On the same night the NRL dealt with Ezra Mam being called a “monkey”, form comment for a dog named Ezra Man running at Maitland read “Go bananas!”
Greyhound Racing NSW has apologised for a racist remark made about a dog named after Broncos playmaker Ezra Mam.banned for eight weeks by the NRL judiciaryThe form comments provided by GRNSW to several betting partners – including Sportsbet – about Ezra Man read: “Go Bananas! Let’s see if we can get some positive Headlines, tonight??”
“We do not tolerate hate speech, discrimination and racism in our organisation, on our platforms, or by our partners. We will continue to call it out and unreservedly apologise for the distress this has caused.” “GRNSW is appalled by what was published, and apologises unreservedly for the comment, and the distress it has caused.“GRNSW also apologises unreservedly to its partners who were unwittingly and through no fault of their own, caught up in the incident. GRNSW will not tolerate this kind of behaviour and appropriate action has been taken.