Positive Swabs

Stewards wrap: five trainers penalised for cobalt offences

NEW South Wales trainer John Bradley has been found guilty of having a dog with elevated levels of cobalt, stemming from a race meeting earlier...

Disqualifications for trainers caught at Tom Noble’s property

GARY Shipley was recently the subject of a Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) stewards' inquiry after being slapped with two breaches of the prohibited substance rule,...

ARG reiterates its proposal as talk suggests a backflip on ban

LEADING news sources are predicting the Baird Government could potentially backflip on its controversial law to shutdown greyhound racing within New South Wales. While Government...

ARG presents proposal to ensure sustainable greyhound racing

DESPITE what you may have heard, greyhound racing in NSW has a future with integrity and welfare at its core. It just needs a fair...

Stewards wrap: SA greyhound trainer appeals decade-long ban

A SOUTH Australian greyhound trainer has appealed his decade-long disqualification and $10,000 fine after being found guilty of a breach of the permanently banned substance...

Opinion: The hardest part about greyhound racing ban in NSW

Three weeks since the announcement by Premier Mike Baird, it is still excruciatingly difficult to comprehend greyhound racing may cease to exist in NSW as...

Greyhound Racing NSW finally answers some questions

GREYHOUND Racing NSW (GRNSW) has broken its silence to address several pertinent rumours which have developed since Premier Mike Baird announced plans to outlaw the...

Special Commission of Inquiry – the 80 recommendations simplified

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...

Greyhound racing in NSW to recommence this Wednesday

GREYHOUND Racing NSW (GRNSW) announced on Saturday morning that racing will recommence at TAB tracks across the state from Wednesday July 13, 2016. The authority...

Stewards wrap: Two trainers disqualified for positive swabs

NEW South Wales trainer Gavin Lowe has been slapped with a disqualification after being found guilty of breaching GAR 83(2) which relates to prohibited substances....

Stewards wrap: Knackery meat leads to more positive swabs

TWO Victorian trainers recently faced the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RADB) after being charged with breaches of the prohibited substance rule GAR 83 (2)(3)....

Finish on lure just the beginning

FIRST impressions of the finish-on-lure trial at Geelong are that fields are more inclined to spread out, at least after the first bun rush out...

Greyhound racing news: More In Store stars in Chairman’s Cup heat

THE Group 3 Chairman's Cup series was rocked by scandal over the weekend, with champion bitch Sweet It Is withdrawn from the heats of the...

What you may have missed: GRV release study results

IT is now possible to differentiate between naturally occurring testosterone in a male greyhound and testosterone which has been administered in order to improve performance,...

Sweet It Is returns positives to caffeine after G1 NZ triumphs

CHAMPION stayer Sweet It Is has returned two positive swabs to the prohibited substance caffeine after winning both a heat and final of the Group...

Wheeler removes his dogs after Nicole Davis returns positive swab

SUPERSTAR sprinter Dyna Villa will be scratched from this Sunday's Group 2 Horsham Cup final as owner Paul Wheeler removes all of his greyhounds from...

In the stewards room: QLD legend Ron Ball banned for life

LEGENDARY trainer Ron Ball has been banned for life by the Queensland All Codes Racing Industry Board in the aftermath of the live-baiting scandal. Ball...

In the stewards room: Gemma Tovey disqualified for 15 years

THINGS have been flat-out in stewards' departments around the nation over the past fortnight in the wake of the live-baiting scandal, which has seen close...

In the stewards’ room: Inquiry into shooting greyhounds adjourned

THE Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RADB) has adjourned an inquiry in relation to Victorian trainer Simon Green, who is alleged to have shot dead...

Disqualified Linda Britton takes out WA’s leading trainer award

LEADING greyhound identities in Western Australia have defended the decision to crown disqualified Linda Britton the state's no.1 trainer. Britton, who was not allowed to...

Robert Conway Disqualified For Androstane Positive

Offence: 83 (2) (3) and (6): Mr. Robert Conway failed to present the greyhound ‘Norrie's Antics' free of any prohibited substance for an event at...

Barry Wells Fined And Disqualified For Heptaminol Positive

Offence: GAR 83 (1) and 83 (2) (3) (1) Mr. Barry Wells the trainer of the greyhound HECAN BOLT, which was nominated to compete in...

Zelemar Fever Inquiry Adjourned

Report: RWWA Stewards yesterday inquired into the report from the ChemCentre in Perth, that the presence of 5β– androstane-3α, 17β–diol (metabolite of Testosterone), at a...

Tony Desira Disqualified Following Four Positive Swabs

Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) stewards on Thursday 16 October 2014 inquired into the analysts' reports of the finding of caffeine and its metabolites, theophylline, paraxanthine,...

Brooke Ennis Fined $2,000 For Two Meloxicam Positive Swabs

Offences Charged: (1) Mrs. Brooke Ennis failed to present the greyhound Dream It free of any prohibited substance for an event at the Warrnambool Greyhound...