The New South Wales town of Narromine, on the Macquarie River, lies at the centre of the Narromine Shire about 25 miles west of the city of Dubbo. It enjoys good transport links with the rest of the state, the Mitchell Highway passing through the town. The original inhabitants of the region gave the town its name which means ‘honey person, but the earliest European to pass close to the district was the famous explorer John Oxley. Today the town of Narromine has a population of about 3,900 and has its own racecourse which is used by both the Narromine Turf and Jockey Club and the Mungery Picnic Race Club. The inaugural race meeting organised by the Mungery Amateur Picnic Race Club was on Wednesday 19th November 1924 at the Oaks Bridge course when the President of the Club was Mr H Dugan, ably supported by Vice-Presidents Mr R Strahorn and Mr Gordon Williamson. Details of that early meeting are shown below. |
Early winners of the Mungery Cup
(A full list of winners is available on request)
1924 Mungery Cup over 1 mile was won by Eurritties (7/4) owned by Mr H E Arthur, beating Emnock (5/4 fav) and Blue Cod (5/1)
1925 Mungery Cup over 1 mile was won by King Tesla (3/1), beating Western Scot and Emnock
1926 Mungery Cup over 1 mile was won by Alcyone (4/1) owned by Mr T Hallinan and ridden by Mr Harris, beating Lord Dutton (3/1) and Eudare (10/1) 5 ran
1927 Mungery Cup over 1 mile was won by Eudaree (5/1) owned by Mr S Symons and ridden by D Symons, beating Earl of Clare and Blue Cod
1928 Mungery Cup over 1 mile, including a Silver Cup donated by Mr W G Williamson, was won by Lord Dutton (2/1) owned by Mr R Newbigging and ridden by Mr Robertson, beating Brown Collar (3/1) and Wirrimah (4/1) 8 ran
1929 Mungery Cup over 1 mile was won by Blue Cod (3/1) owned by Mr H N Matthews, beating Stillosis and Lord Dutton
1930 Mungery Cup over 1 mile was won by Binjang (4/1) owned by Mr A E Millgate and ridden by Papworth, beating Babarousa and Denholm 5 ran |
The highlight of the racing year for the Mungery Picnic Race Club is the Mungery Cup over 1750 metres traditionally run on the first Sunday in October.
Recent winners of the Mungery Cup
(A full list of winners is available on request)
2008 Mungery Cup ($1,500) over 1750 metres was won by Rocking On (1/2 fav) trained by Mark Ward and ridden by Mr C Lundholm, beating Wishyouweremine
2009 Mungery Cup ($1,500) over 1750 metres was won by Mr Resilient (6/4 fav) trained by T W Mulholland and ridden by Mr B Duggan, beating Chennai Moon
2010 Mungery Cup ($2,100) over 1750 metres was won by Mr Resilient (8/1) trained by T W Mulholland and ridden by Mr J King, beating Canterdown and Ourwizz 7 ran
2011 Mungery Cup ($2,100) over 1750 metres was won by To The Keeper (5/2) trained by Garry Lunn and ridden by Mr B Duggan, beating Carry The Dance and Govic’s Pick 4 ran
2012 Mungery Cup ($2,100) over 1750 metres was won by Poker Pro (10/11 fav) trained by K R White and ridden by Mr R Blewitt, beating Soswarj and Bradgate Park 3 ran
2013 Mungery Cup ($4,900) over 1750 metres was won by Panov (11/8 fav) trained by Michael Lunn and ridden by Mr R Blewitt, beating Benny Blue Eyes and Judge Smails 4 ran
2014 Mungery Cup ($4,900) over 1750 metres was won by Power Aweigh (5/4 fav) trained by Myron Cooper and ridden by Tim Phillips, beating Poker Pro and Bluey’s Bolt 8 ran
2015 Mungery Cup ($4,900) over 1750 metres was won by Right of Reply (8/11 fav) trained by Rodney Robb and ridden by M Webber, beating Dog Tags and Millenium Hawk 5 ran
2016 Mungery Cup meeting was abandoned
2017 Mungery Cup ($4,760) over 1750 metres was won by The Real McCoy (6/1) trained by Kylie Kennedy and ridden by Mr R Blewitt, beating Butterfly Sky and Streak On 6 ran |
