Positive Swabs

South Australian greyhound racing inquiry: Reform in two years or be banned

The South Australian (SA) independent inquiry into the governance of the SA greyhound racing industry has today handed down the full report following the inquiry....

TasRacing CEO throws support behind Interim GAP Manager Susan Gittus

TasRacing CEO Andrew Jenkins has thrown his support behind the appointment of former greyhound trainer Susan Gittus as Interim Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) Manager. The...
QLD greyhound racing

Increased Queensland integrity kennel inspections yield higher positive swab detections rates

The number of greyhound positive samples to prohibited substances on race day have escalated in recent months after the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission's (QRIC) kennel...

Tasmanian greyhounds set to receive payouts on swabbed greyhounds prior to clearance

Tasracing will pay owners their share of stakes payments on pre-swab clearance up to $5000 for greyhounds starting from June 1 2023. Tasracing currently withholds...
NSW greyhound trainer Andrew Bell

Fresh hell awaits Andrew Bell as GWIC takes case to Supreme Court

The hell for Andrew Bell will continue after GWIC this week announced it would take the tribunal decision on his reduced ban to the Supreme...
Stewards wrap up - Published on December 30, 2022

Around the Stewards Rooms: Six trainers penalised over drug swabs

The latest round of disciplinary action in the Australian greyhound racing scene has led to sanctions for six trainers in the eastern states. ARG brings...

Victorian greyhound racing integrity to gain 24 hour drug testing capabilities

The Victorian Government is investing in an expanded drug analysis laboratory that will be able to accept and store samples around the clock – boosting...
Greyhound racing at Rockhampton

Suli ‘dumbfounded’ by cobalt testing rules for greyhounds

Rockhampton greyhound trainer Andrew Suli - currently on a stay of execution after copping a 12-month ban - says he is losing sleep over the...
Greyhound breeder Jason Bolwell

NSW greyhound participants fed up with over-regulation

Hobby greyhound breeder Jason Bolwell is so concerned about over-regulation in an industry he loves that he now questions why anyone would want to become...
Greyhound racing

Positive swab cloud hangs over Peter Mosman finalist Zipping Zeek

The NSW Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (GWIC) has just released details of a pending inquiry in to a permanently banned substance found in a...
Queensland Greyhound Of The Year Finalists Announced

Queensland integrity set to begin hair testing to catch cheats

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) has commenced testing the hair of racing animals for prohibited substances. Testing hair samples determines if there has been...
Greyhound racing

Tim Caines again placed under interim suspension

NSW greyhound trainer Tim Caines has again been placed under interim suspension by the NSW Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission (GWIC). This time Pamela Caine...
Greyhound Welfare & Integrity Commission

GWIC take 32 out of competition swabs from Million Dollar Chase finalists

Chief Executive Officer, Judy Lind, said the Commission has devised and implemented a program of activity, including a targeted swabbing program to detect any use...
QLD greyhound racing

Queensland greyhound Trainer Anthony Hess disqualified for 6 years

Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) stewards have today found Camira greyhound Trainer Anthony Hess guilty of six prohibited substance breaches of the Rules of Racing...

Intrigue surrounds top trainers ahead of disciplinary board hearings

Leading Victorian greyhound trainers Seona Thompson (pictured) and Samantha Grenfell will face the Victorian Racing and Disciplinary Board (RADB) on Tuesday July 9 on charges...
Greyhound Welfare & Integrity Commission

NSW GWIC increase blood, urine & hair testing swab program

Chief Veterinary Officer, Michelle Ledger, said the Commission recently introduced out of competition blood and urine testing for the Golden Easter Egg series. “While the...
Stewards' wrap

Stewards wrap: another suspension for cobalt positive

TALBOT trainer Troy Scott has been suspended by the Victorian Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RADB) after one of his greyhounds returned a positive urine...
Tripum winning Melbourne Cup heat

Trainer banned for 10 years for firing a gun during inspection

ROSEDALE trainer Paul Andrews has been banned from greyhound racing for a decade after being found guilty of a string of offences, including assaulting a...
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...
Greyhounds

Logic wins: GRV stewards drop arsenic charges against trainers

In a triumph for common sense and good law, charges have been withdrawn against five Victorian trainers accused of administering the prohibited substance arsenic and...
Greyhounds

Stewards’ wrap: Azzopardi fined for positive Asa Barboza swab

LEADING conditioner Anthony Azzopardi has been found guilty of a breach of the prohibited substance rule. Azzopardi was charged with a breach of GAR 83(2)(3)...
Kensa

Stewards’ wrap: four trainers found guilty over positive swabs

TONY Interligi has been fined after being found guilty of a breach of the prohibited substance rule, GAR 83(2)(3). The charge was issued after Interligi's...

Stewards’ wrap: eight greyhound trainers banned or suspended

HELEN Pullman, Tom Pullman and Kayla Spliet have had their licenses suspended pending the completion of a stewards' inquiry into evidence collected during a Keinbah trial track...

Leading vet & lab chief explain how EPO swabs can be missed

DAVID Battie, head of Racing Analytical Services Ltd (RASL), has confirmed that all swabs taken from greyhounds examined by his laboratory are tested for Recombinant Human...

Stewards wrap: Steele to spend six months on the sidelines

RONALD Steele recently faced a Greyhound Racing NSW stewards inquiry after being charged with six breaches of the prohibited substance rule, GAR 83(2). The charges...