kennel JANcaper 2017 | EDITION 46 S 2016 FEBRUARY Event details on page 4 10 Inside this issue \ Christmas Sprint review - page 5 \ Racing Report - page 6 \ Greyhound of the Month - page 7 TRIAL BOOKINGS Call (08) 8243 7172 TEAM MEMBERS AND BUSINESS MESSAGE FROM MATT Angle Park Bookings for Tuesday taken from CONTACT DETAILS As we flick over the calendar to a new racing season, Monday 12:30pm and reflect back on the most difficult period of time Thursday 12:30pm for Saturday 55 Cardigan Street, Angle Park SA 5010 the industry will know, it is evident to me that one of Gawler Bookings taken from Tuesday 12:30pm PO Box 2352, Regency Park SA 5942 the casualties from those recent disruptions relates Phone: 8243 7100 to the line of communication between GRSA and Strathalbyn Bookings taken from Thursday Fax: 8268 2870 industry. There are some fairly logical reasons why 12:30pm for Friday Nominations fax: 8243 1964 communication suffers during such a period, not least Email: [email protected] Web: grsa.com.au of which being the genuine difficulty of trying to provide Matt Corby, CEO (honest) reassurance to our people when the issues that SCRATCHINGS we are dealing with are inherently uncertain and involve Call (08) 8243 7133 ADMINISTRATION INTEGRITY Chief Executive Officer Acting Head of Integrity elements that are beyond our direct control. To make a scratching - Select 1 Matt Corby: (08) 8243 7114 Lisa Michalanney: (08) 8243 7116 [email protected] [email protected] To listen to scratchings - Select 2 I suspect that the amount of information that GRSA was able to provide as recent events unfolded was Chief Operating Officer Steward not so much our greatest challenge as was our ability, at times, to identify what it all actually meant for Sarah Webster: (08) 8243 7121 Joshua Evans: (08) 8243 7111 everyday participants and what the future of racing might look like, both here and interstate. Additionally, [email protected] [email protected] CHASERS the priorities during such a period change and the allocation of our resources necessarily becomes more chasersevents.com.au Strategic Projects Manager Jann Jones: (08) 8243 7166 skewed towards the defence of the industry and matters external to the core business of racing. That [email protected] Scott Wuchatsch: (08) 8243 7165 is not a bad or a good thing, it just reflects the fact that different times call for different approaches. Our Call (08) 8243 7150 [email protected] Animal Welfare Officer processes and framework have been strengthened during that period, as has our relationship with key Booking and fundraising enquiries Belinda Pearce: (08) 8243 7105 Executive and Financial Assistant [email protected] stakeholders in the Government and media who could see the evidence that self-regulation of the local Sheriden Milam: (08) 8243 7118 greyhound industry is working effectively. Welfare Compliance Officer MCQUEENS [email protected] Stephanie Paprzycki-Baker: Going forward, we are gradually returning to ‘business as usual’ noting – as we will continue to do – our mcqueenstavern.com.au (08) 8243 7119 FINANCE [email protected] industry’s fundamental requirement to act with compliance and to support the rehoming objectives that Finance and Administration Manager Tavern (08) 8243 7143 Licensing and Integrity Officer GRSA has committed to publicly. Our first priorities now lie with finalising the negotiations relating to Joe Scordo: (08) 8243 7121 Renee Colquhoun (08) 8243 7113 Sports Bar (08) 8243 7144 [email protected] Murray Bridge (aiming to get a shovel in the ground in the first half of this year), with ensuring that our [email protected] racing opportunities align with the needs of the industry for all standards of greyhounds, and with talking to Finance Officer Julie Huynh: (08) 8243 7117 RACING breeders (in particular) about the support that GRSA may be able to provide around breeding and rearing [email protected] challenges in SA. We are planning to conduct a series of roadshows in the coming months and would VETERINARY CLINIC Racing Manager At Angle Park Vet Surgery every Tuesday Shaun Mathieson: (08) 8243 7122 encourage participants to attend those in healthy numbers. from 10am through to completion of trials. MARKETING [email protected] To organise appointments contact Greg at Marketing Manager Racing Secretary On a final note regarding communication, I would encourage all users of the industry closed Facebook Dianne Dumanovic: (08) 8243 7115 (Grading, Breeding, Futurities) site to understand the value that can be extracted from having such a platform and encourage that posts [email protected] . [email