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Plumpton (greyhound Racing)
Greyhound racing in Australia is a sport and gambling activity. Australia is one of several countries with a greyhound racing industry. The industry laws are governed by the State Government but the keeping of greyhounds are governed by the Local Authority. Regulation Each Australian state and territory has a greyhound racing body that regulates the racing, training and animal welfare of greyhounds in that state or territory. Greyhound Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) and Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) are the two largest authorities, governing over 40 racetracks. The Queensland Greyhound Racing Authority (QGRA), the Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association (WAGRA), Tasracing, Greyhound Racing South Australia (GRSA) and the Northern Territory Racing Authority all contribute to running and monitoring of greyhound racing and animal welfare of greyhounds in Australia. Australian Capital Territory There is currently no racing in the ACT following a territory ban in 2018. The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Easter Egg
The Golden Easter Egg is an Australian Group 1 Greyhound racing in Australia, greyhound race held annually at Sydney's Wentworth Park racetrack in Glebe, New South Wales, Glebe. In 2012 it was listed as the richest greyhound race in the world. History The first Golden Easter Egg was held at Wentworth Park, Sydney in 1990. Held annually on Easter Saturday it carries Group 1 status from AGRA, the code's racing regulator. The Golden Easter Egg carnival is in fact held over three weekends, commencing with heat events (8 in total), then followed by Semi Finals week (4 in total) and the Final Event in the third week. The first and second placegetters from the four semi final events fill the places in the final. The Golden Easter Egg now provides prize money of around $1,000,000 ($250,000 to the winner) making it one the richest greyhound carnivals in Australia. Honour Roll Golden Easter Egg Winners since inaugural 1990 race are:Collerson, Jeff. (20 April 2014)"Tonk Wins The Macro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
