Racecourse News, Events & Racing Insights

  • Tuesday 02 July Newcastle Transferred to Scone
    Tuesday 02 July Newcastle Transferred to Scone

    RNSW Please note the meeting scheduled for Newcastle on Tuesday 2nd July has been transferred to Scone. One distance change below. 1 – BM 64 HCP 900m 2 – CLASS 1 HCP 1200m 3 – PROVINCIAL CLASS 1 HCP 1600m 4 – CLASS 1 &…

  • Beanies for Brain Cancer month gets $41,000 head start at Mark Hughes Foundation Race Day
    Beanies for Brain Cancer month gets $41,000 head start at Mark Hughes Foundation Race Day

    Beanies for Brain Cancer awareness month was kicked off in style at the Mark Hughes Foundation Race Day held at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday, 1st of June 2024. Proudly supported by The Burwood Inn, the event raised more than $41,000 to assist with continued research…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 01.06.24
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 01.06.24

    The Newcastle Jockey Clubโ€™s race meeting on Saturday was postponed after four races as jockeys raised concerns with Stewards relating to the track conditions deteriorating and the visibility following continuing rain throughout the day. Twenty-one-year-old Scone apprentice Braith Nock took his season tally to eighty-one…

  • Gary Harley – Preview – 01.06.24
    Gary Harley – Preview – 01.06.24

    Race 1 โ€“ NAC Services 2yo Maiden Plate 900m Blue Illusion and Counteroffensive have raced in top two-year-old company, and they are the class runners here. Blue Illusion was placed in the Kirkham Plate in October, and he has trialled nicely for the first up…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 01/06/2024
    Gary Harley – Herald – 01/06/2024

    James Cummings will send four lightly raced youngsters to Newcastle on Saturday, and the stable has bright prospects in three races. The royal blue colours will be carried by two juveniles in the opening event, the NAC Services 2yo Maiden Plate (900m). The gelding Blue…

  • Newcastle Racecourse launches an exclusive ‘Hunter Club’
    Newcastle Racecourse launches an exclusive ‘Hunter Club’

    An exciting new opportunity has been launched by Newcastle Racecourse that enables local businesses to form a prestigious partnership with them and become an exclusive member of โ€˜The Hunter Club.โ€™ โ€˜The Hunter Clubโ€™ is open to a select network of just twenty businesses each year…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 25.05.24
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 25.05.24

    The Paul Perry stable notched up its 50th winner of the current season on Saturday as the Newcastle-Hunter Hall of Famer saddled up winners at both Newcastle and Randwick. It was the Hunter Melanoma Foundation Race Day at Newcastle, and the legendary trainer had nine…

  • Mark Hughes Foundation Race Day Returns to Newcastle Racecourse Saturday 1st June 2024
    Mark Hughes Foundation Race Day Returns to Newcastle Racecourse Saturday 1st June 2024

    The anticipation is mounting as Newcastle Racecourse gears up to host the annual Mark Hughes Foundation Charity Race Day, proudly supported by The Burwood Inn. Building on the resounding success of previous editions, this year’s event falls on the official launch day of the Beanie…

  • Gary Harley – Preview – 25.05.24
    Gary Harley – Preview – 25.05.24

    Race 1 John Whitmore Memorial Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2340m Former Victorian So Sleek put the writing on the wall when a strong finishing second over 1890m here last start. His only win was on a heavy track and he is bred to run…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 25.05.24
    Gary Harley – Herald – 25.05.24

    Clear Thinking, a four-year-old mare bred by the late Queen Elizabeth makes her eagerly awaited debut at Saturdayโ€™s Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting. If breeding is any indication, and in addition her outstanding trial form, Clear Thinking could be something special. The mareโ€™s sire Dubawi…

  • Newcastle Racecourse Community Support Program helps local community groups to kick goals
    Newcastle Racecourse Community Support Program helps local community groups to kick goals

    An initiative launched by Newcastle Racecourse in January 2024 has already had a positive impact on the local community. The Newcastle Jockey Club Community Support Program allows local community groups and charities to apply for grants of up to $2,000 every quarter, with the chosen…

  • $110,000 raised for local charity at AHA Newcastle + Pitcher Partners Race Day
    $110,000 raised for local charity at AHA Newcastle + Pitcher Partners Race Day

    Newcastle Racecourse is proud to have supported AHA Newcastle + Pitcher Partners in raising $110,000 for their charity partners. On Saturday 4 May, Newcastle Racecourse hosted AHA Newcastleโ€™s tenth anniversary race day in partnership with their naming rights sponsor, Pitcher Partners Newcastle & Hunter. Several…