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  • Gary Harley – Preview- 22.04.21
    Gary Harley – Preview- 22.04.21

    Race 1- Simtrack 2YO Maiden Handicap 900m This is a smart two-year-old race dominated by leading Sydney trainers. The James Cummings colt Wheel is on debut after an impressive trial in which he was never off the bit. Tillotson is also on debut on the…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 22.04.21
    Gary Harley – Herald – 22.04.21

    Newcastle trained four-year-old Dalaalaat is set to win his second race since entering the Nathan Doyle stable earlier this year when he contests the TAB Venue Mode Benchmark 64 Handicap 1400m at Thursdayโ€™s Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting. The high-profile Victorian training partnership of Hayes…

  • Not a goodbye, but a ‘see you later’. ๐Ÿ‘‹ Although we will be sad not seeing their smiling faces around, we are so incredibly proud of both Michael and Mitch and wish them nothing but luck and happiness on their new journey at the Tamworth Jockey Club ๐ŸŽ
    Not a goodbye, but a ‘see you later’. ๐Ÿ‘‹ Although we will be sad not seeing their smiling faces around, we are so incredibly proud of both Michael and Mitch and wish them nothing but luck and happiness on their new journey at the Tamworth Jockey Club ๐ŸŽ

    Tamworth Jockey Club new appointments Tamworth Jockey Club administrator David Jewell has confirmed the appointment of the Clubโ€™s new General Manager and new Track Manager. Michael Buckley, 31, will be the Clubโ€™s new General Manager, while Mitch Robinson will take charge of the Clubโ€™s track…

  • Gary Harley – Preview- 15.04.21
    Gary Harley – Preview- 15.04.21

    Race 1- Advanced Pest Control Maiden Handicap 1600m Winter Thorn is an imported stayer having his first Australian start for Kris Lees. He was placed in two of his five starts in England and he last raced in September. He has had two recent trials…

  • Gary Harley – The Herald- 15.04.21
    Gary Harley – The Herald- 15.04.21

    Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup heads to Thursdayโ€™s Newcastle race meeting with three winning prospects and the popular trainer is hoping for a change of fortune. Only last Saturday, Widdupโ€™s bonnie mare Icebath dashed to the lead inside the 100-metre point in the $3M Doncaster only…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 10.04.21
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 10.04.21

    Irishman Lee Magorrian produced a career best performance at the NJC race meeting on Saturday when he rode four winners on the eight-race program. Magorrian, who is attached to the Chris Waller stable, rode the first four winners including a treble for Waller. The popular…

  • Happy Clapper @ Newcastle Show 2021
    Happy Clapper @ Newcastle Show 2021

    By Julieanne Horsman While Happy Clapper is famous for his impressive Group 1 victories at Royal Randwick, Newcastle was also a happy hunting ground for the peopleโ€™s horse. He raced there twice for a win in the 2017 Group 3 Newmarket Handicap and a 3rdย in…

  • Gary Harley Preview – 10.04.2021
    Gary Harley Preview – 10.04.2021

    Race 1 PFD Food Services Maiden Handicap1865m Yellowstone was backed from double figures into $3.10 on debut at Gosford on March 27. After racing in second place, he tired to be beaten four lengths. He had been trialling well and this is not a strong…

  • Gary Harley- Wrap- 30.03.21
    Gary Harley- Wrap- 30.03.21

    Newcastleโ€™s premier trainer Kris Lees left the Newcastle Racecourse a happy man and rightly so on Tuesday. His Doncaster Mile favourite Mugatoo galloped brilliantly between races and he took the lead in the Newcastle Trainerโ€™s Premiership after saddling up two winners. Lees only had three…

  • Gary Harley- Preview- 30.03.21
    Gary Harley- Preview- 30.03.21

    Race 1- Reward Hospitality 2YO Maiden Handicap โ€“ 900m Most of the field are on debut and there are a number of good triallists. Heavenly Field led in a recent Rosehill trial and was narrowly beaten by a horse that went very well at Gosford…

  • Gary Harley- The Herald – 30.03.21
    Gary Harley- The Herald – 30.03.21

    Mugatoo, the clear cut $4.50 favourite for the $3 Million Randwick Doncaster Mile on April 10, will have a track gallop between races at the Newcastle Jockey Clubโ€™s race meeting on Tuesday. The imported 6 year old with a 50% winning record hasnโ€™t raced since…

  • Newcastle Races Today – Postponed
    Newcastle Races Today – Postponed

    After a track inspection by Racing NSW Stewards this morning and with forecasts of heavy rainfall throughout the day, the decision has been made to postpone the Newcastle meeting scheduled for today due to the state of the track being deemed unsuitable for racing. https://www.racingnsw.com.au/news/latest-racing-news/newcastle-races-today-postponed-2/…