The South Australia town of Millicent, close to Lake Bonney, is located almost 400 kilometres south-east of the state capital Adelaide and 50 kilometres north of Mount Gambier. The township developed in 1870 on an area known as the Millecent Flats and today has a population of just over 5,000. Although the town does not have its own racecourse, it does have a thriving Racing Club which organises one meeting annually which is staged on Penola Racecourse.

Although the Millicent Turf Club was formed in 1874, organising its first meeting on Monday 28th December 1874, a meeting did take place in Millicent on Friday 26th December 1873. That meeting was organised by Mr Lane and was held on a flat piece of ground opposite the township. Results from the early 1873 meeting were:-
Maiden Plate £15
Lady of the Lake owned by Mr Molloy
Town Plate £10 10s
Tallyho owned by Mr Commane
Drainer’s Flat Race £2 10s
Hard Times owned by Mr Grant
Hurdle Race £6 6s
Charley owned by Mr McKeand
Publican’s Purse £2 10s
Barney owned by Mr McDonald
Drainer’s Hurdle Race £2 10s
Touch Me Not owned by Mr W Lee

The Millicent Turf Club meeting on Monday 28th December 1874 featured:-
Millicent Handicap (25 sovereigns) over 2 miles
1. Maude owned by Mr J Davis and ridden by B Davis
2. Alfred owned by Mr G Kent
3. Clansman owned by Mr Angus McDonald
Millicent Steeplechase (15 sovereigns) over 2 miles
1. Poppet owned and ridden by Mr J Locke
2. Conalto owned by Mr G Kent
3. Sunshine owned by Mr N McDonald

Its principal race is the Millicent Cup which has a rich history. On Saturday 23rd February 1929 the Millicent Cup, worth £100 and a £10 trophy donated by Mr A M White, was won by Pious owned by Mr J Malone. In 1936 the Millicent Centenary Cup was contested on Thursday 12th June 1936 with the result shown below:-
Millicent Centenary Cup
1. Gingham 6/4
2. High Favor 6/1
3. Flying Fish Evens fav
Earlier in the meeting the Hurdle Race went to Jack Thrice (3/1); the Novice Race to Hosiery (2/1), while later in the day the Trial Stakes was won by Atamurra (11/2), and the Flying Handicap by Desert Flight (4/5 fav).

After the War had ended the races were held on Saturday 8th June 1946 when the Millicent Cup , over 9 furlongs, was won by the strong favourite Kulti.
Millicent Cup over 9 furlongs
1. Kulti (1/3 fav) ridden by P Glennon
2. On Patrol (12/1) ridden by F Dean
3. Consistent (12/1) ridden by J Ralton
7 ran

In more recent times the Millicent Cup, worth $23,000 and run over 2100 metres, was won by Mr Journeyman trained by Lucinda Doodt. The full result is shown below:-
Saturday 30th April 2017
Millicent Cup ($23,000) over 2100 metres
1. Mr Journeyman (9/1) trained by Lucinda Doodt and ridden by Simon Morrish
2. Mista Holyfield trained by Damien Thornton and ridden by Richard Wilson
3. Saturday Sorcerer trained by Emily Finnegan and ridden by Dan Shepherd
12 ran

Millicent Cup Winners
2010 The Millicent Cup ($20,100) run over 2059 metres at Mount Gambier was won by Montjeu Madame (5/2) trained by Darryl Dalson and ridden by Holly McKechnie, beating Magical Sunday and General Mackjosh 12 ran
2011 The Millicent Cup ($20,100) run over 2100 metres at Penola was won by General Mackjosh (7/1) trained by Wayne Walters and ridden by Kate Walters, beating Club Royale and Scouse 10 ran
2012 The Millicent Cup ($20,100) over 2100 metres was won by Evenmoreaction (3/1) trained by Michael O’Leary and ridden by Jason Holder, beating Texan Warney and Risk It All 10 ran
2013 The Millicent Cup ($22,000) over 2100 metres was won by Evenmoreaction (4/1) trained by Michael O’Leary and ridden by Harry Coffey, beating Sandhill Chief and Milensnake 12 ran
2014 The Millicent Cup ($22,000) over 2100 metres was won by Luckzat (16/1) trained by Wayne Walters and ridden by Kate Walters, beating Get Out Of Town and Texan Warney 12 ran
2015 The Millicent Cup ($22,000) over 2100 metres was won by Evenmoreaction (5/1) trained by Michael O’Leary and ridden by Jordan Frew, beating Bredlign and Woakwine 12 ran
2016 The Millicent Cup ($23,000) over 2100 metres was won by Hasta La Thomas (7/2) trained by Sue Murphy and ridden by Dom Tourneur, beating Evenmoreaction and Hadda Couple 10 ran
2017 The Millicent Cup ($23,000) over 2100 metres was won by Mr Journeyman (9/1) trained by Luciinda Doodt and ridden by Simon Morrish, beating Mista Holyfield and Saturday Sorcerer 12 ran

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