Gary Harley’s Updates

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...

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...

Newcastle trainers have found the going tough taking on the major Sydney stables at the Newcastle Jockey Club’s Saturday race meetings in recent years; However, on Saturday four local trainers each trained a winner on the eight-race program. In race...

Members Preview RACE 1 MINCO TECH AUSTRALIA CLASS 1 & MAIDEN 2350M Former Kiwi Whangamata could open his Australian account in this race. He has been placed in two of his three starts in the country and the four-year-old gives...

Newcastle jockey Darryl ‘Digger’ McLellan rode his first winner in New South Wales since 2011 when he steered Oakfield General to victory in the 1500 metre Hungerford Hill Wines Class 1 at the NJC’s race meeting on Thursday. ‘Digger’ reminded...

Stellar Season The 2017-18 was a career high for three participants based at Newcastle Racecourse.  Kris Lees trained a personal best 191 ½ winners for the season, Ben Smith trained his first Group 1 winner, while Aaron Bullock rode 107...

RACE 1 HUNGERFORD HILL WINES CLASS 1 1500M Salsa Man has been racing well on metropolitan tracks and he is well placed here. Two starts back he finished second at Warwick Farm and last start he was held up at...

Group 1 winning trainer Ben Smith delivered a knockout blow to punters when he landed a long price double at Saturday’s Newcastle’s race meeting. Smith trained his first double on his home track when Lunar Spin and Kanavu were successful...

RACE 1 – PEOPLE FUSION HUNTER STAYERS’ CUP 2900M Darren Weir has a runner in Newcastle for only the second time with former French stayer It’s A Silvertrail. The latter has won two 2500 metre races in Victoria and he...

Robert Thompson sealed the 2017/18 Cessnock Jockey’s Premiership when he booted home a double at Tuesday’s Cessnock meeting, transferred to Newcastle. Thompson was two wins clear of Aaron Bullock going into the meeting and while Bullock was aboard two favourites,...