Greyhound racing first appeared on Wentworth Parkl...

Greyhound racing first appeared on Wentworth Parkland in 1932. Interest in the sport grew over several years with the NSW National Coursing Association (NCA) forming an official lease agreement with the Wentworth Park Trust in 1939.

By the 1970's large crowds attended race meetings which could not be adequately accommodated by the stadium's facilities at that time. The NCA undertook the construction of a large grandstand to accommodate what they envisaged would be the continued expansion of patronage. The decision was to be the catalyst for significant change and the start of a new direction for Wentworth Park.

In the mid-1980's the NSW Greyhound Breeders Owners & Trainers Association (NSW GBOTA), who at that time were racing at nearby Harold Park, were moved by the Government into Wentworth Park to share the Complex and running costs. This was in line with the explosion in TAB shops, betting in pubs and moves by other sports organizations to showcase games on Friday and Saturday nights that all resulted in falling attendance numbers.