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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=150 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="1030" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC00 HEIGHT= 129 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="3d0007c0.jpg" border=0 width="1024" height="124" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=300 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="1017" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003366 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="167"><div> <B>MENU</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003366 WIDTH="839"><div> <B><U>NEWS AND EVENTS</U></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC00 HEIGHT= 1873 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grafton Greyhound Racing Club">Home</A></div> <div> <A HREF="aboutus.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us">About Us</A></div> <div> <B>News and Events</B></div> <div> <A HREF="photoscarnival11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Carnival 2011 Photos">Carnival 2011 Photos</A></div> <div> <A HREF="thecarnival.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Carnival">The Carnival</A></div> <div> <A HREF="trackinfo.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Track Info">Track Info</A></div> <div> <A HREF="calendar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar">Calendar</A></div> <div> <A HREF="fields.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fields">Fields</A></div> <div> <A HREF="preview.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Race Preview">Race Preview</A></div> <div> <A HREF="results.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Results">Results</A></div> <div> <A HREF="review.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Race Review">Race Review</A></div> <div> <A HREF="points.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Points Score">Points Score</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sponsors.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Sponsors">Our Sponsors</A></div> <div> <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links">Links</A></div> <div> <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Contact Us</A></div> <div> <A HREF="feedback.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Feedback">Feedback</A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="825" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003366 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="819"><div> <B><U>PRESS RELEASE FROM GRNSW REGARDING MAIDEN GREYHOUDS</U></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC HEIGHT= 389 WIDTH="819"><div> For those who will be venturing to Grafton with a maiden greyhound please be aware of the following GRNSW press release. </div> <bR> <div> <I>"After the receipt of Registration Certificates, greyhounds racing at TAB venues are still required to have a secondary identification check which will be endorsed on the certificate by the officiating GRNSW Steward.</I> </div> <bR> <div> <I>This will occur at either the Performance Trial, or the greyhound’s first TAB race start, should the greyhound initially race at a Non TAB track.</I> </div> <bR> <div> <I>When required to have the secondary identification check, it is obligatory upon the trainer to present the greyhound at the kennels a minimum of 15 minutes prior to the kennelling opening time. This ensures that greyhounds engaged at the meeting are able to both access the kennels with expediency, and to be inspected and examined in a reasonable time frame. Failure to comply with this direction may result in the scratching of the greyhound.</I> </div> <bR> <div> <I>Stewards have been instructed to strictly adhere to the provisions of this direction and from 1 July 2011 any greyhound failing to be presented within the specified time, without reasonable cause, will be withdrawn."</I> </div> <bR> <div> While this has been widely known in recent times, where it comes into effect for Grafton is those who will be racing in the July Maiden Classic heats on Saturday July 2nd will also need to present their greyhounds prior to kennelling if they have not yet had their second identification check. This is despite the fact that this meeting will be a non TAB race meeting. We have been advised that greyhounds which are yet to have that 2nd identification check <B>must be presented.</B> </div> <bR> <div> With this in mind if you are aware of anyone who will be attending this meeting with an unraced maiden or indeed one which has been yet to start at a TAB venue please advise them that these greyhounds should be presented prior to kennelling. Mr Ron Mathews will be present 1 hour before kennelling closes for those who require this to be undertaken.