Greyhounds Australasia

Queensland Greyhound Of The Year Finalists Announced

Trainer Armstrong faces penalties for Greyhound welfare breaches

Licensed greyhound trainer Janene Armstrong receives penalties for failing to provide adequate care and engaging in detrimental conduct affecting greyhound welfare in Queensland.

Australian greyhound exports once again under the microcope

The Australian government is currently being urged to investigate allegations of greyhound exports to China for racing purposes. This investigation was prompted by a report...

Greyhounds Australasia restrict greyhound exports to just four countries

Greyhounds Australasia (GA) has heralded the advent of an updated passport policy, designed to invigorate and streamline the export of greyhounds. The policy, which took...

Retired NSW greyhounds to support US law enforcement officers’ welfare

In a groundbreaking stride towards enhanced welfare for both retired racing greyhounds and former US law enforcement officers, a unique partnership has been established. Forged...
Mark Latham has called for GWIC to be abolished

NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham calls for GWIC to be abolished

One Nation NSW leader Mark Latham has promised everyone in greyhound racing that he will continue fighting for their legal rights to be preserved against...
Paul Mills speaks out against cobalt rules

Cobalt class action against Greyhounds Australasia gathering steam

It seems that greyhound racing authorities are not listening to the pleas from trainers all around the country who are desperate to have the current...
Stewards wrap up - Published on December 30, 2022

From The Stewards Rooms – Monday, December 12, 2022

ARG brings you the latest disciplinary news in greyhound racing from all over the country.
Sydney trainer Jason Magri

Jason Magri supports class action to change cobalt rules

Top Sydney trainer Jason Magri has thrown his support behind a class action building against Greyhounds Australasia because “people are losing their homes” due to...
Stewards' wrap

From The Stewards Room – Tuesday, November 29, 2022

AustralianRacingGreyhound.com wraps up the latest in disciplinary proceedings from the stewards in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Dr Derek Major calls for re-think on cobalt testing on greyhounds

A well-respected voice on the effects of cobalt in horses and dogs has pleaded for a re-think on how the banned substance is regulated in...
Greyhound racing at Rockhampton

Suli ‘dumbfounded’ by cobalt testing rules for greyhounds

Rockhampton greyhound trainer Andrew Suli - currently on a stay of execution after copping a 12-month ban - says he is losing sleep over the...
Greyhound breeder Jason Bolwell

NSW greyhound participants fed up with over-regulation

Hobby greyhound breeder Jason Bolwell is so concerned about over-regulation in an industry he loves that he now questions why anyone would want to become...

Greyhounds Victoria is kidding us – right?

Maybe there's a bit more to the GRV experiment with 6-dog races for Maidens over 12 weeks or so later this year – quite apart...
Sandown

It’s time to grasp a greyhound nettle

I am going in here where angels fear to tread. But somebody has to do something about this. There's no more room left under the...

Searching For The Truth In Greyhound Racing

It's not easy to keep up, particularly in Victoria. I am reminded of the writings of Sir Walter Scott (1808), helped along by Shakespeare: “Oh,...
Knight Sprite

Do greyhound bosses read the newspapers?

Yet again, the failure of greyhound authorities to present the industry's case has opened the way to naysayers and racing opponents to belittle the code,...

Greyhound racing is a small part of a wide world

Can racing keep up? Well, Peter V'landys is trying hard for RacingNSW. But greyhound racing seems not to understand the question. Many comparisons are there...

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...

The Greyhound Industry Has Been Conned

Good versus evil? Or the reverse? At a time when the greyhound code is screaming out for strength through national cohesion, five events are pulling...

Greyhounds Australasia Mysteries

Regular readers will know I have several times reported on the big gap in Australian and (presumably) state statistics – once published annually by Greyhounds...

Greyhound Recovery – Often Queried …… Never Answered

Last Saturday, Silver Chief night at The Meadows offered some very smart times on an obviously quick track. Youngsters like Lakeview Walter, Mepunga Felix, Earn...

Ballarat greyhounds – very good, good, and ordinary

Bruce Teague casts his eye over the recent Ballarat Cup meeting and shares his thoughts on Greyhounds Australasia and some interesting comments made by stewards...

Greyhound Racing’s Future Is Open For Discussion

As always, things are changing, and not just in this crazy COVID world. They will also continue to change, so the future will depend on...

Can Greyhounds Australasia save dog racing?

Bruce Teague explains why Greyhounds Australasia and the state racing bodies need to reconsider their rules on how frequently trainers can race their dogs.
Industry Update

Leading Qld Vets call on Australian racing bodies to stop Cobalt madness

Some of Queensland's leading veterinarians and scientists have stepped up their campaign to get Australian racing regulators to implement an immediate moratorium on prosecutions for...