Australian Racing Greyhound News

Greg Board slams GRNSW decision to suspend dogs

March 2, 2015 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst LEADING breeder and owner Greg Board is shocked at the decision by Greyhound Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) to suspend two of his promising pups in the wake of the controversial live-baiting scandal. 

 Board, who is ... Read More »

Stewards on the march?

March 1, 2015 Comments Off

By Bruce Teague THERE is movement at the station. For the first time in recent memory Victorian stewards have started querying trainers about improved performance of their dogs. Two or three examples were noted in the last couple of weeks, ... Read More »

Upsets galore in 2015 Group 1 Australian Cup heats

March 1, 2015 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst THE heats of the 2015 Group 1 Australian Cup looked to offer a sensational night of racing on paper and, despite the wild Melbourne weather, when the lids flew open that is exactly what we got. While ... Read More »

Space Star breaks track record in Superstayers heat

February 28, 2015 Comments Off

By Dimity Maher SPACE Star’s brilliant run of form continued at The Meadows on Saturday night, breaking the 725m track record in heat one of the Group 1 Superstayers series. Exiting from box one, the Robert Britton-trained chaser stepped beautifully ... Read More »

Wentworth Park greyhound tips & betting preview February 28 2015

February 28, 2015 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst WHILE much of the focus of tonight’s greyhound racing will be on The Meadows, there is still a great 10 race card being run at Wentworth Park. Best Bet: Race 9: Master Gee Best Roughie: Race 3: ... Read More »

Angry stories will never work

February 28, 2015 Comments Off

By Bruce Teague AS SOMEONE once said, what we have here is a failure to communicate. From all points of the compass, what is emerging is that the truth, the real facts, all of them, are not obvious to many ... Read More »

Supreme Court rules Awesome Project can start in Aus. Cup heats

February 27, 2015 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst After six hours in the Victorian Supreme Court on Friday night, Awesome Project has been given the all clear to start in Saturday’s Group 1 Australian Cup heats at The Meadows. It was announced early on Friday ... Read More »

Baiting saga update: Brad Canty takes matters to Supreme Court

February 27, 2015 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst A NEW welfare levy is being imposed on greyhound prize money and subsidies by Racing Queensland, with it set to raise more than $1.6 million in additional funding as a part of a plan to improve integrity ... Read More »

Greyhound tips & betting preview February 27 2015

February 26, 2015 Comments Off

By Bradley Bugeja IT IS going to be a massive weekend of greyhound racing with heats of the Group 1 Australian Cup and Superstayers at The Meadows on Saturday, but there is also some quality racing in the Harbour City ... Read More »

Live baiting saga update: Legislation to go before SA Parliament

February 26, 2015 Comments Off

By Katherine Ernst 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 found to be violating animal welfare laws. 

Michelle Lensink, a Liberal frontbencher, ... Read More »