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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,…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 23.08.25
Talented Wyong based trainer Denim Wynen will remember the most successful month in her nine-year training career after 4-year-old mare Alabama Blitz, a new addition to her small stable impressively won the 1600 metre The Prince of Merewether Class 1 Handicap at Saturday’s Newcastle Jockey…
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Gary Harley – Herald – 25.08.25
The Newcastle Jockey Club has an eight-race program set down for Tuesday on the back up from Saturday’s race meeting which attracted over 4000 racegoers through the turnstiles. Chris Waller has accepted with five of his team with three of them well fancied in early…
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Gary Harley – Herald – 23.08.25
Yulong Stud’s cast-off Alabama Blitz now in Denim Wynen’s Wyong stable can provide her new connections with a healthy return on their investment when she lines up in the 1600 metre The Prince Of Merewether Class 1 Handicap at Saturday’s Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting.…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 14.08.25
Classy 3-year-old filly Savvy Hallie is set to contest the prestigious Princess Series at Randwick following her effortless 5.48 length win in the 900 metre Newcastle Master Builders Apprentices Super Maiden Plate on Thursday at Newcastle Racecourse. In her first start since placings in the…
