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KAREN LEEK: ‘Coursing Improved My Young Dogs Out Of Sight’

  The 2016 season opener of greyhound racing in its purest form – coursing, begins at Lang Lang on Sunday with 56 greyhounds competing one-on-one. Devon Meadows trainer, Karen Leek, who has her greyhound Stolen entered in Event 6 on the 14 race program at Lang Lang, is a huge advocate for coursing. “Coursing teaches […]

NEW TRACK RECORD: Donuts on menu at Bendigo on Easter Sunday

No Donuts (Pictured) has added another track record to his impressive resume on Easter Sunday at Bendigo when he scorched around the 660 metre distance in 37.358 seconds. The Anthony Azzopardi trained chaser shaved 0.003 seconds off Shot To Bit’s record (37.361sec) set in September 2014. No Donuts also broke the 565 metre track record […]

New whole of life greyhound care website launched

A comprehensive new website covering whole-of-life care for greyhounds has been launched by Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) at: greyhoundcare.grv.org.au ‘Greyhound Care and Standards’ is a one stop shop that supports both professional greyhound racing participants and those starting out in the sport. Site topics include proper nutrition, exercise, vaccinations, dealing with common health problems, required […]

SOCIAL MEDIA TAKEOVER: Your chance to ask Jason Thompson!

Fresh off one of the biggest weekends of his illustrious career, three-time Melbourne Cup winning trainer Jason Thompson will be taking over Sandown Park’s social media to answer your questions.

VIDEO: Sandown’s Easter Thursday a Money-Can’t-Buy Experience

Almost 500 kids packed into Sandown Park on Easter Thursday evening for the chance at an experience that money can’t buy. The 94 greyhounds that raced on the night were all assigned a child, designated as ‘Owner of the Day’, and they were given special access into the kennels to meet their dog and its […]

VIDEO: Launching Pad a Sweepstakes Sensation

Sandown Park’s annual Group 2 Launching Pad (515m) series is the biggest sweepstakes event in the greyhound racing world, with over $400,000 in prize money distributed across the three weeks. Jason Thompson, trainer of last Thursday night’s 2016 Launching Pad winner Buck Forty (pictured above), indicated that he has changed his opinion on the series, […]