Inductee 2017: Lyle Lindau 3 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Mr Consistent Lyle Lindau grew up next to the Golden Mile trotting track in Kalgoorlie. He came to Perth as a 16yo and helped his brother John, who was having success with a small team of pacers but at the time […]

Inductee 2017: Max Simmonds 3 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Gentleman Broadcaster In a contemporary world where people often complain of being time-poor, Max Simmonds was something of an enigma. He lived a busy life but he had time and loved a joke or a quick hello and conversation. He was […]

Inductee 2017: Raconteur 3 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Born a Champion Foaled in the Spring of 1949 at Perringa Stud, owner and breeder and WA Racing Hall of Fame Inductee (2014) Sheila Gwynne remarked to her daughter Sally that Raconteur was a champion racehorse on the day he was born. […]

Inductee 2017: Rodney Kemp 3 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME “Rocket” The ultimate professional, Rodney “Rocket” Kemp 100 percent dedicated his life to being a jockey. Always a humble man and a gentleman, Kemp possessed innate judgement and could lift horses with his sheer strength. Kemp began his apprenticeship with Jim […]

Inductee 2017: Sir Ernest Lee Steere Snr 3 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Western Australian Racing Pioneer One of the best known members of a pioneer Western Australian family Ernest Augustus Lee Steere was born in 1866 and was Vice Chairman of the Western Australian Turf Club (WATC) in 1919, Chairman […]

Inductee 2017: Sir Frank Ledger 3 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME A man of Great Vision Fondly known as the grand old man of WA harness racing, Sir Frank Ledger was knighted in 1963 for his services to industry. Sir Frank ran the family engineering firm J and E Ledger for […]

WA Racing Elite To Be Inducted Into Hall Of Fame 1 March, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Racing and Wagering Western Australian (RWWA) will announce the next round of inductees for elevation into the Western Australian Racing Hall of Fame (WARHOF) on Thursday. WARHOF honours champions from across the thoroughbred, harness racing and greyhound codes and from […]

WATCH: WA Racing Hall of Fame Selection Panels 20 February, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Find out more about how the Inductees are found for each WA Racing Industry Hall of Fame Ceremony.  Each respective racing code Selection Panel (greyhound, harness and thoroughbred) have the unenviable task of deciding their respective inductees.

Thoroughbred Trainer Nominee: Lou Luciani 7 February, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME By Lou Luciani’s own words he was an average jockey and was not as talented as his son Dion in the saddle, but he rose from humble beginnings to become one of the State’s best trainers. Luciani became an apprentice […]

Harness Associate Nominee: Alan Parker 6 February, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Born on 17th April 1953, Alan Parker cajoled his mother into taking him to his first ever trot meeting on 1st January 1970 at Gloucester Park and that night saw Mount Eden win a 3yo race and Daintys Daughter win […]

Thoroughbred Associate Nominee: Marjorie Charleson 5 February, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Marjorie Charleson’s greatest achievement during the Golden Era of WA racing was to attract the great Kingston Town across for the running of the 1982 Western Mail Classic (Kingston Town Classic). The strategy to have Australasia’s champion racehorse at Ascot […]

Greyhound Nominee: Bright Idea 4 February, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Was one of the dominant greyhounds to race in the formative years of greyhound racing in Western Australia, attracting mainstream media coverage for the fledgling sport. In a career which spanned 90 starts, he recorded 30 wins and 35 placings. During […]

Thoroughbred Trainer Nominee: Harold Campbell 3 February, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME He won multiple trainers premierships during the fifties and early sixties and was a prolific trainer of winners from the early forties through to the seventies. GROUP & LISTED RACE WINS 3 WA Derbies – 1942, 1957 and 1962 2 […]

Greyhound Nominee: Blue Echo 2 February, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME A mid-tracker runner with speed, strength, a great temperament and a will to win. Crowned 1984 WA Greyhound of the Year, after winning seven feature races that year. Completed 18 wins in a row at Cannington and ended his WA career […]

Thoroughbred Horse Nominee: Old Comrade 30 January, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Old Comrade has the distinction of having met the Northerly five times and having finished level with the WA superstar at two wins apiece. Old Comrade was a three-year-old when he first clashed with Northerly, when finishing a 2 ¾ […]

Greyhound Trainer Nominee: Keith Harding 29 January, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Prominent trainer Keith Harding is one of the most highly respected conditioners to ever pick up the collar and lead in Western Australia. Keith trained three notable stayers in AFRO FREEWAY, CAPOBIANCA and ELEKTRA who all went on to receive […]

Harness Horse Nominee: Frosty Nelson 28 January, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Foaled in 1949 in the South West of WA near the hamlet of Bridgetown, Frosty Nelson made his debut on 19th of November 1952, in a maiden event at Harvey and finished a close second to the seasoned Bedouin Prince. […]

Harness Trainer/Driver Nominee: Andy Sheahan 27 January, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME Regarded as one of the truly great trainers and drivers of his time, Andy Sheahan won three Perth Driver’s Premierships and two Perth Trainer’s Premierships and was placed in both premierships a further five times and also finished third on […]

Harness Trainer/Driver Nominee: Lyle Lindau 26 January, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME As a child Lyle Lindau grew up next to the Golden Mile trotting track in Kalgoorlie. He came to Perth as a 16yo and helped his brother John who was having success with a small team of pacers but at […]

Greyhound Trainer Nominee: David Hamer 25 January, 2017 Hall of Fame H HALL OF FAME After moving from Victoria in 1972-73, David Hamer set up a 12-kennel property in Forrestdale and trained whilst also running a TAB agency. Hamer was leading trainer at Cannington five times between 1975 and 1984. Trainer of three WA Greyhound […]