protected] Caralyn Fielden: (08) 8243 7112 remain respectful and constructive at all times. My expectation of GRSA staff, equally, is that they will be Dr Greg Moore 0438 169 316 [email protected] Marketing Coordinator honest, timely and professional in their attendance to the matters that are raised. My own door will remain James Norris: (08) 8243 7120 General Enquiries Race meeting vet [email protected] Skye Stewart (08) 8243 7100 open to all participants and I would encourage you to seek out my time if you don’t feel that you can [email protected] Dr Chris Doyle 0409 677 355 resolve a particular matter through the normal channels. HOSPITALITY Carolyn Webster (08) 8243 7127 (08) 8347 3536 Food & Beverage Manager [email protected] I hope that, having overcome some difficult challenges, we don’t quickly forget the value of cohesion Alex Fairgrieve: (08) 8243 7126 Brooke Davies (08) 8243 7152 and solidarity. [email protected] [email protected] Matt Corby GAP (GREYHOUND ADOPTION PROGRAM) find us on facebook at Coordinator /greyhoundracingsa Angela Webb: (08) 8243 7124 CEO, Greyhound Racing SA [email protected] An official publication of Greyhound Racing SA [email protected] LIVENEWS VOTE COUNT + MUSIC! NEWS Greyhound of the Year on Friday 10th February at Gawler The date has been set for 2016 the Greyhound of the Year function at Gawler on Friday night 10th February, 2017. FEBRUARY It will be exciting to have our prestigious event at the Gawler venue for the first time with the awards looking very interesting this year. 10 To assist with the promotion of the evet GRSA called all the race names on Monday night at Angle Park after past GOTY winners. It will also be our intention to do this again on a Thursday night in a lead up to our Night of Nights Celebrate the best and recognize our past champions. Last years Greyhound of the Year, Gun McBain in full flight. of 2016 in style! Where Mrs Bubbles claims 2016 Christmas Sprint Nixons Function Centre In front of a big Christmas $ $ 60 500 Gawler Greyhound Racing Track crowd at Angle Park on per person for table of 10 December 22nd Mrs Bubbles, Nixon Tce, Gawler, SA Includes 3-course meal and drinks package for trainer Matthew Payne, When added another feature race Book now by calling (08) 8243 7120 or email Friday, 10th February [email protected] by 1st February win to her stellar career by 6:30pm for 7:00pm start winning the Christmas Sprint. Dress A small but exclusive field greeted the starter for the feature with Mrs Cocktail/‘After 5’ Bubbles gaining the jump on her rivals from box 8 and racing to the front. From there the daughter of El Grand Senor and Kiowa Angel raced away from her rivals winning by 5½ lengths in a slick 29.76. She defeated Dyna Keitaro who continued his good form and High Eden Snow who impressed with his first start in open grade. Mrs Bubbles is bred locally by Ben Murphy and continues the success of the SA Bred greyhounds in feature races. She is owned by John Cunningham and Alex Peden and has been a super greyhound for connections now having won 36 races from her 83 starts with 26 placings and Check out the prizemoney of almost $110,000. free photobooth! Presented by 4 Kennel Capers edition046 Kennel Capers edition046 5 RACING REPORT RACING Butcher ‘on fire’ in the month of December Greyhound of the Month MANAGERS REPORT for December was the Cameron Butcher trained SHAUN MATHIESON On Fire who showed his RACING MANAGER potential with a dominant performance in the Group 3 Angle Park track John Gray heats Brian Johnstone Final. th The son of Bekim Bale and Alana Blues started the month off with a bang when HO Thursday, 19 January EY UN he proved far too strong for a quality R D surface turnover G The time honoured John supporting the John Gray line up in the Brian Johnstone Final. The GRSA Maintenance Department will Gray series will kick off next Final in 2017 and have been He ran a sizzling 29.52 in winning December by almost 10 lengths in a dominant O Thursday night with $3,190 great supporters of this race F undertake track works at Angle Park on H heats run on Thursday 19th for many years. Special display. He then backed up in a ON FIRE T T HE MON Friday 13th January. January and the $8,565 thanks to local racing identity Juvenile event at headquarters when TRAINER CAMERON BUTCHER he was far from disgraced in running These works will include a turnover of the existing Angle final on Thursday 26th Ron Johnson who kindly January. The series is for donates a trophy each year second behind High Eden Snow Park surface and re-establishing the levels and camber of heats at the end of the month.