“Our most western track…is a 14 hour drive from Sydney…”
Rob Macaulay on Broken Hill, one of the 30 community run Greyhound tracks in New South Wales
Show NotesRob Macaulay served as legal counsel for Greyhound Racing New South Wales (NSW) four years ago and immediately immersed himself in the sport of Australian Greyhound racing. When the opportunity presented itself, he applied to serve as Greyhound Racing NSW’s Chief Executive Officer. As CEO, Rob leads the organization’s racing and welfare initiatives in Australia’s largest and most southwest state.
The Australian track system will, at first glance, appear very different from the American system. Tracks under Greyhound Racing NSW’s umbrella of leadership are community clubs, similar to English football clubs. Rob speaks of the smallest and most remote tracks like the Broken Hill Greyhound Club in the same breath as the largest Greyhound racing tracks in Sydney. One gets the sense that there is a sense of community pride within this Australian Greyhound racing system.
Rob is very eager to share Australian racing Greyhounds with the world when they retire. Similar to the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust association with Greyhound Pets of America, Greyhound Racing NSW is piloting a similar adoption program for potential American Greyhound adopters. In 2023, Rob has a goal to introduce 120 Australian Greyhounds into the enthusiastic and welcoming arms of American adopters.
In this episode, John and Rob sit down to discuss the Australian racing Greyhound and the sport’s present and future. The conversation covers the community centric track system in New South Wales, technical aspects of Australian races and racing surfaces, and the wagering and funding of the sport. They also cover the welfare and rehoming of Australian racing Greyhounds, including the emerging partnership with Greyhound Pets of America.
LinksSteve Austin: Training Greyhounds as Police Therapy Dogs
The Injoy Lure Coursing Story
Australian Racing Greyhounds as Police Therapy Dogs
Kim Gooding: From Coursing to Racing
International Greyhound Rehoming Roundtable
Virtual Launch: Charlie Blanning’s First Greyhound Novel, “Rags to Riches”
Robbie Britton: Training the Australian Racing Greyhound
Kurt Trzeciak: Life as a Racing Greyhound Trainer
Racing Ownership in the UK with George Sell
Charlie Blanning and Gary Guccione: Racing’s Top Five Greyhounds
Lee Livingood: Author of ‘Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies’
A Conversation with Irish Breeder and Trainer Dolores Ruth
Dr. Rob Gillette on Greyhound Sports Medicine
Virtual Launch: Charlie Blanning’s Twenty Two Waterloo Cups
Leslie Wootten: Greyhound Author
Jackie Teal: Coursing & Racing Trainer
Charlie Blanning’s Latest Greyhound History Project
Steve Downs on Open Field Coursing in the U.S.
Gary Guccione: A Life in Greyhound Racing
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