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Racing NSW Stewards- https://  www.racingnsw.com.au/news/latest-racing-news/newcastle-races-today-postponed @RNSWStewards · 8m Please be advised that today’s Newcastle race meeting has been postponed due to the weather conditions, with continued heavy rain and strong winds, following in excess of 100mm of rain in the past 24 hours Racing NSW…

Due to the weather forecast of heavy rainfall of between 40 to 80mls over the next three days, an early decision has been made to transfer the Cessnock Cup meeting on Monday (26th October) from the Beaumont Track to the Newcastle Course Proper in an attempt to…

Race 1- Sharp Electronics Group Class 1 Handicap 1150m Cecilia has had five starts for a win and four placings and she finished strongly when beaten half a length at Port Macquarie recently. She is a winner second up and has drawn nicely. Battle Guardian…

Former South Australian trainer Mark Minervini had never heard of the Newcastle Jockey Club’s Jungle Juice Cup until recently. However, come Monday night the Minervini family may have the 2020 Jungle Juice trophy on their mantelpiece. The famous Jungle Juice Cup was first run on…

Top provincial jockey Mitchell Bell heaped praise on the pocket sized filly Never Talk after her sensational last to first win at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. Never Talk ($1.95f) rounded off a treble for Newcastle premier trainer Kris Lees when she won the 900 metre…

Race 1 – Sage Painting 3YO Maiden Handicap 1200m Shaddy’s last run was an eye catcher when he made up good ground for a close third at Canberra in May. The colt was an easy Warwick Farm trial winner on October 9. He has drawn…

Former South Australian trainer Mark Minervini carried the flag for Newcastle trainers at Tuesday’s seven race Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting. For the second time in five starts Minervini’s gelding Super landed a big plunge on his home track. Super contested the 1400 metre New…

Kris Lees unbeaten filly Never Talk resumes after a four month spell in the Benchmark 64 Yarraman Park Handicap (900m) at the Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. Ironically Never Talk was bred on the famous Yarraman Park Stud at Scone by Arthur Mitchell who subsequently leased…

Race 1 – Red Funnel 3YO Maiden Handicap 900m Kittyhawk Flyer should kick favourite punters off to a good start. She was narrowly beaten on debut on this track in April and she won a recent trial in good style. Victorella is on debut after…

Gary Harley- Herald- 13.10.20 Former Victorian mare Hard Faith has found a new lease of life since joining Nathan Doyle’s Newcastle stable and she can add to the $18,300 she has returned her new owners at Newcastle Racecourse on Tuesday. The six-year -old had 32…

Talented Victorian apprentice Thomas Stockdale can thank Racing NSW stewards for his all the way win on the Chris Waller trained Fastconi at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. As predicted in Saturday’s Herald, Sydney’s Champion trainer had provided his new apprentice with a golden opportunity to…

21 year old Victorian apprentice Thomas Stockdale is favoured to ride a winner in his first visit to Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. Stockdale, on loan to Sydney’s champion trainer Chris Waller, only has the one mount on Saturday aboard Fastconi in the 1250 metre Maiden…