👀 GENERAL NEWS in 2021 👀

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TAKEN FROM THE RACING POST
MONDAY 1st NOVEMBER 2021::

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PERRY BARR STADIUM::
THURSDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2021:::

Entries Close @ 11am Monday 8-11-21

Trainers and kennelhands are requested
to wear white coats on parade for all open races....

The management reserve the right to refuse entries.

All open race entries must have completed
a race or trial at Perry Barr Stadium, prior to the closing date of a race



ARENA RACING COMPANY STAYERS
660m Flat, 6 Greyhounds & 3 resvs
Winner £300 and trophy; others £50


ARENA RACING COMPANY DASH
275m Flat, 6 Greyhounds & 3 resvs
Winner £300 and trophy; others £50


ARENA RACING COMPANY STANDARD
480m Flat, 6 Greyhounds & 3 resvs
Winner £300 and trophy; others £50


ARENA RACING COMPANY PUPPY MAIDEN
480m Flat, 6 Maiden Puppies & 3 resvs
Winner £225 and trophy; others £50
For puppies whelped in December
2019 or younger that have NOT won an open race at the time of closing


ARENA RACING COMPANY MAIDEN
480m Flat, 6 Maidens & 3 resvs
Winner £225 and trophy; others £50
For greyhounds that have NOT won an open race at the time of closing


ARENA RACING COMPANY PUPPY DASH
275m Flat, 6 Puppies & 3 resvs
Winner £300 and trophy; others £50
For puppies whelped in December 2019 or younger

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..GBGB FURTHER EXTENDS OWNERS’ GRS CONTRIBUTION DISPENSATION..

~ Dispensation extended for a further three months ~

~ From 1 April 2022 owners will be required to pay full GRS contribution upon registration with GBGB ~



The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has announced a further extension to the Greyhound Retirement Scheme (GRS) owners’ dispensation. Under the rules of the scheme, owners are required to pay £200 towards their greyhound’s retirement at the point of registration with GBGB (this £200 is matched by GBGB when the greyhound enters an approved homing centre). However, to make participation in the scheme more manageable for owners, GBGB granted a special dispensation for owners for the first year of the scheme. Under this dispensation, owners are only required to pay £100 at the point of registration with the remaining £100 due any time up to and including on their greyhound’s retirement from racing.

In August, GBGB announced an extension of this dispensation until the end of 2021 and have now announced a further extension until 31 March 2022. This is the final extension and from 1 April 2022, owners will be required to make the full £200 contribution at the same time as registering their greyhound with GBGB.

The special dispensation for British-bred greyhounds remains. Until September 2022, owners of greyhounds which are born, microchipped and earmarked in Britain will still only be required to pay a £100 bond payment upon registration, with GBGB contributing the remaining £300.

Since the GRS was launched in September 2020, over 3,500 retired greyhounds have accessed their full GRS bond with over 11,400 actively racing greyhounds enrolled. GBGB’s contribution to the GRS now totals over £1.4 million.

Explaining the change, GBGB’s GRS Co-ordinator, Paula Beniston, said:

“Through the many conversations I have had with owners over the past year, it is clear they all want their greyhounds to enjoy long, happy and healthy retirements within loving homes. The GRS provides the financial guarantee for this and it has been fantastic to welcome so many greyhounds into the scheme.

“When we launched the scheme last year, we were well aware of the financial challenges many owners were facing as a result of the pandemic which is why we allowed them to spread the cost of their contribution. This dispensation has clearly helped owners participate in the scheme and I am pleased we have been able to offer it for so long.

“I look forward to continuing to work with owners, trainers and homing centres as we continue to build on the success of the scheme’s first year.”

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THURSDAY 4-11-21::

TEAM 'ROSNEY' WERE IN RED-HOT FORM TONIGHT DOWN AT PERRY BARR STADIUM.

BROADLAND BLAZE 1st @ 7/1
BOWER TURBO 1st @ 7/4f
MOYAR BOND 1st @ 9/4f
TOBERGAL HONEY 1st @ 7/4

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Carly Philpott has resigned as a Greyhound Ambassador in response to GBGB allowing racing to take place on Bonfire Night.

She said: “It is a matter of principle. I realise that racing has always been allowed but some greyhounds are badly affected by the fireworks and I think it contravenes the spirit of the Greyh0und Commitment which I fully believe in.

“I realise not everyone shares my opinion. In fact my dad has runners at Henlow tonight. His view is, ‘I will abide by the rules’ and while I don’t agree with him, I can accept it. In fact, I don’t even have a problem with the tracks themselves. It should be up to GBGB to insist that they cannot race and that is the reason for my decision.

“To be fair to GBGB, they have done an incredible job with welfare and I have always supported them, but as I said, I can’t stand by and watch this happen.”

Last week, ARC announced they would not allow racing at their tracks with a long term commitment to a November 5 ban.

GBGB CEO Mark Bird responded: “I very much have sympathy with Carly’s position, and I fully understand her reasons for stepping down as a Greyhound Ambassador. Each year, as a sport, we are faced with the issue of fireworks. I am personally against them entirely, as any pet owner knows they cause undue distress, not only to dogs but to all animals both domestic and wild.

“It is sadly not as simple as GBGB mandating a ban on this day and believe me when I say that we have had many long debates on this subject. Whilst GBGB strongly recommends via our Fireworks Policy that racing is not held on this date or is rescheduled to an earlier time, we cannot, from a regulatory perspective, suspend racing. The decision of whether to race or not is currently down to our individual tracks and I applaud ARC and Entain on their decision to move their Friday night meetings this year. On this basis, I am therefore somewhat surprised that SIS have rescheduled their Central Park meeting to Henlow and Doncaster for this evening.

“ARC has gone further and has committed to never race on the 5th – ideally, this would be a decision that each one of our tracks comes to of their own volition. It demonstrates to the public that our commitment to welfare always comes first and foremost. I know that the vast majority of stakeholders in our sport would support the tracks in this decision – this is shown by the many owners and trainers who have taken the step to ask that their greyhounds do not race this weekend.

“It is not, however, a clear-cut issue. As Kevin Hutton stated in the Racing Post today, it is not just a question of the 5 November itself. This year, with it falling on a Friday we are likely to see events or private celebrations this Saturday too. Likewise, when Bonfire Night falls on a weekday you are likely to have events on the weekends on either side. Added to that Diwali celebrations and you have a period of two weeks where there is a high chance of fireworks.

“While I understand that some tracks are in less-populated areas and are therefore their runners are at less risk, this does not reduce the risk entirely. It is an issue that I believe, as an industry, we must show that we are serious about. Bonfire night and fireworks are, sadly, not going away anytime soon and, as a sport, we must be clear about our shared position.

“Finally, I would like to say thank you to Carly for all the hard work she has put in as a Greyhound Ambassador. I am sad to see her step down and I know this is not decision is not one she will have made lightly. She has been an enthusiastic and dedicated member of the group and most recently been involved with the successful meet and greets with retired greyhounds as Towcester.”

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SATURDAY 6th NOVEMBER 2021::

 

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