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Mark Azzopardi has ambitions to race greyhounds again.

Mark was banned for 23 years for positive drug tests. Now he wants to get back in the game

A leading greyhound trainer has mounted an unlikely bid to return to the industry with a tribunal questioning the severity of his staggering penalties.

  • Chris Barrett

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Greyhound racing will continues as the feud between Greyhound Racing and the Dapto Agricultural and Horticultural Society heads to court next February.

Kiwis are brave enough to ban greyhound racing. Why aren’t we?

The NSW government tried to ban greyhound racing, but backed down. Now New Zealand have made the decision.

  • Peter FitzSimons
The number of greyhound deaths in Victoria is up 45 per cent this year.

New Zealand just banned greyhound racing. In Victoria, the number of deaths is up

The Victorian greyhound industry pours $24 million a year into integrity and welfare programs. Is it doing enough?

  • Danny Russell
Tony Mestrov ran Greyhound Racing NSW for five years.

The plot to close tracks that ‘would have started World War III’

Former Greyhound Racing NSW chief Tony Mestrov has lifted the lid on political pressure he says was placed on the code.

  • Chris Barrett
James McDonald after winning the Cox Plate.

J-Mac sticks neck out over ‘ridiculous’ skivvy logo ban; Victorian racing codes lose $58m

Racing Victoria stewards are cracking down on jockey skivvy ads, while Caulfield is looking to scrap one of its group 1 race days and the state’s racing codes suffer a $58 million loss.

  • Danny Russell
Erika Wadlow-Smith with Whisper, her retired greyhound

Move over, cavoodles: Meet Sydney’s $27,000 dog

Erika Wadlow-Smith loves her adopted greyhound, but new figures reveal the sky-high costs of rehabilitating the former racing dogs.

  • Jordan Baker
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Thursday night at the Wentworth Park greyhound racetrack.

The scandal that’s left a pall over Wentworth Park’s future

Internal government documents reveal animal cruelty claims may derail an audacious bid by the NSW greyhound racing industry to maintain control of the site.

  • Michael McGowan
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Dishlicker diction or just rabbiting on?

At the end of the day, just get out of the way.

A dog in the Canidrome kennels.

Secrets and spin: How greyhound racing’s golden year went to the dogs

It was supposed to be a glory year for the greyhound racing industry. But, according to insiders, the positive spin glossed over many secrets – and many dead dogs.

  • Ben Cubby and Jordan Baker
Despite allegations of animal welfare abuses, the premier says the sport will continue in NSW.

Dogs’ days are over, and it’s only eight years too late

The news this week was as sickening as it was predictable. Cats may have nine lives, but surely the greyhound racing “industry” has run out of second chances.

  • Peter FitzSimons

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