Dog in Oz, scratched prior to a Group 1 ($100 Thousand Dollars) for being given 1/2 ml of GLYCERINE on the morning of the race 14/june!
Your Wives, Mothers would all have Glycerine in their pantry's for Cooking (Sugar, Vegie Oil, Fat) Not Performance Enhancing NOR on ANY Banned Drug list. ZERO TOLERANCE!!!!!
NO Treatment 24hrs before Racing!
Chronic wrist problems? No heat, or Ice Treatment allowed, Cramping problems? No Potassium, Salt, Vam Paste etc Allowed
Dog has Anaemia? No Blood Boosters, Iron Supps Allowed. All this comes under "World's Best Practices" in Oz. Animal Welfare at it's ridiculous best. You don't wish to go down this path surely!

Another one: Registered Trainer of 43 years convicted for Cobalt! Unblemished record for 43 years! Bad Husbandry practice, Feeding the same way he has for 43 years! Now Pinged, go figure, Zero Tolerance (10 week's disqualification and now TAINTED as a DRUG/CHEAT.)

IGB

The trap draw for the most prestigious race in the Greyhound Calendar, the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby 2018 got underway earlier today (Tuesday 14 August), with 138 entries submitted, above the set target of 120.

Feedback from owners and trainers has been very positive to the greater distribution and new incentives announced for the 87th running of the classic. The race for the increased 300,000 jackpot starts this Friday at Irelands premiere greyhound stadium, Shelbourne Park in Dublin.

Racing Manager Derek Frehill commented Previously we would have received around 120 entries. This year, the bonuses have created a greater interest from smaller owners to enter the Derby. This is the first time that prize money is concentrated on the heat winners, with 2,000 going to the winners of the semi- finals.

The total jackpot will see a greater distribution as unplaced finalists including semi and quarters will receive a significant increase. Payments will be staggered for heat winners with larger rewards for greyhounds winning later rounds, particularly quarter and semi-finals. A number of new incentives have also been introduced. The last standing UK Greyhound (exc. Northern Ireland) will receive 5,000 (min. 10 entries required) in addition to the 200 payment to assist with travel costs. The last bitch standing will receive 3,000 while 2,000 each will go to last owner trained greyhound and the last syndicate owned greyhound.

With a total prize fund of 300,000, the Irish Greyhound Derby is in its 87th year. In 2017 BoyleSports, Irelands largest independent bookmaker signed a three sponsorship deal with the Irish Greyhound Board which will deliver 1 million in prize money to greyhound owners, breeders and trainers.

The Irish Greyhound Derby begins on Friday 17 August in Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium in Dublin. The Final of this highly anticipated event will take place on Saturday 22 September 2018. Both the Semi-Final and Final will be broadcast live on RT 2 and online to a worldwide audience on RT website and RT Player. For information on the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby visi EXTERNAL LINK
This is the competition of the racing calendar that every greyhound man/woman dream of winning it keeps them going Just thinking about it, this competition has a very wide audience and will be watched by millions, better incentives means the smaller man will be more willing to have a go and follow his dream, fair play to them for trying they know what they are facing, even more reason for the IGB to be more transparent and start testing and get this new machine working overtime, test every round from start to finish and give the small man/woman an equal chance of going through the competition, show the nation that the IGB are willing to change their ways and clean this sport up for once, I hold my breath. Good luck to the small man.

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Its only one million so no need to panic,(Just yet)

IGB

In a statement issued last night Gerard Dollard, CEO of the Irish Greyhound Board, welcomed the decision of the High Court in respect of the Judicial Review concerning the Control Committee, which is independent of the Board, and Mr Graham Holland.

The Court decision now allows the case to be considered by the independent Control Committee who will issue a determination based on its hearing of the case and consideration of all the evidence.

The IGBs Strategic Plan 2018-22, launched earlier this year, targeted excellence in industry standards in respect of in the area of doping and medication control. The IGB will continue to focus on strengthening regulation as a priority for the industry.

There have been significant reforms undertaken in the greyhound sector in recent years. In 2015, the IGB introduced legislation to provide for the publication of all adverse findings in greyhound samples. In 2016, IGB introduced legislation to facilitate off-track sampling of greyhounds for banned substances, whether in training or not.

In 2017, the National Greyhound Laboratory in Limerick took delivery of a new state of the art analytical system at a cost of 400,000 that allows for the detection of substances at very low levels in samples taken from greyhounds. This, and a range of regulatory improvements introduced in the past two years demonstrate the IGBs intent, as does the IGBs advocacy for more robust legislation to support its regulation efforts.

The IGB will continue to apply the necessary resources and processes to ensure a strong regulatory regime is in place.

Currently, the Greyhound Industry Bill is an advanced stage of preparation. This will add to existing legislation which will make the greyhound the most regulated of all canine breeds.

Dave,

Do you know what information a person gets so they can defend themselves when a case is held by Independent Control Committee ? Would you expect at very least a copy of all evidence against you ? Surely Federation should consult their members and get a checklist of requirements before member appears in front of control committee. This is not me having a go but I think it would be something useful for the Federation to provide, and indeed negotiate with Reg department of IGB.

