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RACE 1- CENTURY 21 AARON WALTER BENCHMARK 64 HANDICAP 1890M Deladies Boy was narrowly beaten on this track two weeks back and this is a winnable race. He was headed at the 100 but he fought hard. He had a tough run wide, no cover…

Newcastle’s leading trainer Kris Lees saddled up six of his team at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs Thursday race meeting and he left the track with two winners and three seconds. Lees is on target to be the first non-metropolitan trainer to prepare 200 winners in…

James Cummings is enjoying his best season since taking the reins of the powerful Godolphin stable and is confident he can do punters a favour at Thursday’s Newcastle Race Meeting. Cummings with 163½ winners and prizemoney of more than $25 million this season will only…

Two maiden gallopers were the stars of the Newcastle Jockey Clubs eight race program on Saturday. The pair, Apollo Prince and Got Your Six trained respectively by Kris Lees and Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, both led all the way for easy wins. Apollo Price…

Randwick filly Get Your Six heads to the Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday for what is considered an easy kill for one of Sydney’s best credentialed “Maiden” gallopers. The blue-blooded Snitzel filly trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will contest the 1200metre Fillies and Mares…

Central Coast trainer Greg McFarlane believes the move of the Gosford Provincial Championships qualifier to Thursday’s Newcastle meeting is a huge positive for his richly talented three-year-old Golden Tycoon. The 1200-metre $150,000 race, which was washed out last Saturday, has attracted a cracking field and…

Gary Harley Members Preview Race 1- Nationwide Super CG&E Class 2 Handicap 1200m Lucky Mission resumes on the back of three trails in February. The Kiwi bred 3YO raced three times last prep and after two Gosford placings he bolted in at Newcastle in November.…

The Newcastle Jockey Clubs first two-day Autumn Carnival in two decades ticked all boxes with a superbly prepared racing surface, perfect weather conditions, healthy crowds and a home town win in the feature race, the Group 3 Suez Newcastle Newmarket. The success of the carnival…

RACE 1 – NEWCASTLE MBA APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES MAIDEN 1300M Chauvinist went well enough first up to win this open race. He was beaten less then four lengths in a much stronger race on this track three weeks ago. Much fitter this time with the advantage…

RACE 1 – STARR FACILITIES SERVICES 3YO & UP MAIDEN HANDICAP 1400 Metres Dunbrody Power is knocking on the door after two recent city placings and a fourth in the Gold Coast Magic Millions Maiden. This is a huge drop in class and the long…

The Newcastle meeting on Monday transferred from Cessnock was a blackout for favourite backers when five of the seven winners were at double figures. Racing opened with Nationwide Super Class 2 Handicap (900m). Gosford trainer Greg McFarlane saddled up two of the six starters Miss…

Scone trainer Stephen Jones set his talented four-year-old Hit The Target for the upcoming Country Championships Qualifier at Tamworth after he came through his first Provincial test with flying colours at Newcastle on Saturday. A son of Kentucky Derby winner Uncle Mo the gelding was…