BitofaLegend

Geez this dog ran poorly. And rippin sam has only been beating him by a nose

You sure they are not just jumping ship

You get rid of a corrupt cheat out of the sport. In any other industry, he would have lost his license to practice until a hearing was finished. This is a joke

None of the above comments are meant as attacks towards anyone either Obviously times have changed now and they have been proactive in these changes which is good. K walsh really is a great conditioner of her dogs and cares for them like they were her children and i would say is an industry leader in animal welfare now. Everyone should strive to be that

She has been his #1 trainer for a very long time now. Before 2008, harding did have many more dogs and bred huge amounts that dissapeared and never made it to the track. Who could forget all those cyrus the virus litters... or who could remember them would be more the point? They have always been sttike rate trainers though. Used to change dogs around all the time to ensure one or the other had a great strike rate

Great reasoning until the industry actually gets shut. Its embarrasing telling people you used to work in an industry like this.

Anyone who had anything to do with the harding/walsh camp prior to 2010 would say otherwise.

Lasering a dog is used as a treatment for a muscle injury normally. It most certainly wont improve a dog lol

Very few trainers condition dogs like K Walsh can in NZ. Her dogs are always presented in fabulous condition in both looks and fitness. Something most trainers dont seem to do here

Seems like this is just a sign of plain laziness. If the dogs so unfit, it collapses, shouldnt be racing.

So they allowed Cole to continue training the dogs even though the rules are very clear. What a disgusting and corrupt act by GRNZ. I hope 3 news caught wind of this. Very corrupt indeed

76.1 No Licenced Person may train, or keep (unless retired as a pet) any Greyhounds at any property or premises of a person who has been Disqualified, Warned Off, Suspended or declared to be a Defaulter, during that person’s period of disqualification, warning off, suspension or default. 76.2 No person who has been Disqualified, Warned Off, Suspended, or declared to be a Defaulter, shall be permitted during the period of disqualification, warning off, suspension or default, to transfer ownership or any training responsibilities for any Greyhound, to any other person without the written consent of the Board. Rules were changed. He cannot be on the property if he is warned off

Warning Brendan of changes nothing. All it means is that he will not be allowed on a race course. Its makes it look like they are doing something without actually doing it. Lisa Cole should also be prosecuted as the dogs being baited were on her registered property and were her dogs. Her being the trainer makes her ultimately responsible for the dogs under the rules of racing.

#1 Dogs are not under his name, they are Lisa Coles #2 Rules are very clear on this matter, the RIU trying to apply these rules to trainers racing dogs and warned of people living on properties where dogs are trained is laughable at best as warning offs only apply to racing tracks... Anyone who has been told either or should have challenged the rulings

Yes, although you would suspect that her being the trainer, she holds ultimate responsibility over the care-giving of the dogs

Its true, Cole fraudulently changed the breeder of Big-time Paddy to his own name. This later went to a small claims court and Brent Johnston won. He successfully had his name put back onto the dog as breeder. Brent Johnston was prisoned for pedophilia aswell. More than once aswell. Believe the last incident was with a 16 year old.

You haven't raced many dogs than. Either that or you have not treated the injury very well. I've seen quite a few over the years come back and be very successful in bigger races. I've always believed a dog can be healed from any injury if it's treated and maintained correctly

The trainer is ultimately responsible under the rules of racing

This chat isn't about him, it's about cole

dont they all get off at 4?

Nothing

GRNZ are an appalling organisation if they refuse to act on these charges. As I've said previously, I could see Winston doing over here what happened in Australia GRV and GRNSW when that all happened. They should be the leaders of the industry, not directing it down this dark and dangerous road

I will not be spending any more money on NZ greyhounds until this is sorted out. An absolute disgrace

They have plenty of power. Cole is just protected by the cheats in office. Hopefully they are prosecuted by the government like what happened in Australia for their negligence

It was only a month ago we had someone's parent on here one) suggesting their son wasn't in the picture and two) suggesting that live baiting was not shown. Make of that as you will