IGB

All 18 out of competition tests on the 12 semi finalists and 6 finalists of the 2018 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby have tested negative for banned substances.

Furthermore, all 18 in competition tests have also been deemed negative by the National Greyhound Laboratorys testing regime.

224 tests in total were taken throughout the various stages between August 17 and September 22.

5,000 spectators witnessed one of the most thrilling Derby finals ever, as Ballyanne Sim took the crown and the 140,000 prize.

CEO of the Irish Greyhound Board, Gerard Dollard, commented: The Irish Greyhound Derby is the pinnacle of our sport and it was important that all participants, including all 6 finalists, were subject to rigorous testing in recent weeks. 224 tests were carried out, both inside and outside of competition. All of this gives a sense of the very clear intent of the Irish Greyhound Board in this important area.

He added: The IGBs Strategic Plan 2018-22, launched earlier this year, targeted excellence in industry standards in respect of in the area of doping and medication control. The IGB will continue to focus on strengthening regulation as a priority for the industry. The Board will continue not to tolerate the use of any substances that bring the sport into disrepute or the welfare of greyhounds into question.

Currently, the Greyhound Industry Bill is an advanced stage of preparation. This will add to existing legislation which will make the greyhound the most regulated of all canine breeds.

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Board will continue not to tolerate the use of any substances that bring the sport into disrepute or the welfare of greyhounds into question.

It was stated by the last chairman of IGB that we will leave NO stone unturned and operate a ZERO tolerance when it comes to Drugs, Jasus sake the man conned us all they never lifted any stones now look at the mess we are in.

Hi Dave,

Well then surely as representatives of owner trainers/breeders you should be giving some guidance in the interests of fairness. Im not saying on each case but on the overall process. How many ordinary owners/breeders paid fines for low levels of Pentobarbital only for Board to eventually realize there is something amiss here and change rules for Pentobarbital. I know 2 people who didnt know what it was and told Control Committee they didnt give it to their dog only to be fined anyway. They received no information apart from what was in dog and when to appear and where, no levels or anything else were given. Surely in the interests of fairness they should have a right to all evidence.

As Federation is supposed to represent owners and trainers (and I applaud the efforts to eliminate drug cheats), surely they can make sure mechanisms of process are fair and the accused has access to all information before they appear in front of a control committee and defend themselves, otherwise board can do what they like. If its not the role of the Federation, whos role is it.

Many contenders from the recent Irish Derby will make the journey to the Dock Road in Limerick to try wrestle the title away from reigning champion Clonbrien Hero who returns to defend his crown amidst a strong challenge from the Graham Holland kennels.

Our Independent control committee would want to hold their hearing regarding the Cocaine debacle ASAP, our industry has been dragged through the mud enough over this affair and it is high time our chiefs repaid the complement, a serious fine and lengthy ban will do nicely with no transferring of dogs included anything less will be leaving the doors open IMHO.

Michael Fortune

Bord na gCon now known as Rasaiocht Con Eireann

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Andrew Doyle T.D., presented the Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 to Cabinet yesterday.

The Bill will improve governance procedures and strengthen regulation in the greyhound racing sector.

Speaking after Cabinet approval of the Bill, Minister for State Doyle said; I believe that this Bill will provide a sound framework for improved governance and regulation in the greyhound industry and that integrity in the sport and the welfare of greyhounds will be greatly enhanced through the regulatory provisions contained within it. I am delighted that Cabinet has today given its approval to the text of the Bill and to its presentation to both the Dil and Seanad ireann.

The new Bill reinforces governance procedures and structures in Bord na gCon, strengthens regulatory controls in the industry, updates racing sanctions and improves overall integrity. It includes the welfare of greyhounds as one of the statutory functions of Bord na gCon and provides it with powers to make regulations in relation to anti-doping, administration and traceability for both integrity and welfare purposes. The Bill reflects recommendations for legislative change made in the Indecon Report, the Greyhound Report of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Morris Review of Anti-Doping and Medication.

STRONG GOVERNANCE

The Bill places a strong emphasis on fair procedures, particularly with regard to the conduct of investigations by the Board in relation to breaches of racing regulations and with regard to the conduct of hearings of suspected breaches by the Control Committee.

Minister Doyle added; I believe that the future of the greyhound sector is now much brighter with the sale of Harolds Cross lifting the burden of debt from Bord na gCon and allowing for investment in stadia and other infrastructure. That future is dependent on a strong governance platform and on the industry having the highest standards of integrity and welfare founded on a strong regulatory system. The provision of a strong legal framework will support the development of the greyhound racing sector in Ireland and ultimately provide a platform to improve its contribution to the economy and employment.

The greyhound racing sector makes a substantial contribution to the economy in terms of jobs, estimated at 5,000, and as recently as 2017 was also estimated by Jim Power, Economic Consultant, to contribute 300 million annually into local economies.

Also to give maximum impact to the changes proposed in this Bill and to herald a new beginning for the greyhound industry Bord na gCon is being renamed as Rsaocht Con ireann.

A new beginning they say, lets see how the control committee deals with Cocaine debacle first.

Does that mean that Holland has to pay them.