Brenton Avdulla has picked up the plum ride on the Kris Lees trained Asharani in Thursday’s Polytrack Provincial Championships Gosford Qualifier (1200m) at Newcastle Racecourse. The Gosford Qualifier was scheduled for last Saturday, however the race was postponed due to...
- Wednesday, March 18 2020
PUBLIC NOTICE In line with the recent Racing NSW Media Release dated 16 March 2020 and in reference to Federal Government restrictions regarding public gatherings, all thoroughbred race meetings, barrier trials and trackwork at Newcastle Racecourse and Cessnock Racecourse will...
- Tuesday, March 17 2020
PUBLIC NOTICE In response to current Federal Government Guidelines and with the aim to protect the health and wellbeing of racing industry participants, Newcastle Racecourse mid-week race day this Thursday 19 March will be closed to the public. Racing will...
- Monday, March 16 2020
Kris Lees won his second successive Suez Newcastle Newmarket when his former West Australian four-year-old Special Reward raced away with the Group 3 event on March 6. The Newcastle Newmarket is the Newcastle Jockey Clubs major Autumn event and it...
- Tuesday, March 10 2020
Race 1- Sharp Electronics Group Beaumont Handicap 1400m Adversity has blinkers on and this is his race. His third placing behind crack colts Holyfield and Prime Star on debut on this track was an eye catcher. He raced back in...
- Friday, March 6 2020
Newcastle’s premier trainer Kris Lees is quietly confident that former West Australian four-year-old Special Reward can give him back to back Suez Newcastle Newmarket’s when the gelding lines up in the $160,000 Group 3 event on Friday. Australian Bloodstock race...
- Thursday, March 5 2020
Port Stephens mare Oakfield Missile snatched victory in the shadows of the post in Saturday’s Provincial Qualifier at Newcastle Racecourse. Th 1400-metre Newcastle Qualifier was the first of the 2020 series and it produced the closest finish in the history...
- Monday, March 2 2020
The 2020 Polytrack Provincial Championship Series kicks off at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday with two-time winning trainer of the series final, Kris Lees, stepping out two of his ‘big guns’ for the Newcastle Qualifier. Lees had accepted for four of...
- Saturday, February 29 2020
Race 1- Newcastle Master Builders Apprentices 2YO Maiden plate 900m Snitzari is a promising filly well placed over the short course. She debuted when three-wide throughout in the listed Lonhro Plate two weeks ago. She wound up in fifth place...
- Saturday, February 29 2020
The Snowden Stable’s $750,000 colt Adversity will race in blinkers for the first time when he returns to Newcastle Racecourse to contest the 1300 metre 2yo Maiden Plate on Thursday. The stunning individual is a son of Japanese sire sensation...
- Wednesday, February 26 2020