Highly promising Newcastle filly Café Royal will be on trial for a trip to Brisbane when she contests the 1300 metre Benchmark Handicap at Newcastle on Saturday. The three-year-old was hailed as a future Group filly when she won three...
- Friday, June 5 2020
Trainers Jason Deamer and John Sargent along with jockeys Christian Reith and Tom Sherry all bagged doubles at the Cessnock race meeting on Tuesday. It was the first meeting at Cessnock since the Jungle Juice Cup Day in October. Deamer’s...
- Friday, June 5 2020
Race 1 – Iron Jack Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2125m Prince Camelot strikes a suitable trip for the first time this preparation and he should be too classy for this field. He has a good record over this trip...
- Monday, June 1 2020
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...
- Monday, June 1 2020
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...
- Thursday, May 28 2020
Newcastle jockey Andrew Gibbons’ win on 2-year-old Meadow Land at Tuesday Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting was his one-hundredth win for the season. Gibbons had a career-best season of 137 winners in 2018-2019 but he wasn’t that confident of reaching...
- Wednesday, May 27 2020