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Fundraising Record For Pink Race Day
Pink Race Day, a long-standing tradition held on Saturday 8th July, supported by Clubs in the Community and Newcastle Racecourse, aims to promote breast cancer awareness while fostering community support for those impacted. Fundraising for the Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation (HBCF), a leading non-profit organisation…
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Mark Minervini – “Pinching Myself A Bit At Season Results”
WHAT a few seasons and a change of State makes? Former South Australian trainer Mark Minervini in four consecutive racing years between 2013-14 and 2016-17 won 21 races at home, and his horses collectively earned just over $356,000. In a breakout year from his now…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 24.06.2023
Rising five-year-old Ruby Flyer, enjoying his best preparation made a one act affair of the Newcastle Jockey Club’s feature race on Saturday. It was the annual Port Stephens Cup over 1600m, and the talented Ruby Flyer was not popular with punters, drifting to $7.00. The…
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Gary Harley – Herald – 24.06.2023
Three-year-old filly Announcing, unlucky first up on this track on June 10 can atone in the Klein Tools Benchmark 64 Handicap (1200m) at Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting. The John O’Shea trained filly has only had four starts and she kicked off her career with a…
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Steve Hodge- Part of the Broadmeadow “Furniture” for 50 years
STEVE HODGE – PART OF THE BROADMEADOW “FURNITURE” FOR 50 YEARS STEVE HODGE is “back in the swim”! One of Newcastle’s longest-serving trainers who also manages Newcastle Jockey Club’s equine swimming pool, he won his first race in nine months with Sebring Sun filly Lika…
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Race Day Fundraising Success for Newcastle Cystic Fibrosis Community
Race Day Fundraising Success for Newcastle Cystic Fibrosis Community Newcastle Cystic Fibrosis supporters filled the Trackside Marquee with red roses on Saturday 10th June with the Newcastle Cystic Fibrosis Race Day, supported by major sponsor Peabody. The Trackside Marquee at full capacity, nearly 400 guests…
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Gary Harley – Herald – 19.06.23
Lightly raced mare Golden Gate will appreciate a drop in class when she contests The Prince Of Merewether Benchmark 66 Handicap (1350m) at the WCRC meeting to be run on the Beaumont track on Monday. Trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, the mare has…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 10.06.23
Aaron Bullock’s amazing season continued at the weekend when he rode half of the eight-race program at Tamworth on Friday and followed that up with a double at Newcastle on Saturday. The half a dozen winners took his season tally to 157½, which places him…
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Gary Harley – Preview – 10.06.23
Race 1 – Kalan’s Memorial Maiden Plate 900m Misty Legend is an odds-on favourite after two recent trial wins at Randwick and Rosehill. The colt was only beaten 2 lengths in a strong 2yo Maiden on the Kensington track in February. Exolent Choice is on…
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Gary Harley – Herald – 10.06.23
Local trainer Mark Minervini, who trained five winners in the space of three days recently, is expected to continue his winning run at Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting. Minervini’s lone runner is his stable star and track specialist Super, who runs in the Shane Wilson Painting…
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Launch of Beanies for Brain Cancer month a success at Burwood Inn Race Day
Launch of Beanies for Brain Cancer month a success at Burwood Inn Race Day 1500+ patrons attended the 2nd edition of the Burwood Inn Race Day supporting the Mark Hughes Foundation on Saturday June 3, 2023.The Mark Hughes Foundation (MHF) was formed in 2014 by…
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Keeping It In The Family
Article by Provincial Racing NSW MOST Newcastle racegoers probably didn’t realise it, but they witnessed a very unusual occurrence on Saturday! Father and daughter Cliff Parker and Candice Carroll worked as clerks of the course at the seven-race meeting. Whilst a female clerk of the…
