Media & Press Releases

  • Racing: Newcastle lands $1 Million Race
    Racing: Newcastle lands $1 Million Race

    To be held Saturday 16 November, this will be the richest race a Provincial club has held in NSW. More details will follow on the race programing, but a large crowd is expected to be in attanedanceย culminating in theย NJC’s peak end of year celebrations.  …

  • Newcastle Hall Of Fame

    Hall Of Fame The second Newcastle & Hunter Racing Hall Of Fame inductions were announced during a special function held at the Newcastle Racecourse yesterday. The decision to hold the function in the Racecourses โ€œPavilionโ€during the race meeting was the brainchild of the NJCโ€™s CEO…

  • Anzac Day

    The traditional Anzac Day race meeting will be held at the Cessnock Racecourse on Thursday April 25. The holiday race meeting attracts the largest crowd of the year to Cessnock and the Newcastle Jockey Club is promoting the day as a family day. This year…

  • Newcastle & Hunter Racing Hall of Fame

    The Newcastle & Hunter Racing Hall of Fame has hit the ground galloping with the 2019 nominations now open in the categories ofย  horses, trainers, jockeys and associates. Following on from the success of the 2017 inaugural ย inductions at Newcastle Racecourse, Hall of Fame Chairman…

  • Newmarket Autumn Carnival

    Day 1 Newcastle Jockey Club will host its first two-day Autumn Carnival in more than 20 years next week. The NJCโ€™s Autumn flagship event the $160,000 Group 3 Suez Newcastle Newmarket will highlight a bumper program on Friday March 8. Suez is the NJCโ€™s recycling…

  • Newcastle News

    The Newcastle Jockey Clubs first meeting for 2019 at the Newcastle Racecourse will be held on Saturday, Australia Day. As is the norm the NJC has a busy program scheduled at Newcastle in the first half of the year. Newcastle Racecourse will host sixteen race…

  • Announcement – Hungerford Hill Cessnock Cup and Inaugural Showcase

    Following consideration by Racing NSW Stewards after an inspection of the track at Cessnock Racecourse on Thursday (16thย Nov) morning, we wish to advise that due to significant concerns regarding the lack of recent rainfall on the track and the depleted on-course water storage which has…

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  • STRONG FINANCIALS PUTS NEWCASTLE JOCKEY CLUB BACK IN THE BLACK

    Tough budgets and new efficiencies have paid off for Newcastle Jockey Club, with the club back in the black and recording a significant profit in 2017-18. The impressive turnaround is hoped to be the kick-start of sustainable winning streak for the entity established in 1901.…

  • 100 Club Winners

    Congratulations to the winners of the 100 Club on Saturday 25 August. It was a great success for the National Jockeys Trust Foundation who will recieve donations from the 100 Club. The NJC charity Golf Day is fast approaching on September 7th and all monies…

  • Spring Racing Carnival Magazine

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What is shaping up to be our best Spring Carnival ever, we are excited to release ourย 2018 Spring Carnival Racing Magazine!ย Do not miss all the information you need for fun, fashion and some quality racing at Newcastle Racecourse. [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Read the Magazine” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newcastleracecourse.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F10%2Fnews-media-5b878689504dc.pdf||target:%20_blank|”][/vc_column][/vc_row]