Gary Harley’s Updates

  Spring racing on the Newcastle Jockey Club’s magnificent racetrack is as good as it gets, and last Sunday’s race meeting, which was the last of the Spring feature meetings at Newcastle was special. It was the annual NJC Legends...

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...

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...

  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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...