4/26/2023 0 Comments Greyhound manager 2 name key![]() Mitchell also helps run the Blue Tick Racing Syndicate and is looking to bring together owners, trainers and breeders under one umbrella organisation to provide a united voice when it comes to the future direction of the sport - ‘Stronger, Together’ is its mantra. Whether that completely assuages the strength of feeling felt by a number of owners presently is unclear, but it’s a start - and so was the recent launch of the National Greyhound Supporters Club founded by David Mitchell. Visiting your pride and joy’s kennel on a Sunday has long been a major reason why owners become involved in the first place, a part of the cherished experience of ownership which has been denied to owners - and vice-versa our sociable trainers! Social distancing and booked appointments notwithstanding, visits are back. ![]() This will involve certain Covid-19 safety guidelines, but is clearly progress. However, things are moving in the right direction as a recent missive from the GBGB shows, allowing owners to visit trainers’ kennels from July 26. During lockdown they faced, in some cases, three months of kennel bills bereft of prize-money and then, when racing did start, were not allowed into the track to see their runners in trials or races.Īll understandable and very much key to the GBGB’s spot-on biosecurity guidelines, which allowed greyhound racing to be the first sport to return post-lockdown, but nevertheless frustrating. For owners, things have clearly not been straightforward - they’ve not been a bed of roses for trainers either, but let’s concentrate on owners here.
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