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TICKETS are selling fast for the Newcastle Herald Hunter, Newcastle’s stand-alone November meeting that offers $1 million for the taking.With the expected increase in crowd numbers, an extra general admission precinct has been created with a big screen, pop-up bars and food...

PAUL Perry is hoping “the sky’s the limit” when he attempts to win Tuesday’s $3m Big Dance (1600m) at Royal Randwick. But the master Newcastle trainer will be watching from afar when Sky Lab becomes his first representative in the...

Newcastle will stage its first Group 2 race in more than two decades next month. Newcastle Jockey Club’s major sprint, the $1m The Hunter (1300m), has attained Group 2 status. The Australian Racing Board’s Pattern Committee, as well as giving...

As part of a wider partnership with Training Services NSW Regional Industry Partnerships (RIEP), the Team Thoroughbred NSW Training Academy together with Newcastle Racecourse hosted a Racing Industry Showcase Day for more than twenty selected local Newcastle and Hunter school...

Important Upgrades NEWCASTLE will stage its first Group 2 race in more than two decades next month. Newcastle Jockey Club’s major sprint, the $1m The Hunter (1300m), has attained Group 2 status. The Australian Racing Board’s Pattern Committee, as well...

NATHAN Doyle has trained 271 winners in a relatively brief career to date, but never had a runner at racing’s elite level. But the Newcastle trainer, who has begun the new season in rousing style with 11 winners, is poised...

9 Newcastle – Racing Careers Day – 29 August 2024 ”Career pathways as a Stablehand, Jockey or a Cadet Steward are just a few of the many interesting roles in the Racing industry… and there’s a traineeship or apprenticeship available”....

Sky Racing Gavin Carmody with Duane Dowell, CEO – Newcastle Jockey Club, today regarding upcoming Newcastle Cup meeting.  

Newcastle Racecourse announces Equimillion Sponsorship recipients Newcastle Racecourse have announced four sponsorship recipients for the upcoming Racing NSW & Equestrian Australia 2024 Equimillion competition. In July this year, Newcastle Racecourse called on applications from suitable riders to be sponsored to...

Newcastle Racecourse, in collaboration with Event Cinemas, are holding a special advanced screening of ‘A Horse Named Winx’ to raise funds for Racing Hearts Equine Assisted Therapies. The premiere will take place 6pm, Wednesday September 4 at Event Cinemas Kotara,...