The river town of Narrandera lies at the junction of the Newell and Sturt Highways in the Riverina region of New South Wales. It is adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River and was inhabited by the Wiradjuri Nation prior to the explorer Charles Throsby discovering the region in April 1821. Later the better known explorer Captain Charles Sturt passed through on 12th December 1829. Today the town has a population of 3,800 inhabitants and benefits from its own racecourse where racing is administered by the Narrandera Race Club. Racing was certainly being staged in the town in the mid-1860s, with meetings taking place in both March and October 1865. Indeed, the Narrandera Cup was won by Gormley at the October 1865 meeting. |
Racing continued leading up to the First World War, during the First World War and immediately after the War had ended. The main race of the year during this period was the Narrandera Handicap over 1 mile, with results before and after the War shown below.
Thursday 8th May 1913
Narrandera Handicap over 1 mile
1. Muretta (2/1) ridden by Hyland
2. Island Queen (4/1) ridden by Abbott
Thursday 10th July 1919
Narrandera Handicap over 1 mile
1. Earl Goodwin (4/6 fav) owned by Mr D Kelly and ridden by Hornery
2. Martron (3/1) owned by Mr F McAllister and ridden by Scott
3. My Troy (10/1) owned by Mr W Barr and ridden by Geehan
5 ran |
Today the Club hosts 3 meeting annually, the highlight of the racing season being the Narrandera Cup over 1400 metres in August.
Recent Narrandera Cup winners
(A full list of winners is available on request)
2008 Narrandera Cup ($5,600) over 1400 metres was won by Firetime (2/1 fav) trained by Liz Aalbers and ridden by Ronnie Bell, beating Old Songs and Waterfront Lass 8 ran
2009 Narrandera Cup ($5,600) over 1400 metres was won by Stratofortress (5/1) trained by Trevor Sutherland and ridden by Andrew Bloomfield, beating Dusty’s Shadow and Donilly Lad 10 ran
2010 Narrandera Cup ($5,600) over 1400 metres was won by Regal Celeb (6/1) trained by John Marzol and ridden by William Pearson, beating Tell The Story and Thrillionaire 7 ran
2011 Narrandera Cup ($5,600) over 1400 metres was won by Mrs Menzies (5/1) trained by Trevor Sutherland and ridden by Bryan Murphy, beating Making Gold and Soward 10 ran
2012 Narrandera Cup ($5,820) over 1400 metres was won by Sonro (7/2) trained by Gino D’Altorio and ridden by Joel Maconachie, beating Reboot and Marwishuponastar 8 ran
2013 Narrandera Cup ($5,535) over 1400 metres was won by Sonro (13/2) trained by Gino D’Altorio and ridden by Joel Maconachie, beating Produced and Mrs Menzies 12 ran
2014 Narrandera Cup ($5,535) over 1400 metres was won by Zarreig (100/30) trained by Peter Clancy and ridden by Brendan Ward, beating Casual Zariz and For Mia 9 ran
2015 Narrandera Cup ($5,535) over 1400 metres was won by Smakatus (7/2) trained by Graham Hulm and ridden by Mitchell Aitken, beating Casual Zariz and Grand Allowance 11 ran
2016 Narrandera Cup ($5,535) over 1400 metres was won by Magnaro (4/5 fav) trained by Daniel McCarthy and ridden by John Kissick, beating Little Red Devil and Heysen 6 ran
2017 Narrandera Cup ($7,180) over 1400 metres was won by Ruary Mac (3/1) trained by Christopher Davis and ridden by Rebeka Prest, beating Inner Strength and Benno’s Boy 5 ran |
