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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 punters from snapping up the…

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 had two trials, while Surfers…

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 the Newcastle race meeting on…

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 impressively. Barrier one is gold,…

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. Joe Pride, who won the…

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 F&M Benchmark 64 Handicap (1250m),…

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 this track he was only…

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 Saturday Minervini’ s five acceptors…

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 at the previous Newcastle meeting…

Race 1 – Prosperity Advisors Group Provincial Maiden Handicap 1300m Stars And Bars has had two starts since a long spell and he is ready to win. He was unlucky second up at Hawkesbury recently when beaten .34 of a length. He was caught three…

Track specialist Super, winner of five races on this track will back up after a fast-finishing performance last Saturday when he contests the Horsepower Feeds & Supplements Benchmark 64 Handicap (1400m) at Newcastle on Thursday. Super is in top form on his home track where…

South African born jockey Jean Van Overmeire had a day out at the Newcastle race meeting on Saturday, steering home three winners and a second. Van Overmeire recently returned from a six-month stint in Dubai where he rode 19 winners. The heavily backed Dreamdeel, trained…