Archive for the ‘Greyhound racing’ Category
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Treatment of racing dogs
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Living Conditions In many of the countries where there are large greyhound race tracks with gambling, the dogs live in kennels at or near the track or by their trainers. In the United States, the kennels are indoor crates stacked two levels high, with the females usually kept on the upper level, and males on [...]
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Greyhound racing today
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Several greyhounds before a race. Today greyhound racing continues in many countries around the world. The main greyhound racing and gambling countries are: Australia Ireland United Kingdom United States In the United States there are greyhound tracks in the following 15 states Alabama Arizona Arkansas Florida Colorado Connecticut Iowa Kansas Massachusetts New Hampshire Oregon Rhode [...]
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History of greyhound racing
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Photo finish of a greyhound race in Tampa, Florida, USA on February 9, 1939. Modern greyhound racing has its origins in coursing. The first recorded attempt at racing greyhounds on a straight track was made beside the Welsh Harp reservoir, Hendon in 1876, but this experiment did not develop. The sport emerged in its recognizable [...]
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Greyhound racing
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds. The dogs chase a lure (an artificial hare or rabbit) on a track until they arrive at the finish line. The one that arrives first is the winner. In many countries, greyhound racing is purely amateur and conducted for enjoyment. In other countries (particularly the US, UK, [...]
