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James Cummings’ three-year-old filly Gaylebeck finally broke through for her first Newcastle win at her fourth attempt at Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting. The clash between Godolphin’s home bred filly Gaylebeck and the Snowden stables two-year-old blueblood filly Satin And Silk in the Ryan Ansell Investment…

Race 1 – Happy 50th David Illingworth Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2300m Tycoon Charger is a class above these and will be a short-priced favourite. He followed up a narrow defeat at Canterbury on New Years Day with a 5.85 lengths win at Scone…

Randwick trainer Michael Freedman has chosen Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting for the re-appearance of his boom colt Hawaii Five Oh. The blueblood, a younger brother to top sprinter Libertini will contest the RAIS Super Class 1 Handicap (1300m) in which he has topweight of 61½kg.…

Locally trained three-year-old King’s Duty defied an amazing betting drift when he confirmed his outstanding trial form by winning the TAB Venue Mode Maiden Plate (1150m) on the Beaumont track on Monday. Consistent showers saw the track downgraded from a Soft 6 to a Heavy…

Gosford trainer Angela Davies is excited about the future of her boom three-year-old Our Kobison, a brilliant winner on debut at Newcastle on Saturday. The gelding contested the Avid PM Midway Maiden Plate (900m) and was the best backed horse all day. Corporate bookmakers were…

Race 1 – Kloster Motor Group Benchmark 58 Handicap 2100m Unzaga was an easy winner over this trip at Tamworth in November. The shorter trip didn’t suit last start and this is a winnable race. Kyanite has been runner up in his past two starts…

Newcastle trainer Mark Minervini will be hoping for a change of luck when he takes unraced three-year-old King’s Duty to the Beaumont track race meeting on Monday. The gelding bred and part owned by Gerry Harvey has been undefeated in three barrier trials.  He won…

Race 1 – Sharp Office Conditional Benchmark 68 Handicap 1600m Piraeus is in great form, and he steps up to the 1600m trip. He landed a plunge to win at Gosford three starts back and then carried 60kgs to win at Muswellbrook. Last start he…

The father and son training partnership of Richard and Will Freedman, enjoying a successful first half of the 2022-23 season with 31.5 winners in two states will send two well fancied gallopers to Saturdays Newcastle race meeting on the Course Proper. The promising Merchant Navy…

Newcastle Racecourse’s Course Proper received high praise from leading jockeys when it hosted the NJC’s first meeting of 2023 on Tuesday. It was the Course Proper’s first meeting for six weeks and it raced magnificently. Gosford trained Border Control which has an interesting history had…

Race 1 – Sharp Office Provincial 2&3YO Maiden Plate 900m Soobooco will be a short-priced favourite and looks the winner. He hasn’t raced since August but trialled okay behind a fast horse recently. He has been runner up in two of his three starts in…

The Newcastle Jockey Club will stage its first meeting of the year at the Newcastle Racecourse on Tuesday. The Clubs two meetings in December were held on the Beaumont track however the Course Proper will host Tuesday’s meeting. Local trainer Mark Minervini is expected to…