The small New South Wales town of Tottenham lies in the Lachlan Shire of the state and, despite its small population, is on a rail link from Bogan Gate. The town also benefits from its own racecourse where racing is administered by the Tottenham Picnic Race Club, holding its annual meeting on a Saturday in early March when the principal race is the Tottenham Picnic Up over 1400 metres. The earliest record of racing in Tottenham was on Monday 19th April 1909 when the meeting was overseen by the Peep o’ Day Racing Club. The feature races that day were the Buddahabah Stakes which saw Mr Logan’s Misare beat Little Good, while in the Merlba Stakes Mr Berryman’s Willis beat Partridge. The day was brought to an end when the Peep o’ Day Handicap saw a good tussle between Little Good and Misare, with the former prevailing. The next year in May 1910 the Tottenham Handicap was won by Staple at the expense of Little Good and Young Athol. |
Racing continued during the War years, with a two-day meeting taking place on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th May 1917.
Friday 11th May 1917
Opening Handicap
1. Miss Innis (Evens fav) ridden by Simmons
2. Remawee ridden by Evans
5 ran
Maiden Handicap
1. Miss Micia (Evens fav) ridden by Evans
2. Barnie Boy ridden by Parsons
3. Miss Tote ridden by McDonald
7 ran
Hospital Handicap
1. Miss Dowry (4/6 fav) ridden by Clancy
2. British Colors ridden by Power
3. Armand ridden by Miller
The next day racing was marred by a tragedy when Grey Sim, ridden by D Pink a lightweight jockey from Orange, was thrown from his mount and suffered fatal injuries. He did not recover consciousness and died at 6pm that evening. |
Recent Tottenham Picnic Cup winners
(Full details of all winners are available on request)
2009 Tottenham Picnic Cup ($1,700) over 1400 metres was won by Mr Music (10/11 fav) trained by Terry Fahey and ridden by Mr C Lundholm, beating Dream With You and Bailey Boy 6 ran
2010 Tottenham Picnic Cup ($1,700) over 1400 metres was won by Ourwizz (11/2) trained by T W Mulholland and ridden by Ashley Boyd, beating Faux Pas and Corso Vannucci 8 ran
2011 Tottenham Picnic Cup ($1,700) over 1400 metres was won by Sky Hussar (10/11 fav) trained by Rodney Robb and ridden by Mr R Potter, beating Shot Putt and Poker Pro
2012 Tottenham Picnic Cup ($2,380) over 1400 metres was won by Azarax (6/4 fav) trained by Rodney Robb and ridden by Stuart Brown, beating Poker Pro and Carry The Dance
2013 Tottenham Picnic Cup ($2,800) over 1400 metres was won by Dr Remlap (9/1) trained by Connie Greig and ridden by Mr R Blewitt, beating Rockbuster and Platinum Touch
2014 Tottenham Picnic Cup ($2,800) over 1400 metres was won by Centabeel (6/1) trained by Kylie Kennedy and ridden by Billy Owen, beating Dr Remlap and Desert Melody
2015 Tottenham Picnic Cup ($2,800) over 1400 metres was won by Centabeel (4/1) trained by Kylie Kennedy and ridden by M Galea, beating Ritzy’s Boy and Azarax 7 ran
2016 Tottenham Picnic Cup ($2,800) over 1400 metres was won by Financial Gain (11/8 fav) trained by Kelly Milliner and ridden by Billy Owen, beating Sergeant Bilko and Hidden Stratgey 4 ran
2017 Tottenham Picnic Cup ($3,105) over 1400 metres was won by Security Code (9/4) trained by Rodney Robb and ridden by Maddison Wright, beating Sunshine Royale and Double Halo 7 ran
2018 Tottenham Picnic Cup ($3,536) over 1400 metres was won by Double Halo (5/1) trained by Bruce Parker and ridden by Mr R Blewitt, beating Butterfly Sky and Edge of Madness 10 ran |
