Infrastructure Reform

Olympic standard somersault at the dogs

Often I wonder why state authorities make something hard when it would be dead simple to make it easy. Share the worry, so to speak....

Tabcorp about to take a punt

Anyone remember those heady days when you could do the rounds of the betting ring and pick out the bookie offering the best price? A...

Queensland greyhounds get $1.7 million boost but where is the new track?

Queensland greyhound racing prizemoney is set to get a modest $1.7 million boost under the Queensland Government's Racing Queensland's Investment Growth Plan released yesterday that...

Greyhound transparency lost in translation

Just a couple of weeks ago I highlighted the reluctance of state authorities to tell the public and industry participants what was going on. They...

Greyhound progress – late but welcome

Wonderful news for the Upper Hunter town of Muswellbrook. An unknown amount of cash (out of the $30m or so donated by the NSW government...

Greyhounds working in the dark – mostly

The NSW Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (GWIC) is not responsible for everything that happens in a greyhound race but it is influential and has...
Angle Park

Angle Park greyhound racing to close for over four months

South Australia's home of greyhound racing, Angle Park, will close in early April for a period of approximately four months to allow for track and...

Greyhound Tracks Are Money Makers – Or Not?

Australia's most controversial greyhound commentator Bruce Teague takes another look at the track design of our major city greyhound racing tracks and wonders how much...

To A Greyhound, Turns Ain’t Turns

A reader asked what I thought about the “J-track design”. A good question for all of us, of course. I guess he is talking about...

Australian Greyhound Racing Short Changed

You may have heard this story before but here is a different slant on it. In attempting to solve the puzzle of ever-shortening Australian races,...

Greyhound Recovery – Often Queried …… Never Answered

Last Saturday, Silver Chief night at The Meadows offered some very smart times on an obviously quick track. Youngsters like Lakeview Walter, Mepunga Felix, Earn...
NSW greyhound racing

NSW Greyhound Racing Is Profitable… For The Moment

Australia's most controversial greyhound commentator Bruce Teague takes a look at GRNSW's Annual Report and looks through the lack of detail to find some concerning...

NSW Greyhounds Up The River

Three months ago we heard that the long-defunct Tweed Heads track would be reborn in a new location some seven kilometres from the former Border...

Ballarat Cup Greyhound Finalists A Sign Of The Times?

Australia's most controversial greyhound commentator Bruce Teague takes another look at the the 2020 Ballarat Cup field, and notes that while there is some handy...

Who Is Looking Into Greyhound Racing’s Crystal Ball?

Australia's most controversial greyhound commentator Bruce Teague takes a look at where the greyhound racing track redevelopments and modernisation programs around the country are heading;...

Have we lost the greyhound racing grading plot?

Our grading systems once split nominations up into Maidens and five official grades. Some graders also managed to split a single grade into divisions based...

The 13th Greyhound Race May Be Unlucky

Victoria surprises yet again. In a Covid-ridden climate with breeding numbers still well down and fans finding it more difficult to get a bet on,...

Updating the Horsham greyhound box picture

Australia's most controversial greyhound commentator Bruce Teague takes another look at the the success or failure of "drop in" greyhound boxes in reducing race falls...
Gosford greyhound are back racing

Greyhound track upgrades – We need hard evidence

Bruce Teague takes a look at some key figures behind the recent attempts to improve safety and performance at greyhound racing tracks across Australia.
Knight Sprite

Handedness is a major influence in greyhound racing

Are greyhounds right- or left-handed and, if so, how did they get that way, how many are there and what does it mean for racing...
QLD greyhound racing

Greater Brisbane Greyhound Centre at Purga in planning stages

The Greater Brisbane Greyhound Centre has reached an important milestone in its development with several key consultants appointed to the project.
NSW greyhound racing

NSW GWIC Records Lowest Greyhound Racing Injury Rates Ever

The NSW Greyhound Welfare & Integrity Commission (GWIC) has released the latest analysis of greyhound injuries for the period of April to June 2020, which...
Victorian greyhound racing

Jury Is Out On ‘Exciting’ New Victorian Greyhound Meetings

In total, 33 weekend races could not generate full fields (plus two missing races at Sandown and one at Ballarat). That would seem to say...
Dapto racing tips

Has Anyone Really Quizzed Trainers?

Australian greyhound racing is now dominated by short runs, but Bruce Teague believes trainers and owners with any quality in their kennels would much prefer...
Nsw greyhound racing

GWIC Opens The Books For NSW Greyhound Participants

Less than a week after it was urged to disclose its financials to the industry, the GWIC has opened the books, at least partially, for...