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Gary Harley – Herald – 06.12.25
The Newcastle-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service is celebrating 50 years of service in the region and the annual race day will be held at the Newcastle Racecourse on the Beaumont track on Saturday. Former Godolphin foreman Nacim Dilmi who took over as the Hong King…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 30.11.25
The Newcastle Jockey Club hosted the Tooheys Charity Race Day Supporting Samaritans Christmas Lunch at the Newcastle Racecourse on Sunday. While the healthy crowd enjoyed a day of sunshine it wasn’t a successful day for favourite punters with only one favourite successful on the seven-race…
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Gary Harley – Herald – 30.11.25
Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup has trained eight winners this month and he has bright prospects of increasing that number when he sends a float load of gallopers to the Newcastle Jockey Club meeting on Sunday, the last day of November. Good friend Christian Reith rides…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 20.11.25
Gary Harley – Wrap – 20.11.25 The stormy weather may not have suited some, however it played into the hands of Canberra trainer Rob Potter and his six-year-old mare Laurel Hill at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs race meeting on Thursday. The seven-race program kicked off…
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Gary Harley – Herald – 20.11.25
Gary Harley – Herald – 20.11.25 The Newcastle Jockey Club back up from a highly successful The Hunter race day last Saturday with a seven-race program on the course proper on Thursday. Back in the 1980’s, the champion jockey Ron Quinton rode a freakish grey…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 15.11.25
The Newcastle Jockey Club and its magnificent racecourse delivered the most successful The Newcastle Herald Hunter race day on Saturday. It was the seventh edition of the $1 Million Newcastle Herald Hunter and the promotion of the race meeting on Sky Racing, Newcastle Herald and…
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The Hunter – A Runner-By-Runner Guide
By Ray Hickson An in-depth look at the chances of every runner in the Group 2 $1 million Newcastle Herald Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle on Saturday. 1. Iowna Merc (Bjorn Baker): Generally a consistent sprinter-miler and you have to suspect he found his level a little…
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Gary Harley – The Newcastle Herald Hunter 2025
The Group 2 Newcastle Herald Hunter Race Day on Saturday has attracted a very talented line up with a capacity field of sixteen plus two emergencies accepting for the $1Million event. Joe Pride has accepted with four sprinters including one of the early favourites, Coal…
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Newcastle’s $1m sprint: ‘You always want to win your feature race at home’
KRIS Lees has just about done it all on his hometown track. The trainer has ticked off the Newcastle Cup, Cameron Handicap, the old Newmarket and, only 12 months ago, the race named in honour of his late father Max. However, victory in what’s now…
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Miss International Australia, aspiring actor: Meet the faces of The Hunter races for 2025
A college basketballer-turned-Miss International Australia and an aspiring actor. Meet the official ambassadors for The Hunter in 2025. Selina McCloskey, 24 of Eleebana, and Ben Blackler, 20 of Belmont North, have been unveiled as the faces of Newcastle’s $1million horse race, which is scheduled for…
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Pat Farrell’s 62-year career: 920 winners and a profound legacy
PAT Farrell was a champion racehorse trainer and a master mentor. In a passion that started 62 years ago, Farrell trained 920 winners and was renowned as an astute horseman. He also guided the careers of champion jockeys Wayne Harris, Neil Rae, Paul Sylvester and…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 01.11.25
On a day that Arrowfield Stud celebrated the win of freakish mare Autumn Glow at Randwick, their colours were first past the post in a Class 1 Handicap at Newcastle with a potential Group 1 contender. It was the annual Maitland Rugby Club race day,…
