Gary Harley’s Updates

The Jungle Juice Cups and Cessnock Cups were the Newcastle Jockey Clubs major races when the club owned the Cessnock Racecourse for more than 30 years and on Saturday for the first time the Cups will be run on the...

Newcastle Jockey Club will host their fourth race meeting in the space of 18 days on Tuesday. John Sargent’s three-year-old filly Autumn Blonde ($3 favourite on TAB) is well placed in the NZB Ready To Run 12 & 13 Nov...

French-born Nacim Dilmi trained his first Newcastle winner when former top local apprentice Dylan Gibbons produced a masterly ride on Oceanfront at the NJC’s midweek meeting. Oceanfront was a $5 chance in the provincial benchmark 64 handicap (1850 metres) after...

2024-25 NJC Premiership Award Winners The Newcastle Jockey Club made presentations to the 2024-25 Premiership winners during the first race meeting of the Spring Racing Carnival on September 19. The following were the Premiership winners: Horse Of the Year: Private...

The Newcastle Jockey Club backs up from a bumper Spring Racing carnival with a strong race midweek meeting on Thursday. Les bridge will send a promising 3-year-old Columbus to Newcastle after he was a ‘good thing’ beaten on the track...

Randwick trainer Michael Freedman has a talented group of 3-year-olds in his stable and on Saturday at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs second day of their Spring Carnival he was successful with two highly promising 3-year-old gallopers. Freedman landed a double...

Chris Waller Irish stayer Soul Of Spain firmed into $8 second favourite for the Group 1 The Metropolitan at Randwick on October 4 following his rails hugging win in Friday’s $300,000 Group 3 Sharp Office Newcastle Gold Cup. The 5-year-old...

The second day of the Newcastle Jockey Clubs Spring Racing Carnival on Saturday is Ladies Day with the 1300 metre Prosperity Advisers Ladies Day Cup the feature event. The Taree trained Bodhi Boy is the top weight and the son...

Gary Harley – Herald – Friday 19.09.25 The time-honoured Newcastle Jockey Club’s two-day Spring Carnival will be held on Friday and Saturday and with 121 acceptances and three Group 3 events on Friday it is a massive day. Australia’s two...

The fifth round of inductees into the Newcastle & Hunter Racing Hall of Fame took place during Tuesday’s race meeting at the Newcastle Racecourse. The luncheon was held in the Pavilion and was hosted by Sky Racing’s Greg Radley and...