This appears to be a terrific initiative for both non-professional and professional trainers alike

Will you be allocating certain days for breaking in and pre-training sessions?

Since Tooradin was closed we on this side of town have been disadvantaged, we only have the straight track to work with. The only option was to bring pups to the race track to begin their education. Young dogs just broken need time and patience and a race track with grandstands can be a big jump so patience is important and times away from race dogs will benefit all.

New era.

I am glad that Sandown is leading the way for others to follow.

Cheers

Hi Sandro,

Very early planning at this stage, not sure what it will all look like at this stage, but am open to all suggestions!

needs viewing cages so young pups can watch dogs going round.

how many people would establish there own like facility?

how does this further the education and skill set of participants as suggested by Craig Armitage?

Looking at a bullring, competition runs and galloping paddock with zipping lures and the like. Just not enough land for a straight track unfortunately.

That's great news. When do you think it might start? I know the councils are slow nearly two years come on....

If it takes 2 years to get permits etc etc this country would come to a stand still.

Let's hope for all owners, trainers they get a wriggle on.

Micheal so what stage are you guys at?

I was told that the GRV had to sign of on this well over 12 months ago ....

Short runs with a lure running up and down over the short 100 metres will result in a mass of injuries ..

You just cannot put race dogs in work runs and make them twist and turn at the end of competition runs without first rearing them that way ..

Work runs break down race dogs its ok with pre trainers and pups but a race dog will break down in these style of runs and when it happens to your dog you will understand completely what i am talking about ..

Its the twist then take off that does the damage ..

LMAO ...
Be careful you may upset some people Darren ....
I never thought you would need a permit to build a straight track or work runs inside the Sandown track and its already fenced and yards placed inside the track ...
How long did the pool permit take to complete from the local Council and i don't think the Local Council would reject any idea Sandown has because lets face it employs so many people and your pokie room brings in millions each year for both the Meadows and Sandown to enjoy ...

We own the land along the back fence in the old carpark so why not take 10 metres away from parking and make a nice straight track out there for everyone to use at any time as long as you have a key .

Out of interest also i see the pool and wash bays are not used when the whippets race and most have to sit out in the sun so will the whippet get access to the kennels and wash bay in the future or do they still stand outside in the sun and weather with dogs barking and getting stirred up each time the lure goes around ..

What is Sandowns plan to help these guys continue racing ..

A straight run along Lightwood Road maxes out at about 180m even if taking part of the car park. And that's assuming that we find a solution to the utilities access, drainage and access roads that are currently there.

No one said anything about putting race dogs in the competition runs.

There's a whole bunch of council requirements for pretty much everything we do or want to do. That's the world we live in.

Not sure of the timeline for the pool permit, but we got it rushed through and still took months.

Re the whippets - we don't charge them to use the venue (other than to cover staff costs) and help put on their end of year event. They're welcome to use the wash bays, but the kennel block is not available.

Build it and they will come so you have built it now share it around let non greyhound people in to share in what we offer and to me and i could be wrong but i think this encourages people who never thought racing a Canine could be so much fun and ANTI racing people get to see how well we really do look after Greyhounds because most of them show other breeds or do other Canine related activities .

Are there enough greyhounds trained in the local area to make a training centre viable at Sandown? Many years ago, seeing greyhounds being walked around the streets of Springvale and Noble Park, was the norm. Today it is extremely rare. Has Sandown done their homework, and found the numbers don't stack up ??

I did highlight that the event would be in the Car park or surrounds and that Canine wouldn't enter the Race Complex
Sometimes things are just TOO HARD

You won't guess what the objection was
PARVO and similar diseases brought onto the complex by Canine other than Greyhounds

It couldn't work???
Ask Gerry Harvey and John Singleton

Are Administrators TOO OLD TOO LAZY??