February was another busy month for Victorian greyhound racing with the Australian Cup Carnival featuring some great racing action, including a champion performance by Australia’s best stayer, Tornado Tears, in the Group 1 Zoom Top, a solid win by rising star, Deliver, in the Group 1 Rookie Rebel and a run by Barooga Brett in the Temlee that’s positioned him as dual Group 1 winner.
Last month saw a great win by Dyna Hunter in the Warragul Cup, the second leg of the Gippsland Carnival, and you can read more about it in this issue.
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.
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.
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…
Greyhound Racing Victoria has updated its Penalty Guidelines for greyhound welfare offences.
To assist participants in compliance with LR42.6, new template forms are now available on the GRV Greyhound Care + Standards webpage, please visit greyhoundcare.grv.org.au/new-local-rule-42-6/. The new forms should be used if seeking a medical or behavioural exception from re-homing requirements. Please see the LR42.6 Factsheet and FAQ’s for more information.
It was another busy month in the sport around Victoria. On 12 September, Horsham Greyhound Racing Club’s new track was officially opened by the Mayor of Horsham Rural City Council after a redevelopment that used mainly local contractors and suppliers.