Greyhound Racing Victoria
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| Sport | Greyhound Racing |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Victoria |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Headquarters | Victoria |
| Location | 1/46-50 Chetwynd St, West Melbourne VIC 3003 |
| Chairperson | Peita Duncan |
| Board members | Rob Greenall
Lisa Tripodi Bill Buccilli Daniel Nugent |
| CEO | Stuart Liang |
| Vice president(s) | Jake Blayney |
| Sponsor | Sportsbet |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Greyhound Racing Victoria is the Controlling Body that regulates greyhound racing in Victoria, Australia[when?]. Greyhound Racing Victoria is based in Melbourne, Australia. Greyhound Racing Victoria currently manages 13 Tracks.[1] Greyhound Racing Victoria holds 1000 race meetings a year, with over $40 million of prize money given out every year.[2]
Fasttrack[edit]
Greyhound Racing Victoria Currently uses their website Fasttrack for nominating greyhounds and race results. Fasttrack has records of every dog in the state. Fasttrack has records of every race that was held since the beginning of Fasttrack.
GAP Program[edit]
In 1996, the Greyhound Adoption Program was founded by Mel Tochner and Anita Smith.[3] The Greyhound Adoption program works with trainers and owners to help adopt greyhounds to good homes after they have finished racing. The Greyhound Adoption Program is based in Semour, Victoria, and has a purpose built facility for re-homing greyhounds.[4]
Venues[edit]
| Location | Track | Prizemoney Class |
|---|---|---|
| Springvale | Sandown Greyhounds | Metro/Provincial |
| Broadmeadows | The Meadows Greyhounds | Metro/Provincial |
| Ballarat | Ballarat Greyhounds | Provincial/Tier 3 |
| Bendigo | Bendigo Greyhounds | Provincial/Tier 3 |
| Cranbourne | Cranbourne Greyhounds | Provincial/Tier 3 |
| Geelong | Geelong Greyhound Racing Club | Provincial/Tier 3 |
| Healesville, Victoria | Healesville Greyhounds | Provincial/Tier 3 |
| Horsham | Horsham Greyhounds | Provincial/Tier 3 |
| Sale | Sale Greyhounds | Provincial/Tier 3 |
| Shepparton | Shepparton Greyhounds | Provincial/Tier 3 |
| Traralgon | Traralgon Greyhounds | Provincial/Tier 3 |
| Warragul | Warragul Greyhounds | Provincial/Tier 3 |
| Warrnambool | Warrnambool Greyhounds | Provincial/Tier 3 |
Feature Races[edit]
Source:[5]
- Melbourne Cup
- Top Gun
- Hume Cup
- Sandown Cup
- Sapphire Crown
- Harrison Dawson
- Geelong Cup
- Ballarat Cup
- Australia Cup
- Bendigo Cup
- Traralgon Cup
- Horsham Cup
- Sale Cup
- Cranbourne Cup
- Warragul Cup
- Warrnambool Cup
- Healesville Cup
References[edit]
- ^ "Venues". GRV. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ "About GRV". GRV. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ "21 TODAY: GAP growth stuns founders". GAP. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ^ "About GAP". GAP. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ^ "Career Opportunities". GRV. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2017-05-23.