December 24, 2020

By Greyhounds Australasia CEO CHERIE NICHOLL The New Year has arrived, and I sincerely hope that you and your friends and family have had a lovely Festive Season. A new year brings a feeling of optimism and an opportunity to think about how to tackle the year ahead and what can be achieved. Despite the […]

Caption: Casino Cup celebrations after Phantom Bonnie’s win, from left, Helen and Mal Ross, Lauraine Bailey and John Free (Photo: Lisa Vanderstok)  By DAVID BRASCH LAURAINE Bailey is a newcomer to greyhound racing, ‘dragged’ into it by her partner, long-time dog man John Free. But Lauraine already has a successful and instant rapport with greyhounds

Caption: Trainer Dallas Beckett with his talented sprinter Remember Col. By Mike hill TOP Rockhampton trainer Dallas Beckett believes he has the right sprinters to have his first serious crack at the rich Queensland Country Cup series. Beckett\’s confidence was high after his two talented chasers Craig\’s Regret and Remember Col dominated last month\’s $5250

Caption: David Booth with the Silver Chief trophy won by his great chaser Jamella Prince   Group 1 Silver Chief (525m) The Meadows Best males nominated, whelped on or after 1-6-2018. Heats December 26. Final January 2. $100,000 to the winner.   By DAVID BRASCH TASSIE breeder, owner Dave Booth had a memorable moment when

Caption: Sadly greyhound racing lost muscle man John Warrell in December (Photo: Just Greyhound Photos) By Chase editor Pat McLeod We lost another ‘good one’ in December with the passing of veteran Brisbane greyhound muscle man John Warrell. John began training in the early 1970s and stayed in the sport for about 30 years. Around

By Mark Ainsworth APM, Acting Queensland Racing Integrity Commissioner From fines issued by the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission, the Queensland Government is owed almost $250,000 in outstanding debt from racing industry participants who have ignored their financial obligations to pay fines to the Commission after the Stewards have issued financial penalties for breaches of the

It is vital to have a contingency plan in the event of a natural disaster. This may include taking the following actions: If you intend to evacuate your property and cannot take your animals with you, ensure they are in a safe place. Move livestock to higher ground if there is a risk that lower

In April this year Mother and son – Margie and Mattie – from Mackay, in Central Queensland, adopted a greyhound from GAP North Queensland. Major (race name – Major Fussed) settled into pet life beautifully, but his new owners soon realised that he is quite a social butterfly and seemed to be lonely, so Margie

Caption: Luke Thompson with Pirate Pete, who is likely to be sent to a Warragul Cup campaign (Photo: BlueStream Pictures) By Andrew  Thomson  Gun Victorian trainer Jason Thompson has two very exciting sprinters in his kennel. Mr America (Se Tali Sundance-Motel Girl) has had five wins from five starts, including a 25.22 seconds win at