By Hamish
For the last 3 and a bit years, I have been writing about greyhound syndication and greyhound syndicates, promoting the syndicates of trainers that I know and trust. I started on other websites and web directories before starting this site last year.
Up until recently I have mostly been promoting shares in greyhounds for racing purposes as this is the way that most people get started. Going forward I am looking further at promoting greyhound breeding syndicates. Below I will outline why.
I want to ensure that we reinvest in the industry- The greyhound industry relies on its participants reinvesting in the industry. Ensuring the continued breeding of well credentialed greyhound pups means that we will keep our industry growing and strong.
You can reinvest profits from selling greyhound pups in racing greyhounds- Whilst greyhound breeding syndicates may some upfront investment to get your greyhound pregnant and then have the pups, you can mitigate a lot of your ongoing costs through selling some of the pups. This can cover your costs if you want to keep some of the pups for racing.
It is something a little different- Most people get involved in greyhound racing though buying shares in racing syndicates, but greyhound breeding syndicates are becoming more and more popular.
If you are interested in getting involved in a greyhound breeding syndicate, I will have many started over the coming months. Contact me for further information.
By Hamish
I mentioned a couple of days ago that I have been liaising with breeders and trainers to start a breeding syndicate. I said that it was something that would occur over the next couple of months.
Things have moved along swiftly and it looks like we will have something put together in the next couple of weeks.
Contact me if you want any further information or if you would be interested in getting involved.
By Hamish
Greyhound syndication is a great way to get started in the greyhound racing game. You can limit your investment and still enjoy all the fun and excitement of being an owner. One of the increasingly popular forms of greyhound syndicates going around these days is the breeding syndicate- why buy one racing dog when you can get a litter of pups and potential champions?
Basically with a breeding syndicate, you first need to find your brood bitch. Then you need to find a sire. There are costs here. Then you also have the whelping costs. These are the main costs with your syndicate.
Once the pups are born you have a few options. You can sell off some or all of the pups, or you can race them all. Usually you go with selling a few pups to cover your costs and then you race the ones that you keep for fun.
Obviously there are some risks involved- i.e. some of the pups die or your brood bitch doesn’t get pregnant, but if you choose the right greyhounds and go to the right breeder, you limit your risks as much as possible.
Over the coming months, we will be helping to organise some breeding syndicates. Let me know if you are interested and I will add you to the mailing list.
Contact me here.
By Hamish
The Greyhound Syndication industry in Australia has taken a bit of a hit recently. One of Australia’s fastest growing and biggest syndicators may now be finding himself in a bit of trouble. Before you commit to any purchase, check out this post.
http://greyhoundsales.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=20691&page=1
If half of what is being said about Brad is true, the poor boy may be about to find himself facing a whole lot of trouble. I do feel sorry for anyone who may not have received the fun experience that they should from greyhound ownership. It is a great industry that you should most definitely find fun and exciting.
Here are some important things that you need to consider if you are keen in getting started out in the greyhound racing industry through syndication:
Do your research- You need to do your research before you spend your money. You should make sure that you do a Google Search ( so you can find if people are saying bad think about the syndicator you are thinking about) and you should talk to other syndicate owners who use the trainer you are looking at. You also need to research the greyhound sire and breeding to ensure that you are finding yourself a well bred greyhound.
Don’t get involved for money- Whilst there are things you can do to improve your chances of profitability, you need to remember that it is not just about money. You may not cover your costs from prize money. It is about keeping the industry going and the excitement of seeing your greyhound come across the line first. It is exciting to see your greyhound win no matter where it is. Also, if you place your greyhound correctly, you can hit up the bookies and make your money there.
Greyhound syndication is fun and exciting. If you take in to consideration the two things I’ve mentioned above your time as an owner should be fun and exciting.
By Hamish
From the Greyhound Racing Victoria Website:
Wednesday 6th January, 2010
On Monday 11 th January 2010, Greyhound Racing Victoria will launch a re-design of this website.