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003366 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="819"><div> <B><U>GRRC NEWS 19.04.11</U></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 651 WIDTH="819"><div> <B><U>He Knows Uno - Golden Easter Egg</U></B> </div> <div> We would all love to be a 1 in 8 chance of taking home $250,000 and on Saturday night at Wentworth Park in Sydney the likable Iluka based husband and wife team of Mick and Lillian Patterson will have exactly that chance. </div> <bR> <div> The hustle and bustle of Sydney may be a far cry from the picturesque and peaceful surrounds of Iluka but it will be where all the action is centred for the Patterson's as they rug up their pride and joy He Knows Uno in the final of the world's richest greyhound race, the Macro Meats Golden Easter Egg Final carrying a cool $250,000 to the winner. The minor prize money is nothing to be sneezed at either with $62,500 and $31,250 for second and third place respectively. </div> <bR> <div> Mick has been making the arduous 18 hour round trip for the past three weeks with travelling companions Mick Causley and Reg Gardoll and it is fair to say his success has made the return journey home a much more enjoyable one. </div> <bR> <div> After winning his maiden race victory during last years Grafton July Racing Carnival one could never had known the lofty heights which He Knows Uno would go onto reach but it does outline the quality of greyhounds being produced here on the Northern Rivers. </div> <bR> <div> After a strong finishing second in his heat He Knows Uno was then responsible for a huge run in his semi final when running down Australia's highest stakes winning greyhound High Earner after being last in the early stages. He spotted that runner a conservative ten lengths start in the early stages and as they straightened for the run home he was still spotting High Earner a tidy five lengths start. You could hear the excitement in race caller Paul Ambrosoli's voice as He Knows Uno lifted to score a narrow victory over High Earner in the shadows of the post. </div> <bR> <div> While it was not the fastest time of the heats, that honour went to Radley Bale who has drawn box 7, he did have to overcome a chequered passage in running. You can be sure that whichever greyhound is leading the event the connections of that runner will be looking back in the field to see exactly where the powerful finishing home bred son of Primo Uno and Honeymoon's Over is. </div> <bR> <div> When contacted earlier this week Mick was understandably thrilled at the efforts of his charge and could not be any happier with preparations for this Saturday night' final. He has been kept fresh all week with just a swim in the Clarence River as per his preparation when taking out the Group 1 Brisbane Cup at Albion Park earlier this year. </div> <bR> <div> Bookmakers have listed He Knows Uno as a $13 chance to take out the event and while Mick would have preferred to have drawn box 8 in the final he is hopeful that He Knows Uno may be able to hold the fence as they round the first turn and push into a forward position from his box 1 draw. As added incentive for connections Sedger's Reef Hotel proprietor Mr. Gilmore has intimated that the Sportsman's Bar in the rebuilt and soon to be opened new Sedger's Reef Hotel is to be named the He Knows Uno bar if successful. </div> <bR> <div> Win lose or draw on Saturday evening at 10.15pm the Patterson's are in for one of the most exciting rides of their lives, one which we all dream to one day be a part of. So here is to hoping that maybe, just maybe, the Easter Bunny is set to deliver the ultimate "Egg" to the doorsteps of the Patterson residence in Iluka.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003366 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="819"><div> <B><U>GRRC NEWS 22.03.11</U></B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 690 WIDTH="819"><div> Mark down April 2 on the calendar as a must see event when the Grafton Rhino's Sporting Groups once again converge on the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club with their finest athletes set to do battle with ours in another instalment of RHINO versus GREYHOUND.</div> <bR> <div> Last year the Rhino's made a clean sweep of the match races with Dean Hambly scoring a narrow victory while Joel Moss scored decisively.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="42580ac0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="428" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Rest assured that the Greyhound fraternity has regrouped and is all set to hit back strongly in this years series. </div> <div> So it will be that on Saturday April 2 that all the fun and excitement is once again trackside at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club.</div> <bR> <div> In other news the Grafton Greyhound Club can confirm that in early April we will take delivery of 2 new sets of boxes to replace the 305m and 610m boxes. This will thankfully remove the need for any further hand started races as the new boxes will be standardised with trip starts.</div> <bR> <div> Also it is expected that we will be able to announce dates for our upcoming July racing carnival with the likelihood that this will consist of 6 TAB and 1 Non TAB race meeting. More details will follow when known for sure.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003366 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="819"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="819" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="819"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="819" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003366 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="167"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="167" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003366 WIDTH="839"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="839" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=30 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> Whilst the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club endeavour to ensure all information and updates are correct and current, we accept no responsibility for any errors or delay.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>