GREYHOUND LURE COURSING

We are currently investigating the possibility of introducing straight track Greyhound Lure Coursing into Queensland in 2006. Many of you may have seen or know a great deal about Lure Coursing, but for the benefit of those who are not familiar with it, we will include a little information on the bottom of this page. To gauge the interest from the greyhound community we have provided a simple feedback form so that you can express your opinions.

GREYHOUND LURE COURSING VOTING FORM

Would you like to see the introduction of Greyhound Lure Coursing in Queensland ? Please type in the box YES - MAYBE or NO. Please include your email address if you would like to know more.

Name: YES - MAYBE - NO: Email: Comments: If you would like more information, please indicate in the comments box of the feedback form.

ABOUT GREYHOUND LURE COURSING

Greyhound Lure Coursing is usually held in the cooler months of the year - eg - between April and October, because in coursing, some dogs will be asked to run 2-3 times in the one day. It is an official event were all greyhounds/owners/trainers are registered with the GRA and the greyhounds run for prizemoney. Distance is usually about 300m.  The dogs are slipped 2 at a time by a slipper and will chase the lure into the catching pen, where they are allowed to catch the lure. Dogs are drawn in pairs with the first drawn going into the Red collar, the next dog drawn goes into the White and so on until all the dogs have been drawn in the event. The first two dogs wear the RED and WHITE collars and are released from slips with the RED being on the left and the WHITE being on the right. The winner of this first course goes into the RED collar for the next round, the winner of the second course goes into the WHITE opposite the previous winner for the next round. This continues until all the dogs in the event have run. Dogs must have at least 20 minutes break before they run again. If the idea of Straight Track Lure Coursing is supported by the greyhound participants, and it begins in Queensland, the suggested general format of racing in the beginning would be - Calling for nominations for a 32 dog program. This would allow 8 races consisting of 4 dogs per race. The first 2 dogs in their respective race would be slipped and the 1st heat winner of the 1st race declared. The next 2 dogs from the same race - 2nd heat -would then be slipped and the winner of this heat of the 1st race would be declared. These 2 winners would then run off after all of the heats of the other 7 races have been run.  This allows the winners to recoup after their run and be fresh for the final between the 2 winners of the first race.