While the visual presentation of the site has undergone some changes, the functionality and services offered on the site are unchanged. In order to assist with navigation, the following outline will help you understand the major differences:
Home Page
The home page has the most significant change in terms of appearance. However, while the page looks different, the same functionality and services are provided. The main variations include:
· Completely new visual experience (new color schemes, backgrounds, banner images, layout & Image Gallery)
· Main Menu items have changed (see next point)
· Client Login – Contacts – Home appears on the main menu
· Latest News shows 4 items with a completely new system for viewing latest news and archived news
· Greyhound Central is unchanged
Latest News
The latest news section is completely new and has undergone the most significant change. The ability to see 4 latest news items on the home page, then navigate to the full story, then subsequently look up archived news stories from a dedicated module is an improved services and aligns with the latest news module used in all the club websites.
Main Menu
The main menu items and order have changed quite a bit, but include all features of the site within this menu. The same menu will appear on all pages of the site and we anticipate the menu is self explanatory in terms of where to find respective services. The major changes are:
· Combining of all participant based information into a menu item called ‘Participants’ (see next section)
· Including Client Login, Contacts & Home buttons onto the Main Menu
Participants
The participants menu consolidates all existing services associated with participant services, including Owners, Trainers, Breeders, Application forms, Attendants, Catchers, Fees, etc.
Racing
The Racing menu includes all things Racing, including all of the Greyhound Central Services from the home page, Calendars and a NEW section called Stewards. This Stewards section will now include steward appeals and inquiry details.
The redevelopment of the GRV website has been driven out of necessity to modify and standardise the technical back-end, rather than to add or remove functions or services. Therefore, most of the content and functionality of the site is unchanged. This new GRV website, all Victorian Club websites and the GAP website will now look and feel similar in design. This should make navigation and finding your information about the Victorian Greyhound Industry quite easy.
If you have any queries or feedback, please go to the Contact Us page and complete the form or email memberservices@grv.org.au or contact Member Services on 8329 1100.
The website is already very easy to navigate but these new updates look like they will make everything much easier. I look forward to the changes.
By Hamish
There seems to be a lot of rumour and innuendo going around about Team Bundy Greyhound Syndicates at the moment. There seem to be plenty of greyhound owners out there who are unhappy and may not know exactly what is going on and what their rights are.
If you were considering purchasing a share in a Team Bundy Syndicate, I would advise you to be careful. There is talk about them disappearing and not responding to emails or calls.
http://www.racingforum.com.au/syndicates/1788-team-bundy-where-r-u.html
http://greyhoundsales.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=20691&page=1
If you are buying shares in a syndicate, remember it should first be about fun and not necessarily about profit. Having said that, finding a syndicate that is close to you is advantageous because then you can actually go and watch your greyhound run.
Do your research and speak to a lot of people before you make your purchase. I just hope that the issues that we have seen here do not turn too many people away from Greyhound Racing as it would be sad to see so many first timers lost to the industry.
By Hamish
Meticulous, whelped in August 2004, was a dual Group 1 winner, winning the Top Gun and Silver Chief in 2007. He also won the Group 2 Traralgon Cup in the same year. Meticulous had 36 starts for 16-8-3 and he won $269460 in prize money.
Meticulous is impeccably bred. His Sire was Brett Lee, arguably the best greyhound ever seen in Australia with stats of 39 starts for 31 wins and more than $400000 in prize money. His Dam, Dance Portrait had 26 starts for 12-3-2 and nearly $100000 in prize money
If you are interested in purchasing a share in Meticulous progeny syndicate, do not hesitate to get in touch. Our contacts have some shares available that are sure to sell out quickly.
Contact me now.
By Hamish
El Galo was a greyhound who’s career was at times controversial. He was disqualified after winning the Group 1 Top Gun at The Meadows in 2008 and his trainer Jason Thompson oftentimes found himself in trouble after never being afraid to make a comment to the media.
Despite this controversy, it cannot be denied that El Galo was, still is, a champion greyhound. He had 3 Group 1 wins, two Group 2 wins and a Group 3 win on his way to over $500000 in prize money from 71 starts. His stats ended at 71 starts for 44 wins, 13 second placings and 6 third placings. El Galo was out of Where’s Pedro and Roxy Reason. Where’s Pedro had stats of 22:15-2-0 and Roxy Reason had stats of 38:15-6-4. As you can see, El Galo has impeccable breeding and has prospered as a racing dog.
Now that he has retired, El Galo is standing at stud. His greyhound pups are sure to attract a lot of interest. Over the coming months our contacts will have some El Galo pups available. As I said, there is sure to be plenty of interest in these pups. If you are keen to find out more about these pups and reserve a spot, get in touch.