Racing News

  • Gary Harley- Herald 07.12.19

    The annual Westpac Rescue Helicopter race day will be held at the Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. The highlight of the race meeting is the high-quality 1200 metre Benchmark 70 Handicap. The race features the clash of three very promising and lightly raced gallopers, Through The…

  • Gary Harley- Herald 01.12.19

    Herald- 01.12.19- Gary Harley Newcastleโ€™s reigning premier jockey Andrew Gibbons claims that victory in Sundayโ€™s Robert Thompson Cup (1200m) at Newcastle Racecourse would be another highlight in a career that has seen him ride more than 1100 winners. Gibbons will ride the in-form Trophies Galore…

  • Gary Harley- Members Preview- 01.12.19

    Race 1- Thanks Jack Ashman 2 YO Maiden Plate 900m Sole Heir from the Waterhouse-Bott stable is on debut after a smart Hawkesbury trial win. He is bred for speed and the 900m is ideal. Titan Star finished down the track in the Max Lees…

  • Gary Harley The Hunter Wrap
    Gary Harley The Hunter Wrap

    Gary Harley- RNSW- Stand Alone- Hunter Raceday and Cessnock Two Cups ย The Newcastle Jockeys Clubโ€™s first Saturday stand-alone race meeting since the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the first million-dollar race to be run outside of Sydney, went off without a hitch on November 16. Both…

  • Members Preview- 16.11.19
    Members Preview- 16.11.19

    Race 1- Australian Bloodstock Benchmark 88 Handicap 1850m Falcon Island won the Coonamble Cup carrying 61 kilograms two starts back. He ran on well when beaten a length at Rosehill last start over 1800m and he is well placed here. Rapido Chaparro disappointed last start…

  • Gary Harley โ€“ 16.11.19  Last Word
    Gary Harley โ€“ 16.11.19 Last Word

    The history making The $1M Pages Event Hire Hunter (1300m) has attracted a cracking field of sprinters to Newcastle on Saturday. The Hunter, the first $1Million dollar race on a non-metropolitan track will be run on the fabulous Newcastle Racecourse at 4.20pm on Saturday. Nineteen…

  • Rachael Murray rides Profiler to victory at 2019 Jungle Juice Cup
    Rachael Murray rides Profiler to victory at 2019 Jungle Juice Cup

    You couldn’t get the smile off Rachael Murray’s face at Cessnock Racecourse on Monday afternoon, after she steered Profiler to victory in the Jungle Juice Cup. A late call-up after Darryl McLellan called in sick, Murray brought the nine-year-old gelding home strong, sprinting quickly down…

  • Cessnock Review 30.10.19
    Cessnock Review 30.10.19

    Tuncurry nine-year-old Profiler raced away in the closing stages to win Mondayโ€™s 2019 Cessnock Leagues Club Jungle Juice Cup (1350m) at Cessnock. A $26 chance, Profiler scored by a length and a quarter from Port Macquarie trained I Wanna Be A Jeep ($7.50) with Sausalito…

  • Gary Harley Preview – 28.10.19
    Gary Harley Preview – 28.10.19

    Australian and Newcastle / Hunter Hall of Famer Robert Thompson has ridden an incredible eleven Jungle Juice Cup winners and he has a great chance of making it an even dozen at Cessnock on Monday. The evergreen Thompson has made four trips to Queensland in…

  • Gary Harley Selections – 28.10.2019
    Gary Harley Selections – 28.10.2019

    Gary Harley Selections – 28.10.2019 25.10.19   Race 1 The Advertiser Class 3 Handicap 900m Royal Eclipse is a fast filly with an excellent record. She has had seven starts for three wins and four placings. She has won her last two at Scone and…

  • Members Preview 19.10.19
    Members Preview 19.10.19

    Race 1- Newcastle Commercial Properties Class 1 and Maiden Plate 2350m Extraordinary was very unlucky when narrowly beaten at Kembla last start. He made heavy contact at the 700m and was inconvenienced at the 200m. He protested unsuccessfully. Amazing Peace is flying on the Newcastle…

  • Newcastle Wrap 15.10.19
    Newcastle Wrap 15.10.19

    Three-year-old filly California Salto made a successful return to racing when she was too classy for her opponents in the 1300 metre Avid Project Management F&M Class 1 Handicap at Tuesdayโ€™s Newcastle meeting. California Salto had not raced since a three-length win at Warwick Farm…