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Race 1- Sharp Electronics Group Maiden Plate 1150m Akeed drops in class here and he has a nice barrier. He is a front runner and was placed in his first two starts at Newcastle before a last start failure at Wyong. He should lead and…

A welcome 33 millimetres of rain fell on the Cessnock Racecourse last week ensuring the track surface will be in fine condition for Friday’s 2018 Cessnock Leagues Club Jungle Juice Cup race meeting. The famous Jungle Juice Cup first run in 1981 has been Cessnock…

Central Coast Mare Our Winnie stretched her winning sequence to five at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday, a far cry from early in her career when she failed to win in her first nine starts. Trained at Somersby by former Australian cycling champion Greg McFarlane, Our…

Preview- Saturday 29.09.18 Race 1- Jungle Juice Cup @ Cessnock Maiden Plate 900m Buckin’ Beauty has been placed in her past two starts over the 900 on this track. She is a fast filly and after sitting outside the lead she tired in the last…

Newcastle jockey Andrew Gibbons’ best ever start to a racing season continued on Saturday when he steered Gosford galloper Kotinos to victory the co-feature race at the second day of NJC’s Spring Carnival. It was the 1400 metre Newcastle Nobbys and Kotinos, which has a…

Sydney jockeys Chad Lever (3) James Innes Jnr (2) and Bobby El-Issa (1) rode six of the eight winners at Cessnock on Monday. Cessnock legend Robert Thompson and Newcastle apprentice Louise Day both rode a winner while Paul Perry took the training honours with a…

Race 1- Coca- Cola- Class 1 900m Venture Capital is a slick short courser which comes off a close second at Newcastle last start. She won a trial at Wyong last week. Lilith was narrowly beaten at Warwick Farm last start prep and she has…

Perfect weather conditions, quality horseflesh and Australia’s best jockeys attracted a big crowd to Newcastle Racecourse for last Friday’s 2018 Sharp Electronics Newcastle Gold Cup Day. With four Group 3 events on the eight-race program, Newcastle Cup Day boasts the finest days racing on a…

RACE 1 ASCOT VIP MAIDEN PLATE (900 METRES) 1 Oyster Bay 5 Dizzy Miss Lizzy 6 Handspun   RACE 2 QUICKVISAS.COM – RACING VISA SPECIALISTS CLASS 2 HANDICAP (900 METRES) 2 Il Bandito 3 Sweetest Eyes 1 La Renarde   RACE 3 BIDFOOD CLASS 1 & MAIDEN PLATE…

RACE 1 MACKA’S SOIL & SAND BENCHMARK 64 2300M Former Kiwi Whangamata was impressive in an easy Newcastle win on August 25. He led from the 400 and raced away in the straight. He carries 3kgs more here, but this is another winnable race. Former…

The Newcastle track stood tall again on Tuesday confirming its stature as one of the best wet weather tracks in the nation. After 70 millimetres of rain on the track on Monday and Tuesday morning the track was rated a soft 7 for the eight-race…

RACE 1 TEW PROPERTY CONSULTANTS CLASS 1 & MAIDEN 2360M Iron Duke steps up in distance after an easy win on this track on August 25. The win was over 1885 metres and he led all the way to win by more than four lengths.…