Greyhound Associates Nominee: Howard Sattler 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME As one of Western Australia’s leading and influential broadcasters and journalists, Sattler was instrumental in lifting the profile of the fledgling greyhound industry since its introduction to WA in 1974. He served as an office-bearer, committee member and owner, sharing […]

Greyhound Nominee: Reggemite 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Reggemite was by imported United Kingdom greyhound Barneys Alarm from the Western Australian Invitation Class bitch Leading Example. He retired to stud with a race record of 51 starts for 34 wins, three seconds and two thirds for stakes of over $220,000. […]

Harness Associates Nominee: John Hunt 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME John Hunt commenced a decorated broadcasting career at Port Hedland, deputising for iconic caller Max Simmonds. After working at 6IX and Channel 9, Hunt joined new TAB station 6PR in 1977 and commentated on greyhound, thoroughbred and harness racing. He […]

Harness Associates Nominee: Mick Lombardo 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Mick Lombardo has been involved in harness racing as an owner, breeder and administrator since 1975. Lombardo bred some 1440 foals of which 962 (67%) have raced and 626 (44%) have won.  Those 1440 foals have had a total of […]

Harness Trainers/Drivers: Charlie Thomas 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Thomas was issued with a reinsman’s license in 1916 as increasing weight curtailed his career as a jockey. Renowned as a fierce competitor on the tiny WACA track, his first trotting winner was Wally M, trained by his father.  Thomas rode […]

Harness Trainers/Drivers Nominee: Bernie Cushing 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Cushing put together one of the best records as a trainer and driver in WA, despite his career shortened by six years’ service with the AIF during the Second World War. He drove some 524 winners and trained 570 winners, […]

Harness Trainers/Drivers Nominee: Gary Hall Jnr 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Gary Hall Jnr has been Perth’s premier reinsman for nine seasons, sitting behind Fred R Kersley (17), Frank Kersley (11) and Chris Lewis (10). Only 32 individual drivers have headed Perth Drivers Premiership in 108 years of racing. Hall […]

Thoroughbred Associates Nominee: Robert Holmes A Court 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Holmes A Court had established Heytesbury Stud at Keysbrook as a showpiece breeding property and was establishing a second Australian stud at Wallan in Victoria and purchased Trelawney Stud at Waikato to give his enterprise a base in […]

Thoroughbred Associates Nominee: Robert Peters 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Bob Peters is firmly established as one of the greatest breeders and owners of thoroughbreds in WA, Australia and internationally. He has been as high as 13th on the Global Owners’ Rankings, behind such world powerhouses, Coolmoore Stud and Godolphin. […]

Thoroughbred Horse Nominee: Beau Sovereign 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME In the 1981-82 season Beau Sovereign was the state’s leading sire on prize money ($437,995), beating Jungle Boy, Zvornik and Haulpak. As a three-year-old he won the 1971 Caulfield Guineas, beating Tolerance and Trifling.  The Caulfield Guineas is regarded as […]

Thoroughbred Horse Nominee: Easingwold 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Easingwold was an exceptional colt who was hailed as one of Western Australia’s best thoroughbreds of his time.  He showed enormous potential as a juvenile, winning his first three races including the Karrakatta Plate.  Easingwold was sent to Victoria for a […]

Thoroughbred Jockey Nominee: John Wilson 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Wilson was renowned as a calm rider, shrewd tactician and an excellent judge of space in a career that commenced in 1953 as an apprentice to Reg Harper. Wilson won three Perth Cups on Fairetha (1958-59) and Meliador (1979). In […]

Thoroughbred Trainer Nominee: F (Ted) McAuliffe 17 December, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Ted McAuliffe won the 1927 Boulder Cup as an apprentice, but soon turned his hand to training because of weight issues.  He was the first trainer to prepare three successive WA Derby winners with Precedent (1948), Prediction (1949) & […]

Considerations open for WA Racing Hall of Fame 2019 28 May, 2018 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME It’s time to look back over more than 170 years of racing in WA to induct a select few into the Racing and Wagering WA (RWWA) 2019 WA Racing Industry Hall of Fame, with considerations now […]

Inductee 2017: Bright Idea 3 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME The First Flag Bearer Known by his kennel name ‘Charlie’, Bright Idea was one of the dominant greyhounds to race in the formative years of greyhound racing in Western Australia in the 1970’s, attracting mainstream media coverage for the fledgling sport. […]

Inductee 2017: Frosty Nelson 3 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Champion Stallion of the 1950’s Foaled in 1949 in the South West of WA near the hamlet of Bridgetown, Frosty Nelson made his debut on 19 November 1952, in a maiden event at Harvey and finished a close second to the […]

Inductee 2017: Harold Richter 3 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME One of the foremost reinsmen in the Country Harold Richter was born at Reeves Plains in South Australia in 1888 and at the age of 14 he drove The Professor to victory at Port Pirie for his father Martin who was […]

Inductee 2017: Im Themightyquinn 3 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Champion Pacer Im Themightyquinn was entered into the 2006 Premier Sale in his birthplace New Zealand, but was withdrawn from the sale likely due to lack of commercial appeal as he was a small yearling out of a not particularly successful […]

Inductee 2017: Keith Harding 3 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME The Ultimate Conditioner Prominent greyhound trainer Keith Harding is one of the most highly respected conditioners to ever pick up the collar and lead in Western Australia. Renowned as a specialist in training greyhounds to chase over the longest trips, Keith […]

Inductee 2017: Len Pike 3 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Father of Regional Racing Len Pike left a major legacy to the WA racing industry in the Lark Hill training complex. It is hard to comprehend now, some 30 years after the opening of the Lark Hill training complex in 1985, […]