Tasmanian is the only state which put their Stewards on a five year contract and it is supposed to be a step in "integrity" in the employment of Stewards it also gives the department the ability to remove people from their positions without facing any legal issues. The major downside to this is it limits the applicants for positions as there are no guarantees that you will be employed in 5 years time.

Amanda's contract expired in January 2010 and there was no offer for it to be renewed, however, the option was there for her to reapply for the position. The interesting thing is other Stewards were offererd a further 5 years including the Steward who is acting in the position!

well paul its apparently at the discretion of stewards but i would have thought a dog dying after racing even if it looked as though it was a heart attack
( thats what the on course vet said )it would have given the owner,trainer and racing people an answer and stopped rumours circulating about it cheers chub.

well here in victoria they wouldnt have hesitated to do an autopsy to allay any fears anyone had and to show they had INTEGRITY something it appears TASMANIAN STEWARDS are severley lacking in.

RACE 10 – HANKOOK TYRES GRADE 5- 452 METRES
Elusive Lomar was slow out. Royal Debree checked off the heels of Power Broker approaching the home turn. Dilston Dubai severely
checked off the heels of Royal Debree on the home turn. A post race veterinary examination of Dr. Ralf revealed that no apparent injury
could be detected. A post race veterinary examination of Dilston Dubai revealed that the greyhound was injured with a spike wound to
its right wrist and mild thumps and has been stood down from racing for a period of 2 days at all tracks. Stewards issued a warning on the racing manners of Dr. Ralf over the concluding stages of the event for the manner in which it tired.


LMFAO "the manner in which it tired" !!!!!! it didnt tire in an appropriate manner???

and another........


Reg’s Big Girl, Pearl’s Snow and Rebel Patch bumped soon after the start. Reg’s Big Girl crossed to the rails approaching the first turn and galloped on the heels of Hero Hunter, severely checking Hero Hunter which faltered As a result Beijing Bond, All Shot, Strong Magic and Pearl’s Snow were checked. Rebel Patch raced wide in the home straight. Hero Hunter was examined by the club’s Veterinary Surgeon and it was reported that this greyhound had right shoulder muscle soreness and the greyhound has been stood down from racing for a period of 10 days. Stewards found Hero Hunter guilty under GAR 69(5) for failing to pursue the lure with due commitment by reason of injury, in that Hero Hunter pulled up in the home straight. Hero Hunter must complete a Steward’s satisfactory trial before any future nominations will be accepted.
RUN ON: 1 4 7 6 5 3 8 2 by my calculations 8 dogs finished the race!!!! So did it pull up or tail off ????
MARGINS: ½ HD x 2
TIME: 26.62

sorry penny i got the wrong state so at the nwgrc there was alledge that there was white power that stop a swab from been taken isnt that a security breech or a form of race fixing.

yes well with miss hills departure greyhound racing in my opinion has gone on a spiral downwards in tasmania cheers chub

Well Chub...you are spot on and the track record of the currant one and previous one speaks for its self,..its all in plan english/Black an white/an right in front of them......!!!

just wondering where? do tasmanian stewards get their training for GREYHOUNDS other than the trots and gallopers which arent even in the same areas and cant/shouldnt be compared

Course vet late, stewards "checking" dogs, shonky swabbing, wanker stewards who get kicked out of other states!!!!! Looks like the sooner they appoint Ms Hill the better!!!