Yankiwi

Incredible animals, especially when you can see how quickly they cover the ground while running straight towards you.

I didn't need to. 4 of those 6 in C5 (top-grade). 2 of those 6 in C4. His next start would have been in C3, which he would have been racing for $1500 for the first past the post.

I won't even pretend to know what may have caused it. What I can attest to is that it is more likely to occur the further north in the country it had raced. Do you know by chance which tracks your now pet used to run around on a regular basis? Another fact which would be much harder or even impossible for me to track would be dog that get injured by striking the rail, that didn't show up as injured in the post-race vet check. Like 'Mirko", who after this incident on 07/05/23 showed no injury minutes after the race in his post-race vet check. He went on a 4-week spell after the incident, then returned to the track one final time, finished 6th, and was retired. Something happened on that day which was never reported. Dogs that have earned over $30K in purse money prior to being awarded their steel medal in Auckland don't just quietly disappear from the ranks for no reason. https://www.grnz.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=33495

Dogs that don't make contact with the rail are not injured by it.

So just what was the mysterious force that tightened the #6 onto the rail? It wasn't another dog. Race 7 Trenzalore Stakes - C1 - 457 GRENADIER PRINCE (6) - referred to the Veterinarian after getting tightened onto the rail first turn where it was reported to have a minor graze on the left hind sesamoid area with no incapacitation issued.

You've proven time & time again you don't trust me. Obviously, the seed I planted grew & you chose not to trust the professionals (vets).

You can bank on me updating my spreadsheet every day until the problem is rectified. Maybe I could start skipping the South Island races? They seem to have it pretty well sorted.

Yep, this time he did at Cambridge, where there's no lure cover attached to the rail, which is the same size, general shape & colour of the actual lure he's supposed to chase. Glad I was able to tip him out for you to pocket $200 (10% profit) which had a potential for a huge upside if you were willing to trust the professionals.

Well well well, Buckland Rig has not been scratched by the cut-off time. Hopefully he makes it past the pre-race vet check & goes on to win the race. If he was fit after his steel medal award on Sunday & fit again a couple of hours before his run today, there's a mountain of money to be made here. A PBD race, so he's starting from when he likes it. An excellent track/distance record. The second fastest track/distance winning time in the field. In a C2 race which is a grade he has won in before. Surely a $1k each way fixed odds bet will land you a minimum $200 profit with a placing at these odds & if things go his way, it could be a $9200 nest egg. How much do you trust the professionals that he is 100% ready to make you wealthy?

Let's find out just how free of injury Buckland Rig is after being awarded his steel medal. Nominations for Cambridge on Thursday closed last Friday, two days before it came into contact with the rail in Auckland. On Thursday, he's been drawn into box #5 in race 9. 7:30am on Thursday will likely show just how free of injury a greyhound can be after "making brief contact" with the running rail just 4 days prior. My gut says the #9 or #10 will be entering the #5 box for race #9. Also of note - he has not been drawn into next Sunday's meet in Auckland, further suggesting he didn't end up being as injury free as was reported.

Remember these first two images Chief? Auckland Christchurch The #4 (Blue) in race 2 yesterday. Chasing the lure. Just after it changed focus from the lure to the trolley. The moment it realized oh shit, the rail is going to be in the way (a bit too late). Full right rudder & ^5ing the chain link fence with the tail. Ouch. And then a mention in the Stewards report for the potentially deadly experience (especially if its tail got caught in the fence or the left rear leg came down on the inside of the rail). BUCKLAND RIG (4) - referred to the Veterinarian after shifting inwards entering the first turn then abruptly outwards away from the rail making brief contact and cleared of injury. Since Buckland Rig was cleared of injury, I'll be looking forward to seeing it line up in Cambridge, Auckland, or even both, later this week. I've got a funny feeling that it won't be and might need a "brief" spell.

There is a track problem. Dog's also get interfered with in Christchurch. 1 in 5 races in Akl have a rail contact. 1 in 100 races in Chch have a rail contact. Have a look at the head-on footage (0:57 on) of the #4 dog in race #2 today. You might learn something about what I have been telling you for some time.

So do dogs that break a hock. Does that mean it doesn't hurt them either?

RIB, you missed at least one. The #1 didn't blink because it is camera shy, it blinked because its left rear leg hurt because it bounced off the steel running rail twice. Since Mr. Steward was seen out on the track all day, it was Ms. Steward that didn't even bother to mention it in her report or have the decency to call for a vet check after it happened, therefore she is part of the problem in the north.

This isn't a regular occurrence at Addington or Hatrick. Stewards report for today likely to be written in blood red.

Wayne, this time it's one of the dogs your wife owns & you both train. Craig & Jean, you both can see the serious problem with this track. Corey, you're in there too. Between the four of you around the GRNZ board table, surely you can get the ball rolling to get this problem sorted out. It pissed your dog off as much as it pisses me off.

Friday night in Wanganui, in race #9, the #8 Aston Kennett did the same left gracilis, during a 4-dog race. It wasn't censored. There was nothing to hide. So that's why I questioned it & suggest there's more to the Cambridge story than what the Steward reported on Thursday night. Obviously, something created the need for the censored replay footage. I know of one thing that's happening far too often up north that might have.

Three more steel medals were awarded in Auckland today, two of which ended with 10-day injuries. https://www.grnz.co.nz/catch-the-action/15591/stewards-report.aspx

I tend to agree. So why exclude the head-on footage? It's the only race on the night that they failed to provide it.

Race 10 New Zealand Derby Group 1 22-23 Edition Heat 3 - SPECAq - 457 Heat 3 BAPTISTE (1) - referred to the Veterinarian after faltering shortly after the start where it was reported to have torn the left gracilis with a 42 day incapacitation issued. Must trial prior to resuming. #1 - Torn left gracilis + head-on video replay not made available, until the dogs have got up to the camera man. Connect those two dots.

Well not all sorted. Time for GRNZ to move like they said they were going to 9 years ago.

Another thing both Northern tracks have that the CD & South doesn't. The same phone, FAX & A/H numbers. While not what the actual problem is, it could be strongly contributing factor as to why it has existed for so long.

Or being closer to the equator, they are effectively moving faster due to the rotation of Earth. I've heard that several greyhounds in each race that compete in Ecuador make contact with the running rail. Simply move all NZ greyhound tracks to Stewart Island, problem solved.

Here's an obvious one. Cambridge yesterday. Auckland last Sunday. However, I don't believe the discrepancy is a reporting issue. With 16 suits now at headquarters, surely one of them is smart enough to investigate and get to the bottom of it. Reminder ~ 9 months ago, an investigation was (supposedly) opened in Auckland. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/11/horror-day-of-greyhound-racing-ends-with-nine-dogs-injured.html