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Profile James Van De Maat ISSUE 5 JULY 2016 CONTENTS In This Issue: Sandown Cup | Betty is Now an Angel | Stakeholder Engagement Workshops Update | Racing Calendar ISSUE 5 JULY 2016 Profile James Van de Maat ISSUE 5 JULY 2016 CONTENTS CEO’S UPDATE 3 PROFILE - JAMES VAN DE MAAT 4 - 5 ARTICLES 6 - 19 Stakeholder Engagement Workshops Update Betty is Now an Angel Racing, Wagering & Business Development Monthly Report GRV Ambassador The Reforms So Far New Chief Steward Appointed Strategic Communication & Marketing Monthly Report Horsham Cup & Traralgon Cup Qualifying Trials Revamp Greyhound Tales Sandown Cup Investigations Unit Monthly Report Celebrating Women On Track ‘You Can’t Cut Corners with Greyhound Pups’ Nutritional Supplements & Eating Right to Race Right GOTBA News Club Development & Member Services Monthly Report Sale GRC News & Q&A with Sale GRC Manager Des Dooley RACING CALENDAR 20 - 25 LATEST LITTERS 26 PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS & INTEGRITY 27 DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO OWNERSGREYHOUND & TRAINERS ADOPTION IMPORT PROGRAMANT MESSAGE28 TO - 29OWNERS & TRAINERS CLUB DIRECTORY & TRIAL INFORMATION 30 - 31 Cover Photo James Van de Maat REGISTRATION REGIST Photo by Clint AndersonRATION RENEWALS ARE UPON US The information in this publicationREN is correctEW atALS time ofARE printing UPON US Greyhound Racing Victoria reminds its participants of the upcoming registration renewal period. Greyhound Racing Victoria reminds its participants of the upcoming registration renewal period. A greyhound will not be eligible for nomination if its trainer or any of its owners is unregistered. In A greyhound will not be eligible for nomination if its trainer or any of its owners is unregistered. In caseIMPORTANTs where a greyhound is owned by a syndicate this a pplMESSAGEies to all syndicate members. TO OWNERScases where a greyhound is owned & by a syndTRAINERSicate this applies to all syndicate members. Please check your member card or your FastTrack account for your registration expiry date. Please check your member card or your FastTrack account for your registration expiry date. The link to renew will be available three weeks prior to your registration expiry date – simply log The link to renew will be available three weeks prior to your registration expiry date – simply log into your FastTrack account and complete the steps (a 10% discount applies when completing into your FastTrack account and complete the steps (a 10% discount applies when completing Registrationonline). Renewals are upononline). us Alternatively, you can call GRV’s Member Services Team for assistance on 03 8329 1100 or via email Alternatively, you can call GRV’s Member Services Team for assistance on 03 8329 1100 or via email Greyhoundat [email protected] Racing Victoria reminds its participants of the upcoming registration at [email protected] renewal period. A greyhoundTrainersUnlike in willprevious arenot years be eligible for nomination if its trainer or any of its owners is TrainersUnlike in previous are years encourageda grace period will not to encourageda grace period will not to unregistered.apply in 2015In cases. Trainers where are a greyhound is owned by a syndicate this applies to apply in 2015. Trainers are contactencouraged totheir contact contactencouraged totheir contact all syndicateownerstheir owners members. to ensure ownerstheir owners to ensure their registrations have GREYHOUND TRAINER their registrations have GREYHOUND TRAINER Please checkensurebeen renewed. your their member cardMember or your 1 FastTrack account for your registration ensurebeen renewed. their Member 1 registrations Role: Public Trainer registrations Role: Public Trainer expiry date. The link to renew willExpires: be available three weeks prior to your registration Expires: have been 30/06/2016 have been 30/06/2016 expiry daterenewed. – simply log into your FastTrack account and complete the steps (a renewed. 10% discount applies when completing online). Alternatively, you can call GRV’s Member Services Team for assistance on 03 8329 1100 or via email at [email protected] Greyhound Racing Victoria Phone: (03) 8329 1100 Greyhound Racing Victoria Phone: (03) 8329 1100 46-50 Chetwynd Street, Facs: (03) 8329 1000 46-50 Chetwynd Street, Facs: (03) 8329 1000 West Melbourne, VIC 3003 Email: [email protected] West Melbourne, VIC 3003 Email: [email protected] ABN: 76 642 748 029 Web: www.grv.org.au ABN: 76 642 748 029 Web: www.grv.org.au JULY 2016 GREYHOUND MONTHLY VICTORIA CEO’S UPDATE It has again been another very busy month for Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV). Seven of GRV’s eleven stakeholder engagement workshops (covering nine topics) have now been held, generating comprehensive discussion and new thinking about a range of issues, and this is covered in more detail in this edition of Greyhound Monthly Victoria. One workshop topic, breeding and breeding controls, looked at how we can