Cannington Greyhounds is a greyhound racing track in Cannington, Western Australia. Currently, the track races every Wednesday and Saturday Night, Cannington also races during the summer with the closure of the Northam Greyhound track due to the increased heat in that region during the day.
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History
The first race meeting was on the 12 December 1974. The eight race card drew more than 15,000 people to the new venue. The first race on the old venue was won by David Volo for trainer Sammy Blackburn in a time of 32.54. Cannington was one of the first tracks in Australia to switch to a sand based track this was completed in April 1989. The first meeting on the sand track was run on the 22 April 1989. The track's next upgrade was to an above ground lure system in January 2001, ready for a race meeting on the 21 January 2001. Cannington has hosted the AGRA National Championships six times (1984, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2009, 2014). In total, Western Australia has won the National Distance Championships twice with Paradise Street winning on home soil in 1998 and Miata winning in Hobart in 2012. Western Australia has been more successful in the National Sprint Championships winning five times (1978 Mr Toewhyte, 1987 Fremantle Echo, 1989 & 1990 Sandi's Me Mum and in 1997 Prince of Tigers.)
2015 rebuild
On 27 June 2015 the final race was held at the old Cannington venue with All Strung Out for Chris Halse winning the last race in a time of 30.72. The old track site now currently serves as the new Bunnings Warehouse in Cannington. In 2014 a new track was proposed to be build behind the old track with racing distances over 275m, 380m, 520m, 600m and 715m. The new track starting construction during late 2015 and mid-2016. The new track was opened on the 23 March 2016. Glass Cutter for Enzo Crudelli won the first race at the new track in a Maiden Stake over 520m in a time of 30.67.
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Track records
Old Cannington track records, as of 20 May 2015
Current track records, as of 13 August 2017
Top 10 runs over 275m
Top 10 runs over 380m
Top 10 runs over 520m
Perth Cup and Galaxy
Every year during February Cannington host the Group 1 Perth Cup and Galaxy. Some of best greyhounds in Australia target the Group 1's as of 2017 the Perth Cup is run over 520m and is worth $150,000 to the winner and the Group 1 Galaxy is run over the 715m and is worth over $100,000 to the winner.
Group 1 Perth Cup
- Largest Winning Margin Sand Pebble - 10 3/4 Lengths
- Race Record (530m) High Earner - 29.97
- Race Record (520m) Equanimity - 29.94
- Smallest Winning Margin Ima Wagtail - Nose
- Oldest Winner Wynlee Supreme - 50 months
Group 1 Galaxy
- Most winners by a Trainer - Keith Harding (1982, 2008, 2016)
- Race Record Old Track - Miata (41.30)
- Race Record New Track - Bogie Bekim (42.22)
Feature races
Apart from the Group 1 Galaxy and Perth Cup Cannington Greyhound track also runs a number of Feature races throughout the year at the venue.
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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