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If you notice any inaccuracies, please report it here ISSUE 43 SEPTEMBER 2019 Featured Inside BINTANG BRILLIANCE Orson takes top gong at VGAs And Fernando, Norm enter Hall of Fame And Galo the Great sets record straight CONTENTS ISSUE 43 SEPTEMBER 2019 3 CEO’S UPDATE Editor: Andrew Copley Deputy Editor: Molly Haines 4 ARTICLES Orson’s crowning glory Greyhound Monthly Victoria (GMV) Re-homing trailblazer nets Welfare Award magazine is produced by Greyhound Phenomenal Fernando’s induction a mere formality Norm McCullagh enters Hall of Fame Racing Victoria (GRV), the governing body Gleeson a shining light of greyhound racing in this state. ‘Silver Fox’ recipient on key to sustained success President recognised for contribution to club and community GRV strongly encourages all Victorian Dailly team takes the spoils greyhound racing participants - in TAB Australian Cup prize money reaches record high particular breeders and trainers - to take Kennel Returns get an upgrade on FastTrack the time to read each issue of GMV to Young gun defies the odds in Waterloo Cup ensure they are across relevant Greyhound racing on track for return to Traralgon key issues. Racing for a legacy Britton aces age-restricted features Each edition of GMV aims to provide an Professional Standards & Integrity Report overview of key happenings in relation Welfare & Re-homing Report to Victorian greyhound racing that New ambassador for GAP occurred during the previous month, as Orson the newest recruit to all-star team well as promoting significant and relevant Peter Galo sets Healesville record straight upcoming activities and events. Racing Update New GM Racing to start at GRV If you receive Greyhound Monthly Victoria GOTBA News via post but only read it on-line, GRV asks GAP Testing Dates that you please consider the environment and notify us via email ([email protected]. 27-32 RACING CALENDAR au) requesting to be removed from our 26-27 CLUB DIRECTORY & TRIAL INFORMATION mailing list. You can also request to have GMV emailed to you via the same email address. Cover: 20-month-old youngster Aston Bintang upstaged his more season rivals in the 2019 Waterloo Cup at Longwood on 25 August. To read more It is GRV’s goal to have each edition of turn to Page 11. Photo by: Clint Anderson. Greyhound Monthly Victoria available on-line at grv.org.au on or before the last Do you have a story idea or feedback to make day of the previous month, and arriving in Greyhound Monthly even better? letter boxes by the 10th day of Let us know by emailing [email protected] or by calling (03) 8329 1136 each month. GRV Feedback Office o you have any feedback for GRV? A complaint, Post Feedback Office a compliment or suggestion about how we could c/o Greyhound Racing Victoria Ddo things differently? Whether you’re a participant, 46 – 50 Chetwynd Street, West Melbourne Vic 3003 stakeholder or member of the community, we’d like to hear GRV will acknowledge your complaint, compliment or from you. GRV values all feedback as it helps us to do our suggestion in writing with a reference number within five job better and improves the overall conduct of the sport in business days. Victoria. Please note: Information about integrity matters should How do I make a formal complaint or provide a suggestion continue to be referred to the Greyhound Racing Integrity or compliment? Unit (GRIU) which can be contacted via the GRIU Hotline: You can do so either by letter, email, phone, fax or by using 1300 856 109 our online form at grv.org.au/feedback Email [email protected] Phone (03) 8329 1100 Fax (03) 8329 1000 For urgent matters including lost, found or deceased greyhounds. GRV SUPPORT LINE Call 03 83291100 and press AVAILABLE 24HRS #1 to speak to GRV staff. CEO’s Update he fourth Annual VGAs, hosted by GRV at Crown announce that Greg Kerr has been appointed as GRV’s General Palladium on Friday 16 August, was a great celebration of Manager, Racing and he is expected to take up the position on Tthe sport’s achievements over the past 12 months and I 1 October 2019. Greg joins GRV from Greyhound Racing New congratulate all the winners and nominees for their contribution Zealand (GRNZ) where he was Chief Operations Officer and to greyhound racing in Victoria. Presenters included the Animal Welfare Manager for nearly six years. During that time, Minister for Racing, Martin Pakula, and GRV Racing Ambassador he helped drive a major reform of the code in New Zealand and Brent Harvey and a new GRV Board Leadership Award was positioned GRNZ as an industry leader in Australasia. Before introduced this year. working at GRNZ, Greg held senior executive and management positions in New Zealand’s manufacturing and hospitality Another highlight of