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Two visiting Irish jockeys Ronan Whelan and Harry Davies rode their first Newcastle winners at Tuesdays Gosford Race Club meeting held at Newcastle Racecourse. Both jockeys are based in Sydney and are highly regarded in their own country. Racing Australia statistics indicate Whelan rode a…

Inform Wyong trainer Sara Ryan has bright prospects of saddling up a winning double at the Newcastle race meeting on Tuesday. The eight-race program was originally scheduled for Gosford but with the Central Coast clubs track renovations not expected to be completed until next month…

The Newcastle Jockey Club was saddened to learn of the passing of former long term Newcastle trainer Charlie Porter on January 4. He was 89. Born at Cowra in 1935 Charlie was 34 years old when he moved to Newcastle and purchases a home at…

New Zealand bred filly Certain Future sporting the colours of world powerhouse Yu Long Investments has bright prospects in the Des Edser Memorial Super Maiden Plate (1350m) the opening event of the Newcastle Jockey Clubs Iconic Boxing Day Race meeting on the Beaumont track on…

The Waterhouse-Bott stable have accepted with three of their team for Thursday’s Beaumont track meeting at Newcastle and all have legitimate prospects. Lightly raced 3-year-old Manuscript lines up in the 1250 metre Benchmark 64 Handicap with Winona Costin in the saddle. It will be the…

Former Orange based apprentice William Stanley on loan to Kris Lees rode his first Newcastle winner on Saturday. The 3-kilogram claiming apprentice rode his 84th-career winner when Scone trained Dances With Hooves came from last entering the home straight to win the 1600 metre Coastline…

Race 1 – Red Funnel Food Distributors Maiden Handicap 900m Puerto Banus is knocking on the door with two close seconds in his past two starts. He was unlucky when beaten a head at Wyong lasts tart after securing a clear run late in the…

Hunter Valley apprentice Braith Nock on loan to Randwick trainer Peter Snowden for three months heads to Newcastle again on Saturday for four mounts including two good chances for his new boss. Nock outrode his country allowance last season when he rode 89 winners and…

Gary Harley – Wrap – 09.12.24 The annual Westpac Rescue Helicopter race day was held at the Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday, and it was a special day for the Newcastle based Brazilian jockey Jose Severo who rode his first winner at the track. Severo a…

Race 1 – Hobson Engineering 2YO Maiden Handicap 900m The two Godolphin fillies Charka and Parfumier are on debut after impressive trials. Charaka won a recent Randwick trial unextended after racing on the speed, and she had trialled nicely at Hawkesbury two weeks earlier. Parfumier…

The Hawkes stables 4-year-old mare Madam Instrife has displayed above average potential in her only two starts to date and she has bright prospects of resuming from a spell a winner on Saturday at Newcastle Racecourse. The Russian Revolution mare has only had one recent…

Race 1                DABS PLUMBING PROVINCIAL MAIDEN HANDICAP 900m Cutepi resumes after a long spell, and she has won two recent barrier trials at Muswellbrook and Newcastle. She has drawn perfectly and Andrew Adkins rides. Lightly Sparkled will be fitter after a close fourth first…