Photo: Tim Goode/PAGreyhound racing needs to be on its toes, ready for a quick start when the hare is set in motion once more. While the details of the contract have not been disclosed, it has been somewhat successful, though one could argue that the continued closure of tracks makes that a contradiction. It seems inevitable that the government will employ a softly, softly reintroduction to ensure there is not another wave of coronavirus and, having already run successfully behind closed doors, greyhound racing and horse racing are prime candidates to lead the way back. It is not as drawn out in greyhound racing, but what we most certainly do not need is a quick return to cause a welfare issue. The sport has been allowed fall behind almost all others in recent years, so this should be used as a time to unashamedly advertise all that is good about greyhound racing.

Source: Irish Examiner March 31, 2020 16:07 UTC