The New South Wales town of Grenfell is located some 370 kilometres west of the state capital Sydney in the Central West region of the state. The town grew up around a discovery of gold by a shepherd, Cornelius O’Brien, in 1866 and within a year the town was established. It was named after the Gold Commissioner John Granville Grenfell who was shot on 7th December 1866 when driving a coach. Today the town has a population in excess of 2000 inhabitants and has its own very successful racecourse, where racing is administered by the Grenfell Jockey Club, although some meetings are arranged by the Grenfell Picnic Race Club. The highlights of the racing year are the Grenfell Cup over 2000 metres and the Loaded Dog Handicap over 1400 metres, traditionally run on the fourth Saturday in September.

The earliest record of racing in the town was in November 1867 when a three day meeting was staged from Wednesday 6th to Friday 8th November and proved to be a benefit meeting for Mr M Tindall.
Wednesday 6th November 1867
Grenfell Maiden Plate (50 sovereigns) over 1 ½ miles
1. Constance owned by Mr M Tindall
2. Playboy owned by Mr M O’Leney
3. Mustang owned by Mr Hill
Reefers Purse (25 sovereigns) over 2 miles
1. Paraquay owned by Mr M Tindall
2. Bachelor owned by Mr Quail
3. Pantaloon owned by Mr John DeClouett
Thursday 7th November 1867
Grenfell Publican’s Purse (60 sovereigns) over 3 miles
1. Paraquay owned by Mr M Tindall
2. Pantaloon owned by Mr John DeClouett
3. Erin-de-Brugh owned by Mr R Parker
Friday 8th November 1867
Grenfell Town Plate (75 sovereigns) over 3 miles
1. Paraquay owned by Mr M Tindall
2. Pantaloon owned by Mr John DeClouett
3. Shamrock owned by Mr Hills

In July 1868 a meeting was held to discuss the formation of Grenfell Jockey Club. The meeting was held Yeo’s Hotel on Thursday 30th July 1868. It was agreed at the meeting that the feature race at subsequent meetings would be the Jockey Club Handicap. The result of the feature race in 1869 is shown below.
Wednesday 3rd March 1869
Tradesmen’s Purse (25 sovereigns) over 1 ½ miles
1. Joe Miller owned by Mr James Ford
2. Atlas owned by Mr John Watson
3. Fishhook owned by Mr W Robinson
Grenfell Reefers Handicap (60 sovereigns) over 2 miles
1. The Moor owned by Mr John DeClouett
2. Ely owned by Mr W Robinson
Thursday 4th March 1869
Grenfell Jockey Club Handicap (100 sovereigns) over 3 miles
1. Rosebud owned by Mr James Ford
2. The Moor owned by Mr John DeClouett
3. Cooramin owned by Mr W Robinson

At the turn of the century the Jockey Club meeting was held on Wednesday 9th May 1900 and was followed by a splendid Ball when sixty couples graced the dance floor. The Hall was tastefully decorated and a sight to behold, while card tables were placed on the stage for those who wished to partake. Music was supplied by Mr R Morris on the piano and Mr Davis on the violin.
Wednesday 9th May 1900
Grenfell Jockey Club Handicap (25 sovereigns added) over 1 ¼ miles
1. Robin Hood (3/1) owned by Mr O’Loughlin
2. Nigger (5/1) owned by Mr Dempster
3. Sodi (6/4 fav) owned by Mr Baker

Grenfell Cup winners during First World War
(A full list of all winners is available on request)
1914 Grenfell Cup (£75 and £25 trophy presented by Mr G F Rolling) was won by Lady Wilde (10/1) owned by Mr D A Whitaker and ridden by Currie, beating Wild West and St Albyn
1915 Grenfell Cup (£50) over 1 mile 1 furlong was won by Panda (2/1) owned by Mr E Underwood and ridden by Doherty, beating Ruenalt and Dyer 8 ran
1916 Grenfell Cup (£50) over 1 mile 1 furlong was won by Morven Laddie (6/1) ridden by Rice, beating Megas and Silent King 6 ran
1917 Grenfell Cup (£50) over 1 mile 1 furlong was won by Lubino (4/1) owned by Mr P Power and ridden by Johnston, beating Milford Lad and Diamond Blue 6 ran
1918 Grenfell Cup (£50) over 1 mile 1 furlong was won by Sealed Lips (6/1) ridden by Reynolds, beating Stepfast and Cocoroo 9 ran
1919 Grenfell Cup meeting was abandoned due to influenza restrictions
1920 Grenfell Cup (£50) over 1 mile 1 furlong was won by Tartan Feather (7/2) ridden by Quigley, beating Chain Lightning and Les Paddington 9 ran
1921 Grenfell Cup (£50) over 1 mile 2 furlongs was won by Yandarlo (4/1) ridden by Griffiths, beating Chain Lightning and Very Cool 7 ran

