By Greyhounds Australasia CEO Cherie Nicholl By the time this edition is published, GA, with the jurisdictions, will be in the final stages of the 2021 GA strategic plan reset. This has entailed a review of the strategy plan Fresh Thinking: New Horizons that was created in 2019 and discussion and debate on the priorities […]
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By MIKE HILL ROCKHAMPTON president Nev Jackson may have missed his club\’s big Cup Carnival in late April because of health reasons, but he was able to claim \’a Cup connection\’. Jackson, who has been training for almost 50 years, has had a strong association with Cup winning owner Tom Kinnear over the years. \”I\’ve
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Caption: Paw It On (Craig Chandler) has been in sensational form. (Photo: Box 1 Photography) ISAAC MURPHY’S Albion Park Roundup Until this year Craig Chandler’s Paw It On has flown under the radar, but that’s not the case anymore for one of Albion Park’s most in-form dogs who’s enjoying a raft of wins over multiple
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Each month Chase will highlight the story behind Queensland’s most recent complete monthly breeding statistics: March, 2021 By DAVID BRASCH GROUP 1 star Houdini Boy has been retired to stud. The son of Zambora Brockie-Pechey by Magic Sprite will stand at $1980 with Newhaven Stud under the guidance of Nick De La Roche. He joins
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Caption: Qwara Bale was at her brilliant best in demolishing her rivals in the Warnambool Cup. (Photo: Clint Anderson – BlueStream Pictures) By ANDREW THOMSON UP-and-coming star sprinter Qwara Bale demolished her rivals to score an effortless win in the recent Group 2 Warrnambool Cup. The Allen Deed-Daithy Allen black bitch has now had 20
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The race meeting injury scheme (RMIS) was introduced to provide funding towards treatment and rehabilitation of greyhounds sustaining serious injuries at race meetings in Queensland. Eligible injuries include bone fractures, tendon and ligament injuries, and any other injury deemed life threatening by the on-track veterinarian and requiring surgical treatment. RQ will reimburse costs associated with
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By TERRY WILSON VETERAN trainer Keith ‘Ned’ Snow is one of the rare breed who you could sit down with all day and never get bored as he trots out tale after tale about his life and times. From distant family links to the infamous Ned Kelly; from his early life in Far North Queensland
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Caption: Darwin’s Winnellie Park will be the place to be in July and August. The greyhound carnival has been given a boost with the Chief Ministers Cup (537m) now elevated to Listed status and prizemoney increased to $15,000. By MIKE HILL THE ‘jungle drums are beating loud and clear’ that Darwin is the place to
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Wade Hadley has commenced in the role of Acting Greyhound Chief Steward and Dan Broxham has commenced in the role of Acting Greyhound Deputy Chief Steward. Wade and Dan both have extensive experience in the racing industry and bring years of stewarding experience. The QRIC Stewards play an integral role in enforcing the rules of racing
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Each year The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC)’s Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) rehomes approximately 240 greyhounds with Queensland families. When greyhounds retire from racing, owners and trainers can rehome them through GAP, where the team prepares them to live as part of a family. During their time at GAP, the greyhounds have health and behavioural
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