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The village of Quambone is a remote village in the Coonamble Shire of New South Wales some 370 miles north-west of state capital Sydney, but just 35 miles west of Connamble. Despite being very isolated and having a population of barely 250, the village holds its own races under the direction of Marthaguy Picnic Race Club and the Quambone Picnic Race Club. At the same time as the Marthaguy Picnic Cup was operational, so was the Quambone Jockey Club, and later the Quambone Picnic Race Club. One pre-first World War meeting organised by the Quambone Jockey Club was held on Tuesday 25th March 1913, with selected results shown below:- |
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Local Patrons | Quambone Jockey Club, Quambone Picnic Race Club, Marthaguy Picnic Race Club |
Principal Races | Marthaguy Cup, Coburg Stakes |
Tuesday 25th March 1913 |
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The year before the Marthaguy Cup was staged on Monday 6th May 1912, while other pre-First World War Marthaguy Cup winners were:- |
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Today the Picnic Club stage meetings annually on a Saturday in late August or early September, the highlight of the meeting being the Marthaguy Picnic Cup over 1400 metres. Although in recent years the meeting has suffered more than its fair share of abandoned events due to rain and waterlogging, some of the recent Cup results are shown below. |
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Course today | The racecourse continues to operate very successfully. |
If you have photos, postcards, racecards. badges, newspaper cuttings or book references about the old course, or can provide a photo of how the ground on which the old racecourse stood looks today, then email johnwslusar@gmail.com |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-0-3 652 pages 774 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-1-0 352 pages 400 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-2-7 180 pages 140 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-3-4 264 pages 235 former courses |
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