Thirteen greyhounds killed racing in September 2025

Five greyhounds were killed racing in September with Victorian tracks once more proving to be the most deadly in Australia. Two of the five greyhounds simply collapsed after being forced to run, racing to their deaths.

Three year old Mini Whiskey placed first in his trial at Geelong on September 2. The stewards reports state he “collapsed” post trial from a “suspected catastrophic internal bleed”. Greyhound Racing Victoria has ordered a necropsy – will it be made public? Mini Whiskey had last raced in NSW in October 2024 at a trial in Richmond before being passed to a Victorian trainer in May 2025.

Aston Jill was running in race 3 at Warragul, Victoria, on September 4, the lightest greyhound in her race. She was severely checked and fell on the first turn – the race video has not been uploaded. Aston Jill fractured her right radius and ulna. The industry vet killed her shortly after. Stewards inspected the track after the race and “deemed it suitable for racing”. Aston Jill was two years old.

Mccallister, two years old, was running in the “Punters Love Bulli” race at Bulli NSW on 9 September. He collided with another greyhound and fell, suffering excruciating compound fractures of both his forelegs. His fall has been edited out of the race video but CPG has obtained the footage which shows him falling hard onto his front as both his legs snap. Did the punters love watching him fall?  Mccallister was killed by the on track vet soon after.

Heavy rain in the days prior to the September 9 meet at Warragul Victoria meant that stewards had inspected the track before racing commenced. They deemed it “suitable for racing”. Benny Cool was running in race 1 – it was raining, the track was slick and the race caller commented it was “pretty ordinary conditions”. Only a few seconds into the race, three greyhounds fell on the first turn in what  the commentator later called an “incident packed event”. Benny Cool was one of them and he was the favourite to win. Benny Cool can be seen skidding on his back along the sodden track after he fell. He suffered a broken left radius and ulna. The industry vet killed him after this, his third and last race. His “career” had been a mere 12 days. Benny Cool was only 20 months old, just a puppy.

Veteran greyhound Navarino was running in his 96^th race at Sale Victoria on September 28. It was a distance race of 640m. He led for most of the race only to be pipped into 2^nd place at the finishing post. Navarino collapsed and died in the catching pen seconds after his race. He raced to his death. GRV has ordered a necropsy. Navarino was four years old and had won his connections over $174,000. ( The greyhound who beat him, Lakeview Nola, raced six days later on October 4 and died in the catching pen after falling and sustaining head and spinal injuries.)