Media & Press Releases
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Race Day Preview – 31.01.26
Gary Harley Newcastle’s premier trainer Kris Lees has enjoyed a successful first half of the current racing season with 55 winners in two states and he is expected to add to that when the stable saddles up his consistent but unlucky 4-year-old Etoile Filante at…
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Racing Wrap – 15.01.26
Gary Harley – Wrap – 15.01.26 Newcastle trainer Kris Lees successful festive season on the racetrack continued ta the Beaumont track on Tuesday when his winning double took his tally of winners since Boxing Day to ten. Two of his winners in that period were…
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Gary Harley – Herald – Boxing Day Races
The Newcastle Jockey Club is expecting one of their biggest attendances of the year for the iconic Boxing Day race meeting on Friday. The popular Hot Dub Time Machine is locked in to fire up the Hunters biggest Christmas Party well into the night. On…
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Hot Dub Time Machine to supercharge Boxing Day Races
Newcastle Racecourse is gearing up for a Boxing Day celebration unlike anything the city has seen, with the iconic Hot Dub Time Machine locked in to fire up the Hunter’s biggest post-Christmas party. The long-running Boxing Day Races return in 2025 with fast horses, festive crowds and a soundtrack that…
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The Hunter – A Runner-By-Runner Guide
By Ray Hickson An in-depth look at the chances of every runner in the Group 2 $1 million Newcastle Herald Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle on Saturday. 1. Iowna Merc (Bjorn Baker): Generally a consistent sprinter-miler and you have to suspect he found his level a little…
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Newcastle’s $1m sprint: ‘You always want to win your feature race at home’
KRIS Lees has just about done it all on his hometown track. The trainer has ticked off the Newcastle Cup, Cameron Handicap, the old Newmarket and, only 12 months ago, the race named in honour of his late father Max. However, victory in what’s now…
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Miss International Australia, aspiring actor: Meet the faces of The Hunter races for 2025
A college basketballer-turned-Miss International Australia and an aspiring actor. Meet the official ambassadors for The Hunter in 2025. Selina McCloskey, 24 of Eleebana, and Ben Blackler, 20 of Belmont North, have been unveiled as the faces of Newcastle’s $1million horse race, which is scheduled for…
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Pat Farrell’s 62-year career: 920 winners and a profound legacy
PAT Farrell was a champion racehorse trainer and a master mentor. In a passion that started 62 years ago, Farrell trained 920 winners and was renowned as an astute horseman. He also guided the careers of champion jockeys Wayne Harris, Neil Rae, Paul Sylvester and…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 18.10.25
Frenchman Nicim Dilmi in his third month since securing a trainer’s licence saddled up lightly raced 4-year-old Oceanfront to win Saturday’s TLE Electrical Cessnock Cup (1890m) at the Newcastle Racecourse. On a perfect Spring Day with a hefty crowd the two feature events were…
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The Hunter Race Day takes flight at Newcastle Airport
Tourism activation celebrates regional racing, lifestyle, and community Visitors arriving at Newcastle Airport are now greeted by a striking new tourism and racing activation that celebrates the Hunter region’s world-class Thoroughbred industry and vibrant lifestyle. The collaborative project between Newcastle Racecourse, Newcastle Airport, and regional…
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Newcastle 2024-25 Premiership Awards
2024-25 NJC Premiership Award Winners The Newcastle Jockey Club made presentations to the 2024-25 Premiership winners during the first race meeting of the Spring Racing Carnival on September 19. The following were the Premiership winners: Horse Of the Year: Private Harry- In the season was…
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A ‘very appropriate’ Newcastle honour for Australia’s most winningest jockey
ROBERT Thompson rode more winners than any other jockey in Australian racing history. Across every state and over almost half-a-century, he saluted a total of 4447 times. His legacy will now live on at the region’s top track, with Newcastle’s refurbished jockey rooms being named…
