NEW ON-TRACK HEALTH CHECKS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS

06/06/2020

Friday, 3 April, 2020, by Greyhound Racing Victoria

Greyhound Racing Victoria and Greyhound Clubs Victoria today announced new on-track health checks for all participants, GRV personnel and club staff attending race meetings.

GRV CEO Alan Clayton said the new checks, which will only take a couple of minutes, would commence on Monday 6 April and be provided by Event Aid. We will also have GRV officials monitoring adherence with social distancing and call for your ongoing assistance with this.

“GRV, GCV and our clubs are taking advice from the Chief Health Officer and doing everything in our powers to ensure we are allowed to race on,” Mr Clayton said.

“These simple and quick health checks are about ensuring that all those coming to the track are healthy and we all play an important part in slowing the spread of COVID-19.”

GCV CEO Brett Jones said the health checks would be a minor inconvenience and minimise the health risk of COVID-19 to those on-track.

“Our clubs, and I’m sure our staff and participants, support any measure which protects our health and allows us to continue to race our dogs.”

Mr Clayton said GRV was continuing to take advice from the Chief Health Officer and work with key stakeholders to navigate the challenges presented by COVID-19, protect our communities, our participants and to care for our dogs.

Ultimately though, the message from the Federal Government is clear, if you are not well – stay at home! In the event that you are denied entry on the basis of this health screen, your greyhounds will be withdrawn in the best interests of greyhound racing.

“I want to thank our participants and staff for complying with the protocols we have introduced to give us the best chance to keep racing,” Mr Clayton said.

“I’m sure all will continue to play their part as we work through this challenging period.

NOMINATIONS EXTENDED - MEADOWS JUNE 10TH

05/06/2020
Due to a lack of nominations (37), nominations for the The Meadows (200+ Rank) meeting on Wednesday June 10th have been extended. 

Nominations will now close on Monday June 8th at 9.00am.

Please note that this meeting is for full stakes prizemoney. Due to the Queen's Birthday Public Holiday only online nominations can be submitted after 4:30pm on Friday June 5th.

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY - NOMINATION CLOSE TIMES

05/06/2020
Please note that due to the Queen's Birthday Public Holiday, nominations for all race meetings to be conducted on Thursday 11th June will now close on Tuesday 9th June. Nomination close times for all other meetings remain unchanged. 

Race meetings to be held on Thursday 11th June:
Warragul (Day) - Tier 3 Meeting - Nominations close: Tuesday 9th June at 8:00am
Shepparton (Twilight) - Provincial Meeting - Nominations close: Tuesday 9th June at 8:00am
Warrnambool (Night) - Provincial Meeting - Nominations close: Tuesday 9th June at 8:30am
Sandown Park (Night) - Metropolitan Meeting - Nominations close: Tuesday 9th June at 8:30am

GRV Office Hours:
Saturday 6th June - Office open for scratchings. 7:30am - 9:00am and 3:00pm - 4:30pm.
Sunday 7th June - Office open for scratchings. 7:30am - 9:00am and 3:00pm - 4:30pm.
Monday 8th June - Office open for scratchings. 7:30am - 9:00am and 3:00pm - 4:30pm.

BALLARAT GRC KENNELING PROCESS HAS CHANGED

05/06/2020

BGRC Health Checks/entry to the Club is now through the Ticket Box. (Please do not park in front of the Ticket Box)

If your temperature is below 37.5, follow the signs to Kennel.

Exit of the Club is through the fence closest to Rubicon Street.

MELTON CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE TEMPORARY CLOSURE

05/06/2020

Temporary closure 

Due to a report of gastroenteritis following galloping at our track, members and trainers are not to enter the facility. As a precaution, the track will be closed until Monday morning to allow for cleaning and maintenance at the track without any dogs present.

WARRNAMBOOL TRIAL UPDATE

05/06/2020
Participants are advised Warrnambool will be conducting trials after the last race on Monday June 8th. (Pen Only). There will be no trials on Tuesday morning June 9th.  

BALLARAT GRC - TRIAL UPDATE

05/06/2020

NO TRIALS after the last Saturday 6th of June 2020

 TRIALLING Monday 8th of June 2020 (Public Holiday). Limit of 30 Trials. To book your trial call the Office 9AM Monday.

BENDIGO GRA - TRIAL UPDATE

05/06/2020
Participants are advised there are some adjustments to standard trial dates at Bendigo GRA. 

Please see the follow link for further details.

http://bendigo.grv.org.au/2020/06/05/racing-trial-schedule-june-2020/

THE MEADOWS TRIALS UPDATE

03/06/2020

There will be no trials at The Meadows on Monday June 8th (Queens Birthday Public Holiday) 

CRANBOURNE TRIAL UPDATE

03/06/2020

ATTENTION TRAINERS

Please note that Cranbourne will be running Arm Trials on Tuesday 9/6/2020 in lieu of Monday being a public holiday. Trials will be held from 1:30pm to 3:45pm and bookings will open on FastTrack at 8am Thursday 4/6/2020. We will only be running a limited number of Satisfactory and Field trials after the last race on Monday 8/6/2020 which can be booked via the office on 5996 2393.

THE MEADOWS - TRAINERS PLEASE NOTE :

03/06/2020

Due to high demand for trials recently at The Meadows, the following minor changes have been made to our Trial Times and Bookings from Tuesday June 9th. 

• Monday Trials (Pen and Arm) - 10am start time. 
• Thursday Trials (Pen and Arm) - 10am start time.
• All bookings for Monday or Thursday trialling now open the day prior at Midday and Close at 9.30am on the day. 

