The NSW government is turning its back on greyhound racing after making "secret deals" with the thoroughbred code, an industry figure says.Greyhound Racing NSW chairman Percy Allan said legislation being debated in parliament on Tuesday - proposing to merge the Sydney Turf and Australian Jockey Clubs and to approve the operation of the racing game Trackside as a wagering product - would unfairly benefit the Sport of Kings over the "sport of battlers".The legislation would grant the government te

The NSW government is turning its back on greyhound racing after making "secret deals" with the thoroughbred code, an industry figure says.

Greyhound Racing NSW chairman Percy Allan said legislation being debated in parliament on Tuesday - proposing to merge the Sydney Turf and Australian Jockey Clubs and to approve the operation of the racing game Trackside as a wagering product - would unfairly benefit the Sport of Kings over the "sport of battlers".

The legislation would grant the government temporary powers over the Racing Distribution Agreement (RDA) between Tabcorp and the three racing codes.

Under the RDA, Tabcorp distributes 70 per cent of profits to thoroughbreds, 17 per cent to harness racing and 13 per cent to the greyhounds.

Any distribution changes must be approved by all racing codes but, under the Totalizator Amendment Bill 2010 and the Australian Jockey and Sydney Turf Clubs Merger Bill 2010, NSW Racing Minister Kevin Greene will be granted temporary powers, until January 2011, to override any code's right to veto.

Allan said these overriding powers have been proposed to allow the government to put into effect a "secret deal" it has drawn up with Racing NSW which will provide thoroughbred racing over $150 million to facilitate the merger and fund major upgrades to Randwick Racecourse.

He said the government would provide Tabcorp with $150 million worth of "sweeteners" in the form of tax concessions and subsidies.

In return, Racing NSW would forego its share of revenue generated from Trackside.

The government would also grant $24 million towards upgrades at Rosehill Racecourse.

Allan said deals between the government, Tabcorp and Racing NSW had been conducted in secret and the true value of the concessions awarded to thoroughbred racing had been concealed.

He said neither greyhound racing nor harness racing were offered the option to forego Trackside revenue and the deal was "done behind our backs".

"That is inequality," Allan told AAP.

"(Minister Greene) seems to think that the Sport of Kings is more deserving of money where the poor codes don't get a cent. We're the sport of battlers."

"When we've put out our hand to the government for help, we're told there's no money for racing. The government came to their rescue when it never came to ours.

Allan said the government recently rejected a plea for $315,000 towards infrastructure at a greyhound track in Goulburn, citing the need to put money towards health, education and transport instead.

The track faces closure unless Greyhound Racing NSW can raise the money.

"They can find $150 million and $24 million to give to the richest racing sport and they can't even find $315,000 to help greyhound racing," Allan said.

He said greyhound racing would have no issue with the introduction of Trackside if it was introduced under the existing commercial arrangements set out in the RDA.