“The pilot, which will run for twelve months, is the first of the many race injury reduction strategies agreed
to at an industry Summit in February”, Mr Taylor said,
“The Commission’s veterinarians will also be supported by one of our Stewards who will scan greyhounds for participants to meet our new eTracking requirements” Mr Taylor said.
“The key objective of the pilot is to determine whether involvement of veterinarians at club trials can result in lower serious injury rates both at the trials and race meetings. If a trainer at a trial has a concern that their greyhound may be injured, our veterinarian will be there to carry out an examination. It is this interaction that we’re hoping will prevent greyhounds from racing with an existing injury that has the potential for worse outcomes should they race”, Mr Taylor said.
“It is great to get some of our race injury reduction strategies off the ground. Make no mistake, we are united in our commitment to seeing reductions in serious racing injuries in our sport” Mr Macaulay said.
“In the very near future GRNSW will be commencing pilots of the use of double arm lures and preferred box draws at some tracks” Mr Macaulay said.
“I am really pleased that possibilities we discussed in Bathurst back in February are now getting underway. I am confident that some of these initiatives will prove to be positive changes for greyhound racing in NSW”.
"GCNSW is pleased to see further resources in place which ensure that in the event a greyhound sustains an injury there is immediate treatment available. Ensuring our canine athletes are well cared for, is constantly front of mind for all industry stakeholders."