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Greyhound Adoption Program plans for growth after biggest year yet.

Victoria’s Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) achieved a record 895 greyhound adoptions in 2015-16, taking the number of dogs re-homed through the program since 1996 to nearly 7000. However, Greyhound Racing Victoria’s (GRV) new General Manager for Animal Welfare, Dr Gavin Goble, said today that GAP, run by GRV as Australia’s largest greyhound adoption agency, needed […]
11:59 PM 30 Jun 2016

Three for Three in Brisbane Winter Cup

Blazin’ Bomber, Zambora Brockie and Master Jackpot made it through to next week’s Group 1 $75,000 to-the-winner, Brisbane Winter Cup after impressive heat performances at Albion Park tonight. Blazin’ Bomber took out the first heat from box six, paying $2.30 for his eight length victory stopping the clock at 29,71sec. His victory didn’t come easy, […]
09:44 PM 30 Jun 2016

Changes to local and national rules

Recent changes have been made to local and national rules in regards to greyhound racing.   Click HERE to find out more about the local rules changes.   The new national rules come into effect on 1 July 2016. The new rules provide thresholds for arsenic and testosterone and a new definition of “presented”.   Click […]
01:38 PM 30 Jun 2016

Brisbane Winter Cup Heats

Victoria have been without a Brisbane Winter Cup victory for seven years, but tonight Anthony Azzopardi and Darren Pattinson plan to be one step closer to breaking the drought in the 2016 Winter Cup heats at Albion Park. Tina Womann was the last Victorian trainer to taste victory in the Group 1 Brisbane Winter Cup […]
12:49 PM 30 Jun 2016

Pantera Nera Purchase Paying Off

After celebrating Group glory at his very first attempt in the recent Traralgon Cup Gavin Burke and his NSW ‘recruit’ Pantera Nera (pictured) will take aim at back-to-back country cup victories in Friday night’s Group 2 3BO 93.5 FM Bendigo Cup. “It’s a good thing to be getting used to, I can tell you!” 50-year-old […]
08:10 AM 30 Jun 2016

Improving the Racing Career of Greyhounds Report

Melbourne experienced one of its coldest days for years last Saturday; however there was much warmth in the room at Sandown from the passion and the enthusiasm of those who attended the workshop on improving the racing career of greyhounds. The workshop was MC’d by James Van de Maat, the face of greyhound racing in […]