 The Meadows would also like to remind trainers of some conditions when trialling at the venue. 

 * Due to impacts on infrastructure - all arm trials conducted using trainers hoop variety arms must wear muzzles due to the leverage placed on the lure carriage and rail. 

 * Arm trials are a max of Two Greyhounds per trial. Pen trials have no maximum. 

 * To enable trial sessions run efficiently, Please ensure you are on track and ready to trial at your allotted time.  On arrival at the track for any trial session please notify the ticket box of your attendance which also ensures the smooth running of the session. 

 * Trainers are encouraged to book for the precise amount of trials they need and choose Catching Pen or Arm in the booking to assist with the efficiency of the trial session.

* Track staff will assist wherever possible boxing and catching greyhounds for Trials.  

 

REGISTRATION RENEWALS

03/06/2020
All participants are reminded to check their Registration expiry date via their Fasttrack account.  Trainers are encouraged to contact owners/syndicate members to ensure their registrations are renewed.  Greyhounds will not be eligible for nomination if the Trainer or Owner/s are not registered.  
Trainers,  if your photo is more than 5 yrs old please update it.  Upload a recent passport style photo via your fastTrack login

Renewal applications are available 8 weeks before expiry and can be found under  Tasks and Notifications or CLICK HERE to renew now. 

HEALESVILLE - TRACK HARROW WEDNESDAY JUNE 3RD

03/06/2020
Participants are advised that the track at Healesville was medium harrowed today, Wednesday June 3rd. 

SHEPPARTON CONTACT DETAILS - WEDNESDAY 3RD JUNE

03/06/2020
Participants are advised that Shepparton Greyhound Racing Club have no power today Wednesday, June 3rd. Please call 0400 962 340 if you need to contact the office.

WARRAGUL TRIAL INFORMATION - JUNE 2020

02/06/2020
Due to the Warragul Greyhound Club racing three times a week for the month of June, it is to be noted the following:

Monday Twilight Meeting - Trials after the last race
Tuesday Night Meeting - Trials after the last race
Wednesday - Trial session booked via Fast Track
Thursday Day meeting - Trials after the last race
Friday - Scheduled Maintenance

Monday - Scheduled Maintenance
Tuesday Night Meeting - Trials after the last race
Wednesday - Trial session booked via Fast Track
Thursday Day meeting - Trials after the last race
Friday Night meeting - No trials after the last race

JUNE 2020 PRIZE MONEY BOOST

02/06/2020
GRV have announced increases to prizemoney at certain levels of racing for the month of June 2020. 

Please click on the below link for further details.

https://www.grv.org.au/news/2020/05/29/prize-money-boost-for-level-three-and-select-provincial-race-meeting-throughout-june/

SANDOWN (SAP) - SUNDAY 7TH JUNE - NOW RANK LIMIT 200+

02/06/2020
Participants are advised that the meeting at Sandown (SAP) on Sunday 7th of June is now a Rank Limit (200+) meeting.

This meeting will be for Full Provincial Stakes and nominations close on Wednesday, June 3rd at 10.00am.

Note all previous nominations for the original Provincial meeting have been removed.

SHEPPARTON 385M TIER 3 TIME STANDARD - EFFECTIVE 3RD JUNE 2020

01/06/2020

GRV Racing Department have set a Tier 3 time standard for the new 385m distance at Shepparton.

This time standard is effective for meetings graded from 3rd June 2020 onwards with all greyhounds that have raced over the 385m distance at Shepparton to be reassessed applying this time standard.

As a result some greyhounds will become ineligible for Tier 3 meetings on 3rd June 2020.

This time standard will be monitored over the coming months and adjustments made if required. 

Shepparton - 385m - 22.30s

Updated GRV Grading Guidelines are now available and can be found by clicking here 

*Originally posted 15th May

BALLARAT GRC - BISTRO UPDATE

01/06/2020

Ballarat Greyhound Racing Club Bar and JA Catering Bistro have decided to remain closed until Wednesday 24th June 2020. This is due to the strict Hospitality Industry Guidelines and ongoing maintenance of the venue.

It's tough decision to make, but ultimately the safety of our staff & participants must come first. We thank you for your patience and support.

The following catering venues are within 5KM distance of the club along Albert St, Sebastopol VIC 3356
Stockade On Rubicon (Chicken Shop)
Rubicon Fish Shop
Hungry Jacks
Domino's Pizza Sebastopl
Kebabman
Sebastopol Noddle Bar
KFC Sebastopol
McDonald's Sebastpol

BALLARAT GRC - TRIAL UPDATE

01/06/2020

NO TRIALS after the last Saturday 6^th of June 2020

TRIALLING Monday 8^th of June 2020 (Public Holiday). Limit of 30 Trials. To book your trail call the Office 9AM Monday.

PARTICIPANT SUPPORT LINE NOW ACTIVE

01/06/2020

GRV is committed to providing support to enable participants to achieve positive, effective and productive outcomes across a broad range of issues.

Read more https://www.grv.org.au/news/2020/05/30/participant-support-line-now-active

SHEPPARTON NOMINATIONS EXTENDED - THURSDAY JUNE 4TH

01/06/2020
Please note that due to the incorrect distance (390m) advertised for Grade 5 Heats 385m (250+ Rank)(Minimum 4 starts at Shepparton) at Shepparton on Thursday June 4th, nominations have been extended until 11:30am to allow the issue to be rectified and nominations to be updated accordingly. 

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