Positive Swabs

The Australian Cup – 20 Points Of Interest

This year will see the 55th running of the Australian Cup. For 29 of its runnings it was the richest race in the country. For...

Vanderburg Training Days Numbered As Stewards Announce Third Inquiry

The days of Wayne Vanderburg's training career would appear numbered as New South Wales greyhound racing stewards have announced a third inquiry in to a...

Famiglietti Disqualified For 12 Months For Amphetamine Positive

On 10th October 2012 Stewards opened an inquiry into the greyhound Dyna Brenda after it had shown the presence of Amphetamine from the urine sample...

David Dawson Disqualified For 6 Months For Assaulting Female Steward

Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) Stewards have just released details of an assault on a female GRV Steward from a Melton Coursing meeting in August 2012...

GRNSW Releases Penalty Guidelines & Early Pleas Statement

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) will reform the way it conducts prohibited substance cases with the introduction of new penalty guidelines as well as the option...

GRNSW First To Introduce Threshold Levels For Positive Swabs In Greyhound Racing

The Board of Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) has approved the introduction of a reporting level for the prohibited substance Procaine in greyhound urine samples. The...

Playing A Straight Bat

Yet another major sport is pointing the way. Cricket Australia will move to a fully independent board inside three years, according to media reports. Previously...

GRNSW Respond To Allegations Of Widespread Criminal Activity In NSW Greyhounds

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) today responded to the claims made in today's Sun-Herald that questioned the integrity of the sport of greyhound racing. GRNSW is...

GRNSW All Set To Double Its Swabbing Rate After Rise In Positives

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) has reinforced its commitment to ensuring the integrity of greyhound racing by announcing a raft of measures that will set a...

Jim Psaila Disqualified For Six Months For Two Caffeine Positives

Greyhound Racing Victoria have just announced the results of an stewards investigation in to two positives swabs that were finalised a week ago. The stewards...

Lincoln Moncrieff Disqualified For Four Months For Obstructing A Stewards Investigation

New South Wales greyhound racing stewards are catching the malaise that affects Victorian Greyhound Racing. Greyhound Racing New South Wales have just released details of...

Russell Mansley Disqualified For Six Months & Loses $35,000 In Prizemoney Over Positive Swabs

Greyhound Racing NSW Stewards last week finalised four inquiries into positive swabs obtained from three Russell Mansley trained and Lorraine Atchison owned greyhounds. The inquiries...

Firocoxib Positive Swab Inquiries Sound Industry Warning & Could Prove Expensive For Russell Mansley & Lorraine Atchison

Greyhound Racing New South Wales Stewards have announced inquiries into analyst's findings of the prohibited substance Firocoxib in the samples taken from the greyhounds Thrilling...

GRNSW To Commence Multiple Stewards Inquiries In To Positive Swabs

GRNSW have just advised multiple steward inquiries in to positive swabs stemming from recent Bathurst and Apping greyhound meetings. STEWARDS TO COMMENCE WILD MIDNIGHT INQUIRY...

Former Group 1 Trainer Verity Cotton Disqualified For 9 Months For Anabolic Steroid Positive

Victorian greyhound trainer Verity Cotton has been disqualified for 9 months for a positive swab to an anabolic steroid in one of her greyhounds. Cotton's...

Darren Fisher Receives $1000 Fine Only For Flunixin Positive Swab In Victoria

The husband of high profile Greyhound Racing Victoria and Sky Racing feature greyhound race presenter, Simone Fisher, has received a $1,000 fine for a positive...

3 Month Disqualifiction For Flunixin Positve Swab At South Australian Coursing

South Australian Greyhound Racing Stewards completed an inquiry on 24th October 2011 into the circumstances relating to the obtaining of a positive urine sample tot...

Richardson Guilty Not One, But Two Positive Swabs To Pholcodine & Receives Fine Only

Victorian greyhound trainer Adam Richardson has received a $750 fine only as the results of two separate positive swabs in different greyhounds trained by him....

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,...

NSW Stewards To Invesigate Two Positive Swabs In Country Greyhound Meetings

GRNSW Stewards have announced their intention to commence two stewards inquiries in two positive swabs in country greyhounds Diesel Roc and Sunshine Fury. The first...

Murray Disqualified For Four Months For Two Methyltestosterone Positive Swabs

Stewards have concluded separate inquiries into analyst's reports that urine samples returned by Solitary Sam and Knocka Who, trained by Mr Tim Murray, had, on...

Thompson’s Fourth Stewards Inquiry In Three Years Receives Fine Only For Positive Swab

As reported exclusively on Australian Racing Greyhound back on June 1st 2001, the Jason Thompson trained greyhound Proven Que Tee has returned a positive swab...

Chegia’s Appeal Against Four Month Disqualification Rejected

GRSA Stewards have confirmed that the appeal by Ossie Chegia against his four month disqualification for the positive swab returned by his greyhound Boozeroo during...

Jason Thompson’s Warrnambool Woes Continue With Positive Swab Inquiry

High profile and leading Victorian greyhound trainer, Jason Thompson might be forgiven for giving Warrnambool greyhounds a wide berth around May Carnival time next year....

Tim Murray The Focus Of Dual Positive Swab Inquiries In NSW

GRNSW Stewards have announced that New South Wales greyhound trainer Tim Murray has become the focus of not one, but two positive swab inquires in...