Kennel Capers Feb Also available 2015 online grsa.com.au Edition 023 WILD SOUL GREYHOUND OF THE YEAR TRAINER KIM JOHNSTONE TRIAL BOOKINGS Call (08) 8243 7172 TEAM MEMBERS AND BUSINESS Angle Park Bookings for Tuesday taken from CONTACT DETAILS Monday 12:30pm Thursday 12:30pm for Saturday 55 Cardigan Street, Angle Park SA 5010 Gawler Bookings taken from Tuesday 12:30pm PO Box 2352, Regency Park SA 5942 Phone: 8243 7100 Strathalbyn Bookings taken from Thursday Fax: 8268 2870 12:30pm for Friday Nominations fax: 8243 1964 Email: [email protected] Web: grsa.com.au SCRATCHINGS Call (08) 8243 7133 ADMINISTRATION INTEGRITY Chief Executive Officer Integrity & Standards Manager To make a scratching - Select 1 Matt Corby: (08) 8243 7114 Paul Marks: (08) 8243 7130 [email protected] [email protected] To listen to scratchings - Select 2 Strategic Projects Manager Senior Steward Scott Wuchatsch: 0413 787 924 Gary Steele: (08) 8243 7166 CHASERS [email protected] Executive and Financial Assistant Steward chasersevents.com.au (08) 8243 7118 Sheriden Milam Joshua Evans: (08) 8243 7111 Call (08) 8243 7150 [email protected] [email protected] Booking and fundraising enquiries FINANCE Animal Welfare Officer Belinda Pearce: (08) 8243 7105 Finance and Corporate [email protected] Services Manager MCQUEENS Sarah Webster: (08) 8243 7121 Head of Industry Maintenance mcqueenstavern.com.au [email protected] David Kelly: (08) 8243 7145 [email protected] Finance Officer Tavern (08) 8243 7143 Julie Huynh: (Mon-Thurs) Sports Bar (08) 8243 7144 (08) 8243 7116 RACING Racing Manager MARKETING Shaun Mathieson: (08) 8243 7122 Acting Marketing Manager [email protected] VETERINARY CLINIC Diane Dumanovic: (08) 8243 7115 Racing Secretary At Angle Park Vet Surgery every Tuesday [email protected] (Grading, Breeding, Futurities) Caralyn Fielden: (08) 8243 7112 from 10am through to completion of trials. Marketing Coordinator [email protected] To organise appointments contact Greg at Jen Halman: (08) 8243 7120 [email protected] . [email protected] Namings, Prizemoney Coordinator Kerry Algate: (08) 8243 7113 Dr Greg Moore 0438 169 316 HOSPITALITY Food & Beverage Manager General Enquiries Race meeting vet (08) 8243 7100 Ben Owens: (08) 8243 7126 Renee Colquhoun (08) 8243 7127 [email protected] Carolyn Webster Dr Chris Doyle 0409 677 355 Event & Promotions Development (08) 8347 3536 GAP (GREYHOUND Bec Goodwin: (08) 8243 7178 [email protected] ADOPTION PROGRAM) Coordinator Angela Webb: (08) 8243 7124 [email protected] find us on facebook at /greyhoundracingsa Matt Corby, CEO 2014 TATTSBET GREYHOUND OF THE YEAR Saturday January 31 saw the conclusion of the 2014 racing season with the TattsBet Greyhound of the Year awards ceremony. Congratulations to Kim Johnstone and connections who took out the top honor of Greyhound of the Year with Wild Soul. For a full list of award winners see page 17. Thank you to everyone who attended. We wish you all a great year of racing and look forward to seeing you at next year’s event. GAWLER REDEVELOPMENT The new facilities at Gawler were opened last week. The offical launch is this Sunday which will coincide with the 2015 Bucket O’ Beef Gawler Gold Cup. We hope to see you all there. Matt Corby CEO, Greyhound Racing SA [email protected] An official publication of Greyhound Racing SA 2015 Mount Gambier Cup • Full bar and catering • TOTE facilities Mar • Pick 6 Jackpot • Super fast live racing action 2015 • Free kids entertainment Sunday 8 • $5 entry / $3 Pensioners / free with Seniors Card Racing from 12:30pm $10,000 Final Classic Bet $1,860 Final Produce Store $2,070 Final Banjo Boy $1,275 Best 8 Mount Gambier Cup Feature Maiden (512m) Middle Distance “Formula 400” (512m) Winner to receive Championship (400m) Winner to receive service to Glen Gallon (600m) Winner to receive Winning Formula product service to Banjo Boy MOUNT GAMBIER GREYHOUND RACING CLUB Tara Raceway, Lake Terrace East Enquiries to 0419 824 512 mountgambiergreyhounds.com.au Think of the people who need your support. Please gamble responsibly. MARKETING MATTERS DIANNE DUMANOVIC – ACTING MARKETING MANAGER FOLLOW GRSA ON TWITTER #THEDOGSSA GRSA’s Marketing have made a few changes in relation to our social media pages, with the most notable change on twitter. For those wanting the latest racing and wagering information on the upcoming SA greyhound meets, be sure to follow #TheDogsSA. Real time commentary along with plenty of tips for the meeting are just a couple of the new features, so be sure to equip yourself with the must-knows and follow us on twitter. BUCKET O’ BEEF GAWLER GOLD CUP / REDEVELOPMENT LAUNCH For those that live north of the city, this event is a must attend. Doors open at 4pm, with official launch of Gawler’s new venue