Port Hedland’s annual feature race has been the premier event in the northern WA racing calendar for well over a century. Its rich history dates back to 1902 when the first official race meet at Port Hedland was held, and the annual tradition continues to this day.
Becoming a Port Hedland Cup Winner is an honour and a challenge which very few horses achieve even once, let alone winning multiple times. Only two horses in history have ever achieved the Port Hedland Cup Trifecta of winning three consecutive Cups: Red Warrior (in the 1960s) and Night Watchman (in the 2000s).
Will Galaxon (double winner of the 2014 and 2015 Cups) become the third horse to achieve the Trifecta? Only the results of the 2016 Port Hedland Cup will tell!
| YEAR | HORSE | JOCKEY | INFORMATION |
| 1902 | Bluff | ||
| 1903 | Cobweb | ||
| 1904 | Timbrel | H. McKinnon | |
| 1905 | Mercury | ||
| 1906 | Volcano | ||
| 1907 | Daybreak | ||
| 1908 | Minister | ||
| 1909 | Mistake | ||
| 1910 | Trigger | ||
| 1911 | Long Tom | ||
| 1912 | Enibrac | ||
| 1913 | Port Erin | Lawson | |
| 1914 | Scarsdale | ||
| 1915 | No race meeting held in 1915 | ||
| 1916* | Postal Note | Ferres | |
| 1917 | Grace | A. Richardson | |
| 1918 | Impressionist | Keyser | |
| 1919 | Moorambine | Gilmour | |
| 1920 | Impressionist | Connor | |
| 1921 | Tanquin | Allan | |
| 1922 | Riga | Johnson | |
| 1923 | Le Cygne | W. (Billy) Kain | |
| 1924 | Supernal | Johnson | |
| 1925 | Supernal | C. Withnell | |
| 1926 | No race meeting held in 1926 | ||
| 1927 | Ungaroo | M. Mannion | |
| 1928 | Ungaroo | Milton Stove | |
| 1929* | Withnell | Farrell | |
| 1930* | Churrina | F. Wickman | |
| 1931* | Churrina | F. Wickman | |
| 1932 | Miss Harpist | G. Leonard | |
| 1933 | Inverness | S. Burrows | |
| 1934 | Monoram | F. G. Audas | |
| 1935 | Alacrity | F. Wickman | |
| 1936* | Bobbie Dazzler | W. (Billy) Kain | |
| 1937 | Polka | L. Brodie | |
| 1938 | Leap Frog | F. Cousens | |
| 1939 | Crooner | G. Gamage | |
| 1940 | Paper Coat | F. Cousens | |
| 1941 | Bonfire | Wampi Ball | |
| 1942 | Bonfire | ||
| 1943 | Long Jack | G. Tink | |
| 1944 | Landwin | H. Robinson | |
| 1945 | Gay Gallant | W. Kain | |
| 1946 | Kingswood | R. Hall | |
| 1947* | Kingswood | J. Edwards | |
| 1948 | Ozonic Girl | J. Edwards | |
| 1949 | Merry England | W. (Billy) Kain | |
| 1950 | Avergne | Fred Wilson | |
| 1951 | Avergne | Fred J. Wilson | |
| 1952 | Centenary | P. Gannon | |
| 1953 | Avergne | D. McWirter | |
| 1954 | Priority | D. Stove | |
| 1955 | Mike’s Glory | C. Fellington | |
| 1956 | Hooray | R. Meredith | |
| 1957 | Ventonia | K. Leaver | |
| 1958 | Silvon | J. Jolly | |
| 1959 | Gay Chief | J. Jolly | |
| 1960 | Lindon Plains | Johnny Corry | |
| 1961 | Party Girl | Johnny Corry | |
| 1962 | Red Warrior | G. Follington | |
| 1963 | Red Warrior | Johnny Corry | |
| 1964 | Red Warrior | Johnny Corry | |
| 1965 | Purple Congo | Johnny Corry | |
| 1966 | Kimbo | Johnny Corry | |
| 1967 | Lordie | B. Matthewman | |
| 1968 | Lordie | B. Matthewman | |
| 1969 | Royal Brass | Geyer | |
| 1970 | Pentas | G. Webster | |
| 1971 | Colily | B. Bennett | |
| 1972 | Bonka | D. Gates | |
| 1973 | Tribal Dance | B. Fagen | |
| 1974 | Bon King | K. Unwin | |
| 1975 | McWarvest | K. Unwin | |
| 1976 | Royal Mand | M. Ramsey | |
| 1977 | Make Mine Scotch | A. Taylor | |
| 1978 | Island Tiger | S. Geyer | |
| 1979 | Rock Dam | F. Treen | |
| 1980 | Ink Street | P. Pettigrove | |
| 1981 | Minasseh’s Son | N. Parnham | |
| 1982 | Kantian | R. Roney | |
| 1983 | Fast And Deadly | Ross MacMillan | |
| 1984 | Blue Drifter | David Jones | |
| 1985 | Bold Class | G. Wootloon | |
| 1986 | Seattle Beau | Jason Oliver | |
| 1987 | Seattle Beau | P. Colombera | |
| 1988 | Rossini | S. Geyer | |
| 1989 | Call Me Kiwi | M. Grantham | |
| 1990 | Ratification | M. Grantham | |
| 1991 | Still Don | T. Lewis | |
| 1992 | Apache Ambush | Paul Gorman | |
| 1993 | What A Boy | R. Sale | |
| 1994 | Premier Cooper | D. Young | |
| 1995 | Sir Bituate | M. Roney | |
| 1996 | Jungles | Trenna Skinner | |
| 1997 | True Russian | Eddie McGuire | |
| 1998 | True Russian | Kim Gladwin | |
| 1999 | Twist And Shout | Craig Coombe | |
| 2000 | Era’s End | Glen Cortes | |
| 2001 | Night Watchman | Michael Wildey | |
| 2002 | Night Watchman | Peter Farrell | |
| 2003 | Night Watchman | Grant Lemos | |
| 2004 | Cargo | Craig Fox | |
| 2005 | Kiwi Hombre | Dion Luciani | |
| 2006 | Zest Appeal | Shaun McGruddy | |
| 2007 | Rocky Kwila | John Claite | |
| 2008 | Desert Hurricane | Kiryn Waldeck | |
| 2009 | Teppanyaki | Mark Forder | |
| 2010 | Flirtson | Shaun Meeres | |
| 2011 | Pentire Point (NZ) | Grant Lemos | |
| 2012 | Indamani | Jeffrey Berry | |
| 2013 | Indamani | Shaun Meeres | |
| 2014 | Galaxon | Robert Markou | |
| 2015 | Galaxon | Kyra Yuill | |
| 2016 |
* From 1902 to 1935, the feature race was called the “Port Hedland Handicap”, and in 1936, it was renamed to the “Port Hedland Cup”.