Seventeen greyhounds killed racing in February 2026

Seventeen greyhounds killed as a result of racing in the shortest month. Western Australia and Victoria vyed for the deadliest tracks while Taree, NSW’s supposedly “safest” track killed yet another young greyhound.

With racing suspended at Cannington track following the deaths of 9 greyhounds in just nine weeks, more races were held at Mandurah. And the killing continued.

Veteran greyhound Kingsbrae Extra, four years old, was running in race 10 at Mandurah on February 3 when she had her heels galloped on, fell at the home turn and “failed to finish”. She had dislocated and fractured both her left wrist and hock. The race video has not been uploaded. Kingsbrae Extra, forced to race 81 times, was killed by the industry vet at the track.

The next day, February 4, two year old Delicious ran his heart out to come 5^th in race 9 at Ballarat Victoria. Due to high temperatures, the race meet was deemed to be “heat affected”. Delicious was in the wash bay after his race when he dropped dead. A necropsy was ordered. Delicious had been forced to race 60 times in his 13 month career. He was raced to death.

Back at Mandurah on 14 February three year old Surf The Sun collided with three other greyhounds on the first turn. He fell and “failed to finish”. Surf The Sun was the favourite in race 8. He can be seen in the race video where he disappears from view quickly while running at 48km/hr. The commentator can be heard exclaiming “the favourite’s got dragged down”. Poor Surf The Sun had suffered an excruciating open fracture of his radius and ulna. His shattered foreleg would have pierced through his skin. It was his 73^rd and last race. After winning his connections over $130,000 there was no love shown for him on Valentines Day and Surf The Sun was killed by the on track vet.

Turbo Tully, not quite three, was racing for the 52nd time on February 18 at Capalaba in Queensland. After being distracted by a bird on the track she was “severely checked, became unbalanced and took no further competitive part” in race 10. She can be seen in the race video veering off course, her tail helicoptering furiously, grimacing in pain as she then gamely hobbles on along the inside rail, her body at a strange angle. Turbo Tully had suffered what the stewards report vaguely describes as an “off side fore” injury. She was killed by the industry vet at the track. Turbo Tully had been raced 4 times in February already. She appears to have been her trainers only actively racing greyhound.

Why Not Harvey, just two years old, was running in his very first race at Warragul, Victoria on February 20. He collided with another greyhound who fell in front of him on the first turn, fell himself and did not finish. In total, three greyhounds fell during the race. The front on race video shows the greyhound in the starting box next to him jumping out of the box at an angle, straight in front of Why Not Harvey, whose career lasted mere seconds. He had suffered a fracture of his right humerus. The on course vet killed Why Not Harvey soon after the race.

Tiny Effie, just 24 months old and only 23 kg, was running in race 2 at Taree NSW on February 22 when another greyhound ran into her hindquarters. She fell on the back straight and her fall has been edited out of the official GRNSW race video. Effie shattered not only her foreleg (an open fracture of the radius and ulna) but also her hindleg (an open comminuted fracture of her tibia). Two catastrophic injuries- testimony to the lethal force exerted on greyhounds’ bodies when they race and fall. Effie was killed by the industry vet soon after this, her second ever race. Taree track is supposedly the safest track in NSW after $6 million was spent on upgrades however it has killed 4 greyhounds since the start of 2025 and is now the deadliest track in the state.