Greyhound racing has ended at Wentworth Park, clearing the way for the inner-Sydney site to be progressively transformed into community sporting fields and public open space.
The final race meeting was held on 16 October 2026, bringing an end to decades of greyhound racing at the Glebe venue.
The former racing precinct will eventually become part of an expanded 14-hectare Wentworth Park, with the NSW Government and City of Sydney planning new sporting, recreation and green spaces for the area.
Greyhound Site to Return to Public Use
The government plans to remove the racing infrastructure and transfer management of the former greyhound precinct to the City of Sydney.
Once the transition is complete, the land is intended to accommodate multipurpose sporting facilities and additional public open space.
The City of Sydney’s existing long-term vision for Wentworth Park includes new and upgraded sports fields, walking and cycling paths, a playground, picnic areas, biodiversity planting and other recreation facilities.
Wentworth Park already contains four public playing fields used for sports including football, rugby, cricket and touch football.
Transition Expected to Take Several Years
Although racing has now ended, the full redevelopment will not happen immediately.
The latest Crown Lands timetable shows remaining tenants and licence holders are expected to vacate by October 2027.
Major demolition and site works are then scheduled for early 2028 through to mid-2029, with the City of Sydney taking over management of the former racing site after those works are completed.
The City will then lead further planning and community consultation on the detailed design of the expanded park.
Park Linked to Wider Ultimo–Pyrmont Growth
The redevelopment is also being planned alongside substantial housing growth across the surrounding Ultimo–Pyrmont precinct.
The NSW Government says rezoning around Wentworth Park could support up to 2,500 additional homes, on top of around 4,800 homes already planned or approved nearby.
That includes development around the former Sydney Fish Market site and could bring the broader precinct total to as many as 7,300 homes.
The expanded park is intended to provide additional sporting and recreational capacity as the local population grows.
City of Sydney Has Long Planned a Unified Park
Plans to reconnect the central greyhound precinct with the surrounding public park are not new.
The City of Sydney has previously identified the removal of greyhound racing as an opportunity to reunify Wentworth Park and create a larger combination of active sporting areas and passive green space.
Community consultation undertaken in 2022 also found support for more green space, sport and exercise facilities, improved connections through the park and areas for social and recreational use.
With racing now concluded, the project moves into a longer transition and demolition phase before the former track can be fully incorporated into the public park.
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