As we saw out December 2018, some highlights of that month included the first leg of the Gippsland Carnival, the Sale Cup, on Boxing Day which is covered in this issue along with Australia’s first ever Na-tional Greyhound Draft, held on Sunday 16 December.
Welcome to the last edition of Greyhound Monthly Victoria for 2018. The highlight of the past month was undoubtedly the Melbourne Cup, won by My Redeemer with a great run under wet conditions, and I congratulate his trainer, David Geall, on his first Melbourne Cup win.
Robert Britton’s phenomenal success with stayers in recent years has added significant weight to his standing as one of Australian greyhound racing’s most astute conditioners
GRV would like to hear the views of participants and general public on these proposed changes. The closing date for submissions is 4pm Friday 7th of December.
Participants are reminded of their obligations under GRV’s Transport Policy which have recently been updated. For more information click here.
It’s been another action-packed month for Victorian greyhound racing with a lot happening on and off the track.
Greyhound Racing Victoria has reviewed its Penalty Guidelines for Prohibited Substances and is seeking public comment on the proposed changes. GRV has completed initial consultation with industry bodies, including the Industry Consultative Group and the Office of the Racing Integrity Commissioner, and is now seeking feedback from participants and the broader community. Submissions should be…
The Transportation of Greyhounds Policy and Hot Weather Policy have recently undergone their annual review. Information on proposed changes to these policies, as well as other issues which have been raised during the review, are as follows. Feedback on the proposed changes to these policies will need to be lodged with GRV by 5.00pm Thursday 18 October.
It’s been another month of great racing with Kouta Mayhem winning his first Group title at the Healesville Cup on 9 September while at Sandown Park on 16 September, Poke The Bear claimed Speed Star VII with a fantastic run while Tornado Tears and Rippin’ Sam defended their 595m and 715m with new personal best times.
Raw meat-based diets (RMBD) are prevalent in the greyhound industry with most greyhound trainers generally preferring a RMBD combined with a commercially prepared dry food (or bread). It is not popular practice to exclusively feed high quality commercially prepared dry foods which are nutritionally balanced and complete,…