Lismore Turf Club

The earliest available records suggest there was horse racing in Lismore as early as 1874 when a 2 day spring carnival was held. The Australasian Turf Register first officially records meetings being held in Lismore in the 1885/6 edition. From 1874 on, some twenty five bodies are listed as racing in Lismore before the current Lismore Turf Club came into existence in 1968 The first reference to the Lismore Cup is an article in the Northern Star referring to the Lismore Cup Race Meeting held on Wednesday 30 September 1908.