Dalby


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Dalby is one of the oldest racing venues in Queensland conducting its first race meeting over two days on July 27 and 28, 1859.
In 2009 the Dalby Plough Inn Cup celebrated its 150th anniversary from its first run in 1859.
Below is a reproduction from The History of Racing in Dalby: Racing In Dalby - The Fifty Years 1959 - 2009 by Dr Ian Keys. Dr. Keys, a past president and patron of Dalby and Northern Downs Jockey Club, wrote this history to coincide with the 150th anniversary of racing in Dalby and copies are available from the Club.