Racecourse News

  • Scorse back on track & NJC meet with V’Landys
    Scorse back on track & NJC meet with V’Landys

    A special role with premier Newcastle trainer Kris Lees is helping Lachlan Scorse stay connected to racing as he edges closer to a return to the saddle after his horror fall at Taree last October.The 19-year-old Newcastle apprentice has taken over from the late Alan…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 06.02.24
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 06.02.24

    New South Wales Jockeyโ€™s Premiership leader Aaron Bullock had a day out at Tuesdayโ€™s Wine Country Race Club meeting conducted at Newcastle, riding three winners and a second on the seven-race program. The Scone training partnership of Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich backed up a…

  • VALE ERROL MOYLE โ€“ TRULY ONE OF NATUREโ€™S GENTLEMEN
    VALE ERROL MOYLE โ€“ TRULY ONE OF NATUREโ€™S GENTLEMEN

    ERROL MOYLE VALE ERROL MOYLE โ€“ TRULY ONE OF NATUREโ€™S GENTLEMEN FEBRUARY 5, 2024: THE Hunter thoroughbred, harness racing and hotel industries have lost one of their finest ambassadors, Errol Moyle. After bravely battling a lengthy illness, Moyle passed away this morning. He was 78.…

  • Provincial Midway Championships at Newcastle Racecourse
    Provincial Midway Championships at Newcastle Racecourse

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Gavin Carmody spoke to Duane Dowell, Chief Executive Officer at Newcastle Jockey Club, about the upcoming Provincial Midway Championships.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/1jBpLjLV26M”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

  • Gary Harley – Preview – 06.02.24
    Gary Harley – Preview – 06.02.24

    Race 1 โ€“ Sharp Office Class 1 & Maiden Plate 1900m Fioprospero races well on this track where he has had three starts. He came from well back when a runaway winner in a 1400m Maiden on this track on November 21. He was placed…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 06.02.24
    Gary Harley – Herald – 06.02.24

    The Wine Country Race Club meeting on Tuesday, originally scheduled for the Beaumont track will be held on the course proper. The Arrowfield training partnership of Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich, fresh from a brilliant run by their undefeated youngster Perennial on the track on…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 03.02.24
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 03.02.24

    Sconeโ€™s Arrowfield Stud and its trainers Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich have another promising galloper in three-year-old Perennial which maintained his unbeaten record when successful at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs race meeting on Saturday. Perennial, a son of Japanese sire Mikki Isle which stood at…

  • Gary Harley – Preview – 03.02.24
    Gary Harley – Preview – 03.02.24

    Race 1- The A Team Ryan Chad Cherie Heather Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2300m Prince of Arendell is in career best form and looks the winner with Mitchell Bell aboard. He raced on the speed when an easy Kembla winner on January 3, and…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 03.02.24
    Gary Harley – Herald – 03.02.24

    Three-year-old filly The Hawkesbury, a daughter of two champions is arguably the most interesting galloper racing at Saturdayโ€™s Newcastle race meeting. The fillyโ€™s sire Frankel is recognized as one of the worlds best while her dam More Joyous won 21 of her 33 starts, including…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 27.01.24
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 27.01.24

    Chris Wallerโ€™s Kiwi gelding Unusual Legacy confirmed his staying potential when he outclassed the opposition in the Harrison Painting – Jack Newton Benchmark 64 Handicap (1850m) at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs Legends race meeting on Saturday. The lightly raced four-year-old owned by the trainerโ€™s wife…

  • Media Release: Newcastle Racecourse Launches Community Support Program
    Media Release: Newcastle Racecourse Launches Community Support Program

    In a dedicated effort to foster community development, Newcastle Racecourse is excited to launch its Community Support Program, a new initiative aimed at providing financial grant funding support to charities and community groups in the Greater Newcastle area. This initiative complements the Newcastle Jockey Club’s…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 11.01.24
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 11.01.24

    Talented Wyong apprentice Anna Roperโ€™s double at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs race meeting on Thursday took her season tally to 45. The young lady is currently in seventh place in the New South Wales Jockeys Premiership. Roper produced a well-judged front running ride on seven-year-old…