GHRRA

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...

GRNSW Finally Acknowledges Its Growing Integrity Problems

It's taken the best part of 6 months, but the statutory body that controls greyhound racing in New South Wales has finally formally acknowledged the...

NSW GHRRA Stewards To Commence Baker’s Puzzle Appin Greyhounds Positive Inquiry

An inquiry into the analyst's finding of a prohibited substance in the urine sample taken from Baker's Puzzle after that greyhound won at Appin meeting...

NSW GHRRA Stewards To Commence Moon Unit Inquiry

An inquiry into the analyst's finding of a prohibited substance in the urine sample taken from Moon Unit after that greyhound won at the Gardens...

NSW Gets It Half Right

Given comments earlier this week about the conflicted board of the NSW racing authority, it is only appropriate to look at the future. A new...

GRNSW Stewards Act Over Cawbourne Bolt Positive Swab

GRNSW have today announced that they will hold an inquiry into the analyst's finding of a prohibited substance in the urine sample taken from Cawbourne...

GHRRA/GRNSW Merger Costs NSW Greyhounds $2Million

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) Chairman Professor Percy Allan AM today disclosed that the final costs for merging the greyhound division of the Greyhound and Harness...

GRNSW Chief Steward Clint Bentley Passes First Test, Just

Incoming GRNSW Chief Steward Clint Bentley has passed his first test and while I had always assumed my first article here might have been a...

Greyhound Racing In Chaos As Crime Runs Rampant

In a bizzare aftermath to the story we ran last month with regard to leading trainer David Schofield and his handler Willie Hodgson and their...

Perrins Disqualifications Quashed On Appeal

The seven year disqualifiations handed out to New South Wales couple Peter and Lorraine Perrin have been quashed on appeal to the Racing Appeals Tribunal....

Oh No!! Not Another “Incident”? No, Just An Altercation

After the deluge of nonsensical “incidents” on greyhound tracks lately, it was refreshing to see that Victorian Greyhound Racing Stewards, with newly appointed Glenn Fish...

Tail Chopper’s Disqualification Reduced on Appeal

Details have just come to hand from South Australia where Paul Burgess, who had been handed a ten year diqualification for an animal welfare issue;...

Bill Fanning Gets GRNSW’s Racing Integrity Top Job

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) today announced the appointment of Bill Fanning as the new General Manager, Racing and Integrity. The appointment, which comes after an...

Fine Only For Queensland Greyhound Theobromine Swab

Greyhounds Queensland have just released details of a positive swab inquiry in a Rockhampton greyhound to the drug Theobromine. In the last twelve months both...

Righetti’s Amphetamine Positive From Drugged Racegoer

In a landmark decision by the Greyhound and Harness Racing Appeals Tribunal (GHRAT), the positive swab to amphetamine returned by the Dave Righetti trained greyhound...

8 Year Old Video Sees Couple Disqualified For 7 Years

New South Wales GHRRA Stewards have just handed out seven year disqualifications to a Bargo husband and wife as the result of an inquiry instigated...

Box Draw Delivers Classic Peter Mosman Semi Finals

Semi finalists for the 2009 Group 2 Rapidvite Peter Mosman Classic were decided Thursday night at Wentworth Park with the running of fifteen qualifying heats...

Kristy Sultana Out For 6 Months For Positive Swab

High profile New South Wales greyhound trainer Kristy Sultana is that state's tenth greyhound trainer to be hauled before GHRRA Stewards over a positive swab...

Murray Outted For Nine Months Over Steward Abuse

New South Wales GHRRA Stewards have finalised an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding an incident during kennelling at the Gardens Greyhound Meeting on the 20th...

Swan Gets Nine Months For Tamworth Indiscretion

An altercation with the owners of a greyhound trained by him, has cost New South Wales greyhound trainer David Swan a nine month disqualification. New...

Lengthy Disqualifications For Dubbo Protagonists

The son of Hunter Valler racing and media personality Gary Harley, and one-time Dubbo Turf Club Secretary Manager, Troy Harley, has been handed a six...

Miss Elly Mint Out Of Group 2 Ladies Bracelet Heats

Its been a tough week for the leading hopes in Australian greyhound racing over both the sprinting and staying journeys. Hot on the heels of...

Rapidvite Sign On As Peter Mosman Classic Sponsor

The NSW GBOTA was this week delighted to confirm that Rapidvite would sponsor this year's Peter Mosman Classic at Wentworth Park over 520m. The Peter...

NSW Stewards Inquiry In To Field Manipulation

New South Wales GHRRA Stewards have announced their intention to hold an inquiry in to the circumstances surrounding the nomination and subsequent scratching of greyhounds...

Righetti Out For 18 Months For Amphetamine Swab

New South Wales GHRRA Stewards have handed greyhound trainer Dave Righetti an eighteen month disqualification for a positive swab to the stimulant drug, dextroamphetamine. Righetti...