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Oh did they do well down there too? I wasn't singing any song but yeap the sport is buggered. Was a few years ago. The wise have got out! the stringers still hanging on.

Love them or dislike them you must give credit when it's due! 9 of 10 races won today. 25/30 in the top 3 placings. Not entirely entertaining to watch but what an effort by the cole team!

Hope all is ok with the McInerney base in the CD. Haven't seen too many (any?) dogs line up down there recently?

I see all ex Turnwald dogs are now in daughter Courtney's name. Is she training from the freeman/turnwald address? Is their time up?

Robert's gets yet another positive. 3rd I believe? Dodges all avenues. Blames the partner for 'accidentally' leaving the substance in her medicine cabinet. Obvious avenues are gone down to the extent no meat companies are guilty and AC even uses gloves to make up his dog teas -thats impressive! So how did the drug get to the dog?? Dog is reprimanded for being naughty finding drugs. AC continues to train dogs.

Give the stipes a call. I'm sure they will obligingly answer your question:)

I was wondering if anyone could explain this? Why are two fines $350 and one $300? Same rule number and same 1.6kg weight difference on the 4th and 6th of August?

Why would it change in 2 weeks? Cole wins 8/12. Flipp grabs a couple of lower grade races. Rest scramble for a slice of pie. Can't see anything ever changing except maybe 10/12 next week? As for swabs they seem randomly selected to me? Is that not how it's meant to be?

Unbelievable! And to find out at such short notice....

Can anyone share the light on why Whanganui greyhounds are abandoned today?

Would be a damn good time to follow up numbers that trainers may claim the dogs they have....

Is everybody happy with the subsidy offered by grnz? Good to see some help being offered to feed the dogs!

I agree it is becoming very dark. I feel for the Central Districts trainers trying to make ends meet. Cole had 16 of their dogs placed in the top 3 out of the 27 possible top 3 placings and winning all 9 races. So that's 11 cheques left for the remainder of owners/trainers. Great for one kennel, miserable for the rest....

Has any trainer ever won all races on a card? A great feat by anyone. Still less than half the runners on the card yet managed to win them all.

Exactly! Same goes for Manawatu yesterday. It was already acknowledged the track was firm but it wasn't abandoned until a dog was hurt.

Today we see Addington abandoned at the other end of the scale. Slow heavy track. Good to see officials taking action on animal welfare and today abandoning the meeting before a dog is hurt.

And a hock dislocation.

Wow! Great post. That's as honest as it comes. Good on you. As when he "pushed his luck" for changing a dog's records. Dear oh dear. Such a loss.

Couldn't agree with you more here Yankiwi! Very well said. I find it very sad on Angela's behalf and also the dog who has been retired after one race since the positive test.

Certainly many if, buts or maybes here. I did read up about the Sharrock case and his history, there was/is no history to read accept being a well respected trainer and horseman. Alan is a true advocate to the horse industry in my opinion and has been for many years. On the other hand, Turnwalds' partner who was in care of the dog, has previous charges from the greyhound industry through changing dogs racing records and had been banned as a trainer for doing so. No question the dog had been given the substance at some point, by who? - looks like too many avenues to go down. It was always my understanding that if a dog was a swab dog after a race, it shouldn't be touched by anyone other than the HANDLER at the conclusion of the race. So there is negligence here also?

But he's not.

Well that we will never know if the dog did touch it but it does say the readings were high! I'm unsure of Sharrocks readings or the circumstances. Any one who gives/provides an animal with meth in their system should NOT be allowed to own or train animals in my opinion. It's greed and desperation.

At the end of the day the biggest name dragged through the mud here with no voice is ZIPPING SARAH! She has had her career quashed, her possible breeding career extinguished and the trainer and handler fights for their own name. Never mind the dog who was completely innocent!

I'm unsure of faces to names sorry but there was a shove/punch to the dog involved. Yes the dog was trained by the McPhee name. I'm in awe of what I saw.

Did anybody happen to observe the behaviour/handling of the winner in race 1 at Auckland yesterday? An absolute disgrace.