Cocaine

Greyhound racing in Ireland

Star Irish greyhound returns positive to cocaine

SHOCK news has struck greyhound racing circles in Ireland after it was revealed on Thursday that Clonbrien Hero (Razldazl Jayfkay x Trout Or Salmon Apr...
Stewards wrap

Stewards wrap: Inquiry to be launched into greyhound mix-up

A SOUTH Australian greyhound trainer has been left red faced at Angle Park on Tuesday afternoon after two of her greyhounds raced wearing the wrong...
Greyhound racing at The Meadows

Trainer suspended following cocaine & amphetamine positive

PROMINENT central west trainer Jeanette Foley has been slapped with an interim suspension by Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) after one of her greyhounds returned a...

Stewards wrap: Sweet It Is loses her 2015 National Distance title

CHAMPION stayer Sweet It Is has been stripped of her 2015 Group 1 National Distance title after the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RADB) handed...

Finn found guilty over Sweet It Is’ cocaine positive

CHAMPION stayer Sweet It Is looks destined to lose her 2015 Group 1 National Distance Championship title after trainer Braden Finn was found guilty of...

Racing Minister hints at boring greyhound future

IN CASE you missed it, the NSW government – repeat, the government – is calling for people to nominate themselves as a “member of Racing...

Finish on lure just the beginning

FIRST impressions of the finish-on-lure trial at Geelong are that fields are more inclined to spread out, at least after the first bun rush out...

Greyhound racing news: More In Store stars in Chairman’s Cup heat

THE Group 3 Chairman's Cup series was rocked by scandal over the weekend, with champion bitch Sweet It Is withdrawn from the heats of the...

The greyhound inquiry wash-up – so far

NATIONAL coverage: Nothing could be more helpful to the industry than the RIC recommendation that a consistent national approach would be better than six or...

Will Fernando Bale be the richest ever greyhound?

WHAT an extraordinary dog Fernando Bale is. The blinding victory in the Peter Mosman heat on Saturday took his prize money up to $546k and...

Pots calling kettles black is risky

CUSTOMARILY, I do not address personalities in these columns, rather I comment on events and policies. However, some of the stuff going around is beyond...

Wayne Vanderburg’s Penalty Slashed On Appeal

On the 27th of February 2014, the Racing Appeals Tribunal NSW (Tribunal) upheld greyhound trainer Wayne Vanderburg's appeal against the concurrent seven year penalty handed...

NSW Greyhound Racing Inquiry Produces Sensational First Public Hearing

Last Friday week at Penrith Panthers Leagues Club, the commencement of the inquiry into Greyhound Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) began with the with committee...

Racing Appeals Tribunal Refuses To Hear Mark Azzopardi’s Appeal

The Racing Appeals Tribunal has refused to hear an appeal lodged by trainer Mark Azzopardi against a two year disqualification. Racing Appeals Tribunal Magistrate Ian...

Mark Azzopardi Disqualified For Two Years

Greyhound Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) released a statement today that multiple group-winning trainer, Mark Azzopardi, has been disqualified for a period of two years....

Mark Azzopardi Furious After GRNSW Act Despite Agreement

GRNSW have announced that the inquiry into the analysts' reports of the finding of benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, in the urine sample taken from...

It’s Not A Secret, So Let’s Tell Everybody

As an interested but amateur observer, I can't quite understand how the drug issue is being handled. I think it's good, or good in parts,...

Mark Azzopardi Suspended Over Cocaine Metabolite Positive Stewards Inquiry

Greyhound Racing NSW has advised that an inquiry into the analysts reports that the urine sample taken from Transcend Time after that greyhound won at...

The Poppy Seed Problem

I don't really understand the way racing addresses the drug subject. Certainly, the whole country has made giant strides over the past two decades in...

18 Month Disqualification For Cocaine Positive Swab In Victorian Greyhound

Following advice from the Racing Analytical Services Laboratory, the Stewards of Greyhound Racing Victoria conducted an investigation into the results of a post-race urine sample...

SA Greyhound Trainer Marcello Calicchio Disqualified For 12 Months For Cocaine Metabolite Positive

GRSA Stewards completed an inquiry on 16th January 2012 into the circumstances relating to the obtaining of the urine sample from the greyhound Quiksilver Blues...

South Australian Greyhound Racing Rocked By Positive Swab

On 28th November 2011 Mr Marcello Calicchio was informed by hand delivered letter that the greyhound Quiksilver Blues had shown the presence of Benzoylecgonine from...

Cawbourne Bolt Cocaine Inquiry Disqualification Reduced To 10 Months On Appeal

The Racing Appeals Tribunal of New South Wales has formally announced its decision regarding the appeal by Stuart Dickinson over his 18 months disqualification to...

When Is A Drug Not A Drug?

To this writer – a non-chemist, non-veterinarian and non-trainer, just an interested fan – Australia’s drug policies have never been totally clear or logical. Well,...

Cawbourne Bolt Inquiry Finally Decided – Dickinson Appeals

It is one of the longest running positive swab inquiries in recent history, but GRNSW Stewards today confirmed they have concluded their inquiry in to...