Greyhound Racing NSW has introduced built-in plans for the resumption of NSW ready-to-race and puppy auctions and a associated new race collection. The initiative is anticipated to make it simpler for newcomers and syndicates to get into racing, and to hyperlink up breeders, trainers and new homeowners.
GRNSW Chief Executive Officer Rob Macaulay mentioned the announcement was not solely thrilling information for all these individuals within the sport, however can be assured to deliver new folks into greyhound racing.
“This slots in very well with our work around syndication, which will soon come to fruition. This will highlight the great market in NSW, and make an easy entry for newcomers into the sport ,” Mr Macaulay mentioned.
Industry sources mentioned the race collection will carry greater than $250,000 prizemoney.
The first public sale will probably be held in May 2024, with the race collection to be held in November 2025. The public sale – which will probably be for pups whelped between July 1, 2023 and January 31, 2024 – will probably be held at Richmond, with a venue for the race collection to be determined. GRNSW Deputy CEO Wayne Billett is already recruiting pups and ready-to-race dogs for the public sale, and expects it to be an enormous success.
“There is overwhelming support for this initiative. It has been warmly welcomed by both the potential vendors – the breeders – and the potential buyers. I know it will also be of great service to syndications. We will announce the full details of the auction and race series very soon, but we wanted to get the news out there so it can be factored in by breeders.” mentioned Mr Billett.
Greyhound Cubs NSW President Shayne Stiff welcomed the information. “This is great news for our industry. An auction with a race series worth $250,000 attached to it is of course beneficial to breeders, but you can be guaranteed that it will attract new people into the industry, and when syndication is in place, there will be plenty of interest from syndicates in this auction.”
Mark Latham has been concerned within the sport for seven years, and runs Roller Coast Greyhound Racing (RCR Greyhounds) with an goal of bringing new folks into the game. He was delighted to listen to of the brand new public sale and race collection. “It’s exciting and it’s great news,” he mentioned. “I went to a puppy auction when I first got involved. GRNSW has taken this initiative to get this going again, combined with syndication and a rehoming component and a breeders incentive, and I know we will have reputable people involved and new people will want to come into the sport. It’s very exciting.”
GRNSW will keep up a correspondence with breeders about registering for the public sale, and full particulars will probably be launched in coming months.
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