What happened to Amanda Hill?? She was a very good steward when she was in Victoria always tough but one of the fairest, was a shame to lose her. Rumours ran rife over here about her but I doubt she was doing anything they said..... she was not that kind of person!

All interesting comments.Did a greyhound pass away in the kennel block at Devonport a couple of weeks ago .Was mentioned in stewards report I think.Does rule say an autopsy should be performed?I have been waiting for the results. to be published.PLB

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

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!

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.

when something along similar lines happened like this last time(Scrub O'mally died after crossin the finish line at Launceston)there was a autopsy done straight away,and correct me if i'm wrong i'm pretty sure Amanda Hill Directed this to be taken.....!!!

CORRECT!!!!........


RACE 7 – Shaw Contracting Illingworth Classic – Heat 5 515M
Scrub O’Malley was very slow out. Fisherman, Hotline Patch and Regent Diamond collided soon after the start. Blofeld checked off
the heels of Sting approaching the first turn. Fisherman, Hotline Patch and Hilton Sage collided on the first turn. Fisherman and Hilton
Sage collided approaching the second turn checking both greyhounds. Fisherman, Hotline Patch, Hilton Sage and Scrub O’Malley
collided on the home turn checking Hotline Patch and Hilton Sage. Scrub O’Malley collapsed approaching the catching pen and died.
The Club’s Veterinary Surgeon, Dr Stephen King reported that the he was of the opinion that Scrub O’Malley had suffered from a
pulmonary rupture, Dr King performed an autopsy on course and collected various samples from the greyhound for further analysis.
Stewards interviewed Mr M Stringer to establish if there had been any unusual incidents or circumstances that may assist the stewards
with their investigation in this matter.