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Newcastle 2024-25 Premiership Awards
2024-25 NJC Premiership Award Winners The Newcastle Jockey Club made presentations to the 2024-25 Premiership winners during the first race meeting of the Spring Racing Carnival on September 19. The following were the Premiership winners: Horse Of the Year: Private Harry- In the season was…
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Gary Harley – Herald – 2.10.25
The Newcastle Jockey Club backs up from a bumper Spring Racing carnival with a strong race midweek meeting on Thursday. Les bridge will send a promising 3-year-old Columbus to Newcastle after he was a ‘good thing’ beaten on the track on debut on September 19.…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – Saturday 20.09.25
Randwick trainer Michael Freedman has a talented group of 3-year-olds in his stable and on Saturday at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs second day of their Spring Carnival he was successful with two highly promising 3-year-old gallopers. Freedman landed a double win with 3-year-olds Magenta Skies…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – Friday 19.09.25
Chris Waller Irish stayer Soul Of Spain firmed into $8 second favourite for the Group 1 The Metropolitan at Randwick on October 4 following his rails hugging win in Friday’s $300,000 Group 3 Sharp Office Newcastle Gold Cup. The 5-year-old provided trainer Chris Waller with…
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Newcastle Spring Carnival kicks off today
Local punters will be flocking to Newcastle Racecourse today to mark the start of the Newcastle Spring Carnival. Festivities will kick off with the Sharp Office Newcastle Gold Cup Day today ahead of Ladies Day on Saturday. The Sharp Office Newcastle Gold Cup Race Day’s…
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Gary Harley – Herald – Ladies Day 20.09.25
The second day of the Newcastle Jockey Clubs Spring Racing Carnival on Saturday is Ladies Day with the 1300 metre Prosperity Advisers Ladies Day Cup the feature event. The Taree trained Bodhi Boy is the top weight and the son of So You Think has…
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Gary Harley – Herald – Newcastle Gold Cup 2025
Gary Harley – Herald – Friday 19.09.25 The time-honoured Newcastle Jockey Club’s two-day Spring Carnival will be held on Friday and Saturday and with 121 acceptances and three Group 3 events on Friday it is a massive day. Australia’s two champion trainers Ciaron Maher and…
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Spring Racing Carnival set to deliver two unmissable days of racing, fashion & festivities
Newcastle Racecourse is rolling out the red carpet this September for two of the most anticipated events on the city’s social and sporting calendar, the Sharp Office Newcastle Gold Cup Race Day and Ladies Day, Spring Racing Carnival. Set across two back-to-back days, these events…
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A ‘very appropriate’ Newcastle honour for Australia’s most winningest jockey
ROBERT Thompson rode more winners than any other jockey in Australian racing history. Across every state and over almost half-a-century, he saluted a total of 4447 times. His legacy will now live on at the region’s top track, with Newcastle’s refurbished jockey rooms being named…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 26.08.25
The fifth round of inductees into the Newcastle & Hunter Racing Hall of Fame took place during Tuesday’s race meeting at the Newcastle Racecourse. The luncheon was held in the Pavilion and was hosted by Sky Racing’s Greg Radley and previous inductees including John Wade,…
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Newcastle and Hunter 2025 Racing Hall of Fame inductees announced
Today’s Newcastle and Hunter Racing Hall of Fame ceremony at Newcastle Racecourse celebrated the induction of eight outstanding individuals and horses, honouring their exceptional contributions to the Thoroughbred racing industry within the Hunter Region. Eligibility for induction in the Jockey, Trainer, and Associate categories required…
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The Newcastle & Hunter Racing Hall of Fame 2025 – a background
The Newcastle & Hunter (“the Region”) Racing Hall of Fame recognises and honours outstanding achievements in the Thoroughbred Industry emanating from the Region. The eligibility clauses for Jockey, Trainer and Associate require the nominee to be born in the Region, predominantly domiciled in the Region,…
