Media & Press Releases

Newcastle Jockey Club has announced its spring race dates for 2022 expanding on previous year’s and providing the first uninterrupted season of spring racing events since the start of the COVID pandemic. The feature days begin with the 2-day Spring Carnival including Sharp Office Newcastle…

ROD THOMPSON  “It’s a time-honoured race and it is equally important to keep that tradition going.” That’s the sentiment of Newcastle Jockey Club (NJC) chief executive Duane Dowell as the popular Jungle Juice Cup prepares for a new era on the local racing calendar. The…

Newcastle Jockey Club CEO Duane Dowell. Photo: Peter Stoop Rod Thompson June 30, 2022 One of the most popular events on the local racing calendar is set to add plenty of colour to the Newcastle Jockey Club (NJC) this weekend. Since 2009, the Clubs in…

Newcastle Jockey Club and Toohey’s Newcastle Rugby League announce partnership. Newcastle Jockey Club is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Toohey’s Newcastle Rugby League which includes naming rights to their own race day on September 24th, 2022. NJC Chief Executive Duane Dowell is…

https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7768209/newcastle-racecourses-synthetic-training-track-upgrade-welcomed/ Leading trainer Kris Lees said a $3 million conversion of the Newcastle Jockey Club’s synthetic all-weather training track, which started on Monday, was a terrific result for local stables. The NJC and Racing NSW are funding the project at Newcastle Racecourse which will involve…

Inglis proudly bring you: Steve Hodge – Five Decades Of Racing Experience By John Curtis Steve Hodge – Five Decades Of Racing Experience TALK about being “in the swim” of things! STEVE HODGE has been involved in Newcastle racing for five decades, starting out as 12-year-old…

Hundreds of hoteliers and industry associates flocked to the Trackside Marquee on the 30th of April for the AHA Newcastle Hunter Charity Race Day. In its 8th year, the charity race day event is a key event in the Hunter hospitality industry’s social calendar. On…

The wet weather that has devastated most of our state has directed a lot of Race Days and non-Race Day events (transferred) to the venue. Despite not having any Saturday Race Days scheduled for the month, Newcastle welcomed two transferred meetings from Hawkesbury Race Club…

Article : Josh Callinan Photo: Peter Lorimer https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7675808/waller-rates-newcastle-in-top-class/ Australia’s premier trainer Chris Waller has described Newcastle as a “metropolitan-class track” and suggested the venue be utilised more often on what was a historic day for Hunter racing. Sydney-based Waller joined a chorus of other trainers,…

MEDIA RELEASE 21 March 2022 Newcastle Jockey Club, Hunter Water and City of Newcastle announce plans to investigate capturing stormwater for irrigation. The sun was out and the birds were chirping on the morning of Wednesday the 16th of March when Newcastle Jockey Club’s CEO…

Story: By Ray Hickson Kris Lees has struck the first blow in the $1.55m Polytrack Provincial-Midway Championships and unearthed a major contender for the Final in the shape of Rustic Steel after a powerful win in the opening qualifier at Newcastle on Thursday. The four-year-old…

Story: Newcastle Weekly Photo: Peter Stoop The Newcastle Jockey Club (NJC) is gearing up for a big day of action when it kicks off the Provincial-Midway Championships this week. The organisation will host the opening qualifier, over 1400m, at the Newcastle Racecourse on Thursday 24 February at…