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Three-year-old Devil’s Corner won his race at the end of June in Launceston, but he passed out from hypoxia in the catching cage. According to the stewards’ reports, a dog that was made to compete in 87 races had a troubled past. A few weeks prior, at Devonport, Devil’s Corner experienced a hypoxic collapse. So … Read more

The Pink Diamond series in Victoria was the most recent racing plan to excite players about money and leave a trail of injured greyhounds. The inaugural series featured $830,000 in prize money, with a new emphasis on breeders, and was held in June at the local tracks of Warragul, Ballarat, Shepparton, and Geelong. The “excellent … Read more

Dubbo entertainment: watching a dog running on a broken leg Under the sign saying “We love our dogs”, ten greyhounds suffered injuries at one Dubbo race meeting held on 3 July 2021. Injuries ranged from cramping to a broken ankle. It’s the third-highest race meeting total in NSW this year, after Richmond (13 injuries) and … Read more

Two-year old Crown Sally was running in Race 1 at Sale VIC on 27 June 2021. Entering the home straight, the stewards’ report states that she “pulled up” and “failed to finish the race.” The on-track vet could find no injury. Stewards, however, “discussed the frequency of racing of Crown Sally with the trainer”. As usual, … Read more

Thirteen young greyhounds were killed on the racetracks of Australia in June 2021, according to publicly-available stewards’ reports. This number doesn’t include those dogs with significant injuries taken from the tracks and later euthanased. Some of these we will discover; others will remain buried within the racing industry’s layers of obstruction. List of 13 greyhounds’ broken bodies … Read more