Newcastle’s famous Lees family has tasted success in five Group 3 Newcastle Newmarket’s and come Friday afternoon it may be six. The time-honoured Newcastle Newmarket was first run in 1965 when the TJ Smith trained Seacraft was successful. It has...
- Thursday, March 4 2021
Newcastle 12-time Group 1 winning trainer Paul Perry struck the first blow in the 2021 Polytrack Provincial Championship series when his four-year-old Pandano careered away to win the opening qualifier at Newcastle on Saturday. In an all-Newcastle trained trifecta, Pandano...
- Tuesday, March 2 2021
RACE 1 – NEWCASTLE MBA APPRENTICE SCHEMES MAIDEN PLATE 1200M In Flanders has been placed in all four starts this prep and she has drawn ideally. The filly was runner up in a very strong Gosford Maiden last start and...
- Friday, February 26 2021
Successful Wyong trainer Damien Lane is hopeful his Polytrack Provincial Championship aspirant Bombasay can cause an upset in Saturday’s Newcastle Qualifier over 1400 metres. The Newcastle Qualifier is the first of five at the provincial circuits, with Gosford, Wyong, Hawkesbury...
- Friday, February 26 2021
Port Stephens breeder and former Lord Mayor Bruce Mackenzie continued his successful season with a winner at Newcastle and Eagle Farm on Saturday. At Newcastle, Mackenzie’s lightly raced four-year-old Oakfield Hiawatha stepped up in class when he contested the 1300...
- Tuesday, February 23 2021
Newcastle three time Premiership winner Andrew Gibbons is confident of a successful day on his home track on Saturday. ‘Gibbo’ has four mounts for Kris Lees, one for Joe Pride and Les Bridge. His first two mounts are for Lees...
- Friday, February 19 2021