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Gary Harley- Herald- 13.10.20 Former Victorian mare Hard Faith has found a new lease of life since joining Nathan Doyle’s Newcastle stable and she can add to the $18,300 she has returned her new owners at Newcastle Racecourse on Tuesday. The six-year -old had 32…

Talented Victorian apprentice Thomas Stockdale can thank Racing NSW stewards for his all the way win on the Chris Waller trained Fastconi at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. As predicted in Saturday’s Herald, Sydney’s Champion trainer had provided his new apprentice with a golden opportunity to…

21 year old Victorian apprentice Thomas Stockdale is favoured to ride a winner in his first visit to Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. Stockdale, on loan to Sydney’s champion trainer Chris Waller, only has the one mount on Saturday aboard Fastconi in the 1250 metre Maiden…

RACE 1 – Sage Painting Class 1 Handicap1600M The Randwick trained pair The Mediator and Sophomore are promising stayers and the 1600 metres third up is ideal for both. The Mediator was strong late when an easy winner over 1500 at Kembla two weeks ago…

Branxton stayer Yuralla Boy confirmed his affinity with the Newcastle racetrack when he won the Red Funnel Ladies Day Cup (2300m) feature race of the second day of the Newcastle Jockey Club’s Spring carnival on Saturday. Yuralla Boy backed from $12 into $9 was given…

The Sharp Electronics Group Newcastle Gold Cup Day has been hailed as the best in recent years for many reasons with crowds restricted due to COVID-19 1200 racegoers (the maximum allowed) attended the Cup Day which included three Group 3 events of the highest quality.…

Race 1 – Red Funnel Ladies Day Cup- Benchmark 64 Handicap 2300m Continuation deserves to break through after two Warwick Farm and Gosford placings this prep. He came around the field from last when beaten three quarters of a length at Gosford last start. A…

Rejuvenated grey mare Pearl Roan is set to give lie to her poor Newcastle record when she steps out in the 900 metre benchmark 64 Handicap on the second day of the Newcastle Jockey Clubs Spring Racing Carnival at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. Trained on…

Race 1 – Macka’s Sand & Soil Class 1 & Maiden Plate 1850m Reaching broke through for her first win on this track on September 1. The mare had been placed in much better races than this in previous starts. She goes from 1500m to…

Champion trainer Gai Waterhouse has bright prospects of saddling up her seventh Newcastle Cup winner when Hush Writer attempts to win back to back Group 3 Sharp Electronics Group Newcastle Gold Cups on Friday. The Newcastle Gold Cup highlights a cracking seven race program which…

Gary Harley Wrap – 01.09.20 Bluebloods Reaching and Bucharest were two of six favourites successful at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs seven race program at Newcastle Racecourse on September 1. Reaching, a daughter of multiple Group 1 winner Alinghi, broke through for her initial win in…

2000 Winners And A Second Double Century Newcastle’s gun trainer Kris Lees reached yet another milestone in his seventeen-year career when he trained his 2000th winner on the Kensington track at Randwick on July 18. Kiwi owned three-year-old Killin, carrying the colours of one of…