Racecourse News

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 16.11.24
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 16.11.24

    Saturdays Newcastle Herald Hunter Race Day attracted 6000 people, the largest crowd in the six-year history of the richest race day on the provincial program. Outstanding promotion of the day by the NJC, Sky Channel and the media saw more than 5000 bookings prior to…

  • Lees starts Hunter day on winning note, claiming late father’s race for first time
    Lees starts Hunter day on winning note, claiming late father’s race for first time

    KRIS Lees has started a hometown Hunter meeting on a winning note, by claiming his late father’s race for the very first time. The experienced trainer, surrounded by his family, soaked up a special victory at Newcastle on Saturday after Gobi Desert held on to…

  • Spring racing fashions dos and dont’s for the Hunter
    Spring racing fashions dos and dont’s for the Hunter

    With Fashions on the Field taking place at today’s Newcastle Herald Hunter Race Day, here’s the do’s and don’ts of spring racing fashion for The Hunter as reported by The Newcastle Herald: Click here for full story.  

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 16.11.24
    Gary Harley – Herald – 16.11.24

    Joe Pride is confident that he will be holding the $1Million Group 2 The Hunter trophy aloft for the second year in succession on Saturday. The Newcastle Herald sponsored The Hunter will be held at the Newcastle Racecourse and the race is the highlight of…

  • Newcastle’s richest race, The Hunter, is set to jump again
    Newcastle’s richest race, The Hunter, is set to jump again

    TICKETS are selling fast for theย Newcastle Heraldย Hunter, Newcastle’s stand-alone November meeting that offers $1 million for the taking.With the expected increase in crowd numbers, an extra general admission precinct has been created with a big screen, pop-up bars and food stalls for the race’s sixth…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 02.11.24
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 02.11.24

    Newcastle trainer Nathan Doyleโ€™s striking colt Private Harry was the shining light at the Newcastle Jockey Clubโ€™s eight race program on Saturday. It was the 3-year-olds debut in the 900 metre First National Super Maiden Plate after four impressive barrier trial wins. The TAB priced…

  • PERRY HOPING โ€œSKYโ€ CAN LAUNCH AT RANDWICK
    PERRY HOPING โ€œSKYโ€ CAN LAUNCH AT RANDWICK

    PAUL Perry is hoping โ€œthe skyโ€™s the limitโ€ when he attempts to win Tuesdayโ€™s $3m Big Dance (1600m) at Royal Randwick. But the master Newcastle trainer will be watching from afar when Sky Lab becomes his first representative in the third running of the annual…

  • Gary Harley – Members Preview – 02.11.24
    Gary Harley – Members Preview – 02.11.24

    Race 1 โ€“ First National Super Maiden Plate 900m The unraced Private Harry is very fast and has won his past four trials. He led all the way and bolted in with a recent Newcastle trial. He has a nice barrier and top jockey, and…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 02.11.24
    Gary Harley – Herald – 02.11.24

    Nathan Doyleโ€™s Newcastle whoโ€™s stable is off to a good start in the first three months of the season with 14 winners, commences the busiest and most exciting five days of his six-year career at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs race meeting on Saturday. Doyle has…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 19.10.24
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 19.10.24

    Scone trained Crop Dusterโ€™s dominate win in Saturdays TLE Jungle Juice Cup (1350m) at Newcastle could secure the gelding a start in the $250,000 Barn Dance at Randwick on November 5.ย  The iconic Jungle Juice Cup Cessnockโ€™s famous race from 1981 until the track was…

  • Gary Harley – Preview – 19.10.24
    Gary Harley – Preview – 19.10.24

    Race 1- Schneider Electrical Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2260m Impunity has a good record on this track, and he is ready to win third up. He finished midfield in the VRC St Leger in April and he was a close third over 1800m at…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 19.10.24
    Gary Harley – Herald – 19.10.24

    The iconic TLE Jungle Juice Cup staged at Cessnock from 1981 until that track was sold to Racing NSW in 2019. The event is the feature race on an attractive eight race program at Newcastle on Saturday. This will be the fifth Jungle Juice Cup…