Racing Integrity

Sweet It Is returns positives to caffeine after G1 NZ triumphs

CHAMPION stayer Sweet It Is has returned two positive swabs to the prohibited substance caffeine after winning both a heat and final of the Group...

VIC Integrity Commissioner releases final report on live baiting

VICTORIAN Racing Integrity Commissioner Sal Perna has said he does not believe live-baiting is an isolated matter. As a part of his final 114-page report...

Premier acts after mixed bag from Queensland greyhound inquiry

WAS she going to do it anyway? The Premier's move to sack all Queensland racing boards came immediately after the release of the McSporran report...

Report from QLD Commission of Inquiry set to cause big changes

AN ALMOST terminal blow. That is how the final report from the Queensland Greyhound Racing Industry Commission of Inquiry has described the impact of the...

The greyhound industry should be wary of racing inquiries

IT IS normal practice for governments to set up inquiries and reviews only when they already know what the outcome will be. People doing such...

In the Stewards room: Live-baiting trainer inquires to commence

GREYHOUND Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) announced on Friday that the inquiries surrounding suspended participants who are alleged to have been involved in the practice...

What You May Have Missed: Kayla Ollerton’s ‘Terrorific’ day

TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Muswellbrook trainer Kayla Ollerton had an afternoon to remember at Muswellbrook on Sunday, winning the 1-5 wins final with Lil' Miss Terror. “I got...

GRV board steps down, another swiftly appointed

THE board of Greyhound Racing Victoria has resigned. Following an interim report from racing commisioner Sal Perna today, GRV interim chair Michael Harms offered the...

Who’s on first base?

THE age old Abbott and Costello skit seems to be getting another run in the beautiful state. It's becoming hard to understand how Queensland greyhound...

NSW Government form Special Commission of Inquiry

THE New South Wales Government moved to secure the future integrity of its greyhound industry today, announcing a Special Commission of Inquiry to investigate issues of animal...

Live baiting saga update: Legislation to go before SA Parliament

A SOUTH Australian politician wants action on the live baiting saga with legislation set to go before parliament which will see harsher penalties for anyone...

Live-baiting scandal: The darkest week in an industry’s history

JUST a week has elapsed since the nation was shocked by revelations of live baiting in the greyhound industry broadcast on the ABC's investigative program...

Victorian Govt waiting on inquiry before acting on GRV board

THE Greyhound Racing Victoria board will not meet the same fate as its recently-sacked NSW counterparts. For now. Speaking exclusively with AustralianRacingGreyhound.com, Victoria's Racing Integrity...

Live-baiting scandal: more suspensions on way in Victoria

GREYHOUND Racing Victoria CEO Adam Wallish has told Australian Racing Greyhound that it expects to stand down more registered participants in coming days as the...

Integrity Commissioner reacts to public outrage on live baiting

THE crime has been exposed, now it's time to find all of the culprits. Victoria's Racing Integrity Commissioner, Sal Perna, has announced an Own Motion...

Fallout spreads as industry braces for Four Corners probe

THE shockwaves in the industry from the co-ordinated RSPCA-police raids targeting alleged live baiting continue to spread and the raids may be about to net...

Police, RSPCA raids in NSW, Victoria, Queensland stun industry

THE greyhound industry has been stunned by raids by police and RSPCA officials in NSW, Victoria and Queensland in the past few days, targeting training...

Stewards round-up: Anxious wait for champion trainer Linda Britton

CHAMPION trainer Linda Britton must wait until next week to discover the outcome of an inquiry into one of her dogs testing positive to a...

Tales Of NSW Greyhound Racing’s Glory Days As Gov Launches Review

BARRY Colless pines for greyhound racing's good old days. The New South Wales based trainer, who is a welfare officer with the Greyhound Breeders, Owners...

Susan Absalom Disqualification Reduced

Offences: GAR 14 (6): A person who on demand being made by a member of the Controlling Body pursuant to sub- rule (5) fails or...

Ian Rilen Receives Suspension And Fine For Threatening GRV CEO

Offence: Making a threat towards Mr. Adam Wallish Chief Executive Officer of Greyhound Racing Victoria, being a member of the Controlling Body in a telephone...

Insight Into The Findings And Recommendations Of The Parliamentary Inquiry

The Select Committee on Greyhound Racing in NSW (Committee) has released its First Report (Report). The Committee has made two findings and 18 recommendations. ARG...

“I Shot An Arrow In The Air …

… It fell to earth I know not where”. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) Can this be a lesson for racing authorities? Now under...

Select Committee Report – A Curate’s Egg

A Curate's Egg describes something that is at least partly bad, but has some arguably redeeming features. For a parliamentary Inquiry that started off with...

The Thin Edge Of The Wedge?

The Victorian Parliament has just enacted a law which allows the Racing Integrity Commission and racing stewards to haul in to their inquiries any, “people...