Graeme Bate Removed From The GRV Hall Of Fame
The Board of Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) has resolved to remove Graeme Bate from the Hall of Fame 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 rules of greyhound racing;
* False or misleading statements made to stewards;
* The criteria for membership of the Hall of Fame;
* The principles of specific and general deterrence;
* The findings of the Racing Appeals & Disciplinary Board heard on 10 June 2014 and VCAT 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 prohibited substances 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.
Good cheats don’t prosper
Michael Hodges
Agree 100%
Exactly right!!
Isn’t plagiarism cheating? Straight cut and paste from GRV website with no recognition of author.
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.
Which part of this did you write Kathryn?
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.
Bout fffffffen time !!! Jeremy Heys said this should had happen straight after his suspension
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Great news
Adam Murphy
Just like the Tour de France..They all cheat, but only some get caught!
They hole sport needs a clean out , only clean trainer I’ve meet is little old peg leg Stan Ralph
Dirty scumbag, jenny hunts needs a clean out too
If this is there opinion why have his owners and himself been allowed to keep all their the prizemoney.
Douglas Pout
Luke Traynor
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
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.
The next action required is to change the name of the Geelong track.
Let’s hope we can get a few winners for you then.
Lisa Rasmussen
HarryBrendan
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.
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Why coz she won the cup you jealouse moron u sound pathetic
Really we are so disappointed that you think it didn’t look good NOT
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 »
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.
Here we go again what’s the point
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
Tony Cunsolo David Hatley Gary Leighton
The high profile trainers are what the up and coming trainers look up to , so is 13,200 tabs in 3 yrs ok??
He has been a cheat for years!
You never got back to me re the syndicate Ashley Fellowes?
Good his been getting away with it for years it was about time they got him
Should never have been elevated to the hall of fame in the first place.
Had to be done. Well done grv.
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.
Personally he should have been given life
It deserves the death penalty for what that man did to those poor dogs , well said Walt
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!
If he did that to my dogs so help me god he will never get up from the floor asshole
Troy Ogier
This one did , check out what he won .
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.
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.
AmyCole2 why Amy were you using the same drugs.