Gary Harley’s Updates

Local trainer Mark Minervini, who trained five winners in the space of three days recently, is expected to continue his winning run at Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting. Minervini’s lone runner is his stable star and track specialist Super, who runs...

Newcastle filly Overriding landed a confident plunge in the opening race at Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting. The three-year-old drew the outside of the field in the seven horse Palmieri Conveyancing Benchmark 68 Handicap (1250m), however the barrier did not deter...

Race 1- Palmieri Conveyancing Conditional Benchmark 68 Handicap 1250m Overriding is promising and won impressively first up. She is unbeaten on this track and will be fitter for the first up run. Piraeus was very good last preparation and has...

Bjorn Baker’s two-year-old filly Line Of Law, a close third on debut in the Max Lees Classic on this track in November is ready to break through for her first win in the NAC Services 2yo Maiden Plate (900m) at...

Race 1 – Newcastle & Hunter Racing Hall Of Fame Provincial Maiden Plate 900m Nathan Doyle has two fillies in this race, and both should run well. Nightcapped missed the start in a Newcastle trial but cruised home to win...

The eight race Newcastle and Hunter Racing Hall Of Fame meeting on Tuesday coincides with the induction of another eight inductees into the Hall Of Fame. The function will be held in the Australian Bloodstock marquee during the race meeting....

Local trainer Nathan Doyle’s double at the Newcastle Jockey Club’s meeting on Saturday took his season tally to 49 winners. The Hunter Valley born trainer produced his filly Overriding for her first start this preparation in the Insight Building Services...

Race 1 – Century 21 Aaron Walter Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2300m Whatadilemma has been placed in four of his five starts and he only carries 55 kilograms. He has been placed in two Newcastle starts. Last start on...

Former South Australian trainer Mark Minervini has trained 53 winners since arriving in Newcastle close on four years ago, with five runners at Saturday’s Newcastle Jockey Club meeting the popular mentor is confident of improving his positive strike rate. On...

Three Sydney jockeys Jean Van Overmeire, Jason Collett and Chad Schofield rode two winners at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs meeting last Thursday. Van Overmeire only recently returned home after a six-month stint in Dubai where he rode eighteen winners, and...