Racing Victoria stewards are cracking down on jockey skivvy ads,while Caulfield is looking to scrap one of its group 1 race days and the state’s racing codes suffer a $58 million loss.
Erika Wadlow-Smith loves her adopted greyhound,but new figures reveal the sky-high costs of rehabilitating the former racing dogs.
Rob Macaulay resigned as chief executive in July. Now,he’s taking the greyhound racing regulator to the Fair Work Commission.
Internal government documents reveal animal cruelty claims may derail an audacious bid by the NSW greyhound racing industry to maintain control of the site.
At the end of the day,just get out of the way.
Rob Macaulay was one of the members of the Australian Club who fiercely opposed a push to admit women.
It was supposed to be a glory year for the greyhound racing industry. But,according to insiders,the positive spin glossed over many secrets – and many dead dogs.
The news this week was as sickening as it was predictable. Cats may have nine lives,but surely the greyhound racing “industry” has run out of second chances.
A horror week of headlines for the greyhound racing industry didn’t deter regular punters from watching the dogs on Thursday. We thought we’d go along.
The state government moved to head off mounting controversy over allegations of horrific animal cruelty by announcing a review into the greyhound industry.
An explosive report by greyhound racing’s former chief vet alleges a litany of welfare issues ranging from appalling animal distress to the discovery of burned and frozen carcasses.