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NSW greyhound racing bracing itself as inquiry report handed down

ANIMAL welfare groups are hoping that findings from the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into greyhound racing will be the beginning of the end for...

There’s engagement but no enlightenment in greyhound racing

GREYHOUND Racing Victoria has just conducted a thing called an Engagement Workshop, mainly to do with trialling tracks. We know that because a lengthy media...

In the steward’s room – two disqualified for amphetamine offences

TWO trainers have been slapped with bans after their greyhounds returned positive samples to the prohibited substance Amphetamine. On February 11, South Australian trainer Michele...

Greyhound racing tracks overdue for a review

AH, the Warrnambool Cup, where several fine performances could be seen as well as a hell of a lot of push and shove. Luckily, Unlawful...

Stewards wrap: Participants found guilty in Il Bacaro inquiry

LEADING trainer Anthony Azzopardi is one of five people to have been found guilty by Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) Stewards as a part of the...

Racing authority splits usually need repair later on

ONE of the last big debates in the ongoing string of greyhound inquiries is going to be about the value of separating integrity or steward's...

What are the RSPCA’s real motives?

DO you know the RSPCA balance sheet shows a total equity of $100 million, which includes cash, term deposits, a share portfolio and investment property....

In the stewards room: more live baiters appear before the RADB

PROMINENT Newcastle trainer Ron Bell has been found guilty of racing greyhound Lorna Belle with prohibited substances in its system. Bell was charged with a...

Tabcorp + Tatts/Ubet = a non starter for now

NOT for the first time, Tabcorp and Tatts/Ubet have been talking about a merger, thereby giving the country a single tote-TAB operator. It was on...

Stewards wrap: Chalker found guilty on live baiting charges

KERRY Chalker faced the Victorian Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RADB) this week, faced with four charges stemming from breaches of LR 18.5 and GAR...

Greyhound commission (mis)fires from the hip

THIS is serious, deadly serious. The September 28 opening speech – some might say rant – by Stephen Rushton SC, counsel assisting the Special Commission...

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...

Barrister to conduct indépendant review into Keinbah trial track

JUST over a week after a Greyhound Racing NSW released its findings stating there was no evidence of misconduct in relation to animal welfare at...

In the stewards room: Craig Milne fined for improper conduct

LICENSED trainer Craig Milne has been found guilty by Racing Queensland (RQ) Stewards on two charges relating to improper conduct which is said to have...

Australian Greyhound Racing Society to give the industry a voice

AUSTRALIAN Racing Greyhound is proud to exclusively announce the formation of the Australian Greyhound Racing Society, a new national body which aims to provide a...

Sweet It Is returns positives to caffeine after G1 NZ triumphs

CHAMPION stayer Sweet It Is has returned two positive swabs to the prohibited substance caffeine after winning both a heat and final of the Group...

VIC Integrity Commissioner releases final report on live baiting

VICTORIAN Racing Integrity Commissioner Sal Perna has said he does not believe live-baiting is an isolated matter. As a part of his final 114-page report...

Wheeler removes his dogs after Nicole Davis returns positive swab

SUPERSTAR sprinter Dyna Villa will be scratched from this Sunday's Group 2 Horsham Cup final as owner Paul Wheeler removes all of his greyhounds from...

Greyhound Racing Australia-wide needs to go it alone

WELL, if ever greyhound racing in this country needed to be told where it sits in the minds of its greatest opponents, that confirmation came...

Racing Queensland CEO and boards abolished

ALL boards within the Queensland Racing Industry have been stood down by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk following on from the condemning report which was handed down...

The greyhound industry should be wary of racing inquiries

IT IS normal practice for governments to set up inquiries and reviews only when they already know what the outcome will be. People doing such...

Steward’s wrap: George Dailly fined for punching Delbridge

A SIX month disqualification, suspended wholly for 12 months, and a $5,000 fine have been handed down to George Dailly, the brother-in-law of leading mentor...

News wrap: Live baiting saga sees another four charged in QLD

FOUR people have been charged by Police from the Joint QPS/RSPCA Greyhound Inquiry Task Force following on from further investigations into the practice of live-baiting...

Do we have a leader?

THIS one snuck quietly by and I did not notice it at first. In the aftermath of the live baiting episodes GRNSW has just called...

In the Stewards room: Live-baiting trainer inquires to commence

GREYHOUND Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) announced on Friday that the inquiries surrounding suspended participants who are alleged to have been involved in the practice...