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Racing Wrap – 13.08.26
Gary Harley Former Newcastle apprentice Dylan Gibbons returned to the track where his career kicked off when he landed a double at the Destination Port Stephens Race Day at Newcastle Racecourse on Thursday. Gibbons was aboard the former Irish 5-year-old Appeared in the opening event…
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Racing Review – 13.08.26
Gary Harley – Herald The Destination Port Stephens Cup Race Day will be held at the Newcastle Racecourse I Thursday with eight races on the program. Kerrin McEvoy has five mounts at the meeting with the David Payne trained 3-year-old Gold Globe in the 1600…
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Applications open for Newcastle Racecourse Sponsored Riders 2026
2026 equimillion equestrian competition Newcastle Racecourse is thrilled to announce the launch of its 2026 sponsorship application program for the Equimillion Equestrian Competition, a premier event boasting at least $1 million in prize money across top disciplines, including Dressage, Show Horse, Eventing, and Showjumping, with…
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With the new racing season now underway, last season’s Newcastle Racecourse premierships and special awards have now been confirmed.
Amongst the achievements were the Kris Lees trained Changingoftheguard who took out Horse of the Year honours after his Sydney Cup victory, Lees himself taking out Trainer of the Year with19 winners on his home track and jockey Keagan Latham again taking out the top…
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Racing Wrap – 01.08.26
Gary Harley Newcastle trainer Nathan Doyle stable celebrated the first day of the 2026-27 season on Saturday with a treble, two winners at Newcastle and one at Rosehill. Doyle trained 53 winners in the 2025-26 season in New South Wales, second only to Kris Lees…
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Racing Preview- 01.08.26
Gary Harley Scone mare Red Rags To Bulls racing consistently in recent Randwick and Rosehill Highway class is well placed in the 1600 metre SB Glass & Glazing Conditional Benchmark 68 Handicap at the Master Builders Association Race Day at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. The…
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Beyond the Winning Post: Newcastle Racecourse Helps Generate Nearly $800,000 for the Hunter Community
For many Novocastrians, Newcastle Racecourse is known for thrilling finishes, memorable race days and top-tier events. What many don’t realise is that behind many race meetings lies another success story, one measured not in winning margins, but in lives changed. Over the past financial year,…
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PINK Race Day success, Hunter Club celebrations, Spring Carnival and The Hunter news
Sky Racing’s Gavin Carmody interviews duane dowell Video credit to Sky Racing.
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Racing Wrap – 14.07.26
Gary Harley Zac Lloyd second to James McDonald in the Metropolitan Jockeys Premiership as the 2025-26 season is nearing completion, bagged four winners at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs race meeting on Tuesday. The son of a gun (his father Jeff Lloyd rode 91 Group 1…
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Racing Wrap – 11.07.26
Gary Harley The Nathan Doyle stable is closing in on its best ever season following another successful day on Saturday with a double at the HBCF Pink race day at Newcastle on Saturday and a winner ridden by the stables apprentice at Randwick. Doyles hometown…
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Racing Preview 14.07.26
Gary Harley The Newcastle Jockey Club on the back up from a very successful Pink Race Day on Saturday supporting Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation, have a strong eight race programmed on Tuesday with the Chris Waller stable sending nine of their team to the meeting.…
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Racing Review – 11.07.26
Gary Harley The Newcastle Jockey Clubs Annual Pink Race Day on Saturday proudly supporting the Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation has attracted an above average acceptance of 124 meaning it’s a nine-race program. Legendary Newcastle trainer Paul Perry has engaged Donovan Dillan to ride the stables…
