Greyhounds generally aren’t great drinkers however rehydration is critical after exercise. It is important for inexperienced greyhound participants transporting greyhounds from the Ready 2 Race Sales to understand the importance of hydration and to come prepared with a generous amount of fresh, cool water and a drinking bowl.
As you are aware, the Minister for Racing, Martin Pakula, has appointed Peita Duncan as Chair of Greyhound Racing Victoria and re-appointed Emmett Dunne to the GRV Board and I strongly welcome both appointments.
Welcome to the October edition of Greyhound Monthly Victoria where you can see there’s lot happening in the sport in Victoria at the moment.
The fourth Annual VGAs, hosted by GRV at Crown Palladium on Friday 16 August, was a great celebration of the sport’s achievements over the past 12 months and I congratulate all the winners and nominees for their contribution to greyhound racing in Victoria.
FastTrack’s Kennel Return process has been upgraded with extra functions that will enable participants to better manage the greyhounds in their care and help meet their record keeping obligations under the new Code of Practice which comes into effect on 1 January 2020.
August is shaping up to be another busy month for greyhound racing in Victoria, both on and off the track.
The big news for GRV last month was the decision by Bernie Carolan to step down as Chair of Greyhound Racing Victoria on 30 June after a four-year term.
While there are always greyhound race meetings happening around Victoria, June is usually one of our less busy months. And it’s also the start of winter when dogs are particularly susceptible to Kennel Cough, an infection caused by several upper respiratory viruses and bacteria which can last for several weeks.
Cases of Kennel Cough, a highly contagious disease in dogs, have been detected in Victoria and participants need to be alert for outbreaks among their greyhounds
In the May edition of the Monthly, we salute the retirement of two great racers, Poke The Bear and Jesaulenko, with a look back at their career highlights, and cover the Horsham Cup, won this year in fine style by superstar Orson Allen.