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Queensland Greyhounds to benefit from Prize-Money and sustainability boost from Thursday

31 January 2018

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The Queensland Greyhound code will benefit from a boost to prize-money and sustainability measures from tomorrow, 1 February 2018.

Racing Queensland announced a $12 million increase in prize-money and returns to participants earlier this month. Of the increase, the greyhound code receives $3 million which includes $800k for sustainability measures, an overall increase of 10% in prize money spread throughout all greyhound events, and an increase to the greyhound appearance fee to $40.

Racing Queensland CEO Dr Eliot Forbes said the increase in prize-money and other benefits to greyhound participants is recognition of its strong commercial performance of recent years.

The prize money increase will result in a 10% increase across all greyhound meetings. In keeping with our commitment to industry sustainability, an allocation of $800,000 will go towards a number of initiatives.

Dr Eliot Forbes CEO - Racing Queensland