< > Share with a friend The Williamstown Cup by Marc Fiddian Our Price:  $14.95 Add to Cart Qty : Add Review Ask a Question The Williamstown Cup by Marc Fiddian   Product details Paperback: 72 pages Publisher: Galaxy Design (2005) ISBN: 0975709852 Trim size: 210 x 140 mm   Synopsis    Some horse races go on forever. Others last a long time and then disappear. One notable race no longer with us was the Williamstown Cup, which was held in November and ranked third behind in importance behind the Melbourne Cup and the Caulfield Cup. Until taken over for defence purposes in 1940, the Williamstown racecourse had been home to the Williamstown Racing Club and its cup. The club lingered until 1948 when it merged with other racing bodies and the Williamstown Cup, although held on other metropolitan courses until 1961, was on borrowed time. In 1962 it was renamed the Sandown Cup. The Williamstown Cup was popular with owners and trainers who regarded it as a consolation if their horse did not live up to expectations in the Melbourne Cup. Mara was the winner of the first running of the Williamstown Cup in 1888 and a lot of top horses either won the race or took part over the next 73 years. There are no reviews for this product. (View All) There are no questions asked for this product. Related Products A Life-long Innings (Hardback) $24.95 More Details... A Rail of Two Cities $14.95 More Details... Australasia’s Tramways $15.00 More Details... Continent of Iron Roads (Hardback) $25.00 More Details... Curtain Up, Curtain Down $15.00 More Details... Flinders St Station $10.00 More Details... So Near, So Far $15.00 More Details... The Best of Football Trivia $20.00 More Details... Victoria’s Parliament House $16.50 More Details...       Similar Products The Brigadier’s Horse and other poems from the Western Front $19.95 More Details... Stonehenge Sacred Symbolism $50.00 More Details... Robert Forrester, First Fleeter $35.00 More Details... Remember Your Leaders – Volume 1 $25.00 More Details... Ok