The $200,000 G3 Belmont Sprint is the feature event this weekend, a feature winter race of the season that has seen a fine array of star WA gallopers grace the honour roll. Below is a snapshot of the race’s history, going back to its inception in 1963. BELMONT SPRINT OVERVIEW The Belmont Sprint was…
“I would encourage everybody to be getting double dose vaccinated as soon as they possibly can.” That was the message to industry participants from David Hunter – head of Racing Operations at Racing Wagering Western Australia – when speaking to TABradio’s The Sports Daily on Thursday morning. Hunter provided some clarification around current racecourse COVID-19…
Increased prizemoney and a longer-term strategic approach to announcing stakes across all three codes of racing will deliver exciting racing for Western Australian participants in the years ahead. Acknowledging the unique economic conditions currently being experienced in Western Australia, Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) will evolve its stakes strategy to provide a three-year view…
Day 3 of the Ascot Maters continues on Saturday with the running of the Drummond Golf Kingston Town Classic. KINGSTON TOWN CLASSIC OVERVIEW The race is named after the Australian Racing Hall Of Fame champion, Kingston Town, who won the race in 1982. The Kingston Town Classic was first run in 1976 and won…
The Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes headlines day 2 of the Ascot Masters on Saturday. The race has been won by a host of top line sprinters going back to the races inception in 1952. Below is an overview of the race. WINTERBOTTOM STAKES OVERVIEW The Winterbottom Stakes has been staged since 1952. WA Racing Hall…
More than $600,000 is to be won by thoroughbred owners and breeders in the first Westspeed Platinum Race Day at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday, 18 December 2021. Races are restricted to Westspeed Platinum horses only, as part of the Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) commitment to support the local breeding sector. The races will…
NOTICE TO ALL WAROA MEMBERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 10am Saturday 16 October, 2021 As per the WAROA Constitution you are hereby advised the Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held on the ground floor in the Yarradale Room at Ascot Race Course commencing at 10am on Saturday 16th October 2021. The meeting should…
IDYLLIC PRINCE STAKES OVERVIEW The race was known as the Goodwood Sprint until 2015 when it was renamed in honour of the Jim Taylor-trained Idyllic Prince who secured the event in four straight years. The Scenic gelding also won the Group 2 Lee Steere Stakes (2009), Group 3 Prince Of Wales Stakes on two occasions…
A new rule of racing is now in effect to support racehorses in retiring from their track careers to new homes. Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) aims for all healthy and behaviourally sound thoroughbred and standardbred horses to retire to second careers as pleasure or performance horses. To help achieve this, Chief Executive Officer…
Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) has today announced an annual boost in funding to the State’s racing industry of more than $10 million for the 2021-22 season. A further $30.7 million has been earmarked towards infrastructure projects to ensure the industry’s ongoing sustainability. Projects include the re-development of the Bunbury Turf Club, which will…
