Melbourne Cup Promo’s Disturbing Origins Exposed

In 2014 the One will be worth a record $600,000. That is a pretty impressive feat for an industry which has long been regarded as a ‘minor' racing code.

However, just as the sport reaches new heights on the prizemoney front, it would appear that it is sinking to an all new low in regards to self promotion ahead of greyhound racing's most illustrious event this night.

Marketing and advertising industry insider website Mumbrella has just blown the lid on the Greyhound Racing Club's latest advertising campaign We Love The Dogs, which they believe is a direct takeoff of the highly controversial and vulgar Duck Sauce music video, Big Bad Wolf.

“It's not uncommon for ads to take, shall we say, inspiration from other realms of the arts, be they films, music or cult fiction”, the website reported.

“But rarely has Dr Mumbo seen an ad borrow an idea from anything as ‘out there' as this one.”

Mumbrella went on to state that the film clip for the ‘song' was, “One of the oddest music videos ever made”, and that the film clip had been named the “most disturbing music video of 2011 by Billboard Magazine in the US”.

It's difficult to understand the thought process that linked Sandown Greyhound Racing Club's ‘brand new' ad campaign for the richest greyhound race in the world, with the disturbing reality of its inspiration.

The questions have to be asked:

  • Who thought this campaign was appropriate for showcasing the sport's biggest race and promoting greyhound racing as a family friendly activity?
  • Who thought associating the greyhound racing brand with Duck Sauce's brand of depravity made sense?

Sandown greyhound Racing Club's Melbourne Cup Promotion

Visit the story at Mumbrella to see the original genesis of the promotion and work out what all the fuss is about.

Greyhound folk have forever yearned to be taken seriously in comparison to the thoroughbred industry but, lets face it, the gallops would never tarnish their brand by being linked to something so crude and offensive.

This year the Australian Turf Club released a series of advertisements for the inaugural ‘The Championships' and, love or it or hate it, the end product was a clean and fresh promotion for their carnival which generated enormous success in Sydney and is set to take place again in 2015.

Clean and fresh are certainly not the words to describe this recent campaign from the Sandown Club and it appears to have been a big backwards step in regards to promotion of the industry and what it has to offer.

If greyhound racing is ever to be taken seriously, surely it can come up with its own ideas to display the fun and excitement of the sport rather than borrowing thought from a song which has no link to the industry, or the dogs themselves, other than an incessant howling noise throughout.

The sport should be building its appeal to the community rather than degrading their status by sharing links with such a disturbing source.

Hopefully the Sandown Club can improve their approach in 2015 because, as Mumbrella alluded to, their promotion of the world's greatest race this year has seen it go to the dogs, and not in the way they were hoping it would.

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Jewie Jam
Jewie Jam
9 years ago

It’s a great promo , sing it allllllll night long !!!! Jeremy Heys

Jimmy Heddles
Jimmy Heddles
9 years ago

Hardly see what your fuss is about its 30 sec promo with some howling and music, very appealing to the younger gen, not old farts like you lot , I Don’t really think anyone is really concerned about the origin of the song are they ?

Jeremy Heys
Jeremy Heys
9 years ago

Here come the dogs, the sandown dogs!
Woof woof woof

Q & A Greyhound Racing Proud Australia
Q & A Greyhound Racing Proud Australia
9 years ago

Lighten up ARG why make it into somethink nasty Great Promo Sandown woof woof Here Comes The Doggies

Sean Skelly
Sean Skelly
9 years ago

With the popularity of the horse racing industry and in particular the spring racing carnival among the younger generation i guess they are just trying to target a younger market to get involved in greyhound racing…i think its a great marketing idea.

David Abbott
David Abbott
9 years ago

Just watched the ad and I thought it was great.

Tom Welsh
Tom Welsh
9 years ago

Sorry – Men at Work stealing Kookaburra is far more offensive. By the way, wasn’t the link drawn well before Dr Mumbo took the credit!?

George Sterg
George Sterg
9 years ago

You tell em Ylber

AaronC
AaronC
9 years ago

Bahahaha I think this is as classy as you lot will ever get Kev. Lap it up champ!

jericho3782
jericho3782
9 years ago

They have been using this for the past 18 months on a thursday night you lot are a bit slow.They can always use who let the Dogs out

Joe McFadyen
Joe McFadyen
9 years ago

It’s a dead-set dud ad. Whoever’s responsible give yourself a double.

Lindsay Joyce
Lindsay Joyce
9 years ago

Can’t see the Fuss really
Go the dogies !!!

Tom Welsh
Tom Welsh
9 years ago

Ironically I spend a fair bit of time near my greyhound dogs, and they all seem to howl at times especially when non-greys are within earshot… Why!?

Bridgid
Bridgid
9 years ago

Ads are targeted at an audience.. in this case at the bogan and ferals who support animal cruelty

Jericho Cohen
Jericho Cohen
9 years ago

They have used this for the past 2 years

Jewie Jam
Jewie Jam
9 years ago

It’s a great promo , sing it allllllll night long !!!! Jeremy Heys

Jimmy Heddles
Jimmy Heddles
9 years ago

Hardly see what your fuss is about its 30 sec promo with some howling and music, very appealing to the younger gen, not old farts like you lot , I Don’t really think anyone is really concerned about the origin of the song are they ?

Jeremy Heys
Jeremy Heys
9 years ago

Here come the dogs, the sandown dogs!Woof woof woof

Q & A  Greyhound Racing Proud  Australia
Q & A Greyhound Racing Proud Australia
9 years ago

Lighten up ARG why make it into somethink nasty Great Promo Sandown woof woof Here Comes The Doggies

Sean Skelly
Sean Skelly
9 years ago

With the popularity of the horse racing industry and in particular the spring racing carnival among the younger generation i guess they are just trying to target a younger market to get involved in greyhound racing…i think its a great marketing idea.

Ylber Tair
Ylber Tair
9 years ago

Big fuck

David Abbott
David Abbott
9 years ago

Just watched the ad and I thought it was great.

Roslyn Svensen
Roslyn Svensen
9 years ago

I hate it!!!

Tom Welsh
Tom Welsh
9 years ago

Sorry – Men at Work stealing Kookaburra is far more offensive. By the way, wasn’t the link drawn well before Dr Mumbo took the credit!?

George Sterg
George Sterg
9 years ago

You tell em Ylber

AaronC
AaronC
9 years ago

Bahahaha I think this is as classy as you lot will ever get Kev. Lap it up champ!

jericho3782
jericho3782
9 years ago

They have been using this for the past 18 months on a thursday night you lot are a bit slow.They can always use who let the Dogs out

Joe McFadyen
Joe McFadyen
9 years ago

It’s a dead-set dud ad. Whoever’s responsible give yourself a double.

Lindsay Joyce
Lindsay Joyce
9 years ago

Can’t see the Fuss really Go the dogies !!!

Tom Welsh
Tom Welsh
9 years ago

Ironically I spend a fair bit of time near my greyhound dogs, and they all seem to howl at times especially when non-greys are within earshot… Why!?

Bridgid
Bridgid
9 years ago

Ads are targeted at an audience.. in this case at the bogan and ferals who support animal cruelty

Jericho Cohen
Jericho Cohen
9 years ago

They have used this for the past 2 years