NJC News

    Race 1- Sharp Electronics Group Maiden Plate 1890m Former European stayer Urbino has not raced for 45 weeks and he turns up here for his first Australian start for Kris Lees. The five-year-old has not had a trial however he...
    • Wednesday, August 14 2019
    Newcastle’s premier jockey Andrew Gibbons landed a double at the first Newcastle race meeting of the 2019-20 season on Saturday. The 2950 metre Hunter Stayers Cup was the feature event and Gibbons who won the inaugural Cup in 2018 made...
    • Monday, August 12 2019
    Race 1- Kalans Memorial Newcastle Nobby’s 900m Hibiscus Lady is a brilliant speedster with three wins and a second from five starts. She was awesome first up at Gosford recently when she led all the way over 1000m. Last prep...
    • Friday, August 9 2019
    Newcastle based apprentice Samantha Clenton continued her very successful comeback when she landed a double at the Cessnock meeting on Tuesday. Clenton was aboard the Jason Deamer trained Myboycolly in the Senpos Class 2 Handicap and despite a betting drift...
    • Thursday, August 1 2019
    Race 1- Hungerford Hill Wines- Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2125m Lucitor should break through after a close second on this track last meeting. He has been placed in three of his four starts and he will race on the...
    • Tuesday, July 30 2019
    This article originally appeared in the Newcastle Herald. A proposal to redirect millions of litres of treated effluent from Burwood Wastewater Treatment plant to Newcastle Racecourse and beyond is under consideration as part of a suite of water recycling initiatives...
    • Monday, July 22 2019