Racing News

  • Racing Wrap – 16.02.26
    Racing Wrap – 16.02.26

    Gary Harley Kris Lees has moved into the top 10 in the Australian Trainers Premiership following the gutsy win by blueblood mare Trounce in the 1150 metre New Zealand Bloodstock F&M Benchmark 58 Handicap at Mondayโ€™s Beaumont Track meeting. The win took Lees tally to…

  • Racing Wrap – 14.02.26
    Racing Wrap – 14.02.26

    Gary Harley The Kris Lees trained two-year-old filly, Sheโ€™s Extra, landed a huge plunge when she blitzed her opposition in the opening event at Saturdayโ€™s Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting. It was her trainerโ€™s birthday on Saturday and the youngster gave Lees plenty to celebrate…

  • Race Day Preview – 14.02.26
    Race Day Preview – 14.02.26

    Gary Harley Keagan Latham has won the past three NSW Provincial Jockeys Premiership, and the popular hoop heads up the M1 to Newcastle on Saturday where he has seven mounts. Latham has the mount on the Oโ€™Shea -Charlton Kiwi bred 3-year-old Cellamaster which is arguably…

  • Racing Wrap – 02.02.26
    Racing Wrap – 02.02.26

    Gary Harley The Gai Waterhouse-Adrian Bott trained 3-year-old colt God Save The King  a $775,000 buy at the 2024 Magic Millions Yearling Sales in the Gold Coast was one of five favourites to salute at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs seven race Wine Country meeting on…

  • Racing Wrap – 31.01.26
    Racing Wrap – 31.01.26

    Gary Harley Winning trebles to provincial based jockeys Aaron Bullock and Keagan Latham highlighted Saturdayโ€™s Newcastle Jockey Club seven race meeting. Bullock won the NSW Jockeys Premiership in 2022-23 and 2024-25 and has ridden 60.5 winners in the first half of the current season. The…

  • Race Day Preview – 31.01.26
    Race Day Preview – 31.01.26

    Gary Harley Newcastleโ€™s premier trainer Kris Lees has enjoyed a successful first half of the current racing season with 55 winners in two states and he is expected to add to that when the stable saddles up his consistent but unlucky 4-year-old Etoile Filante at…

  • Racing Wrap – 24.01.26
    Racing Wrap – 24.01.26

    Gary Harley Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker currently in seventh place in the Australian Trainers Premiership with 73 winners for this season sent four gallopers to the Newcastle Jockey Clubs Legends Race Day meeting on Saturday and the stable went home with two winners. And…

  • Race Day Preview- 24.01.26
    Race Day Preview- 24.01.26

    Gary Harley – Herald – 24.01.26 The Newcastle Jockey Club will stage its annual Legends Race Day honouring local Legends on Saturday. Newcastle racing reverts to the course proper on Saturday after a renovation to the track that has taken place during the summer months.…

  • NEWFM Australia Day Long Weekend Legends Race Day
    NEWFM Australia Day Long Weekend Legends Race Day

    A tribute to Aussie sporting legends and music greats This Australia Day long weekend, Newcastle Racecourse will play host to a truly special event as Legends Race Day returns. Taking place this Saturday 24th of January, this unique race day blends top-tier horse racing, iconic…

  • Racing Wrap – 15.01.26
    Racing Wrap – 15.01.26

    Gary Harley โ€“ Wrap โ€“ 15.01.26 Newcastle trainer Kris Lees successful festive season on the racetrack continued ta the Beaumont track on Tuesday when his winning double took his tally of winners since Boxing Day to ten. Two of his winners in that period were…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 15.01.26
    Gary Harley – Herald – 15.01.26

    Gary Harley โ€“ Herald โ€“ 15.01.26 The Newcastle Jockey Club celebrated its largest Boxing Day attendance in years and after a three week break the club kicks off what is predicted to be massive 2026 when it hosts the clubโ€™s first meeting of the year…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – Boxing Day Races
    Gary Harley – Herald – Boxing Day Races

    The Newcastle Jockey Club is expecting one of their biggest attendances of the year for the iconic Boxing Day race meeting on Friday. The popular Hot Dub Time Machine is locked in to fire up the Hunters biggest Christmas Party well into the night. On…