BATHURST Greyhound Racing Club’s racing manager Jason Lyne was a shattered man on Thursday afternoon after he heard the news the sport he is so passionate about will be banned in New South Wales from July 1 next year.
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“I honestly didn’t see this coming, I doubt anyone in the industry did,” Lyne said.
“I certainly didn’t think that it was going to go this way.
“I’ve given my entire life to this sport, since I was 13 or 14 I have been involved in the industry on some level. I’ve been a steward, an owner – I’ve always tried to give back to the industry.”
Lyne was in Grafton on Thursday heading to a racing carnival staged by the local club but now his trip has taken on a different tone.
“I was looking forward to catching up with a lot of my good friends, but now, yeah I am in shock and they will be too,” Lyne said.
“It’s just unbelievable, I think it is going to take a while to sink in.”
