Dog racing '72. School holidays in kennels 73-75 Kennel lad W City '77, prof trainer '81, rac office '82-83 - boring people shitless since '79
Breachwood Green, England
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five years.
As Richard stated, the continued decline in betting turnover and changing social norms will surely, eventually, make greyhound racing commercially unviable.
Look after yourselves guys.
and the trainers who own the kennels, I implore them to think medium to long term. For those who can, consider other alternatives including boarding.
Like Richard, I don’t think dog racing will cease immediately (within the next two years) but I can’t imagine it being here in
practically nobody left who wanted to read my drivel.
I always considered myself as a kennel lad who scribbled a bit. Aside from missing the dogs themselves (our last pensioner was PTS aged 13 last month) I still worry for ‘us’ staff who look after these fabulous hounds. To them
love greyhound racing for its own sake. To put it another way, I loved writing about breeding, history, profiling great hounds and trainers. Gambling coups, flapping, interesting owners, funny stories and the rest. Giving up the writing was easy, when I realised that there was
should Government ever decide to enquire into its welfare record. However, as Richard identified, there is no longer a greyhound audience. I’m not referring to the crowd who attend Romford or Hove at the weekend, or the once-a-year Derby crowd. I am referring to the folk who
touch with trainers, owners, racing managers and administrators. My message to all of them is ‘plan your exit’. Like Richard, I don’t think racing’s decline is imminent- but it is inevitable. I don’t consider welfare as the biggest issue. The lies of the ‘antis’ will be exposed
Richard is understating with his “managed decline” observation. I first went racing in 1972 and even then ‘the game has gone’ was a thing. In 45 years as a greyhound writer, the flow has only ever gone one way. It is now a year since I left Greyhound Racing UK but I am in regular
Have just read Richard Brankley’s recent ‘Monday Column’ in Racing Post. It is the best and most accurate assessment of the greyhound industry that I have read in a long time. But no less than I would expect from someone with Richard’s knowledge and integrity. However, I think
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In all seriousness, brilliant wee man. You came and you conquered. With Brendan & Simon, you achieved huge success and you did it with a smile on your face. The game is losing one of its greatest characters. No paddock will ever be the same again. Scotland, you have been warned!
This weekend Rab C McNair and his carer, the lovely Elizabeth, return to Jockland after 25 years in England. I understand that Rab will drive home with UK Border Forces having refused my request that he should be hoicked over Hadrians Wall wearing manacles and an orange jump suit
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Linda Mullins Funeral
02/07/26 - 2.15pm
Seven Hills Crematorium
Felixstowe Rd, Ipswich
IP10 0FG
Followed by a celebration of her life at
The Harbour Rooms
Suffolk Yachts Harbour
Lemington
IP10 0LN
3.15 onwards
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Linda Mullins, trailblazing greyhound racing trainer who became a dominant figure in the sport – obituary telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2…
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Find out how it all happened in 1926 by reading "Please Mister-The Golden Age of Greyhound Racing". To purchase email [email protected], or phone or text 07901 824556. Also available on eBay.
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🗣️ “I’m a trainer. I want my dogs to win races. Happy dogs win races. So what would be the point of keeping unhappy dogs or not looking after them?”
There is a growing list of politicians on the Left who believe greyhound racing should be banned on cruelty grounds.
It marks the latest bout of opposition to the sport, which has been in decline for decades despite its British cultural heritage ⤵️
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