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BIG PLANS The Newcastle Jockey Club is reviewing the plan the club released in 2017 which included a 520-box stable complex where the now former race day stalls are located at Newcastle Racecourse. The current race day stalls were built for around $4 million last…

Tough stayer Dr. Evil will head to Tamworth for the feature staying race on Tamworth Cup Day in two weeks following his stunning last to first win at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. Trained at Warwick Farm by former Newcastle representative rugby union forward John Steinmetz,…

Race 1- Pacific Brick Paving Metro & Prov Maiden Handicap 1400m Definitely Maybe is knocking on the door after being runner up in two of three starts. The filly was narrowly beaten in both starts and she went okay in a recent trial. Mum’s The…

Proven mudlark Dr. Evil, enjoying a fine preparation will find conditions to suit when he travels up the M1 to contest the QUBE Electrical Benchmark 64 Handicap (1890m) at Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting. The 5yo is racing in top form, with all four starts this…

It was the Hugh Bowman – Willie Pike show at Thursday’s Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting. Bowman rode four of the eight winners while Pike steered home three including victory in the feature event the Polytrack Provincial Midway Wild Card. The Jason Coyle trained mare…

Race 1 – Sage Painting Maiden Handicap 900m One Way Street is a fast horse resuming on the back of a nice Gosford trial in which he displayed his usual form. He has had two starts for two close seconds at Wyong before Christmas. Marooniyah…

Wyong trainer Tracey Bartley will have two runners in the $500,000 Polytrack Provincial-Midway Series Final at Randwick on April 9 after his talented mare Barossa Rosa came from the tail of the field to win the qualifier at Newcastle on Saturday. The meeting was scheduled…

The Polytrack Provincial Midway Championship Wild Card to be run at Newcastle on Thursday is the last chance for horses to qualify for the $500,000 Final at Randwick on April 9. The first three placegetters on Thursday will progress to the final. Local trainers David…

With the Provincial-Midway Championship qualifier scheduled for this Saturday at Wyong unsuitable for racing after considerable rainfall, Newcastle will now take on the 8-race program on what will likely be a Soft 5 track. Kim Waugh has qualified Great News, one of the favourites to…

Race 1, Twin Lakes Air Pty Ltd Maiden Plate, 900m:  Selhurst Park ($2.40 fav) has been placed in five of his six starts on wet tracks and he is a speedy gelding. He was beaten three quarters of a length first-up at Hawkesbury on February…

Newcastle apprentice Shayleigh Ingelse rode her sixth winner when she piloted the in-form Poseidon Ruler to victory in the Australian Bloodstock Benchmark 66 Handicap (1350m) at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs Beaumont track meeting on Tuesday. Trained at Newcastle by John Bannister, Poseidon Ruler was given…

Race 1 – OAS Technology Benchmark 58 Handicap 1150m Magic Talent can win this race if she repeats her Randwick run on February 26. On the heavy track she came from well back when fourth, 1 ½ lengths behind the smart Mayrose. Bahahaa had no…