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Kris Lees’ domination of the 2022 Polytrack Provincial – Midway Qualifiers is set to continue at Newcastle on Thursday when he saddles up three of his team in another of the Newcastle heats. Lees has trained the winner of three of the four qualifiers decided…

Kris Lees incredible run of success in the Group 3 Horsepower Newcastle Newmarket continued on March 4 when Newcastle leading trainer won his fourth Newmarket on the trot. The 2022 Newmarket attracted a quality field to Newcastle for the Newcastle Jockey Clubs major race in…

The time-honoured Newcastle Newmarket is Kris Lees’ winningest Group race in nineteen years of training. Newcastle’s leading trainer has won the past three Newmarket’s with Gem Song (2021), Special Reward (2020) and Princess Posh (2019). On Friday, Lees will saddle up two genuine chances in…

Horsepower Newmarket Race Day & International Women’s Day   Race 1 – Sharp Office Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2300m An open race but Circling was very impressive in winning a Goulburn Class 1 over 2100m last start. He won easily with something in hand…

Champion trainer Chris Waller and the Freedman brothers training partnership landed doubles at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs race meeting on Saturday. Waller’s promising I Am Invincible 3yo Aton Of Delight has been knocking on the door this preparation, and he put up an outstanding performance…

Kris Lees has trained the winner of three of the seven Polytrack Provincial Championship Finals and last Thursday Newcastle’s leading trainer gave notice that he can make it four in 2022. There is a change to conditions in 2022 after Racing NSW has allowed Midway…

Race 1: Sharp Office 3YO & Up Maiden Handicap 900m So Sassy has never been placed in nine starts but this is a winnable race. She was on speed all the way when beaten 2 lengths on this track two weeks ago. She has drawn…

The Freedman brothers training partnership will send a team of five to the Newcastle Jockey Club’s Saturday race meeting. The 4yo mare Head On Up appears the stables best chance when she resumes from a spell in the MyBig Benchmark 68 Handicap (900m). Head On…

Race 1: Horsepower Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2300m Import Aquileon has his chance to win his first race for the Lees stable. Since arriving from Victoria he was narrowly beaten first up at Armidale and last start he was placed over 1890m on this…

The 2022 Polytrack Provincial – Midway Championships series kicks off at Newcastle on Thursday when a capacity field of sixteen will face the starter in the first qualifier. The winner and runner up will progress to the $500,000 Final to be run at Randwick on…

Leading provincial jockey Grant Buckley has predicted a bright future for the unbeaten Godolphin 3yo Tipitina after he piloted the gelding to an outstanding win in the Prosperity Advisers Group Benchmark 64 Handicap (1600m) at the Newcastle race meeting on Saturday. The New Zealand bred…

Race 1 – EngageVR Maiden Handicap 1200m Amathuba deserves to break through after being placed in all four starts. She has been placed three times on the Newcastle track. First up over the unsuitable 900m trip on this track on January 29 she was runner…