July 30, 2021

By Brisbane Greyhound Club CEO LUKE GATEHOUSE INTERSTATE raiders may have claimed the major prize pool from this year’s TAB Queensland Winter Greyhound Racing Carnival, but true-blue Maroon Tony Brett confirmed he is one of the nation’s best trainers. With Covid striking as the Winter Carnival reached its crescendo, Brett was handed the leads to

By Racing Queensland Chief Executive Officer BRENDAN PARNELL The eyes of the nation have been on the Sunshine State over the past month, but that does not mean that challenges aren’t on the horizon. Once again, I would like to acknowledge and thank all of our industry participants for their continued understanding and adherence to

Caption: Oliver Keeping (Selena Zammit) scores at Albion Park before returning to Capalaba with an impressive performance (Photo: Box 1 Photography) By TERRY WILSON IF there is a witch doctor out there looking for some work he may get a job banishing demons from a bayside Brisbane greyhound track. It seems that the Capalaba Covid

Caption: North Queensland trainer Rhonda Essery with Stratford and her support team – Sharon Burnett and Drew Pearce – after success in the $20,600 RQ Country Cup (520m) at Albion Park in February (Photo: Box 1 Photography) By MIKE HILL TOWNSVILLE Greyhound Club is gearing up for a massive three-night Cup Carnival in early September.

CAPTION: Leading Queensland trainer Tom Tzouvelis has had tremendous success during his previous visits to the Top End, including landing the 2017 Darwin Cup with Off And On, pictured above winning a race at Albion Park. (Photo: Box 1 Photography) By MIKE HILL DARWIN Greyhounds racing manager Greg Aldam believes the Winnellie Park track will

By Mike Hill IPSWICH Greyhound Club has introduced several new changes to its annual puppy auction in a bid to allow more buyers to enter the industry. Organisers of the only puppy auction in Queensland made the changes in response to a growing concern that breeder \’buy-backs\’ were making it harder for potential owners to

Caption: Bella, with trainer Darryl Thomas, is a kennel favourite after a tough start to what is shaping as a promising race career By DAVID BRASCH YOUTHFUL trainer Darryl Thomas describes his mate, pup rearer Wayne Robertson, as a ‘tough bloke’, but even Wayne shed a tear when Barcia Quality won her maiden on debut

By TERRY WILSON RAY and Mary Burman readily acknowledge that they did not have a clue about the breed when a greyhound first made its way into their home. That was back in the 1970s after Ray and a number of his hockey teammates elected to have a night out when the greyhound racing opened

CAPTION: Jockey Ryan Hill gets plenty of attention from some of the pups at his 18-acre property. By David Brasch THAT Linda Britton can be pretty persuasive when she puts on the charm, just ask leading WA jockey Ryan Hill. Back in 2017, now 31-year-old Ryan headed to dinner to be part of the celebrations