 Geelong has a horse-racing club, the Geelong Racing Club, which schedules around 22 race meetings a year, including the Geelong Cup meeting in October.The Geelong Cup was first run in 1872, and is considered one of the most reliable guides to the result of the Melbourne Cup.It also has a picnic horse-racing club, Geelong St Patricks Racing Club, which holds its one race meeting a year in February.