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Race 1- O’Neills Tyres Rutherford Paul Perry 2YO Maiden Plate 900m Blanc De Blanc is James McDonald’s only ride, and she is an odds-on favourite. The filly bolted in with her only trial and the short course looks ideal. Saltaire is also on debut, and…

The Newcastle Jockey Club’s Legends Day will be held at the Newcastle Racecourse on Sunday. The NJC’s six Legends are John Wade, Robert Thompson, Alan Scorse, Paul Perry, Kris Lees, and yours truly. James McDonald has been booked for one ride at the meeting, and…

  RACE 1 – SAGE PAINTING F&M BENCHMARK 58 HANDICAP 1150m Island Lass resumes here on the back of two trials. Last preparation she raced well on the Course Proper where the mare had a win and two placings in stronger fields than this. Promising…

Hawkesbury trained mare Star Mission will appreciate a drop-in class when she contests the Sharp Office F&M Maiden Handicap (1350m) at the Newcastle Jockey Club’s Beaumont track meeting on Tuesday. Trained by Peter Green, the four-year-old has had five starts and hasn’t finished further back…

Sam Kavanagh’s import Wrathful made a one act affair of the Prince of Merewether Class 1 Handicap at Newcastle on Tuesday and in doing so earned himself a spell. Purchased by Kavanagh for $80,000 guinea at an Irish online sale the gelding has impressed in…

Race 1 – Sharp Office F&M Benchmark 64 Handicap 1200m Arale will be at short odds first up from a spell. She won successive races at Hawkesbury and Kembla prior to a spell, and she was narrowly beaten in a strong recent trial. The mare…

The chests are beating at the Newcastle Jockey Club, and why not! The Hunter race day on November 12 will go down as the perfect day on and off the track for the NJC. The weather was magnificent, the track amazing, a big crowd on…

Tommy Berry had no luck at Saturday’s The Hunter race day at Newcastle however, it may be a different story at Tuesday’s Newcastle race meeting. Berry will be aboard the last three favourites and has a good chance in another race. The first of the…

Race 1- NZB Airfreight Max Lees Classic 900m Cylinder’s trials have been impressive and McDonald rides for Godolphin Selections:           1 Cylinder           3- Ferghana        6- Wild Beau      7- Bangetta   Race 2 – TAB Highway Handicap 1600m Manderboss was unlucky last start at…

Top jockey Tim Clark is confident that In The Congo, one of three Group 1 winners in the race can give him his first win in the $1million The Hunter at Newcastle on Saturday. It will be the fourth running of The Hunter, highlight of…

Imported four-year-old Wrathful created a huge impression in only his second race start at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs meeting on Saturday. The Great Britain bred gelding is trained locally by Sam Kavanagh, and he stepped out on Saturday in the Hunt Hospitality Provincial Maiden Handicap…

Sydney based jockey Blake Spriggs who stood down from his engagements at Gosford on Thursday following the birth of his first child will ride at Newcastle on Saturday where he will be aboard the talented Floating a four-year-old heading for bigger things. Spriggs partner Kasey,…