last month was the inaugural SEN National sectors and was CEO of the New Zealand Kennel Club. I am Straight Track Championship at Healesville on Sunday confident that Greg’s long and strong involvement in greyhound 18 August. I congratulate everyone involved, especially racing combined with a proven track record in managing Healesville’s Manager, Cynthia O’Brien, in staging this great new complex enterprises will make him a valuable addition to GRV addition to the national racing calendar that also showcases and to the sport in Victoria. the safe racing benefits of straight tracks. Next year, the Championship Final will be held at Capalaba Greyhound Racing Also coming on board is media personality Kate Stevenson, Club in Queensland following State heats and finals in Victoria, who has signed on as the new GAP Ambassador. Kate has South Australia and Queensland. long been a supporter of GAP’s work as a genuine lover of greyhounds and will bring both passion and great knowledge of I’d like also to acknowledge Greyhounds WA and Cannington the breed to the role, spreading the word about what wonderful for hosting a great 2019 National Sprint and Distance pets they make. Championships. Both Reidy’s Runner and Premium Share were worthy winners of the Distance and Sprint Championships And a reminder that the new Victorian Racing Integrity Board respectively and Victoria’s own Tornado Tears had a great and Victorian Racing Tribunal are now both operational. The run to place second in the Distance Final. It was also a great Board is responsible for endorsing annual integrity plans, opportunity to meet with key stakeholders from other Australian providing recommendations on integrity budgets, policies racing jurisdictions to help build stronger national approaches and licensing, and considering proposed amendments to to key issues for the sport. the rules of racing. The Tribunal, which replaces the RADB, will hear and determine serious charges made against Turning to news off the track, the GRV Board has licensed persons by controlling bodies and stewards signed off on the U-shaped track option for Traralgon and consider a broad range of appeals, including those following a consultation process that was managed relating to penalties imposed by controlling bodies. by the Traralgon GRC Committee with support from Some small matters still outstanding with the former GRV. I thank the Committee, club management RADB will be settled by the Tribunal as one of its first and members for their work and input in finding a duties. solution that will deliver one of the world’s leading edge greyhound tracks. The tender process Finally, as it’s only three months now before the for demolition of the current track is now new Code of Practice becomes operational underway and it’s expected that the new on 1 January 2020, I’d like to remind you track should be operational by mid-2020. about the support and resources available for participants to help ensure they are While final figures are still being cross- code ready. This includes a series of checked and confirmed, greyhound Code Information Sessions/Complete re-homing numbers were up around your EHMP Workshops now underway 4% on the previous year and up nearly around Victoria. Sessions to date 100% since 2014-15. Euthanasia have been very well attended with numbers continued to fall and are now participants reporting that they have down more than 80% over the past found them very constructive. More four years. Significant advancement sessions will be held over this and has also been made during 2018-19 in next month at Traralgon, Warragul, improving racing safety. Sale and The Meadows. You can GRV’s financial result also improved contact those clubs directly or in 2018-19, despite a drop in the racing visit greyhoundcare.grv.org.au/ population in early 2019, with a 4.9% code-of-practice for dates and times. increase in total income, a substantial SEPTEMBER 2019 deficit reduction was achieved which was Alan Clayton also assisted by expenses being well under budget. Chief Executive Officer In other GRV news, I am pleased to Greyhound Racing Victoria 2019Hear the latestNATIONAL in greyhound news directly from the CEO’s desk every STRAIGHTThursday, as Alan ClaytonTRACK joins Jack Heverin at 2.30pm on 1116 SEN CHAMPIONSHIPSfollowed by Mark Allen at 5.30pm on 1278 Macquarie Sports Radio. Listed Event – Maidens ineligible NATIONAL GRAND FINAL Healesville Greyhound Association • 350m GeneralVICTORIA Enquiries Racing Services and Registrations Scratchings GREYHOUND MONTHLY Healesville Greyhound Association • 350m Sunday 18 August 2019 HEATS: Sunday 4 August 2019 Winner: $35,000 2nd: $10,000 3rd: $5,000 GreyhoundSTATE FINAL: Sunday 11 August Racing 2019 Victoria(Winner will be awarded entry into