Racecourse News

  • Gary Harley – Herald 15.11.22
    Gary Harley – Herald 15.11.22

    Tommy Berry had no luck at Saturdayโ€™s The Hunter race day at Newcastle however, it may be a different story at Tuesdayโ€™s Newcastle race meeting. Berry will be aboard the last three favourites and has a good chance in another race. The first of the…

  • Gary Harley – Preview – 12.11.22
    Gary Harley – Preview – 12.11.22

    Race 1- NZB Airfreight Max Lees Classic 900m Cylinderโ€™s trials have been impressive and McDonald rides for Godolphin Selections:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  1 Cylinder ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  3- Ferghana ย ย ย ย ย ย  6- Wild Beau ย ย ย ย  7- Bangetta   Race 2 โ€“ TAB Highway Handicap 1600m Manderboss was unlucky last start at…

  • Gary Harley – The Herald – 12.11.22
    Gary Harley – The Herald – 12.11.22

    Top jockey Tim Clark is confident that In The Congo, one of three Group 1 winners in the race can give him his first win in the $1million The Hunter at Newcastle on Saturday. It will be the fourth running of The Hunter, highlight of…

  • Strong entries shift market for $1 million The Hunter
    Strong entries shift market for $1 million The Hunter

    Picture by Anna Warr https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7971994/strong-entries-shift-market-for-1-million-the-hunter/?cs=6184 Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained In The Congo was the new favourite for the $1 million The Hunter on Monday after strong nominations for Saturday’s 1300m race at Newcastle left the place of Waihaha Falls in serious doubt. The John…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 29.10.22
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 29.10.22

    Imported four-year-old Wrathful created a huge impression in only his second race start at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs meeting on Saturday. The Great Britain bred gelding is trained locally by Sam Kavanagh, and he stepped out on Saturday in the Hunt Hospitality Provincial Maiden Handicap…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 29.10.22
    Gary Harley – Herald – 29.10.22

    Sydney based jockey Blake Spriggs who stood down from his engagements at Gosford on Thursday following the birth of his first child will ride at Newcastle on Saturday where he will be aboard the talented Floating a four-year-old heading for bigger things. Spriggs partner Kasey,…

  • Gary Harley – Preview – 29.10.22
    Gary Harley – Preview – 29.10.22

    Race 1 โ€“ Elders Insurance Maitland Midway Class 1 Handicap 900m Forecaster resumes from a spell and clearly has the best form. In May he won a Canterbury Maiden on a heavy track and next start he was narrowly beaten at Randwick. He hasnโ€™t raced…

  • Media Release: The Hunter
    Media Release: The Hunter

    MEDIA RELEASE 26 OCTOBER Our Region. Our Town. Our Race. The Hunter. Newcastle Racecourse are delighted to host the fourth running of The Hunter Race Day featuring the $1 million โ€˜The Hunterโ€™ on Saturday, November 12th, 2022.ย  The $1M race headlines an exciting ten-race metropolitan…

  • Beaumont Wrap – 24.10.22
    Beaumont Wrap – 24.10.22

    The Kris Lees trained stayer Our Candidate made light of his top weight of 62kg to outstay his opponents in Mondayโ€™s Hunter Valley Premium Meats Cessnock Cup (2100m) on the Beaumont track. Raced by an Australian Bloodstock syndicate, the eight-year-old Irish import, clearly the best…

  • Gary Harley – Preview – 24.10.22
    Gary Harley – Preview – 24.10.22

    Race 1- The Hunter – November 12 F&M Benchmark 58 Handicap (1350m) Rockbarton Ruby has put the writing on the wall with two fast finishing runs at Newcastle and Scone recently. She has no speed but can unwind late and Ashley Morgan, back from overseas…

  • Gary Harley- Herald – 24.10.22
    Gary Harley- Herald – 24.10.22

    The Hunter Valley Premium Meats Cessnock Cup (2100m) is the highlight of a marathon Newcastle Jockey Club nine race program on the Beaumont track on Monday. Randwick trainer John Sargent has booked Willie Pike to ride the early favorite Left Reeling, and the mare will…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 15.10.22
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 15.10.22

    The $50,000 Jungle Juice Cup, the highlight of the Newcastle Jockey Clubโ€™s marathon ten race program on Saturday was won by the most inexperienced horse in the race. The NJCโ€™s decision to boost the prizemoney and place conditions on the Jungle Juice Cup was a…