Racing News

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…

Race 1 – Bella Group Services Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2300m Snizzi and Tiva Bay are both in good form and the long trip should not be a problem. Snizzi was narrowly beaten over this trip last start when he came from a long…

Kris Lees’ imported mare Lyrical Lady, impressive in her first Australian preparation will have her first Newcastle start on Saturday. The four-year-old was purchased by Australian Bloodstock after one win from nine starts in Europe, and at her first Australian start at Taree on February…

Newcastle trainers won four of the eight races at Saturday’s race meeting on their home track. In race order the quartet included Bak Da Man (Nathan Doyle), Amokura (Kris Lees), Nosey Parker (Paul Perry) and New Republic (Mark Minervini). Bak Da Man a Kiwi bred,…

Mark Newnham, shortly to leave for Hong Kong to take up a training contract landed a double at the Newcastle race meeting last Wednesday. Newnham’s New Zealand bred filly Silvakia was very impressive when she stormed home late to win the Hunter Valley Premium Meats…