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Former New Zealand trainer John Sargent based at Randwick these days, can do punters a favour when Cessnock Racecourse hosts its first meeting since October on Tuesday. The popular ‘Sarge’ told yours truly on Sunday night that he is confident...

Jim O’Neill breeder of champion 2-year-old Luskin Star passed away on Tuesday night aged 88. O’Neill lived at Cessnock with his wife Marea at the time of his death. He founded the successful family business O’Neill’s Tyres, which has many...

Kris Lees has produced three outstanding two-year old’s in recent months and he saddles up another at Newcastle on Tuesday. On March 22 Lees filly Zeftabrook in the Australian Bloodstock colours, won the Muswellbrook Starmaker and two weeks later she...

Maitland breeder and owner Edwina Throsby who bred and shared in the ownership of the former world’s best sprinter Chautauqua, could have another future star bred on the family’s magnificent property. At Newcastle on Saturday a two-year-old half-brother to Chautauqua...

Race 1 – TLE CG&E Maiden Handicap 1200m Blueblood Garrison resumes here after being gelded. He was narrowly beaten on debut in a strong race at Warwick Farm last year. He was then spelled and after three unplaced runs last...

Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith is hoping for a change of luck when he sends talented mare Joy And Mirth to the Newcastle race meeting on Saturday. The four-year-old will contest the 1300 metre Benchmark 64 Handicap and she will...

Newcastle Wrap – 11.05.20   Newcastle’s premier jockey Andrew Gibbons returned from a weeks suspension to ride four winners on Saturday’s eight race program at Newcastle. Gibbons was within a neck of a career best five winners, when runner up...

Hawkesbury-based jockey Grant Buckley returns to the scene after his nasty fall five weeks ago with a comeback at Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting. Buckley, who was cruising towards a century of winners for the current season, broke his collarbone and...

Race 1 – Reward Hospitality F&M Maiden Handicap 1200m Miss Keira came from a long way back when narrowly beaten first up at Goulburn on April 26. She was narrowly beaten at Kembla in November. She has the rails barrier...

Classy three-year-old filly Stick ‘Em Up will head to Adelaide to take on Group company after her easy win at Newcastle Jockey Club’s race meeting on Saturday. The Randwick trained stayer contested the 2350 metre Class 1 and Maiden Plate...