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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…
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Herald Backs Hunter’s Richest Race
Article: James Gardiner The region’s richest horse race will now be known as The Newcastle Herald Hunter. In a landmark deal, Herald publisher ACM has formed a partnership with Racing NSW, which includes naming rights for the $1 million The Hunter race and the $1…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 04.11.23
The recently formed Arrowfield Studs training partnership of Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich put two gallopers on the float from Scone to Newcastle on Saturday and went home with two winners. All eyes were on the Arrowfield blueblood Genzano, an odds-on favourite in the opening…
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Maitland Cup Day: A Triumphant Celebration
The Maitland Rugby Union Club embraced its annual end-of-season race day in grand style on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the prestigious Newcastle Racecourse. This remarkable occasion not only marked the thrilling culmination of the Maitland Cup Race but also symbolized the triumphant conclusion of…
