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Sebastian Gibilisco Fined For Threatening Official

Offence: GAR 86 (g): Mr. Sebastian Gibilisco did threaten physical harm to Bendigo Greyhound Racing Club official Mr. Daniel Pell in the vicinity of the...

A Sad But Timely Warning

There used to be a time long ago when horses failing, or even doing well, in the Melbourne Cup were never much good any more....

Lawrence Cunningham Found Guilty Of Instigating An Altercation

Offence: GAR 86 (o): Mr. Lawrence Cunningham did instigate a physical altercation with Mr. Gavin Hall in the dining room of the Warragul Greyhound Racing...

Free To Run

A fascinating article on justracing.com offered a number of reasons why a racehorse might be helped rather than hindered by being forced to race wide...

Jason Sposito Found Guilty Of Making Unnecessary Physical Contact

Offence: 86(q): Commits or omits to do any act or engages in conduct which is in any way detrimental or prejudicial to the interest, welfare,...

Are Horses, Dogs And Humans Different?

Following our recent mentions of the risks involved in stayers backing up within seven days it was interesting to note some comments by Phil Purser,...

Staying Programs – Time To Grasp The Nettle

After Dusty Moonshine crashed out of the NSW final of the National Distance Championships I may have to hand in my tipping license. Still, I...

What Can Winning Boxes Tell You?

Many years ago I wrote that “A well laid out track should produce a set of winning box percentages where no one box delivers less...

Cart Before The Horse

It may become part of the folklore of greyhound racing in Australia. The following statement by the appeal judge refers to an incident when a...

25 Years Of Golden Easter Eggs

In some ways the Golden Easter Egg, which is now one of the premier blue-ribbon events on the racing calendar, is the indirect result of...

2014 Group One Golden Easter Egg Heats Preview

The heats of the Group One Golden Easter Egg kick-off on Saturday night. The three-week series will see 10 heats conducted on Saturday night followed...

Maitland Gold Cup Heats This Thursday

Group racing heads to the picturesque Hunter Valley on Thursday for the heats of the Group Two Maitland Gold Cup. Seven heats of the $40,000...

Track Design – Is Anything Happening There?

According to Greek philosopher Aristotle long, long ago, “nature abhors a vacuum” and tries to fill it up. As it happens, a bloke named Einstein...

Playing With Figures – Not Kindergarten Stuff (Part 3- final)

So far, the NSW parliamentary hearings have heard a stack of evidence from a range of racing authorities, animal welfare types, bookies and lawyers. All...

‘Plan B’ Works For Banjo Boy

A ‘Plan B’ is always handy, especially when it lands you the Group 2 Ken Hickey Concreting Cranbourne Cup. Banjo Boy delivered the goods on...

What Does The Future Hold?

To see how greyhound racing might fare in the New Year it’s useful to look at where we have come from and how we are...

Gatt’s Record Breaking Ritza Off To The Big Smoke

In a simply breath-taking performance last Saturday night,  up-and-coming superstar Ritza Hattie produced a carbon copy of her blistering semi-final win with a stunning 29.53...

GRNSW Deny Any Integrity Or Welfare Issues Ahead Of 7:30 Report Airing

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) today received confirmation from RSPCA NSW that there is no evidence to suggest acts of animal cruelty are occurring in the...

Let’s Get Rid Of The “Band Of Wild Indians”

The great Paul Ambrosoli used that term years ago to describe the scene at the start of the old 605m trip at Bulli. It’s gone...

One Race Tells All

Glen Gallon lost his National Championship heat at Albion Park on the home turn when the winner got underneath it and Rose of Galo and...

A Fine And Ancient Sport

This headline came from the Adelaide Advertiser, as reported by Peter Donovan on the GRSA website. In full, it reads “The coursing crowd is melancholy...

Stars Ready To Strike It Rich In Gosford Gold Mine Series

The place to be this Tuesday night will be trackside at Gosford for the annual Gold Mine Series worth an eye-catching $10,000 to the winner....

Friday 19th April 2013

Greyhound Box Draw For Casino – Friday 19th April 2013 Race No. 1Foscars Maiden12:12PM (NSWtime) Maiden event over 411 Metres at Casino Of $1,465 Prizemoney....

Tassie Pushing The Envelope

Tasmania, the country’s smallest greyhound state, has just launched trials of the controversial finish-on lure at the Launceston track. Three states have already tried the...

Richmond Derby: The Perfect Appetiser

Greyhound racing fans will be treated to a mouth-watering display tonight as three sensational heats of the Group Two Richmond Derby will be conducted. The...