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Randwick trainer Michael Freedman has a talented group of 3-year-olds in his stable and on Saturday at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs second day of their Spring Carnival he was successful with two highly promising 3-year-old gallopers. Freedman landed a double win with 3-year-olds Magenta Skies…

Chris Waller Irish stayer Soul Of Spain firmed into $8 second favourite for the Group 1 The Metropolitan at Randwick on October 4 following his rails hugging win in Friday’s $300,000 Group 3 Sharp Office Newcastle Gold Cup. The 5-year-old provided trainer Chris Waller with…

The second day of the Newcastle Jockey Clubs Spring Racing Carnival on Saturday is Ladies Day with the 1300 metre Prosperity Advisers Ladies Day Cup the feature event. The Taree trained Bodhi Boy is the top weight and the son of So You Think has…

Gary Harley – Herald – Friday 19.09.25 The time-honoured Newcastle Jockey Club’s two-day Spring Carnival will be held on Friday and Saturday and with 121 acceptances and three Group 3 events on Friday it is a massive day. Australia’s two champion trainers Ciaron Maher and…

The fifth round of inductees into the Newcastle & Hunter Racing Hall of Fame took place during Tuesday’s race meeting at the Newcastle Racecourse. The luncheon was held in the Pavilion and was hosted by Sky Racing’s Greg Radley and previous inductees including John Wade,…

Talented Wyong based trainer Denim Wynen will remember the most successful month in her nine-year training career after 4-year-old mare Alabama Blitz, a new addition to her small stable impressively won the 1600 metre The Prince of Merewether Class 1 Handicap at Saturday’s Newcastle Jockey…

The Newcastle Jockey Club has an eight-race program set down for Tuesday on the back up from Saturday’s race meeting which attracted over 4000 racegoers through the turnstiles. Chris Waller has accepted with five of his team with three of them well fancied in early…

Yulong Stud’s cast-off Alabama Blitz now in Denim Wynen’s Wyong stable can provide her new connections with a healthy return on their investment when she lines up in the 1600 metre The Prince Of Merewether Class 1 Handicap at Saturday’s Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting.…

Classy 3-year-old filly Savvy Hallie is set to contest the prestigious Princess Series at Randwick following her effortless 5.48 length win in the 900 metre Newcastle Master Builders Apprentices Super Maiden Plate on Thursday at Newcastle Racecourse. In her first start since placings in the…

Hawkesbury filly Savvy Hallie runner up in the Group 2 Baillieu in the Autumn is set to resume from a spell at the Newcastle Jockeys Clubs race meeting on Thursday. Yet to win in four starts in which she accumulated $253,800 in prizemoney from three…

Newcastle racetrack absorbs heavy rain as good as any in the nation and despite 200 millimetres of rain on the track during the last week, Saturday’s eight race meeting went ahead without incident. Gosford trainer Adam Duggan finished the day with a winning double however…

The prospect of a rain affected track will enhance the chance of Peter Snowdens 4-year-old Homeric in the 1400 metre The Pavilion Carrington Benchmark 64 Handicap at Saturday’s Newcastle Jockey Clubs race meeting. The lightly raced Homeric has only had one win and two placings…