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ONE of the world’s biggest racing operations, Godolphin, won Newcastle’s richest race, the $1 million The Hunter, last year with Savatiano. Newcastle Jockey Club race supervisor Michael Buckley is confident the biggest stables will continue to bring their best horses to Broadmeadow – and not…

Defending champ Savatiano heads five entries for Godolphin trainer James Cummings for the $1 million The Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle. Savatiano and stablemates Flit, Gaulois, Ranier and Asiago are among 28 entries for Newcastle’s richest race. The final field is restricted to 15 starters. There Hunter has attracted a quality entry with 12 horses boasting a…

Former South Australian galloper Super, son of champion sire Snitzel, continued his love affair with the Newcastle track when he raced away with the 1600 metre Benchmark 64 Handicap on Saturday. In his past six starts Super has won three races all at Newcastle and…

The original Aussie Royal Ascot hero, Choisir has been pensioned from active stud duty at Coolmore at age 21 and can now enjoy his retirement years. A brilliant early spring two year-old that won the Listed ATC Breeders Plate on debut, Choisir developed into the…

Consistent stayer Microna is set to break through for his first win in his fifteenth start at the Newcastle race meeting on Saturday. Runner up in four of his past five starts all on provincial tracks, Microna will line up in the opening event the…

The postponed Jungle Juice / Cessnock Cup race meeting on the Newcastle Track on Tuesday was a bonanza for favourite backers with five of the eight winners the punters elects. While it was a popular local win by General Soho in the Jungle Juice Cup…

Please be advised that today’s postponed Newcastle race meeting has now been moved to Tuesday (27th October) on the Newcastle course proper. The meeting will take the original Hawkesbury (abandoned) times: Race 1 – SHARP ELECTRONICS GROUP CLASS 1 HANDICAP (1200M) is now 1:40pm Race 2 –…

Racing NSW Stewards- https://  www.racingnsw.com.au/news/latest-racing-news/newcastle-races-today-postponed @RNSWStewards · 8m Please be advised that today’s Newcastle race meeting has been postponed due to the weather conditions, with continued heavy rain and strong winds, following in excess of 100mm of rain in the past 24 hours Racing NSW…

Due to the weather forecast of heavy rainfall of between 40 to 80mls over the next three days, an early decision has been made to transfer the Cessnock Cup meeting on Monday (26th October) from the Beaumont Track to the Newcastle Course Proper in an attempt to…

Race 1- Sharp Electronics Group Class 1 Handicap 1150m Cecilia has had five starts for a win and four placings and she finished strongly when beaten half a length at Port Macquarie recently. She is a winner second up and has drawn nicely. Battle Guardian…

Former South Australian trainer Mark Minervini had never heard of the Newcastle Jockey Club’s Jungle Juice Cup until recently. However, come Monday night the Minervini family may have the 2020 Jungle Juice trophy on their mantelpiece. The famous Jungle Juice Cup was first run on…

Top provincial jockey Mitchell Bell heaped praise on the pocket sized filly Never Talk after her sensational last to first win at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. Never Talk ($1.95f) rounded off a treble for Newcastle premier trainer Kris Lees when she won the 900 metre…