Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) funds racing industry breeding incentive schemes to foster and promote the local racing animal product.
Benefits of these schemes include:
Welcome to the WESTCHA$E Incentive Scheme, formerly known as the Breeders and Owners Incentive Scheme or BOIS.
BOIS was introduced in August 1999 with the following aims:
Since then the Scheme has been extended to include other events such as Provincial and Country Class Juveniles and Maidens over various distances. The owners and breeders of WA bred greyhounds have been further rewarded for their success against the elite in WA Group Races, their fellow WA bred progeny in select WA Bred Only Feature Events and more recently in other City Class Feature Finals not classified as Group Races or WA Bred Only Features.
BOIS was reviewed for 2005/06 to bring estimated payments up to the new RWWA benchmark of 5% of total stakes, whilst attempting to maintain the initial strategy of the Scheme. This provided RWWA with the opportunity to make the individual bonuses far more substantial and more relative to the actual event stakemoney than in previous years. Since then, total bonuses paid have nearly met or surpassed the 5% benchmark each racing year.
Since the start of 2001/02, breeders and owners of WA bred greyhounds have been rewarded to the tune of nearly $1.6M in breeders incentive bonuses.
| Year | Bonuses Paid | % of Total Stakes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001/02 | $54,250 | 1.35% |
| 2002/03 | $74,660 | 1.68% |
| 2003/04 | $163,000 | 3.43% |
| 2004/05 | $127,600 | 2.50% |
| 2005/06 | $335,700 | 5.23% |
| 2006/07 | $353,100 | 4.66% |
| 2007/08 | $461,300 | 5.53% |
In 2006/07 the Scheme underwent a name change from BOIS to WESTCHA$E, a new logo was developed and an increased emphasis was placed on the promotion of the Scheme and the performances of WA bred greyhounds in Western Australia.
WESTCHA$E was further reviewed for 2007/08 with the major changes being the:
All WA bred greyhounds are eligible for the WESTCHA$E Incentive Scheme. Greyhounds are classified as WA bred as long as they were whelped in Western Australia, irrespective of the location of the sire and dam or where the actual service took place.
WESTCHA$E bonuses are paid to the owners and breeders of all WA bred greyhounds winning any City Class event for the full duration of their racing career.
WA bred Group Race heat and final winners are eligible for a Group Race Heat or Final WESTCHA$E bonus respectively. The value of the payment is based upon the Group status of the event. There are twelve Group Races on the local racing calendar.
WA bred winners of all City Class Feature Event Finals that are non-Group Race or non-WA Bred Only events are eligible for a new Feature Final WESTCHA$E bonus in 2008/09.
All WA bred greyhounds winning City Class Maiden events are eligible for a significant initial reward for winning their first ever race. The City Class Maiden WESTCHA$E bonus is higher than that paid for other regular City Class events.
All WA bred greyhounds winning a Provincial Class Maiden or Juvenile over 405m or 492m or a Country Class Maiden or Juvenile over 492m or 509m are also eligible for a somewhat smaller Maiden WESTCHA$E bonus.
Finally the breeders of greyhounds winning select WA Bred Feature Events qualify for a substantial WESTCHA$E bonus. These features are specifically open to WA bred greyhounds only, with events scheduled across all three Race Classes and a variety of distances. There are nine of these feature events conducted each year.
| WESTCHA$E Bonuses Based on Race Class / Type | Returns to Connections of WA Bred Winners | |
|---|---|---|
| Owners | Breeders | |
| Group Race Finals | ||
| Group 1 Perth Cup (530m) & Galaxy (715m) |
$12,500 | $12,500 |
| Group 2 All Star Sprint, WA Oaks & WA Derby (530m) |
$5,000 | $5,000 |
| Group 3 Birthday Cup (405m), "The Schweppes"(492m); Young Stars Classic, Sprint Challenge & Perth Cup Consolation (530m); Australian Stayers Invitation & Stayers Challenge (715m) |
$3,000 | $3,000 |
| Group Race Heats | ||
| Group 1 As above |
$3,000 | $3,000 |
| Group 2 As above |
$1,500 | $1,500 |
| Group 3 As above |
$1,000 | $1,000 |
| Feature Finals | ||
| All non-Group Race, non-WA Bred City Class Finals | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| City Class | ||
| All City Class winners | $650 | $650 |
| Maidens | ||
| City Class | $750 | $750 |
| Provincial & Country Class (and Juveniles) | $400 | $400 |
| WA Bred Only Feature Events | ||
| City Class WA Bred Championship, Appealathon Cup & "The Sandi's Me Mum"" (530m) |
$650 | $2,650 |
| Provincial Class "The Shorts" & "The Great Western" (405m); "The Sandgroper" (492m) & "The Claude Powell" (Cannington - 530m) |
$1,000 | |
| Country Class WA Bred Country Cup (509m) |
$600 | |
| The Scheme's Signature Event - "The WESTCHA$E" | ||
| Winner | $650 | $7,500 |
| Second | $5,000 | |
| Third | $2,500 | |
| Fourth | $1,000 | |
| Other Unplaced Runners | $500 | |
WESTCHA$E is fully funded by an industry contribution from RWWA. It is currently entirely non-contributory for industry participants, one of very few such schemes in Australia..
Anticipated total WESTCHA$E payments for 2008/09 are $466,000 (5.25% of total stakes).
Just contact Racing and Wagering Western Australia during office hours on 94455287.
