Racing News

Herald – 30.01.21   Bargain buy On Her Word is set to add to her prizemoney of $49,100 when she steps out in the 1200m Benchmark 68 at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. Purchased by Williamtown trainer Rebecca Dunn at a Scone Yearling Sale for $500,…

Race 1- The Valley Air Maiden Plate 900m Belleofthehunter resumed from a five month spell when placed in a strong Wyong Maiden on January 20. In a fast run race, the filly drifted back early before closing late. She has barrier one and Andrew Gibbons.…

Race 1 – Australian Bloodstock Benchmark 64 Handicap 2300m Cyber Intervention is racing well and will be hard to beat in an open race. He had excuses last start at Canterbury and two runs back he was beaten a head at Kembla. Gunaluva has a…

Wyong based filly French Bonnet, luckless on debut at her home track on December 10, can atone when she contests the New Zealand Bloodstock 1200 metre 3YO Maiden Plate at Newcastle Jockey Club’s famous race meeting on Boxing Day. Kim Waugh trains the three-year-old and…

The Hunter Race Day There were smiles all round at the Newcastle Jockey Club and Racing NSW given the success the TAB Hunter Race Day at Newcastle on November 14. The stunning eight-figure TAB turnover was up by over 30% year-on-year (Fixed & Para Mutual)…

Newcastle Wrap – 21.12.20- Gary Harley Kris Lees will have five starters in the $150,000 Sky Racing Summer Provincial Series Final after It’s Lily and Safado finished first and third in the Newcastle heat on Saturday. The final will be held at Wyong on January…

Race 1 – Tozer Air Conditional Benchmark 68 Handicap 1200m Frozen In Time is racing well and won’t be far off the pace as she steps up to 1200 metres. She was only beaten 2½ lengths by Lillemor in a much stronger race at Randwick…

Leading provincial jockey Keagan Latham heads to the Newcastle race meeting on Saturday confident he can add to the 35 winners that he has already ridden in the current season. ‘Keags’ as he is known, has six mounts on the seven race program and he…

Newcastle trainer Kris Lees hopes a short break for Animate can help the Provincial Championship heat winner rediscover his best form in the Wyong Magic Millions 3YO/4YO Stakes (1200 metres) on Wednesday. The four-year-old Animal Kingdom gelding started his career with a bang, winning four…

Veteran Sydney trainer Pat Webster chose Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting for his swan song to thoroughbred training and his lone runner Kosciusko went within three quarters of a length of providing his trainer with a fairy tale farewell. Webster, after a fifty-five-year career in racing…

150mm of torrential rain in the lead up and on the scheduled race day forced the postponement of the Jungle Juice and Cessnock Cups race meeting on October 26. Visibility and flooding of the club’s carparks prevented the meeting from proceeding – incredibly, the track…

Last seasons New South Wales Jockeys Premiership winner Andrew Gibbons has a nice book of rides with five mounts at Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting. ‘Gibbo’ has ridden 23 winners in just over four months in the current season and Newcastle is his favourite track. He…