The large coastal town of Port Macquarie lies in the Mid-North Coast region of New South Wales about 240 miles north of the state capital Sydney and roughly 355 miles south of Brisbane. The port is on the Tasman Sea coast and the town enjoys strong transport links via the Oxley Highway. The town has a population of almost 47,000 inhabitants and has its own highly successful racecourse which first staged racing in 1845 on a superior course 1 ¼ miles round with an uninterrupted view of the horses throughout the race. That inaugural meeting took place on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th August 1845, with results of the feature race on each day shown below.

Tuesday 19th August 1845
Port Macquarie Stakes £20 over 1 ½ miles
1. Racky owned by Mr J Ensor
2. Little Wonder owned by Mr Chapman
Wednesday 20th August 1845
Port Macquarie Hurdle Race over 2 miles and 6 leaps
1. Gratis owned by Mr P Stephens
2. Captain owned by Mr McLeod

The next year the two day meeting was much larger and grander, although the course was very heavy, particularly at the 6 furlong marker. However, this did not deter the elite of the district who took their rightful places in the grandstand by 11 o’clock. The meeting opened with the Port Macquarie Plate over 1 ½ miles.
Tuesday 21st July 1846
Port Macquarie Plate (£25) over 1 ½ miles
1. AEdipus owned by Mr Chapman and ridden by F Chapman
2. Wellesley owned by Mr McKay
3. Gustavius owned by Mr Forfarshire
Welter Stakes (£25) once round
1. Raky owned by Mr J Ensor and ridden by Gordon
2. Eolus owned by Mr Cheers
3. Gratis owned by Mr P Stephens
Wednesday 22nd July 1846
Port Macquarie Hurdle (£25) over 3 miles and 8 leaps
1. AEdipus owned by Mr Chapman and ridden by Welsh
2. Gratis owned by Mr P Stephens
3. Whalebone owned by Mr Salway
Ladies Purse (£15)
Confined to horses foaled in New England, Port Macquarie or McLeay
1. Legislator owned by Mr Cohen and ridden by De Bell
2. Eolus owned by Mr Cheers
3. Ellen Aureen owned by Mr P Stephens

Leading up to the outbreak of the Second World War the main race was the Port Macquarie Cup.
Pre Second World War winners of the Cup
(A full list of winners is available on request)
1930 Port Macquarie Cup over 1 mile was won by Sir Mascot beating Jack Rufus
1931 Port Macquarie Cup over 1 mile was won by Morestock (4/1) beating Snipper
1932 Port Macquarie Cup over 1 mile was won by Jack Rufus (5/1) beating Nizica (5/2 fav) and Lady Chryster (5/1) 8 ran
1933 Port Macquarie Cup over 1 mile was won by Larsippus (2/1) ridden by Thompson, beating Lady Carnusa (5/2) and Honeyfield (7/2) 5 ran
1934 Port Macquarie Cup over 1 mile was won by Serenely (4/6 fav) beating Rifenry and Rappacre
1935 Port Macquarie Cup over 1 mile resulted in a dead-heat between Beckwith (Evens fav) ridden by Munce, and Malvareen (4/1) ridden by White, with Demi Monde (5/1) in third 5 ran
1936 Port Macquarie Cup over 1 mile was won by Moa Gab (2/1) ridden by McKell, beating YTipsy (4/1) and Malvareen (4/1) 5 ran
1937 Port Macquarie Cup over 1 mile was won by Silvius King (3/1) beating Eva Dee and Kulnura
1938 Port Macquarie Cup over 1 mile was won by Bullion (5/4 fav) ridden by Willshire, beating Milantheon (2/1) and Irish Bard (3/1) 4 ran
1939 Port Macquarie Cup over 1 mile resulted in a dead-heat between Wee Joy and Reremon, with Lily of the Valley in third

Today the course hosts at least 23 races annually, the highlight of the racing calendar being the Port Macquarie Cup over 2000 metres which is traditionally contested on the first Friday in October.
Recent Port Macquarie Cup winners
(A full list of winners is available on request)
2009 Port Macquarie Cup ($52,000) over 2000 metres was won by Barlagarney (6/1) trained by Graeme Rogerson and ridden by Peter Wells, beating Encosta Tszyu and Zampara 14 ran
2010 Port Macquarie Cup ($39,000) over 2000 metres was won by Desert Bunny (8/1) trained by Brett Dodson and ridden by Glenn Lynch, beating Bored and Instructs 8 ran
2011 Port Macquarie Cup ($39,000) over 2000 metres was won by Old Bill (2/1) trained by Chris Waller and ridden by Brenton Avdulla, beating Blinkin Easy and Rodeo Playboy 12 ran
2012 Port Macquarie Cup ($47,960) over 2000 metres was won by Falklands (15/2) trained by Marc Quinn and ridden by Raymond Spokes, beating Southern Shimmer and They Won’t Last 12 ran
2013 Port Macquarie Cup ($47,960) over 2000 metres was won by Phrases (12/1) trained by Bindi Cheers and ridden by Andrew Gibbons, beating Epic Terra and Poste Restante 12 ran
2014 Port Macquarie Cup ($60,160) over 2000 metres was won by World Wide (4/1) trained by Bede Murray and ridden by Robert Thompson, beating Campanology and Lucky Liaison 12 ran
2015 Port Macquarie Cup was not contested
2016 Port Macquarie Cup ($54,000) over 2000 metres was won by Sofin (11/4) trained by Shannon Fry and ridden by Ben Looker, beating Caped Crusader and Lonely Orphan 14 ran
2017 Port Macquarie Cup ($84,000) over 2000 metres was won by Loving Home (11/2) trained by Chris Waller and ridden by Tye Angland, beating Social Element and Brazen 12 ran

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