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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:-

Local Patrons Quambone Jockey Club, Quambone Picnic Race Club, Marthaguy Picnic Race Club
Principal Races Marthaguy Cup, Coburg Stakes

Tuesday 25th March 1913
Callala Handicap over 6 furlongs

1. Derlit owned by Mr W Cunningham
2. La Martinery owned by Mr G Rose
3. Marthaguy owned by Mr L Veech
Carwell Handicap over 6 furlongs
1. Captain Monte owned by Mr W Scott
2. Overlander owned by Mr R Walden
3. La Milo owned by Mr R Kilby
Quambone Handicap over a mile
1. Grand La 1/3 fav owned by Mr R Walden
2. Cockeye owned by Mr A McIntosh

The year before the Marthaguy Cup was staged on Monday 6th May 1912, while other  pre-First World War Marthaguy Cup winners were:-
1913 Marthaguy Cup over 1 ¼ miles was won by Bee Model, beating Copeg and La Silver
1914 Marthaguy Cup over 1 ¼ miles was won by Hasty Moments, beating Highboy and Pedestal
1915 Marthaguy Cup over 1 ¼ miles was won by Pedestal owned by Mr C Fletcher and Mr T Kelly and ridden by C Fletcher, beating Amloc owned by Mr T Cosgrove
1916 Marthaguy Cup over 1 ¼ miles was won by Amloc owned by Mr T Cosgrove, beating Pedestal owned by Mr T Kelly and Mr C Fletcher, and Miss Okey owned by Mr D C Mathe

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.
Recent Marthaguy Picnic Cup winners
(A full list of winners is available on request)

2008 Marthaguy Picnic Cup ($1200) over 1400 metres was won by Faux Pas (5/4 fav) trained by Garry Bignell and ridden by Mr J Bryans
2009 Marthaguy Picnic Cup meeting was abandoned due to waterlogging
2010 Marthaguy Picnic Cup meeting was abandoned due to waterlogging
2011 Marthaguy Picnic Cup ($1200) over 1400 metres was won by Segovian (11/10 fav) trained by Graham Shields and ridden by Nyssa Burrells, beating Noble Heart and To The Keeper
2012 Marthaguy Picnic Cup ($1200) over 1400 metres was won by Discovery Lad (11/4) trained by Rodney Robb and ridden by Rebeka Prest, beating Noble Heart
2013 Marthaguy Picnic Cup ($1200) over 1400 metres was won by Barthusian (Evens fav) trained by Paul Theobald and ridden by Rebeka Prest, beating Segavian
2014 Marthaguy Picnic Cup meeting was abandoned due to waterlogging
2015 Marthaguy Picnic Cup meeting was abandoned
2016 Marthaguy Picnic Cup was abandoned
2017 Marthaguy Picnic Cup was abandoned due to torrential rain

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

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