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    KRIS Lees has just about done it all on his hometown track. The trainer has ticked off the Newcastle Cup, Cameron Handicap, the old Newmarket and, only 12 months ago, the race named in honour of his late father Max. ...
    • Wednesday, November 12 2025
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    A college basketballer-turned-Miss International Australia and an aspiring actor. Meet the official ambassadors for The Hunter in 2025. Selina McCloskey, 24 of Eleebana, and Ben Blackler, 20 of Belmont North, have been unveiled as the faces of Newcastle’s $1million horse...
    • Wednesday, November 12 2025
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    PAT Farrell was a champion racehorse trainer and a master mentor. In a passion that started 62 years ago, Farrell trained 920 winners and was renowned as an astute horseman. He also guided the careers of champion jockeys Wayne Harris,...
    • Monday, November 10 2025
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    On a day that Arrowfield Stud celebrated the win of freakish mare Autumn Glow at Randwick, their colours were first past the post in a Class 1 Handicap at Newcastle with a potential Group 1 contender. It was the annual...
    • Tuesday, November 4 2025
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    The consistent Gosford trained Orthie’s Boys is ready to notch up his fourth win in the 1500 metre Maitland Rugby Cup at Saturday’s Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting. Trainer Greg McFarlane has called on 1.5 kilogram claiming apprentice Mollie Fitzgerald...
    • Friday, October 31 2025
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