History
1840 - First race meeting conducted in Albury at 'Browns Paddock' which ran roughly from the Hovell Tree to the rotunda in the Botanical Gardens.
1845 - Miss Jean Spalding of Albury has in her possession a silver cup inscribed as the Albury Cup of 1845, which is believed to be the first cup trophy ever given for an Australian horse race.
1855 - Albury Jockey Club administered racing
1865 - Albury Jockey Club disbandoned due to financial problems
1865 - His excellency Sir George Young signed a grant of 141 acres for the present racecourse. Albury Turf Club took up the grant and raced theron.
1881 - Albury Racing Club was formed on the 21st January
1883 - First of an unbroken chain of Albury Cup Meetings conducted by the
Albury Racing Club was held and won by 'Coolabah' ridden by Miller.
1885 - Early records of racing in Albury were destroyed in a fire that burnt the Mutual Provident building
1886 - Bookmakers were allowed to field on Albury races
1902 - Grandstand was built.
1920 - The totalisator began operating under the charge of one of Alburys
best known citizens, the Hon. Cleaver Bunton, A.O, O.B.E.
1946 - Photo Finish camera was introduced at Albury
1972 - Introduction of metric distances and weights.
1973 - Original Grandstand was demolished
1974 - Present Grandstand constructed
1979 - Albury Cup's longest priced winner, Rough Bay, salutes at 80/1
1980 - Administration Offices and Jockey Rooms constructed
2004 - Trainer Richard Freyer wins a record eighth Albury Gold Cup with
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2006 - Albury Gold Cup Prizemoney a record $100,000
2008 - Record crowd of 20,117 attend Albury Cup | 