Greyhound Wins Race but is Later Discovered to be on Methamphetamine
On 4/26/21 at 5:29 PM EDT
A three-year-old female Italian greyhound named Zipping Sarah was caught with drugs In her system after beating her competition in a high-stakes race. Now, New Zealand s entire greyhound racing industry has come under investigation.
Zipping Sarah finished first place in the Len, Jane and Penny Hart Memorial Feature at the Canterbury Greyhound Racing Club meeting held at the Addington Raceway in Christchurch on November 12, according to Global News.
Her glory was short-lived, however, when she tested positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine in a post-race urine sample test. Following the discovery, dog trainer Angela Helen Turnwald was disqualified for four months, fined $3,500, and was stripped off of the winning stake, which was over $4,000.
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Thursday, 22 April 2021, 5:57 pm
In a judgement
released yesterday, the Judicial Control Authority for
Racing fined greyhound trainer Angela Turnwald $3,500 and
disqualified them for four months in a doping case. The case
was bought by the Racing Integrity Unity after the greyhound
Zipping Sarah tested positive for
methamphetamine.
This is the third doping case in the
greyhound racing industry in the last six months.
SAFE
spokesperson Will Appelbe wants the Government to halt all
greyhound racing until its recently announced review of the
industry is complete. Dogs are being killed, injured
and doped, said Appelbe. That’s the state of greyhound
Press Release – SAFE NZ In a judgement released yesterday , the Judicial Control Authority for Racing fined greyhound trainer Angela Turnwald $3,500 and disqualified them for four months in a doping case. The case was bought by the Racing Integrity Unity after the greyhound …
In a judgement released yesterday, the Judicial Control Authority for Racing fined greyhound trainer Angela Turnwald $3,500 and disqualified them for four months in a doping case. The case was bought by the Racing Integrity Unity after the greyhound Zipping Sarah tested positive for methamphetamine.
This is the third doping case in the greyhound racing industry in the last six months.
Source:Â SAFE NZ
This year will be the 50th anniversary of the Melbourne Cup of greyhound racing. The Silver Collar is described by the Auckland Greyhound Racing Club as a âgruellingâ and âstamina-sapping affair,â raced over an âextremeâ 779 meters, which is twice as long as a typical race. For the dogs that reach the finals on 13 June, itâs the equivalent of a human running back-to-back marathons on consecutive weekends.
Given the Governmentâs serious concerns for dogs in the racing industry, SAFE spokesperson Will Appelbe said the Silver Collar should be cancelled this year.
âThe situation for dogs in the racing industry is pretty dire,â said Appelbe. âInjuries and deaths are happening weekly, and this race is extremely dangerous .â