Positive Swabs

Terry Moore Disqualified For 16 Months For Ritalin Positive

GRV Stewards on the 27th January 2009, conducted an Inquiry into the circumstances pertaining to the pre-race urine sample taken from the greyhound Arcane Lass...

Keith Stanley Gets 4 Months For Second Positive Swab

NSW GHRRA Stewards today finalised an inquiry into the positive finding of Lignocaine,Phenylbutazone and Gamma-Hydroxy-Phenylbutazone in the urine sample taken from the Keith Stanley trained,...

GHRRA Reflect On Four Years Of Change

With the Greyhound and Harness Racing Regulatory Authority (“the Authority”) now over four years old, the GHRRA nopw feels it is an opportune time to...

El Galo’s Adelaide Cup But Thompson “Dumps” On The People’s Champ

Superstar sprinter El Galo, Australia’s best greyhound, hung on to narrowly defeat local champ Scull Murphy in a classic contest to decide the 2009 Group...

O’Grady Out For 3 Months Over Positive Swab

The rash of Eastern States greyhounds returning positive swabs to Caffeine metabolites continued in NSW yesterday when Mavis O’Grday was suspended for 3 months. O’Grady’s...

Christine Pollard Found Guilty Of Clenbuterol Positive Swab

Greyhounds Queensland have just announced their findings from an inquiry in to Mackay trained greyhound that returned a positive swab to Clenbuterol. Whilst Clenbuterol is...

Totalled Not “Totally Clean” Says Greyhounds Queensland

On the back of several other cases of positive swabs to Theobromine, Greyhounds Queensland Stewards have found greyhound trainer Joshua Allen guilty of racing his...

Top NZ Owner Trainer Escapes Procaine Positive With Fine

On the back of two recent Australian Stewards Inquiries in to Positive Swabs to procaine, one of New Zealand’s best-known owners and administrators, Thayne Green,...

El Galo Positive Swab Inquiry Deferred At Thompson’s Request

On Wednesday November 12th 2008, Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) announced that it had been notified by Racing Analytical Services Limited (RASL) that analysis of the...

Suspended Fine For Procaine Positive Swab Greyhound Trainer

Victorian GRV Stewards today finalised an inquiry in to a positive swab to Procaine by the greyhound Raymond Love after its second place finish at...

Magnasalis Anabolic Steroid Positive Fine Reduced On Appeal

As reported on Australian Racing Greyhound back in mid December 2008, Jimmy Magnasalis was officially NSW’s eighth anabolic steroid positive swab. At the time Magnasalis...

Beverley Chappell Escpaes With A Fine For Positive Swab

Despite the fact is was almost one week ago, Greyhounds Queensland Stewards have only just released details regarding an inquiry in to a positive swab...

Bill Ray Out For 7 Months Over Flunixin Positive Swab

As reported back in lat December 2008, West Australian RWWA Stewards had called greyhound trainer Bill Ray to inquiry over a positive swab returned by...

Victorian 2008 Greyhound Of The Year Finalists Named

The GRV have today announced the three finalists for the 2008 Victorian Greyhound Of The Year. They three finalsts were trimmed from a total list...

Bradley Field Gets Three Months For Caffeine Positive

NSW GHRRA Stewards on the 6th Janury 2009, concluded an Inquiry into the positive finding of Caffeine, Theobromine, Theophylline and Paraxanthine in the urine sample...

Lord/Gilbert/Brewer Training Combo Train Half The Solway Card

Anyone who doubted that Andy Lord and Jodi Gilbert would make an instant impact on New Zealand Greyhound Racing had those doubts quickly erased last...

Kelly Gets Seven Months For SA’s First Anabolic Steroid Positive

As reported here back in November, South Australia’s first positive swab to an Anabolic Steroid had come to light from a Port Augusta Greyhound racing...

Billy Ray & Bill Joe Bach Called To Flunixin Inquiry

The RWWA Stewards have been advised by the Racing Chemistry Laboratory in Perth that the post race urine sample taken from the greyhound Billy Joe...

Thompson Gets Off Melbourne Cup Charge With A Paltry $1000 Fine

In a smack in the face to the Sandown Greyhound Racing Club, their major sponsor Schweppes, and all Victorian greyhound particpants who conduct themselves with...

Victorian Greyhound Trainer Guilty Of Cocaine Metabolite Positive

GRV Stewards have recently found a Victorian greyhound trainer guilty of presenting the greyhound Uno Toni to win at the Ballarat Greyhound Racing Club meeting...

Fine Only For Greyhound Trainer Of Positive Swab To Procaine

Greyhound Racing Victoria Stewards have today finalised and inquiry in to a positive swab from a greyhound to Procaine, a local aneastethic frequently mixed with...

Thompson Destined For Inquiry As El Galo B Sample Tests Positive

Greyhound Racing Victoria Stewards have just confrimed to Australian racing Greyhound that El Galo's "B" sample from his $100,000 Group 1 Topgun win has also...

Greyhound Trainer Fined $500 For Using Wrong Carpark

In the same week as Kayleen Thrupp and Michael Thrupp are continuing to race greyhounds despite appearing to contravene local racing rules, another Queensland greyhound...

GRV Take Hardest Stance Yet On Victoria’s First Anabolic Steroid Positive

As reported here recently, Victoria has officially now recorded its first positive swab to an Anabolic Steroid, and if greyhound industry watchers thought GRV Stewards...

Robert Blakely A “No Show” At Caffeine Positive Inquiry

New South Wales GHRRA Stewards have just advised of a concluded an Inquiry into the positive finding of Caffeine and its metabolites in the urine...