Media & Press Releases
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Vale Mr Jack Ashman (Funeral Details)
Vale Mr Jack Ashman (Funeral Details) – Racing New South Wales (racingnsw.com.au) Racing NSW has been advised of the passing of Mr Jack Ashman. Jack spent his early married life in Broken Hill where he and his wife were local school teachers. They moved to…
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NJC adjust stable plan after feedback from trainers
Story – Craig Kerry Sports reporter, Newcastle Herald Newcastle Jockey Club plan to decrease the number of boxes in their proposed multimillion dollar stable development to make the facility more user friendly for trackwork. The Newcastle Herald revealed the NJC’s plans in 2017 for an ambitious two-storey…
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NJC racing in to celebrate International Women’s Day
Jockeys Amelia Denby and Grace Willoughby, with the Kris Lees galloper False Step, ahead of the upcoming International Women’s Day luncheon. Photo: Peter Stoop “Girl power” has had such an impact on the Newcastle Jockey Club (NJC) in recent times, it will soon overhaul its…
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Gary Harley – RNSW- February Issue
Annual General Meeting The Newcastle Jockey Clubs Annual General Meeting was held at the Newcastle Racecourse on December 4. The NJC returned a profit of $3,292,427 for the year ending June 30, 2021, It must be pointed out that the club sold Cessnock Racecourse to…
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Media Release 4 February 2022 TOZER Air Race Day
Media Release Newcastle Jockey Club 4 February 2022 TOZER Air Race Day Post-Christmas Party Race Day with Tozer Air February 5th 2022 Newcastle Racecourse is pleased to hold their second Saturday Race Day of 2022, The Post-Christmas Party Race Day with TOZER Air this weekend.…
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Media Release Newcastle Jockey Club 3 February 2022
Media Release Newcastle Jockey Club 3 February 2022 NJC and Horsepower Feeds and Supplements announce new partnership and naming rights to the G3 Newcastle Newmarket Handicap on Fridays, 4 March 2022. The Newcastle Jockey Club is pleased to announce a new partnership with Horsepower Feeds…
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Vale Darrell Fahey- Honour Roll Jockey and ex Trainer at Newcastle Jockey Club in 1950’s
31/01/2022 – Funeral Notices
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Wine Country Racing @ Newcastle- 31.01.22
Joe Pride will send two winning prospects to the Newcastle Jockey Clubs Beaumont track meeting on Monday. The 3 year old Just A Tiff will contest the Tab Long May We Play Maiden Plate 1150m and his recent form suggests he will be hard to…
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Provincial-Midway Championships Series 2022
Racing NSW today announced that the Provincial Championships will be expanded to the Provincial-Midway Championships, with prizemoney totaling $1.55 million. This is an increase of $300,000 in total prizemoney for the series. The Provincial-Midway Championships series will now comprise seven $150,000 qualifying races leading to…
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RT’ Rides Off Into The Sunset
By Ray Hickson- https://www.racingnsw.com.au/news/country-news/rt-rides-off-into-the-sunset/ Photo Credit: Bradley Photos He may have ridden an Australian record 4447 winners in his amazing 49-year career but the legacy of jockey Robert Thompson that will stand, even if his benchmark is one day passed, is his reputation. At the end…
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Gary Harley – RNSW – Jan 2022
The Legend Retires Australian Newcastle Hunter Hall Of Famer and Newcastle Jockey Club ‘Legend’ Robert Thompson retired form race riding after an incredible career in the saddle. The Cessnock based Thompson has set a record on the track that is difficult to believe will ever…
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RNSW – December- 2021
Gary Harley – RNSW – December 2021 Dowell’s New NJC Boss From a coalmine electrician to the Chief Executive Officer of one of Australia’s highest profile Provincial race clubs is the story of the Newcastle Jockey Club’s new CEO Duane Dowell. The latter has lived…
