Animal Welfare

Dan Gibbons confident in Yahiro Bale in her Golden Ticket heat

Dan Gibbons confident in the mental toughness from his two-year-old Yahiro Bale to succeed from box 1 at Albion Park in her Golden Tickets heat.
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...

Greyhound Racing New Zealand hits back at SPCA call to end greyhound racing

Greyhound Racing New Zealand (GRNZ) has launched back at an attack from the New Zealand Society for the Protection of Animals (SPCA) calling their efforts...
Foley with Jackey Moon

Foley hoping Jackey Moon takes a liking to Wentworth Park

Hunter Valley greyhound racing stalwart Anne Foley epitomises what every trainer should aspire to be: a passionate, kind, and enthusiastic role-model for the next generation.
WA trainer Tim Mullany

Mullany set for training return after RWWA boosts prize funds

Just because Tim Mullany is set to get back involved as a greyhound trainer in Western Australia, it doesn’t mean he is ready to sit...
Tony Mestrov

Mestrov proud of achievements as GRNSW CEO

Catching up with ARG's Josh Spasaro, outgoing GRNSW CEO Tony Mestrov says he looks back on his time in the New South Wales greyhound racing...
GBOTA CEO Allan Hilzinger

Hilzinger ‘excited’ by growth of NSW greyhound racing

On the back of record prizemoney increases, new NSW GBOTA CEO Allan Hilzinger believes he has a great opportunity to continue growing the legacy of...
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...
Steve Noyce

Noyce confident GBOTA is in good hands with new CEO

Outgoing NSW GBOTA chief executive Steve Noyce believes leaving the organisation in good hands is just as important as making a good first impression.
Integrity Mate racing news

Integrity Mate’s similar racing patterns to champ She’s A Pearl

Integrity Mate’s owner Allan Hilzinger admits his chaser is not at the lofty heights of She’s A Pearl or Wow She’s Fast, but is happy...
Ipswich greyhounds

Most greyhound trainers treat their dogs ‘like royalty’

A former partner of a greyhound trainer has shared with AustralianRacingGreyhound.com the incredible efforts most trainers go to when caring for their race dogs.
Greyhound box draw news

Worrying patterns in box draws bad news for greyhound racing

Some alarming patterns have been recorded concerning box draws in recent years. If the system does not change, it could be a threat to the...

Ryan Papenhuyzen hoping Good Odds Cash to take on She’s A Pearl

Make no mistake, Storm superstar Ryan Papenhuyzen is passionate about collective greyhound wellbeing – but some chaos in the middle of the Million Dollar Chase...
She's A Pearl

She’s A Pearl tops trio of Lord runners in MDC final

Superstar bitch She’s A Pearl is so keen to race, her handlers don’t even bother trying to muzzle her. That is just partly why the...

Gilding the lily on greyhound tracks

NSW track improvements are well on the way, according to three recent media announcements by GRNSW, one with the Racing Minister in tow. The last...
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...

Old times – New times

The novel nature of The Phoenix has to be a major highlight of the year, not just because of the cash but due to the...

Love A Greyhound awarded QRIC Racing Animal Welfare (RAW) grants

Queensland organisations who maximise the post racing careers of racing animals have featured heavily as recipients of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (the Commission) Racing...
Greyhound Welfare & Integrity Commission

GWIC imposes 10 year disqualification over dead animal carcass lure offence

Chief Executive Officer, Steve Griffin, said the decision has affirmed GWIC's zero tolerance for conduct where participants are found in possession of any animal that...

Horsham greyhound race meeting abandoned due to vet departure

In this COVID lockdown world we've become used to the unusual, and Horsham's Tuesday greyhound racing meeting certainly delivered on that score. After having run...
Victorian greyhounds

Victorian greyhound racing strike succeeds – No greyhound racing on Saturday

This Saturday 3rd July 2021 represents an historic day in Australian greyhound racing – there will be no greyhound racing at all on Saturday in...

Greyhound transparency lost in translation

Just a couple of weeks ago I highlighted the reluctance of state authorities to tell the public and industry participants what was going on. They...

Queensland greyhound animal welfare grants open for submissions

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission's (the Commission) 2021-22 Racing Animal Welfare (RAW) grants program is open for applications from 1 July 2021. Applications are welcome...
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,...

Do greyhound fans need to know?

Here's something from an editorial in The Australian on 7 June 2021. “The essential work of journalism at its very best, and its most important,...