Australian Racing Greyhound News
Seven of twelve Maturity heats won by NSW fails to get a mention
By Katherine Ernst GREYHOUND Racing Victoria is currently celebrating a successful night of racing at The Meadows last Saturday, with 12 heats of the Group 1 Maturity Classic run and won. But it was what they failed to mention that ... Read More »
Anti-racing crowd are the most dangerous predators of all
By Dr Des Fegan THE world’s greatest predator has invented the combustible engine, the computer, flown to the moon, and even produced all of the world’s great literature. But, as we know or we ought to know, the natural instinct ... Read More »
Resumption of racing in Texas a win for global greyhound village
By Katherine Ernst GREYHOUND racing is set to recommence in the American state of Texas after the sport was suspended at the end of 2015. Racing will resume after track owners and dog breeders reached an agreement which will see ... Read More »
Special Commission of Inquiry – the 80 recommendations simplified
By Katherine Ernst OVER a week has passed since the Special Commission of Inquiry report into greyhound racing was made public, with Premier Mike Baird ignoring 79 recommendations and opting to shut down the industry as a result. The Liberal ... Read More »
Record number of greyhounds rehomed in Sydney
By AAP A RECORD number of ex-racing dogs have been re-homed at a greyhound adoption day in Sydney. Hundreds of people poured through the gates at Wentworth Park on Saturday to meet and greet the animals, as tensions continue to ... Read More »
Disapproval for Keniry announcement prior to Parliament decision
By Katherine Ernst KATRINA Hodgkinson has voiced her disapproval of the Baird government’s decision to appoint John Keniry as the head of a task force to oversee the shutdown of the NSW greyhound racing industry before legislation to ban the ... Read More »
Talking Breeding: Above All’s legacy to live on through his pups
By Roger Clark THIS week’s review of litters selected from the Victorian Litter Registrations list for the week ending June 8 starts with a nice litter of 10 pups by the ill-fated Group 1 winner, Above All (July 2012 Magic ... Read More »
The blatant bias in parts of the McHugh Commission report
By Duncan Stearn THERE is a quite bizarre quote which appears on the first page of Volume 1 of the McHugh Commission report, and, arguably, it sets the ‘tone’ for the entire document. After claiming that 40% of the 97,783 ... Read More »
Mike Baird stands by his decision to ban greyhound racing
By Katherine Ernst PREMIER Mike Baird is determined in his mission to end greyhound racing in NSW, repeating his stance at a press conference on Thursday, exactly one week after his bombshell announcement shook the greyhound industry to its core. ... Read More »
Tweed Heads Greyhound Track On The Market
By AAP Racing Queensland has left the door open to negotiate with the owners of Tweed-based Border Park if the NSW government follows through with its ban on greyhound racing. Secretary manager Steve McGrath said the venue would be sold, ... Read More »
