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Gary Harley- RNSW- Stand Alone- Hunter Raceday and Cessnock Two Cups  The Newcastle Jockeys Club’s first Saturday stand-alone race meeting since the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the first million-dollar race to be run outside of Sydney, went off without a...

This article was written by Ray Thomas and originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph.  Champion jockey James McDonald summed up the mood after winning the inaugural $1 million The Hunter (1300m) on Savatiano at the Newcastle stand-alone meeting on Saturday....

This article was written by Chris Roots and originally appeared in The Age. The never-ending spring hit a high note on Saturday with The Hunter and Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys has ideas to make it better in 12...

This article was written by Craig Kerry and originally appeared in the Newcastle Herald.  It didn’t reach the lofty goal of a 10,000-strong crowd, but the inaugural The Hunter race meeting on Saturday was a “bloody good start” in the...

Racing NSW today announced Neighbour’s star Tim Robards as The Hunter ambassador! Tim will be heading to Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday for Newcastle’s richest ever horse race – the $1M Pages Event Hire Hunter. Robards was born and raised in...

In the lead up to Newcastle’s richest ever horse race – the $1M Pages Event Hire Hunter – the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service and Newcastle Jockey Club (NJC) have announced they will join forces to raise vital funds to support...

This article originally appeared in the Daily Telegraph on 12 November. Newcastle Racecourse is excited to bring a standalone Saturday to Newcastle on the 16th of November for The Hunter Race Day, featuring the inaugural running of The Hunter. The...

This article originally appeared on HunterHunter on 16 November.  Fashionistas and punters alike will flock to Newcastle Racecourse to be one of the first to experience the richest race day ever held at a provincial club in NSW. With a...

MEDIA RELEASE Friday, 18 October 2019 Racing NSW Response to ABC 7.30 Report Following the program that aired on the ABC’s 7.30 Report last night, Racing NSW Chief Executive, Peter V’landys AM, unequivocally condemned the alleged abhorrent actions of the...

https://www.racingnsw.com.au/news/latest-racing-news/newcastle-december-meeting-changes/?main=true Please be advised that due to track maintenance scheduled for the Newcastle Course Proper, the two Newcastle meetings in December have been TRANSFERRED to be run on the Beaumont track. As a result, the following race class and distance...