BobThe Code puts in place practices for caring for and keeping greyhounds to be able to give them maximum chance to race and also to be rehomed Its got nothing to do with growing the industry finances etc, ...that is a whole different argument that you are pitching I don't see how a document to care and keep greyhounds is turning people away in droves. Perhaps its the cost of buying a place near Sydney to train dogs to start with is the biggest problem faced by newer participants and older ones who do have property are starting to sell out to developers. GRNSW is starting to realize that prizemoney needs to be regionalized to allow people in rural areas, where tracts of land are cheaper and where greyhounds are typically being trained, to access TAB prizemoney. Taree is the latest addition to the rural TAB circuit in NSW, following on the heels o fGunnedah and Temora. However, this new Code, is a fairly simple document, pretty easy to read and understand and there is nothing that is too onerous in it. It is there to act as a platform to encourage old and new participants to be part of the modern era of greyhound racing and breeding. SANDRO .DON;T YOU THNK THAT increasing the number of greyhounds being bred would be a better start than introducing new tracks , We can all see that most clubs now are extending nomination times and are racing with smaller fields each and every week , as a matter of fact some meetings are being cancelled because lack of nominations, Introducing breeders bonuses etc would be a far better way at this present situation, to encourage breeders and improve the greyhound shortage that we are experiencing,just my thoughts mate . |