The New South Wales city of Lismore lies to the north-east of the state and boasts a population in excess of 28,000. The earliest record of European settlers in the area was in 1843 when Captain Dumaresq decided it was a good place to graze sheep, although within 2 years he released he could not make it a going concern and by January 1845 the new residents were William and Jane Wilson, originally from the Scottish island of Lismore, after which the city is named. The city has an extremely successful racecourse, with racing administered by the Lismore Turf Club. The all grass track is capable of staging races up to 2100 metres, with the principal race being the Lismore Cup held on the final Thursday each September. In total there are usually 13 meetings annually, held throughout the year, with other highlights being the Woodlawn Cup and the Evans Head Cup.

Although racing was held at Lismore in the 19th and early 20th century, in 1934 interest in racing in the city was at an all-time low. However, a number of prominent, well-known residents visited Gratfon Races and this rekindled their interest in forming a stronger Race Club. The area already had two race clubs, the Lismore Racing Club and the Hibernian Jockey Club, but when Gratfon advertised their races more widely they got a crowd in excess of 4000, with an increase on the first day alone of 340 punters, and Lismore officials saw this as a target for a newly formed ‘Lismore Hibernian Jockey Club’. Their first meeting was planned for July 1934, then later 25th August until it finally took place on Saturday 1st September 1934 with an underwhelming programme:- a Maiden Handicap; Third Division Purse; Second Division Purse, First Division Purse and Hack Race, with total prize money of £38. However, better times were to come, especially at their Lismore Cup meetings, with early Cup results shown below.

Wednesday 31st July 1935
Lismore Jockey Club Cup over 1 mile 80 yards
1. Khartoum (10/1) owned by Mr T Robinson and ridden by E Mills
2. Ted Cane (3/1) owned by Mr S Miles and ridden by J England
3. Thornleigh (6/1) owned by Mrs H E Tancred and ridden by L Harris
10 ran

Wednesday 29th July 1936
Lismore Cup over 1 mile 80 yards
1. Ted Cane (3/1) owned by Mr S Miles and ridden by J Bradley
2. Morell (5/1) owned by Mr W G Rushworth and ridden by C Laycock
3. Eva Dee (10/1) owned by Mr L C Lawson and ridden by J White
The winner won by 2 ½ lengths and 6 ran

In 1937 the Lismore Cup (£500) run over 1 mile 80 yards was won by Vergain (7/2), beating Woodsman and Rustler.
In 1938 the Lismore Jockey Club staged its anniversary meeting on Carlton Park having spent the previous 12 months improving the course and its facilities to reach a standard equalled by very few country courses.

More recent Lismore Cup winners are shown below:-
1976 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Fine Style trained by Joe Spina and ridden by K Smith
1977 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Star Cobbler trained by Eric Watkins and ridden by J Hutchings
1978 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Waterloo trained by John Mack and ridden by A Scorse
1979 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Donandi trained by Mervyn Wrigley and ridden by G Cook
1980 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Eshowee trained by Kevin Nipperess and ridden by G Killen
1981 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Royal Khan trained by Jim Griffiths and ridden by G Duffy
1982 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Amaretto trained by Clive Dixon and ridden by G Pickwick
1983 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Gujarat trained by Pat Duff and ridden by I Wernowski
1984 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Flashing Red trained by Dudley Payne and ridden by Bev Want
1985 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Meeting trained by Neil Godbolt and ridden by T Duckett
1986 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Lord Hundalee trained by Glen Clunes and ridden by L Allen
1987 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Silver Magnum trained by Kevin Nipperess and ridden by Iris Nielsen
1988 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Oakhaven Star trained by Jim Richardson and ridden by K Bell
1989 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Rusteria trained by Kaye Tinsley and ridden by G Palmer
1990 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by King Bermuda trained by Des Day and ridden by S Schofield
1991 Lismore Cup (2000 metres) was won by Set Menu trained by John Wallace and ridden by G Cook
1992 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Charlie Mac trained by Noel Doyle and ridden by G Boss
1993 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Native Down trained by Jack Gallagher and ridden by G W Weate
1994 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Seattle Gleam trained by Paul Sutherland and ridden by C Munch
1995 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Falcon’s Domain trained by Trevor Hardy and ridden by G Colless
1996 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Mack ‘N’ Me trained by Mark Griffith and ridden by H Troy
1997 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Mack ‘N’ Me trained by Mark Griffith and ridden by H J Cahill
1998 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by O’ So Handy trained by Greg Howells and ridden by S Tracey
1999 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Akwazoff trained by Mervyn Corliss and ridden by George Baker
2000 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Mougi trained by Lawne Mayfield-Smith and ridden by S Seamer
2001 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Kahodawe trained by Neville Galvin and ridden by M Rodd
2002 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Midnight Deal trained by Annette Aspinal and ridden by Z Purton
2003 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Our Eyore trained by Anthony Olsen and ridden by R Thompson
2004 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Arena Valadora trained by John Everson and ridden by Glen Colless
2005 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Serpentine trained by Robert Murrell and ridden by P Graham
2006 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Precise Timing trained by Ross Stitt and ridden by Robert Thompson
2007 Lismore Cup was won by Precise Timing trained by Ross Stitt and ridden by Robert Thompson
2008 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Mr Gold Fire trained by Jim Jarvis and ridden by J Watkins
2009 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Hecentadove trained by John Everson and ridden by M Dolendo
2010 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Chilled trained by John Hearne and ridden by M J Cahill
2011 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Walpersdorf trained by Jayden Lyall and ridden by Jasen Watkins
2012 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Southern Shimmer trained by Ross Stitt and ridden by Robert Thompson
2013 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Castlemagne King trained by Basil Ryan and ridden by Timothy Bell
2014 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Uno Five trained by Jeremy Sylvester and ridden by Tegan Harrison
2015 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Plutorius trained by Jeremy Sylvester and ridden by Tegan Harrison
2016 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Collaboration trained by Joanne Hardy and ridden by L Cassidy
2017 Lismore Cup (2100 metres) was won by Water Boy (15/1) trained by Daniel S Bowen and ridden by Kirk Matheson 13 ran

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