Racecourse News, Events & Racing Insights

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 21.03.2023
    Gary Harley – Herald – 21.03.2023

    Promising Gosford trained three-year-old Karedada must contend with an adverse barrier when he returns to racing at the Wine Country Race Club Beaumont track race meeting on Tuesday. Trained by the astute Angela Davies, the gelding has only had two starts – both on Newcastle…

  • NEW FM chat’s to CEO Duane Dowell.
    NEW FM chat’s to CEO Duane Dowell.

    Newcastle Jockey Club CEO Duane Dowell (pictured left) chats all things racing and footy with New FM's Joel Gosper. https://www.newcastleracecourse.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Duane-1.mp3 ย 

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 09.03.2023
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 09.03.2023

    Wyong trained gallopers quinellaed the Polytrack Provincial-Midway Championship Qualifier at the Newcastle Racecourse on Thursday. Kim Waughโ€™s three-year-old True Crime went into the race with good form, but surprisingly drifted in betting markets to $9.50 when the barriers opened. Sydneyโ€™s leading apprentice Tyler Schiller is…

  • Gary Harley – Preview – 09.03.2023
    Gary Harley – Preview – 09.03.2023

    Race 1 โ€“ Jennings Print Maiden Plate 900m Mellissa is a fast filly resuming after finishing down the track at Hawkesbury in October. She led by 6 lengths in a recent Randwick trial before being eased down win easily. She has a soft draw an…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 09.03.23
    Gary Harley – Herald – 09.03.23

    Kris Lees has won four of the eight Provincial or Provincial Midway Championship Finals and Newcastleโ€™s premier trainer is confident one or two of his team will qualify for the 2023 final on Thursday. Lees has four runners in the Newcastle Jockeys Clubs Polytrack Provincial-…

  • NEWFM 105.3: $46K raised for local charities at Newcastle Stakes
    NEWFM 105.3: $46K raised for local charities at Newcastle Stakes

    $46K raised for local charities at Newcastle Stakes The annual International Womenโ€™s Day Luncheon at Newcastle Racecourse raised a huge $46,844 yesterday. Each year the luncheon supports two local charities who share in the proceeds of the event. This year EquiEnergy Youth and Mosaic Multicultural…

  • Vale Mr Robert โ€œPudโ€ Davies.
    Vale Mr Robert โ€œPudโ€ Davies.

    https://www.facebook.com/fromthetrack.com.au/posts/pfbid0DhxCU4P6CtQ5JdPsKmoJpNVDFdtPrFNUxzFwxWiygs7WZHrqmjT8FspNQMcgujvGl Sad news with the passing of popular trainer Robert โ€œPudโ€ Davies. A gentleman & a larrikin, Pud was a popular figure in racing, having trained more than 550 winners in his long career from his base at Cessnock. Among his winning brigade were Sandrio,…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 03.03.2023
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 03.03.2023

    Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bottโ€™s bold front runner Cross Talk courtesy of a familiar โ€˜catch me if you canโ€™ ride by Tim Clarke was too classy for the opposition in Fridayโ€™s Group 3 Horsepower Newcastle Stakes (1400m). Declared a weighted good thing by form experts…

  • Daily Telegraph: Newcastle Stakes Race Day
    Daily Telegraph: Newcastle Stakes Race Day

    Written by Ray Thomas. The Group 3 $200,000 Newcastle Newmarketโ€™s name change to the Newcastle Stakes might catch some unawares at Broadmeadow on Friday. But the Newcastle Jockey Clubโ€™s decision is in line with the clubโ€™s to โ€œbecome a more modern and progressive club.โ€ โ€œWe…

  • Gary Harley – Preview – 03.03.23
    Gary Harley – Preview – 03.03.23

    Race 1 โ€“ Novocastrian Electrical Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2300m Don Quixote is in good form, and he steps up to this trip for the first time. He was an easy winner over 1850m on this track three starts back and he has been…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 03.03.2023
    Gary Harley – Herald – 03.03.2023

    Gai Waterhouse and Kris Lees have both won four Group 3 Newcastle Newmarketโ€™s, and the pair will have representatives in Fridayโ€™s $200,000 Group 3 Newcastle Stakes, formerly the Newcastle Newmarket – the major event in the first half of the year for the Newcastle Jockey…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap- 25.02.23
    Gary Harley – Wrap- 25.02.23

    Scone filly More Than A Star landed a long priced plunge for connections when she led all the way to win the MBIB 2yo Maiden Plate (900m) at Saturdays Newcastle race meeting. Donโ€™t be fooled by More Than A Starโ€™s starting price of $31 as…

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