Stewards

Jumping dog posing a threat to other greyhounds at Sandown Park

AS regular readers would be aware my colleague Bruce Teague often refers to stewards reports and points out what he considers to be incorrect commentary....

The two sides of Sandown greyhound racing

IF Sandown's provincial meeting last Sunday is any guide the next generation is coming along nicely – never mind some naysayers guessing that over-breeding is...

In the steward’s room – SA trainer has his penalty restarted

LAST Tuesday Greyhound Racing South Australia officers attended the property of trainer Duncan Stewart for a routine kennel inspection. During their time at the property,...

There’s engagement but no enlightenment in greyhound racing

GREYHOUND Racing Victoria has just conducted a thing called an Engagement Workshop, mainly to do with trialling tracks. We know that because a lengthy media...

New Cannington track bringing safer racing to the West

GREYHOUNDS WA is confident the teething issues at new Cannington track will soon be a thing of the past, just under two months after the...

In the steward’s room – two disqualified for amphetamine offences

TWO trainers have been slapped with bans after their greyhounds returned positive samples to the prohibited substance Amphetamine. On February 11, South Australian trainer Michele...

Greyhound racing tracks overdue for a review

AH, the Warrnambool Cup, where several fine performances could be seen as well as a hell of a lot of push and shove. Luckily, Unlawful...

Racing integrity commissions based on hope alone

WE may have gone as far as we can in discussing welfare and breeding issues. In any event, I find it annoying to be verballed...

Warrnambool greyhounds illustrate some key issues

THE 14 Warrnambool Classic heats have been run and won – some in very quick time (Sausage Sizzle 24.93 and One For Me 24.94). Betting...

Do we need this sort of racing?

UNABLE to find my usual Horsham fields this Tuesday I suddenly realised that Warrnambool had taken over to run their annual picnic race meetings, titled...

Andrew Johnson disqualified over death & treatment of greyhounds

ON Sunday Racing Queensland (RQ) Stewards conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of the greyhound Gold Plated, a winner of three races...

NSW Racing Minister adding to his scratchy formguide

RACING Minister Troy Grant, who doubles as Justice and Police Minister, is under strong attack from a normally conservative group, the NSW Bar Association, for...

Racing Authority goes where angels fear to tread

GREYHOUND Racing NSW is to be congratulated on the energy it is putting into smartening up administration of the industry following some dubious incidents in...

Greyhound Racing NSW released Public Comment Policy

GREYHOUND racing NSW (GRNSW) has taken a giant leap into the 21st century, issuing its first Public Content Policy which is set to outline the...

Steward’s wrap: prominent mentor Pat Lavis suspended

RACING Queensland (RQ) concluded an inquiry last week, which had originally been opened on February 3, which was launched to investigate the care provided to...

Plenty of thrills and spills at Sandown Park greyhounds

IT may be worthwhile me branching out into the tipping game – or, in this case, non-tipping. What was really remarkable about the distance heats...

GRNSW forensic testing tender awarded to RASL

RACING Analytical Services Limited (RASL) have been awarded the tender for the provision of forensic testing services by Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) after a procurement...

Stewards wrap: QLD trainers cleared over Pentobarbitone anomaly

QUEENSLAND trainer Clarence Wilcox recently fronted a Racing Queensland (RQ) inquiry after a urine sample from his greyhound Asa Top Agent showed the presence of...

Giving slow dogs preference over customers

We have been getting votes in favour of continuing T3 racing in Victoria (ie for slow dogs). However, I think these miss the main point....

Time to study greyhound stewards

RIGHTLY or wrongly – well, both really – stewards have been in the spotlight throughout 2015 for multiple reasons. One of the big worries about...

Stewards wrap: Participants found guilty in Il Bacaro inquiry

LEADING trainer Anthony Azzopardi is one of five people to have been found guilty by Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) Stewards as a part of the...

Logic missing from the decisions in greyhound racing

HERE'S an amazing thing. Various administrations have been keen to announce plans to better cater for young dogs that can't get a run and which...

Queensland professor critical of greyhound commission’s tactics

IT is dawning on me. The attack on greyhound racing – and I use the word “attack” advisedly – is but the latest in a...

Overcoming difficulties at The Meadows

EASILY the best run of the night at The Meadows big meeting last Saturday came from Star Recall in the Group 1 Australian Stayers Cup...

Fence jumpers…the four legged kind

LAST Sunday afternoon at the Sandown provincial-class meeting, a greyhound named Supreme Deal exited box two in the last race. The Where's Pedro x Supreme...