at 5pm by Minister Piccolo & Chairman Michael Fabbro. Features on the night include free entertainment for the kids, food vans, trackside bar, DJ and much more. Better still, entry is by gold coin donation with all proceeds going to the Rotary Club of Gawler. TATTSBET GREYHOUND OF THE YEAR Wow, what a night we had on Saturday Jan 31. A huge thank you must go out to all that supported the event, from participants and invited guests to staff and contractors and everyone inbetween. The night seemed to run seamlessly and the feedback we have received has been overwhelmingly positive. The photo booth seemed to be a huge hit on the night…be sure to check out all of the photos on our facebook page! Kennel Capers edition023 5 INTEGRITY AND STANDARDS INTEGRITY AND STANDARDS PAUL MARKS NEW LICENCES The GRSA Board have advised that new licences will be promoted in kennel capers each month. Below are the licences for January. New Registration Licensed New Owner of Syndicate Owner Public Owner Trainer Syndicate Members Names Breeders Jennifer Jensen(N) Kevin Bewley (U) Benjamin Price (4) Kids Moment(4) Cameron Viney (P) David Dutton(N) Leslie Bates (R) Brooklyn Winterfield (4) Greyhounds(2) Robert Brodhurst (P) Nathan Lewis(N) Sarah Price (4) Peter Jensen(N) Steven Humphries(N) Gavin Watts(N) Kentan Hughes(N) Jimmy Cornolo(N) (P) Provisional Only (N) New Licenses (R) Renewals (U) Upgrade of License from Owner/Trainer (DG) Downgrade of License SWABBING UPDATES Night meetings on these days will continue as scheduled but may be called off, delayed, cancelled or abandoned December: 86 taken and 86 cleared. at the discretion of the Integrity and Standards Manager January: 70 taken and currently 36 cleared. and the Steward in Charge who will take into account the advice of the on-course Veterinarian. HOT WEATHER POLICY Under the circumstances wherein a Day or Twilight A reminder to trainers with the hot weather coming to meeting proceeds in accordance with this policy, but the make sure they are aware of the updated conditions actual temperature ultimately exceeds 40˚C, a decision relating to the Hot Weather Policy: about the cancellation or abandonment of the meeting will rest with the Integrity and Standards Manager and the TAB MEETINGS – FORECAST EXCEEDS 40˚C Steward in Charge who will take into account the advice of the on-course Veterinarian. Consideration will always be given to changing meetings to more suitable timeslots. If it is not possible to facilitate NON-TAB MEETINGS – Forecast Exceeds 40˚C such a transfer within a reasonable timeframe, Day and Twilight meetings for which the projected temperature Where the projected temperature exceeds 40˚C at exceeds 40˚C at 8:00am on the morning of the scheduled 5:00pm on the Friday preceding the affected event, event will automatically be cancelled at that time. On it will automatically be cancelled at that time. On the the basis of an extreme hot weather forecast, a decision basis of an extreme hot weather forecast, a decision may be made prior to that time to cancel at the absolute may be made prior to that time to cancel at the absolute discretion of the Integrity and Standards Manager. discretion of the Integrity and Standards Manager. 6 Kennel Capers edition023 COURSING MEETINGS – Forecast Exceeds 30˚C Any greyhound on the register which is nominated for a meeting in relation to which the maximum In noting that Coursing involves multiple runs on the same predicted temperature is 38 degrees or higher for the day, when the projected temperature exceeds 30˚C at corresponding regional centre as at the official scratching 5:00pm on the Friday preceding the affected event, it will time will automatically be scratched from the meeting by automatically be cancelled at that time. On the basis of a GRSA. Under such circumstances, no penalty will be sufficiently hot weather forecast, a decision may be made applied to the greyhound as a result of that scratching. prior to that time to cancel at the absolute discretion of the Integrity and Standards Manager. This policy will be applied regardless of whether the meeting in question is a Day, Twilight or Night meeting. SCRATCHING WITHOUT PENALTY It will also be considered a breach of this policy for a greyhound listed on the register to trial when the ALL greyhounds nominated by the one trainer to be forecasted temperature is 38 degrees or higher for the scratched from meeting: corresponding regional centre on that day other than for morning trial sessions. Trainers who have greyhounds engaged for racing on projected hot weather days – especially if they do not CANCELLATION OF RACE MEETING OR TRIAL SESSION have air-conditioned transport facilities – may apply to scratch all of their runners without penalty.