{"id":777028927,"date":"2025-07-11T08:38:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T11:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777028927"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:05:33","slug":"racing-suspended-at-new-queensland-greyhound-track-after-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/racing-suspended-at-new-queensland-greyhound-track-after-deaths","title":{"rendered":"Racing suspended at new Queensland greyhound track after deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Racing Queensland hopes to reschedule the meetings, but criticism is mounting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- Racing at Queensland greyhound track The Q<\/strong> has been indefinitely suspended <\/strong>due to safety concerns after 11 dogs died in four months. The AUD85m (US$55m) venue only opened in April<\/a> and was promoted as a state-of-the-art complex that would enhance animal welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stewards from the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission <\/strong>deemed the Q2 Parklands track to be \u201cunsuitable for trialling or racing<\/strong>\u201d after the cancellation of the Brisbane Cup<\/strong> due to a persistent \u201cwatering issue\u201d that rendered the surface unsafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRacing Queensland and the QGRC are focused on delivering a consistent and suitable racing surface before meetings are rescheduled,\u201d Racing Queensland said in a statement. However, there is mounting pressure from advocacy groups and political figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds claims that The Q has already become the deadliest greyhound racing track in the country, responsible for 11 of the 59 greyhound deaths nationwide in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly worrying that races even went ahead last Saturday despite known concerns,\u201d said Amy MacMahon, the coalition\u2019s president and former Greens MP for South Brisbane. \u201cThe Q was marketed as the safest track in Australia. That claim is not only misleading, it’s dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queensland premier David Crisafulli<\/strong> promising accountability. \u201cWe\u2019re serious about getting to the bottom of what happened,\u201d he stated. Sports and racing minister Tim Mander is leading an investigation into the facility and its management.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Australian watchdog warns influencers against promoting illegal online gambling<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Racing Queensland hopes to reschedule the meetings, but criticism is mounting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777027992,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Q greyhound racing track in Queensland, Australia, has been indefinitely suspended due to safety concerns and 11 dog deaths within four months of its AUD85m opening. The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission deemed the surface unsafe, prompting an investigation led by Sports and Racing Minister Tim Mander amidst mounting criticism from advocacy groups and political figures.","focusai_entities":"Racing Queensland, The Q, Queensland Racing Integrity Commission, QGRC, Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds, Amy MacMahon, Greens, David Crisafulli, Tim Mander","focusai_location":"Australia, Queensland, Brisbane","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), marketing_crm (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Operational Due Diligence?","query":"What specific deficiencies in the pre-operational due diligence and construction oversight led to the critical track surface failures at The Q, despite its AUD85m investment and 'state-of-the-art' promotion?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Review?","query":"How will the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission and relevant government bodies revise their regulatory compliance and governance frameworks to prevent similar catastrophic operational failures and ensure animal welfare in future racing infrastructure projects?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,439],"tags":[289,24589,24789,24827],"class_list":["post-777028927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-legal-news","tag-australia","tag-greyhound","tag-queensland","tag-the-q"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777028927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777028940,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028927\/revisions\/777028940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777027992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777028927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777028927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777028927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}