Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

Race Meeting Stewards’ Report

BetDeluxe Rockhampton

Date:  Wednesday 26 August 2026

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

Stewards: S Stehbens (Chair), R Doss, R Liverton

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Race 1 – BETDELUXE TOKENS MAIDEN 407m

4. Weed Mat – Underwent a pre-race veterinary examination and was cleared to start.

Race 2 – BONUS BACK TOKENS WITH BETDELUXE GRADE 6 407m

No apparent reportable incidents.

Race 3 – BOOST YOUR ODDS WITH BETDELUXE GRADE 5 407m

No apparent reportable incidents.

Race 4 – DELUXE YOUR PUNTING FFA 407m

8. Abraxos – Collided after the finish line, underwent a post-race veterinary examination and no apparent abnormalities were detected.

Race 5 – YOU'RE ON A WINNER WITH BETDELUXE GRADE 4 407m

6. Summer’s Edition – Deviated its attention away from the lure and made muzzle contact with the runner to its outside entering the home straight. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities. Steward’s spoke to trainer representative Summer Elson regarding the greyhound’s racing manners entering the home straight. After considering all available evidence, Stewards invoked GAR 123 Marring (first offence) – Summer’s Edition was stood down for 28 days at Rockhampton and must complete a satisfactory steward’s trial.

Race 6 – BETDELUXE.COM.AU MIXED 4/5 407m

No apparent reportable incidents.

Race 7 – BETDELUXE ROCKHAMPTON YOUNG GUNS FINAL OPEN 407m

1. Kej Stefani – Heavily bumped in the back straight. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities.

Race 8 – PLACE A SRM WITH BETDELUXE MA5 407m

3. Calamity Corner – Checked rounding the first turn.

4. Waka Waka – Checked and become unbalanced rounding the first turn. Checked entering the second turn.

6. Spring Travis – Dragged down entering the second turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed a nearside triceps injury and under the provisions of GAR41(1) the greyhound was stood down from racing for 7 days.

7. Apollo’s Sun – Severely checked and fell before regaining footing and completing the event. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities.

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STEWARDS SUMMARY
Samples (pre-race)		R2 – High Prayer R3 – Farmor Mystic R6 – Sunday Stroller
Samples (post-race)		All winners R5 – Farmor Senior – 5^th R7 – Velocity Moonlit – 2^nd R7 – Weaving – 3^rd
Scratchings		R1 – Wipeout Weed – Injury – 26/08 R2 – Mimosa Molly – Injury – 26/08 R3 – Blitzen Boo – Injury – 26/08 R7 – George Alexis – Ineligible – 25/08
Late scratchings		R3 – Dream House – Weight variation – TAB notified at 5:45pm
Animal Actions		R5 – Summer’s Edition – GAR123 Marring (1^st offence) – 28 days stand down at Rockhampton + Satisfactory trial
Person Actions		Steven Scott – GAR101(3)(b) weight variation – Fined $100
Greyhounds returning from 90+ day spelling		R6 – Sunday Stroller – 98 days – Spelling R8 – Spring Travis – 178 days – Spelling
Stewards Trials		Goerge Alexis – Passed – 23.72 – 407m – 32.9kg – GAR124 Failing to pursue
VETERINARY SUMMARY
Race	Greyhound	Injury	Stand down period (days)
Stewards Trial	George Alexis	Nearside toe injury	21
8	Spring Travis	Nearside triceps injury	7

The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to external review. The Racing Appeals Panel manages external reviews and the Racing Appeals Panel publishes its decisions on its website.

This report and the Stewards Comments for this meeting may be amended at any time, at the sole discretion of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards as races are reviewed.