Rally to Remember Missy the Greyhound – Wednesday – August 31, 2011 – for time/location – see below
Four years ago on August 31, 2007 Pa’s Mismakamess (Missy) broke her hock while racing at Tucson Greyhound Park. She raced only…
[more...]According to the National Weather Service:
Mon – 6/27 – temp at post time (7 pm) 107; races cancelled after 4th race
Tues – 6/28 – temp at post time (7 pm) 104; 13 races, no races cancelled
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Talk about the fox guarding the hen house.
According to an Arizona Department of Racing representative, the decision as to whether or not greyhounds race in extreme temperatures at Tucson Greyhound Park lies first with the state veterinarian and…
[more...]Tonight once again I called the dog track in South Tucson at 8 pm to find out if the dogs were still racing. According to weather.com the temperature at 8 pm was 102 degrees.
To my dismay the belligerent…
[more...]Tucson greyhounds race in 103 temps
Today – June 27 – the temperature here in Tucson was 112. According to the news, this is the hottest it’s been since 1995.
At 8 pm I looked at the Weather Channel…
[more...]April 9 – It rained all damn day and into the evening. The ground was soft and muddy, too muddy to let my dog out in the yard to run or to go for a walk. Thousands of people were…
[more...]Tucson greyhound racing: Oh, what a night. It sucked at the 1st turn.
What’s the problem with the first turn?
Thursday, March 31, 2011
SECOND RACE
LK’s Apollo and Leigh Tiffen bumped in the 1st turn
Leigh Tiffen…
Another few days have gone by and the poor dogs at Tucson Greyhound Park are still racing and coming in last, colliding, falling, and racing even though they can barely make it around the track. Are there no greyhound welfare…
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Speak out against Irish racing greyhounds going to China!
According to published reports, the Irish Greyhound Board is considering allying with Chinese officials to bring dog racing to the People’s Republic of China. Clearly, this expansion of a…
[more...]Here’s a day in the life of racing greyhounds that are falling and colliding at Tucson Greyhound Park.
Monday, March 14, 2011
FIRST RACE
AK’s Fruitcake collided in the 1st turn with Bikini Martini and LK’s Harmony.
Bikini Martini…