![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.greyhoundinfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_2793.jpg\" "\\"IMG_2793\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After the 18th race of the morning we had a great NGA picnic – food was awesome – and then we spent the afternoon visiting a greyhound farm and learning more about the dogs and the breeding program of this farmer. Since I have received a number of comments on this (we do not post comments) I did want to address one question. There was not a single injury or hurt pup in todays racing. Everyone completed the races, walked off the track, underwent drug testing, and was re-checked by the vet (They were all checked prior to running as well). All pups are sound and healthy. 18 races x 6 runners per race = 108 pups running = 0% injuries. This is VERIFIABLE FACT.<\/p>\n Here are some pics of the pups:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Then we visited some VIP’s on the farm. Guess who these two pups are (they all raced a successful career and are in their second part of the career on the farm):<\/p>\n And this guy is here on a permanent visa from Ireland:<\/p>\n That’s it for Thursday for pics. Afterwards we had the hall of fame banquet. See you after Friday’s races.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thursday was the 4th day of the Spring 2011 meet. There was not a post yesterday as Wednesday did not have any races – it was a rest day for the dogs and a meeting day for the humans. I … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n