Griffin’s first idea slammed as “crazy” and “disastrous” by participants

New GRNSW CEO Steve Griffin has had a hostile reaction to his first idea on the job – reintroduce 10-dog racing fields.  Griffin said that expanding the number of dogs in a race would improve the industry’s financial outlook:  “It’s about creating a product that bettors find attractive”.  However, racing participants were quick to disagree. … Read more

The good and bad sides of Triple M

On the west coast, Triple M has been offering free airtime for a campaign aiming to help rescued racing greyhounds find their forever homes. On the east coast, Triple M has sponsored races at the Dubbo Greyhound Racing Club, supporting a dog-killing track and its president.   In WA, a team that included Soundbyte, Hearts & … Read more

Lack of transparency

Clearly, if the racing industry had nothing to hide, it would release animal welfare data freely on a quarterly basis like these lifecycle records.