RWWA

New slots available for WA’s The Sandgroper race after slot holders decline option

Despite the prospect of the West Australia’s (WA) greyhound slot-race The Sandgroper being worth $600,000 in 2023, several slot holder have declined to renew their...

WA launches new Racing WA Community Fund to foster local racing support

Racing and Wagering West Australia (RWWA) has recently launched a new program with the aim of establishing a connection between all racing codes and local...
Sandgroper Box Draw announced

West Australian Trilogy race series gets 25% prize boost including The Sandgroper

Western Australia’s most affluent racing weekend is set to achieve an unprecedented magnitude as prizemoney soars to nearly $7 million for the world’s sole tri-code...

Retired WA greyhounds to support WA Police through new GAP partnership

Greyhounds are being welcomed into the Western Australia police force, not as working dogs, but as calming companions to provide officers with a sense of...
Cannington

WA greyhound racing to receive $1.5 million prize increase plus greyhound adoption centre

A tide of prosperity sweeps over Western Australia’s (WA) racing scene as an influx of financial backing and investments propels the industry to new heights...
Sandgroper Box Draw announced

WA greyhound racing gets new $500,000 slot race The Sandgroper

West Australian greyhound racing participants will be celebrating this morning with news they will have the opportunity to race for $500,000 in prizemoney with a...
WA trainer Tim Mullany

Mullany set for training return after RWWA boosts prize funds

Just because Tim Mullany is set to get back involved as a greyhound trainer in Western Australia, it doesn’t mean he is ready to sit...
Greyhound box draw news

Worrying patterns in box draws bad news for greyhound racing

Some alarming patterns have been recorded concerning box draws in recent years. If the system does not change, it could be a threat to the...
Robartson with Hinto after WA Derby win

‘Calmness’ the key to WA Derby win for Hinto

Champion breeder and co-trainer Dave Robartson believes it’s not hard to notice a dog with a win-at-all-costs mentality early in their development. He saw a...
Tim Mullany greyhound news

Ex-trainer Mullany paints bleak picture of WA greyhound racing

Former greyhound trainer Tim Mullany has grave concerns about the sport’s future in Western Australia because he feels his peers aren’t being properly compensated.
Greyhounds

Greenfield singled out for new WA greyhound racing facility

Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) has identified a greenfield location for a new greyhounds facility, with the tri-code governing body excited about the potential...
TAB

Can Tabcorp’s revamp help greyhound racing?

The endless Tabcorp saga continues unabated. Once the sole provider of life to the racing industry, it’s now just one of many players. We have...

Greyhounds Australasia – A Lost Cause

The comment below is sharp but necessary as the greyhound industry faces a fogbound future, largely due to its pointless parochialism and the moral corruption...

WA greyhound races closed to the public but going ahead

West Australian greyhound fans will be shut out from greyhound meetings at Cannington and Mandurah for the immediate future as Racing and Wagering Western Australia...
Cannington

WA restricts greyhound breeding to registered persons only

WEST AUSTRALIA’S lead racing regulatory body has today announced that all greyhounds intended for rehoming will now be required to be sterilised prior to or...
WA greyhounds

WAGBOTA boss welcomes track injury surgery rebate scheme

THE WA Greyhound Breeders, Owners and Trainers Association (WAGBOTA) has welcomed the introduction of a track injury surgery rebate scheme which is set to ensure...
Stewards' wrap

Stewards: Three banned for life, Shillington, Mitchell penalised

THOMAS Mitchell and Blake Shillington had their Victorian Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RADB) inquiries finalised this week after they were charged with a string...
Stewards' wrap

Stewards wrap: trainer suspended for caged possum

AN unnamed greyhound trainer has been suspended by Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) stewards after a caged possum was recently found in the vicinity of a...
Industry Update

Trainers hopeful WA strike will open communication channels

THE greyhound meeting for Cannington this Monday has been abandoned after WA trainers collectively made the decision to strike by not nominating their greyhounds. It...
Stewards' wrap

Stewards wrap: Andy Lord and Craig Moffitt banned

JEFFREY Chapman has been suspended by Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) stewards after being found guilty of a breach of the prohibited substances rule. Chapman entered...

Stewards wrap: five trainers penalised for cobalt offences

NEW South Wales trainer John Bradley has been found guilty of having a dog with elevated levels of cobalt, stemming from a race meeting earlier...

Stewards wrap: No charges for Sarkis relating to rabbit carcass

GREYHOUND Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) stewards have made the decision to not lay any charges against registered greyhound trainer Harry Sarkis following the discovery...

Stewards wrap: Trainer suspended for permanently-banned substance

IT has been a massive few weeks in greyhound racing, including in the various stewards‘ room around the country. Starting in Western Australia, on Monday...

Stewards wrap: SA greyhound trainer appeals decade-long ban

A SOUTH Australian greyhound trainer has appealed his decade-long disqualification and $10,000 fine after being found guilty of a breach of the permanently banned substance...

Stewards wrap: Trainer disqualified over poor living conditions

DOUGLAS Blake recently faced the Victorian Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board for a breach of GAR 106 (1)(c) and LR 42.1. The charges stemmed from...