Barrier
advantages: Of least importance at 1200 and
1300
The
Darwin Turf Club was formed with a fanfare of
trumpets in May 1955. The stage was all set
then for the running of the first Darwin Cup
on Saturday October 20 1956. Record post war
stakemoney of $470 had been allocated by the
Club for the six races.
The
1990 bicentennial Darwin Cup was the first $100,000
race staged in the Northern Territory, an amazing
turnaround for the Club virtually decimated
by Cyclone Tracey 15 years before.
Since
the turn of the Century the Darwin Cup has become
the biggest sporting event in the Northern Territory
with over 15,000 people attending every year
As one of only a few dirt tracks in operation
on the provincial circuit, the picturesque Fannie
Bay Racecourse is the venue for which sees several
illustrious racing names vie for over 1.3 million
dollars in prize money and trophies over the
month long event
