The South Australia city of Port Lincoln, on the Eyre Peninsula, is located on the shore of Boston Bay and is the largest city on the West Coast. It is situated some 280 kilometres from the state capital Adelaide, although the difficult journey by road is considerably further. The city has its own racecourse with racing administered by the Port Lincoln Racing Club staging racing throughout the Summer months, traditionally hosting 6 meetings from January to March and 9 meetings from September to December.  The highlight of its racing calendar is the Port Lincoln Cup, over 1950 metres, which takes place in early March. The earliest record of racing in Port Lincoln was in 1851 when races were staged on 17th March 1851 at the Little Swamp, about 6 miles from Port Lincoln.
Port Lincoln Town Plate (£12) over 1 ½ miles
1. Tit Bit owned by Mr McKenna and ridden by McKenna
2. Inez owned by Mr G Hawson and ridden by G Hawson
3. Saladin owned by Mr Price and ridden by E F Price
Hurdle Race (£12) over 1 ½ miles
1. Charley owned by Mr McKenna and ridden by McKenna
2. Thistle owned by Mr Swaffer and ridden by E F Price
3. Comus owned by Mr G Hawson and ridden by Hawson
After racing an excellent supper was served at Mr Swaffer’s Port Lincoln Hotel.

Races continued to be held annually and in 1854 a meeting took place on Friday 17th March when the Stewards were A J Murray and H Holroyd. The meeting opened with a Maiden Stakes race open only to horses ‘dropped’ in the district.
Port Lincoln Maiden Stakes (8 sovereigns) over 1 mile
1. Skyscraper owned by Mr G Hawson and ridden by T Hawson
2. Victoria owned by Mr A Tennant and ridden by J Love
3. Mike owned by Mr T Forster and ridden by H Elliott
Port Lincoln Town Plate (15 sovereigns) over 1 ½ miles
1. Inez owned and ridden by Mr T Hawson
2. Charley owned by Mr W Tilford and ridden by H Elliott
3. Maggie owned and ridden by Mr J Love
After the races a dinner was served at the Castle Tavern, although in previous years the Port Lincoln Hotel had been selected as the venue for supper; but it was thought fair to divide business between the two places.

A very important 2 day meeting was staged on Thursday 15th March 1866 when the Stewards were Mr H J Smith, Mr W R Mortlock and Mr Jas Anderson.
Thursday 15th March 1866
Port Lincoln Town Plate over 1 ½ miles
1. Tiger owned by Mr R Symes 5 1 1
2. Statesman owned by Mr J F Haigh 2 2 2
3. Frank owned by Mr J Miller 1 4 wdr
4. Comet owned by Mr J Goron 3 wdr
5. Magenta owned by Mr Jas Anderson 4 wdr
Friday 16th March 1866
Port Lincoln Hurdles over 1 ½ miles
1. Statesman owned by Mr J F Haigh 2 1 1
2. Doctor owned by Mr J Thompson 1 2 2
3. Comet owned by Mr J Goron 3 0 0
4. Coronet owned by Mr Jas Anderson (fell)
Port Lincoln Handicap over 3 miles
1. Tiger owned by Mr R Symes
2, Statesman owned by Mr J F Haigh
3. Magenta owned by Mr Jas Anderson
The importance of the meeting was realised once it had been completed, for the Committee then adjourned to a room where they discussed forming the Port Lincoln Jockey Club before any future meetings were to be organised.

The principal races at the turn of the century were the Port Lincoln Challenge Cup and the Port Lincoln Handicap, both over a mile. Results of these 2 races in the very early years of the 20th century are shown below:-
1900 The Port Lincoln Challenge Cup (25 sovereigns) over 1 ½ miles was won by Lucifer owned by Mr G Doward and ridden by G Doward junior, beating Clythie (Mr J Fleming) and Fisher Girl (Mr R McLeod)
The Port Lincoln Handicap (25 sovereigns) over 1 ½ miles was won by Hailstorm owned by Mr J Hanson and ridden by Master J Hanson, beating Lucifer (Mr G Dorward) and Jolly Girl (Mr K S Browne)
The course was situated at North Shields, ‘after a drive along the North Road, past Mr Boswell’s, when one suddenly drops upon probably the prettiest racecourse in the entire State, with Boston Bay visible from every part of the course’.
1901 The Port Lincoln Challenge Cup (25 sovereigns) over 1 ½ miles was won by Lucifer owned by Mr G Dorward, beating Fighting Mac also owned by Mr G Dorward.
The Port Lincoln Handicap (25 sovereigns) over 1 ½ miles was won by Lucifer owned by Mr G Dorward, beating Vanity Fair owned by Mr K S Browne
1902 The Port Lincoln Challenge Cup (25 sovereigns) over 1 1 /2 miles was won by Fighting Mac owned by Mr G Dorward, beating Sultan (Mr R Scott) and Lucifer (Mr G Dorward)

In more recent times the feature race is the Port Lincoln Cup, with a list of recent winners shown below:-
2009 The Port Lincoln Cup ($13,800) over 1950 metres was won by Over The Road (9/2) trained by Simon Drewitt and ridden by Matthew Neilson, beating In Error and Sea Factor 13 ran
2010 The Port Lincoln Cup ($25,000) over 1950 metres was won by Dujac (14/1) trained by Dennis O’Leary and ridden by Libby Hopwood, beating Yarterbery and Over The Road 14 ran
2011 The Port Lincoln Cup ($25,000) over 1950 metres was won by Manaway (9/1) trained by Robby Cope and ridden by B Hoppo, beating Blue Maggich and Emmooki Street 14 ran
2012 The Port Lincoln Cup ($25,000) over 1950 metres was won by Hastein (3/1) trained by Darryl Carrison and ridden by Mark Pegus, beating Yarterbery and Generous Huka 14 ran
2013 The Port Lincoln Cup ($25,000) over 1950 metres was won by Hastein (11/8 fav) trained by Darryl Carrison and ridden by Mark Pegus, beating Testate and Yarterbery 12 ran
2014 The Port Lincoln Cup ($25,000) over 1950 metres was won by Pretty Blonde (20/1) trained by Kym Healy and ridden by Justin Potter, beating Madame Kafoops and Ocsmepop 14 ran
2015 The Port Lincoln Cup ($25,000) over 1960 metres was won by Zayak (11/4) trained by Dennis O’Leary and ridden by Jake Toeroek, beating Extreme Value and Testate 14 ran
2016 The Port Lincoln Cup ($32,000) over 1960 metres was won by Tidy Prophet (6/5 fav) trained by Will Clarke and ridden by Matthew Neilson, beating Gangster’s Run and Burnro 13 ran
2017 The Port Lincoln Cup ($31,500) over 1960 metres was won by Ustonov’s Fury (3/1) trained by Shane Oxlade and ridden by Justin Potter, beating Eye The World and Zipalang 14 ran

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