The small town of Tumbarumba is located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, on the western edge of the Snowy Mountain. It lies some 300 miles south-west of the state capital Sydney and began to develop in the 1850s after gold was discovered in the area. Within a decade its Post Office opened and it has continued to expand ever since. A further important stage in its development took place in 1921 when it was linked to the rail network. Today the town has about 1900 inhabitants and benefits from its own racecourse where racing is organised by the Tumbarumba Turf Club. However the town has a rich history of holding race meetings, with a three day meeting taking place on Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th March 1865. The feature races on each of the 3 days are shown below. |
In 1998 the track was forced to close when it was thought to be unsafe, but after many committee meetings, and urged on by tremendous local support, improvements were carried out and the track reopened in January 2000. Today the highlight of the racing year is the Tumbarumba Cup over 1400 metres which is traditionally staged on a Saturday in early February.
Recent winners of the Tumbarumba Cup
(A full list of winners is available on request)
2009 Tumbarumba Cup ($5,250) over 1400 metres was won by Larrikin Joe (2/1 fav) trained by M A Hulm and ridden by Bryan Purphy, beating O’Hearnie and Steal The Thunder 7 ran
2010 Tumbarumba Cup ($5,250) over 1400 metres was won by Leica Conquistador (15/4) trained by Brett Cavanough and ridden by Tim Phillips, beating Larrikin Joe and Fuhrsty 6 ran
2011 Tumbarumba Cup was not held
2012 Tumbarumba Cup ($5,250) over 1400 metres was won by Larrinkin Joe (5/2) trained by Gary Colvin and ridden by Andrew Bloomfield, beating Halfashot and Rosecoloredglasses 6 ran
2013 Tumbarumba Cup ($6,780) over 1400 metres was won by Halfashot (4/1) trained by John Peiti and ridden by Brad Clarke, beating Exchancellor and Surfcoast Racer 8 ran
2014 Tumbarumba Cup ($6,780) over 1400 metres was won by Miss Bemuse (3/1) trained by Gary Colvin and ridden by Andrew Bloomfield, beating He’s An Angel and Shivoo 8 ran
2015 Tumbarumba Cup ($7,100) over 1400 metres was won by Mineral Deposit (7/2) trained by John Marzol and ridden by Michael Heagney, beating Miss Bemuse and Exchancellor 6 ran
2016 Tumbarumba Cup ($7,100) over 1400 metres was won by Exchancellor (4/1) trained by Rodger Waters and ridden by Bryan Murphy, beating Wilscot and Lampedusa 8 ran
2017 Tumbarumba Cup ($7,180) over 1400 metres was won by Tyson’s Tiger (15/4) trained by Scott Spackman and ridden by Bryan Murphy, beating Drunk On A Plane and Victorian Crown 7 ran
2018 Tumbarumba Cup ($7,085) over 1400 metres was won by Didnt Even Kiss Me (7/1) trained by Scott Spackman and ridden by Ms Wendy Peel, beating Tableaux and Doogan’s Destiny 8 ran |
