt

Jeremy Heys
Jeremy Heys
9 years ago

They’re all goofed up to their eye balls on drugs.Just like the Tour de France, or the 100mSprint!Some are just better at cheating than others!

Walter Barbiconi
Walter Barbiconi
9 years ago

If he did that to my dogs so help me god he will never get up from the floor asshole

James Dent
James Dent
9 years ago

Troy Ogier

wannado
wannado
9 years ago

This one did , check out what he won .

wannado
wannado
9 years ago

What happened to the so called frozen samples ? or is that load of rubbish ,if not time they were retested and if positive money recalled and paid to the right owner.

The previous crooks at the helm setting up box draws so they could gamble on such trainers greyhounds didn’t help.

wannado
wannado
9 years ago

Question really is how come so many of  the leading trainers have had a positive swab in there career.

lets chase the rest of the cheats retest there samples and make them pay ,GRV know who they are been covered up for years.

wannado
wannado
9 years ago

AmyCole2  why Amy  were you using the same drugs.