make sure that enough greyhounds will reach the tracks ready to race for the sport’s long term future, while also ensuring that as many retired greyhounds as possible will have the best rehoming opportunities. On this subject, GRV has also been studying a recent downward trend in litter numbers and the implications this has for future breeding controls. In other news, GRV is now conducting greyhound qualifying trials under full race conditions. Following consultation with participants, GRV Stewards and a full complement of club staff will now manage all Qualifying Trial meetings. Trials in the new format are being held at Ballarat and Cranbourne and GRV’s Racing Operations Team will continue to monitor the demand for such meetings and program future trials accordingly. GRV is also analysing the results of recent finish on lure trials and is considering the next steps in relation to finish on lure. On the subject of racing operations, I’m pleased to announce that Karen Lees has been appointed as GRV’s new Chief Steward for a two year period. You can read more about Karen and what she brings to the role in this issue. GRV is also planning to invest $34 million over five years in upgrading infrastructure across the State to improve racing operations, track safety and to further strengthen local clubs as multi-purpose community venues. To help drive this major capital works program, GRV has appointed David Straw as our new Senior Infrastructure Projects Manager. David started his project management career as an architect and has worked in the Victorian Department of Education and Training, the Cities of Whittlesea and Yarra and at RMIT, Deakin and Monash Universities and for several construction and project management companies. As part of this program, work has now started on a $1.8 million redevelopment of the Warrnambool Greyhound Racing Club with the first stage, installing a new, compliant electrical switchboard now underway. GRV has also appointed Craig Monigatti as the Club’s new manager, which is something of a homecoming for Craig, who grew up in the region and went to school in Warrnambool. Craig spent 14 years as Technology Support Manager and Operations Co-ordinator at Carlton Football Club, has a Bachelor of Applied Science and Management and is currently completing an MBA in Sports Management. GRV is also appointing an external administrator for Warrnambool and there will be an announcement about that soon. Looking ahead, some of the issues that GRV is currently focused on include consideration of the Report by the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Greyhound Racing Industry in New South Wales, developing new policies and programs based on the input from the Stakeholder Engagement Workshops and the 2016 Victorian Greyhound Awards to be held at Sandown in August. Despite recent challenges, there are many achievements over the past year that will be celebrated. Alan Clayton Chief Executive Officer Greyhound Racing Victoria 3 GREYHOUND MONTHLY VICTORIA Please visit grv.org.au for all the latest GRV news 4 JULY 2016 GREYHOUND MONTHLY VICTORIA “I am conscious of providing a watchable show for viewers. I feel a bit more pressure when I am giving my tips on GRVextra because I am analysing one race so there is no room for error.” James’ talent was in full force when he ran the Punters Club on Warrnambool Cup night in May where he turned on-course punters $10 investment into a $46.20 return. When James isn’t tipping winners, calling races or tending to his greyhounds he enjoys a ‘wack at golf’ or the occasional snowboarding trip, but most of all he enjoys working around PROFILE his soon to be state-of-the-art greyhound property. “I wish there were longer days because it’s hard to get enough The Punter’s Punter sleep. But his partner, Chloe Allan, is very supportive, and James Van de Maat without her it wouldn’t be possible.” As a relatively new greyhound trainer, James has a number of Training greyhounds is a hard caper in its heights he would like to scale, including wins in the Group 2 own right; early mornings and late nights are Laurels Classic (515m) and Group 1 Sapphire Crown (515m) at Sandown Park, as well as his local Group 2 Healesville Cup all part of the job. Then add race calling, RSN (350m) and Group 2 Western Australian Oaks (520m). radio commitments, GRVextra hosting and James can’t see his future without greyhound racing, whether co-parenting seven beautiful greyhound he’s calling, presenting, at the track, working his dogs or puppies to the mix and you end up with the chasing puppies around the house. Greyhounds are a part of overextended professional life of James Van his life he said he could never live without. de Maat. Words by Molly Haines Photos by Clint Anderson James is fast becoming the face of greyhound racing in Victoria - a trusted commentator, caller & tipster. From five years of age a passion for racing saw James trackside with his father on countless occasions.
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