Media & Press Releases
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Newcastle Racecourse calls on riders for sponsorship in the Equimillion
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Dates have been announced for Racing NSW & Equestrian Australia’s Equimillion for 2025, with the competition set to start on Friday, 3 October 2025 and take place across the October long weekend at Sydney International Equestrian Centre. Over $1 million in prize money is…
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Newcastle rallies in pink, raising $152,500 for those facing Breast Cancer and their families
In a wave of compassion and support, Newcastle Racecourse turned Pink for its annual Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation (HBCF) Pink Race Day supported by Clubs in the Community on Saturday, 12 July. The event, which has become a beloved tradition of the Newcastle racing calendar…
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Newcastle Racecourse to host annual Mark Hughes Foundation Race Day
Community Unites to Raise Funds for Brain Cancer Research Newcastle Racecourse is proud to announce the return of the Mark Hughes Foundation (MHF) Race Day on Saturday, June 7, 2025. This annual event, held during Beanies for Brain Cancer Month, aims to raise vital funds…
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Hunter Melanoma Foundation raises more than $60,000 at Newcastle Racecourse
Despite racing being postponed due to poor weather in the lead up, Newcastle Racecourse hosted its charity events for the Hunter Melanoma Foundation (HMF) on Saturday, 24 May 2025, in partnership with Farrelly Construction Services. The HMF Race Day is a much-loved tradition of the…
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Emotional tribute after trainer’s sudden death rocks Newcastle
Tributes are flowing for Newcastle trainer Ben Smith as the racing community rallies after his sudden death earlier this week. Sky Racing commentator Dave Stanley delivered an emotional four-minute monologue on his show on Tuesday morning, finishing with: “rest easy Benny, you were one of…
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Nominations open for Newcastle and Hunter Racing Hall of Fame
Nominations are now open for the Newcastle and Hunter Racing Hall of Fame with inductees to be announced and celebrated at a Luncheon on Tuesday 26th August 2025. The Newcastle & Hunter (“the Region”) Racing Hall of Fame recognises and honours outstanding achievements in the…
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Newcastle’s Private Harry adds group 1 to unbeaten record
Newcastle trainer Nathan Doyle reckons “that will take a while to sink in.” Now a group 1-winning trainer, claiming a $1 million race at Rosehill, celebrating on Golden Slipper Day. All thanks to an unbeaten colt called Private Harry. “That’s going to take a while…
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Newcastle Racecourse gets behind one of its own with Raise for Jaxon Race Day
When Newcastle teen Jaxon Scriven was involved in a serious accident on the 7th of November 2024, which resulted in him becoming a below-the-knee amputee, his family knew he would face some challenges ahead. What they did not expect was for the local community and…
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Newcastle Racecourse International Women’s Day event raises $45,000 for local charities
Adorned in purple, the official colour of International Women’s Day (IWD), Newcastle Racecourse Trackside Marquee became the vibrant and inspiring host of local women, corporate representatives, and sponsors on Friday 7 March. Coinciding with the Group 3 Horsepower Stakes Race Meeting, the IWD event aimed…
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Para surfing champ Sam Bloom captivates at Newcastle International Women’s Day race meeting
Four-time world para surfing champion and best-selling author Sam Bloom would do anything to go back in time. But she’s learnt how to make the best of a challenging situation. “I would give everything back just to be me again, all the books, the movie,…
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“Had to be tough”: Sandpaper holds on for a lead-all-the-way victory in Newcastle Stakes
BJORN Baker’s stable representative Luke Hilton reckons Sandpaper “had to be tough today”. The five-year-old gelding’s jockey Tim Clark admits “he was there to be beaten today, but kept responding and finding that little bit extra”. It was a lead-all-the-way victory in Friday’s group 3…
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Para surfing champion Sam Bloom can’t go back in time, and she’s OK with that
Four-time world para surfing champion and best-selling author Sam Bloom would do anything to go back in time. But she’s learnt how to make the best of a challenging situation. “I would give everything back just to be me again, all the books, the movie,…
