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NJC Chairman Geoff Barnett Resigns After 12 Years At The Helm
RNSW Geoff Barnett has announced he will step down as Chairman of the Newcastle Jockey Club after steering the state’s premier provincial club since 2011. Barnett was voted onto the NJC Board in a ballot in 1999 and elected as Vice Chairman in 2009. In…
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Gary Harley – 26.11.23- Preview
Race 1 – Bekaert Ropeworks Benchmark 64 Handicap 2300m Domingo has put the writing on the wall with two solid performances in recent starts. Last start he was runner up in a Benchmark 68 2100m on a heavy track at Hawkesbury. Two starts back at…
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Gary Harley – Herald – 26.11.23
Randwick trainer John Thompson will send two early favorites to the Community Race Day race meeting at Newcastle on Sunday. Bobby Is King is the $2.40 early favourite with TAB in the Lexus Of Newcastle Maiden Handicap (900m), and he is first up after two…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 21.11.23
Newcastle jockey Ash Morgan rode 145 winners a couple of seasons back, and his double at Tuesday’s Newcastle meeting has skyrocketed the Welshman into second place with 44.5 winners in the 2023-24 NSW Jockeys Premiership. Tyler Schiller leads the premiership with 48 winners with Jason…
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Gary Harley – Preview – 21.11.23
Race 1 – Horsepower Feeds and Supplements Midway Benchmark 64 Handicap 1890m California Grass has won two races both on Soft 6 tracks and if there is give in the track, she is the one to beat. The mare won a Class 1 2300m at…
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Gary Harley – Preview – 21.11.23
The Newcastle Jockey Club, on the back up from a sensational The Newcastle Herald Hunter day on Saturday have another race meeting on Tuesday. It is an eight-race program, and Kris Lees and his apprentice Dylan Gibbons combine with a couple of good chances…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – The Hunter – 18.11.23
As far as race days go for thoroughbred quality, track surface, weather conditions and Sky Racings coverage, Saturday’s The Newcastle Herald $1 million The Hunter race day was up there with the Newcastle Jockey Clubs best of the modern era. The NJC’s magnificent racetrack, the…
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Trainer Kris Lees labels Newcastle ‘the best track in the state’ ahead of Rustic Steel’s tilt at The Hunter
Picture: Mark Evans / Getty Images Proud Novocastrian Kris Lees has declared Newcastle the state’s best track as he prepares to defend home turf with Rustic Steel in Saturday’s $1m The Hunter (1300m). Lees, a multiple premiership and Group 1 winning trainer, is preparing to…
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Gary Harley – Preview- The Hunter -18.11.23
Race 1 – NZB Airfreight Max Lees Classic 900m Market Magic has only had one trial when he travelled in second place before racing away to win by 2.24 lengths at Randwick on November 3. He draws well and could be hard to run down…
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Gary Harley Herald and Racing NSW article – November 18
The fifth running of the $1million The Hunter (1300m) will take place at the Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday, and it is a bumper ten race program. Newcastle’s daily newspaper The Herald is sponsoring The Hunter for the first time in 2023. Warwick Farm trainer Joe…
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Kris Lees with steely focus for first win in The Hunter
Kris Lees hasn’t won his home track’s biggest race yet, but he hasn’t been far away either in three of the four editions. Photo: Kris Lees-trained Spring Stakes hope Kind Words works at Newcastle Racecourse with Mal Ollerton on Wednesday. Picture by Simone De Peak…
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The Hunter Media Release 2023
The fifth running of the $1 million ‘The Hunter’ will take place this Saturday, November 18th headlining an exciting ten-race metropolitan standalone meeting at Newcastle Racecourse with total prizemoney exceeding $2.5 million. The Newcastle Herald Hunter, a 1300 metre race for top class sprinters is…