Recent Grenfell Cup winners
(A full list is available on request)
2008 Grenfell Cup ($3,500) over 2000 metres was won by Southern Charm (9/1) trained by Wayne Collison and ridden by Ken Dunbar, beating Keys to the Kingdom and Table Captain 7 ran
2009 Grenfell Cup ($3,500) over 2000 metres was won by Fuhriffic (7/1) trained by S G Brown and ridden by Ms L Brown, beating Beltana and Regal Instinct 9 ran
2010 Grenfell Cup ($3,500) over 2000 metres was won by Buriwold (5/2) trained by Michael Mulholland and ridden by Ken Dunbar, beating Jolec and Marview 7 ran
2011 Grenfell Cup ($3,500) over 2000 metres was won by Padgino (5/1) trained by Michael Mulholland and ridden by Justn Stanley, beating Rein Leica Dane and Tropical Springs 11 ran
2012 Grenfell Cup ($4,430) over 2000 metres was won by Vespasian (7/2) trained by Sharon Jeffries and ridden by Michael Hackett, beating Sutton Mist and Mr Sandals 10 ran
2013 Grenfell Cup ($4,430) over 2000 metres was won by Bresway (2/1) trained by Darren Hyde and ridden by Michael Hackett, beating Solid Effort and Lodestone 6 ran
2014 Grenfell Cup ($4,430) over 2000 metres was won by General Explorer (4/7 fav) trained by Joe Cleary and ridden by Mathew Cahill, beating Battant Glory and Wearethestorm 6 ran
2015 Grenfell Cup ($4,430) over 2000 metres was won by Supreme Laird (5/2) trained by Kevin Higgins and ridden by Anthony Cavallo, beating Chocolate Bolt and Legal Tender 9 ran
2016 Grenfell Cup was not contested
2017 Grenfell Cup ($4,250) over 2000 metres was won by Megawatt (6/5 fav) trained by Luke Pepper and Simon Miller, beating Coral Downs and Streak On 6 ran

Recent Loaded Dog Handicap winners
(A full list is available on request)
2008 Loaded Dog Handicap ($4,200) over 1400 metres was won by Le Endi (5/2) trained by Ms D Beuzeville and ridden by Bryan Murphy, beating Chasconi and Cristoforo
2009 Loaded Dog Handicap ($4,200) over 1400 metres was won by Shot Putt (4/1) trained by K R White and ridden by Michael Travers, beating Collingwood Storm and Prinzaroo
2010 Loaded Dog Handicap ($4,200) over 1400 metres was won by Padgino (7/1) trained by Michael Mulholland and ridden by Ken Dunbar, beating Canturi Lane and Trevbar 8 ran
2011 Loaded Dog Handicap ($4,200) over 1400 metres was won by Old Mystique (8/1) trained by George Hoy and ridden by Michael Hackett, beating Simon Town and Canturi Lane 8 ran
2012 Loaded Dog Handicap ($4,540) over 1400 metres was won by Spicy Lyric (4/1) trained by Leslie Bryant and ridden by Kayla Nisbet, beating Treblann and Shot Putt 5 ran
2013 Loaded Dog Handicap ($4,540) over 1400 metres was won by Spicy Lyric (4/1) trained by Leslie Bryant and ridden by Tash Burleigh, beating Sergeant Bilko and Wind of Dubai 5 ran
2014 Loaded Dog Handicap ($4,540) over 1400 metres was won by Belfrey Bat (2/1) trained by Lee Van Den Bos and ridden by Mathew Cahill, beating Poker Pro and Destiny Road 5 ran
2015 Loaded Dog Handicap ($4,540) over 1400 metres was won by Poker Pro (5/1) trained by Andrew Molloy and ridden by Eleanor Webster-Hawes, beating Had Your Chance and Millenium Hawk 5 ran
2016 Loaded Dog Handicap was not contested
2017 Loaded Dog Handicap ($4,565) over 1400 metres was won by Delle Donne (5/1) trained by Luke Pepper and ridden by Simon Miller, beating Highly Charged and Northern Act 9 ran

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