Racing NSW

NSW Greyhound Racing Inquiry Produces Sensational First Public Hearing

Last Friday week at Penrith Panthers Leagues Club, the commencement of the inquiry into Greyhound Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) began with the with committee...

Candidates Sought For NSW Greyhound Racing & Harness Racing Boards

The NSW Office of Liquor & Gaming has this morning stated that expressions of interest are being called for interested persons wanting to be considered...

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...

Racing Appeals Tribunal Refuses To Hear Mark Azzopardi’s Appeal

The Racing Appeals Tribunal has refused to hear an appeal lodged by trainer Mark Azzopardi against a two year disqualification. Racing Appeals Tribunal Magistrate Ian...

Melvaine Disqualified For 12 Months Over Amphetamine Positive

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) Stewards finalised an inquiry into analysts’ reports of the finding of amphetamine in the urine sample taken from Governor Odessa after...

Owen Langley Disqualified For 12 Months Over Sildenafil Positive

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) Stewards conducted an inquiry into the analysts reports of the finding of Sildenafil in the urine sample taken from Magic Opinion...

Fine Only For NSW Trainer’s Elevated Testosterone Threshold Positive

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) Stewards on Wednesday 11 September 2013 conducted an inquiry into analysts reports that the urine sample taken from Phantom Jewels after...

Greens Call For Positive Animal Welfare Outcomes From Inquiry

Paul Keating would probably call it “the inquiry the greyhound industry had to have”.  A parliamentary inquiry into greyhound racing in New South Wales was...

McInnes Suspended For 6 Months For Nandrolone Positive

Greyhound Racing NSW Stewards on Monday concluded an inquiry into analysts’ reports of the finding of nandrolone and its metabolites 19 noreticholanolone and 19 norepiandrosterone...

Peter Maytom Disqualified For 8 Weeks For Caffeine Positive

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) Stewards have finalised deliberations on penalty following analysts reports of the finding of caffeine and its metabolites in the urine sample...

NSW Inquiry In To Greyhound Racing – New Dawn Or Death Knell?

A NSW parliamentary inquiry has been convened to inquire in to allegations of greyhound racing industry mismanagement, inappropriate distribution of TAB funds and widespread mistreatment...

GRNSW Announce Three Inquiries To Elevated Testosterone Levels

STEWARDS TO COMMENCE AIN’T IT MAGIC INQUIRY Greyhound Racing NSW Stewards will commence an inquiry into the analyst’s findings of the prohibited substance 5B-androstane-3a, 17B-diol...

GRNSW Announce New Animal Welfare Initiatives

Media Announcement Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) has announced that it will invest $1.3 million on greyhound welfare initiatives in 2013/14. The investment includes funding for the...

NCA Searching For Answers Over NSW Deregistration

NCA President Kevin Gordon said The NSW National Coursing Association (NCA) is asking for answers following Greyhound Racing NSW’s (GRNSW) decision to cancel the NCA’s...

NSW GBOTA To Hold The Reins At The Gardens

The NSW Greyhound Breeders, Owners and Trainers’ Association confirms that it has accepted an interim management role at the Birmingham Gardens Complex. The appointment follows...

GRNSW Cancels NCA’s Licence To Conduct Greyhound Races

The Board of Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) has cancelled the registration of the NSW National Coursing Association (NCA) as a greyhound racing club, effective from...

Dale Leard Fined For Possible Meat Contamination Source Positive Swab

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) Stewards on Wednesday 3 July 2013 conducted an inquiry into the analyst’s reports of the finding of Xylazine in the urine...

Nationalise Or Bust – Part 1

Racing finances are messy, even risky. One clue (not that we needed it) came on reading a Sydney Morning Herald commentary on the NSW state...

David Wilson Disqualified For 9 Months For Steroid Positive

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) Stewards on Thursday 20 June 2013 concluded an inquiry into the analyst’s reports that the urine sample taken from Knocked Back...

Mark Azzopardi Suspended Over Cocaine Metabolite Positive Stewards Inquiry

Greyhound Racing NSW has advised that an inquiry into the analysts reports that the urine sample taken from Transcend Time after that greyhound won at...

It’s Time, Comrades

This cannot be allowed to go on forever. A Commission of Inquiry into Queensland racing, just announced by the state’s attorney-general, represents the fourth such...

Thanks To The Diggers

Anzac Day was certainly an interesting time for racing, or at least the night was. With some help from the diggers, early races pulled in...

Beautiful One Day, Peculiar The Next

Queensland racing, about which much has been written here and elsewhere, is about to be hamstrung by the most peculiar set of management structures seen...

Cohen Suspended For Four Months Over Positive Swab

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) Stewards on Tuesday 9 April concluded an inquiry into the analyst’s reports that the urine sample taken from Uno Knocka after...

Key Greyhound Action Group Member Called To Inquiry

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) advises that trainer Anthony Gannon has been directed to attend a hearing into alleged comments attributed to him on a Facebook...