Victorian Stud Service Figures
SERVICE figures registered with GRV for the month of August, showed a total of 35 services from 22 individual sires.
9 Barcia Bale.
3 My Bro Fabio.
2 Cutting Edge, Spud Regis and Walk Hard.
1 Black Magic Opal, Bookeeper, Cosmic Rumble,
Didda Joe, Dyna Double One, Dyna Tron,
Dyna Villa, El Grand Senor, Fabregas, Fernando
Bale, Kinloch Brae*, Made To Size, Magic Sprite,
Shima Bar, Stagger, Taylors Sky* and Velocette.
The 35 services registered in August, bought the years total after 8 months, to 263, which is 17 more than the same time last year, up 6.9%.

Most positive thread I've seen in a long time. Let's hope this tally just keeps rising.

Sorry to be a cynic, but one swallow does not make a spring.

We also need owners and trainers.

Not sure on the trends for these, as there are no regular disclosures of levels. But in Victoria there does seem to be an increasing rate of non-renewal, and numerous GRV approaches to previously disqualified people (of non-serious charges) to encourage their renewal.

Symptoms of a broader problem.

Best of luck to anyone who's having a go. We may well look to breed a couple of litters up in Qld in the next 6 months, after close to 18 months on the sidelines.

So very true any lower and that would have been the end. But in saying that I know in Victoria when you go through the meetings I wouldn't say the numbers fell that far. Most meetings still had 10-12 races yes there were a few races without reserves or a vacant box.

So interesting to see how the next 12-24 months goes with numbers.

Could you imagine if we all had sat on the sidelines for 18 months. Tracks would have closed and imo wouldn't have reopened which would have been the death of the greyhound industry.

Mathew no one is suggsueting you go out and spend 100,000s on a hobbies farm but if you what this industry to stay open all participants need to stop the blaming game and all chip in. If that means breeding a litter, buying a pup, betting on the greys, going to meetings ect ect that's a big start to keeping this meeting afloat.

I'm 100% agreeing with you it's the battlers who keep this industry afloat. Unfortunately they are taking baby steps but baby steps are better than closing our industry.

The Sport evolves around the Hobby trainer Owner breeder 'it always has' we just had Pathetic Controlling bodies in each State who decided to award faster dogs with more money hence why we were over breeding .

Personally I think there would be a huge amount of people in the Sport today who will say.... Spread the money further down to the Lower tier racing ...so that it makes it far more appeal for these bigger breeders to continue on breeding but breeding less so that it creates a better balance for all Greyhound industry participants from the Bottom to the TOP.....

i have built a new place here spent heaps to comply with all the existing codes regulations etc , both GRV and local council ,,

now if this dont comply with the new code , im afraid we will be off to seek a new hobby .

i dont mind a little bit of change to the infrastructure but anything major we are out ,

at some stage the industry has to take a stand and stop copping it up the ass at every turn around ,, im yet to see any of these shit rules regulations taken on ,

.... Which is EXACTLY the ENTIRETY of what the "participant's representative bodies" should have been "taking on" as the VERY NEXT NUMBER 1 PRIORITY; by truly advocating for - and REPRESENTING - their MEMBERS and other affected PARTICIPANTS.

Then, in the numerous, obvious cases where an urgent revision of the "rules" is required - they must STRONGLY and VIGOROUSLY DEMAND CHANGE ... as there is NO DOUBT in most people's minds that the latter would be for the BETTERMENT of the INDUSTRY (and not the noisy, largely anti-racing MINORITY GROUPS).

It's anyone's guess why this HASN'T OCCURRED well before now (beggars belief, actually!) ... Some have been accused of being "hushed"; others have suggested that one or two notable leaders were effectively trying to position themselves for personal gain / promotion (whether inside or outside of the industry) ... but so far, that doesn't seem to have materialised for them, has it?

Whatever the real reasons for the conspicuous "lack of fight" against the oppressive rules and (over)regulation(s), THE ROT HAS TO STOP!

Individually, it is difficult to bring about the sort of change that now seems necessary (ie, there is an urgent need to mount a serious challenge against the recent raft and seemingly never-ending over-regulation). BUT I still believe that with collective power and by harnessing our joint skillsets, we can all benefit ... and have our VOICES HEARD once again!

It starts by changing (and I would argue, ousting if necessary) those who were there to (supposedly) "represent" us ... Certainly, "if" (where) they are (and have been) failing that very simple, core responsibility of their JOB / ROLE... Surely, that "function" is the cornerstone of the very existence of these organisations, and their role/s?

Let's see what happens. I remain skeptical as to whether there is enough clout to remove some of the pacifists and "do gooders"; but we MUST get the ball rolling (if "they" still refuse to, on our behalf).

Any rise is a good rise