Racing News
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Racing Review – 06.06.26
Gary Harley – Herald – 06.06.26 The Bjorn Baker stable has accepted with five gallopers for the Newcastle Jockey Club eight race meeting on the course proper on Saturday and a Kiwi bred 4-year-old Pentagon is maybe the best chance for the stable. Pentagon was…
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Newcastle Jockey Club Chairman Brian Judd to Retire after Distinguished Service
Newcastle Jockey Club Chairman and Director Brian Judd has advised theNewcastle Jockey Club (NJC) Board of his intention to retire from both roles,effective 30 June 2026. Mr Judd leaves the Club in a strong position, with a clear direction for the futureand continued momentum under…
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Racing Wrap – 23.05.26
Gary Harley: Consistent rain during the last week and on race day saw the Newcastle track rated a heavy 9 for Saturday’s Hunter Melanoma Foundation race day. One trainer who was happy with the heavy track was Port Macquarie John Sprague who puts the polish…
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Racing Review
Gary Harley: The Newcastle Jockey Club will host its second race meeting in four days on the course proper on Saturday with eight races programmed. Tom Charltons 3-year-old Three Arrows scratched from Tuesday’s meeting is accepted is an acceptor in the 1250 metre PBE Group…
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Racing Wrap – 19.05.26
Gary Harley The Newcastle track received praise from trainers and jockeys during Tuesday’s race meeting after stewards upgraded the track from a Heavy 8 to a Soft 7 after Race 1. The track received 27 millimetres of rain the previous day and night and 86…
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Racing Review – 19.05.26
Gary Harley. Zac Lloyd enjoying a great season with 104 winners in New South Wales travels up the M1 for Tuesday’s Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting in which he has been booked for five early favourites on the seven-race program. Lloyd kicks off the day…
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Racing Wrap – 02.05.26
Gary Harley Newcastle based apprentice Liberty Smyth who moved from Queensland to join the Nathan Doyle stable late last year rode her first Newcastle winner at the AHA & Pitcher Partners race day on Saturday. The 28-year-old is a late comer to the apprentice ranks…
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Racing Review 02.05.26
Gary Harley Ultra consistent Nathan Doyle trained 3-year-old Just Response an impressive first up winner at Gosford on April 2 is well placed to win his third race from six starts when he contests the Pitcher Partners Newcastle & Hunter Provincial Benchmark 68 Handicap at…
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Racing Preview 23.04.26
Gary Harley The Newcastle Jockey Club will host a seven-race program on Thursday with the rail back in the true position on the course proper. Chris Wallers Snitzel filly Chatterley placed in five of seven starts is set to break through in the 1250 metre…
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Racing Wrap 11.04.26
Gary Harley Newcastle -Hunter Hall Of Fame trainer Paul Perry combined with Newcastle based apprentice jockey William Stanley to win the final two races at the Newcastle race meeting on Saturday. Bookmakers would have cheered home both of the winners Princess Cruizer and General Soho…
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Race Day Preview 11.04.26
Gary Harley The Archibald stable enjoying a successful season with 157.5 winners Australia wide will send well bred mare Autumn Dream to Saturday’s Newcastle Jockey Club meeting and the daughter of The Autumn Sun has bright prospects in the final event the 1600 metre Chamberlains…
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Racing Wrap 31.03.26
Gary Harley – Kris Lees will have three of his team in the $1 million Racing NSW Provincial Midway Final at Randwick on April 11th after Lord of Biscay and Imposant, qualified the Wild Card at Newcastle on Tuesday. The first three placegetters in the…
