ROSEMARY ABBOTT | National
LEAPING INTO ACTION
The Government’s bombshell decision to ban greyhound racing in New Zealand has left many Kiwis grappling with the fallout, none more so than 29-year-old Corey O’Connor from Christchurch.
O’Connor has spent the better part of his weekends at Addington Raceway and sporadically dabbling on random greyhound races in Palmerston North, where he’d watch online via the TAB website.
Racing Minister Winston Peters has announced the Government will phase out greyhound racing in the country by 2026, with the aim of rehoming some 2900 greyhounds.
With today’s news it means Corey will have to find other ways of blowing parts of his small paycheque each weekend, and he looks to be settling on the chaotic world of NBA multis.
“It’s the same vibe as the dogs,” he insisted. “You’ve got no idea what’s going on, but you’re hoping for the impossible. Just like trying to nail the First4, I’m hoping to pick 15 straight winners in a day’s play of the NBA” said O’Connor enthusiastically, despite having watched a minimal amount of NBA to date.
“I’ve got no idea who half the players are either,” Corey admitted. “But the thrill of putting a tenner on some dude from the Memphis Grizzlies to score exactly 17 points? Mate, that’s the same rush as backing Opawa Pawsome in the third race at Addington.”
More to come.
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