Narrogin Racing

A Brief History of The Club

A new era in WA Racing began when Narrogin Racing held its official Launch Meeting on September 28th 2008. Narrogin Racing is the first club in WA to incorporate both Thoroughbred and Harness Racing. A big crowd, comprising of visitors from Perth and the surrounding area, gathered at Narrogin Racing to be a part of WA racing history.

The concept of Narrogin Racing began as early as February 2007 when Committees of both the Narrogin Harness Racing Club and the Narrogin Turf Club requested a meeting with Dianne Begg, Manager of Racing Development at RWWA, to discuss how best to administer the shared facilities at Narrogin Turf & Harness tracks.

 

It was out of this meeting that the idea of combining the clubs emerged. In April 2007 the concept was formally introduced when elected representatives from each Club formed a Joint Management Committee to discuss the advantages of combining the two Clubs.

A number of discussions were held, and in August it was decided that a Steering Committee should be established to prepare a formal approach to both the Members of each Club and to Racing & Wagering WA.

On November 19, 2007 a joint Special General Meeting of the Narrogin Turf Club and Narrogin Harness Racing Club was held to vote on the amalgamation. The members of both Clubs unanimously voted in favour of the amalgamation.

After much discussion with respect to naming the club it was officially incorporated as Narrogin Race & Pace Inc on 13th February, 2008. The club initially requested incorporation as Narrogin Racing; however, as this name was unavailable a decision was made that the club would be incorporated as Narrogin Race & Pace Inc and would trade as Narrogin Racing.

The next step for the new club was to appoint a suitable foundation Chairman and in December the club approached local solicitor Arthur Paternoster. The club needed someone who was community minded and who could steer the new club during its establishment. Arthur immediately accepted the offer and began the process of establishing the club as a corporation.

It was decided to officially start trading on the first day of the racing industry’s new financial year, August 1, 2008. Before this date a decision was made that the club would seek the services of a suitably qualified manager.

Jon Menzel was appointed as Club Manager and started on August 1, 2008. He had worked as Assistant Manager at the Pinjarra Race Club, one of the leading provincial race clubs in WA, for 3 years.

 

Membership Costs/Gate Costs

Membership

$33 (nomination fee for new)

Full: $88

Single: $55

Senior: $33

 

Gate Entry

Harness: Free

Races: $5