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Kris Lees and the success of Mugatoo serves as a reminder of the Lees family racing legacy
Take a seat in the trainers’ stand at the back of Broadmeadow Racecourse’s grandstand, ask Kris Lees why he hasn’t left Newcastle for the big smoke and he will tell you. “I grew up there,” pointing towards the red brick cottage near one end of…
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Gary Harley – Newmarket Wrap- 05.03.21
Group 3- SUEZ Newcastle Newmarket Newcastle’s Hall of Fame trainer Kris Lees recent domination of the Group 3 Suez Newcastle Newmarket continued on March 5 when the richly talented Gem Song came with a storming finish to snatch victory in the shadows of the post.…
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2021 Newcastle Newmarket: Race History
2021 NEWCASTLE NEWMARKET – RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND The Newcastle Newmarket Handicap is Group 3 conducted at Broadmeadow racecourse by the Newcastle Jockey Club. First run in 1955, the Newcastle Newmarket is run over 1400m and is the premier autumn race conducted by the Newcastle…
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Gary Harley – Preview – 05.03.21
Race 1- Australian Bloodstock Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2300m Chenin Blanc is knocking on the door after placings in her last three starts at Goulburn, Newcastle and Scone. She made a long searching run from the tail of the field when beaten a length…
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Gary Harley – Herald – 05.03.21
Newcastle’s famous Lees family has tasted success in five Group 3 Newcastle Newmarket’s and come Friday afternoon it may be six. The time-honoured Newcastle Newmarket was first run in 1965 when the TJ Smith trained Seacraft was successful. It has always been a ‘good horses’…
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Gary Harley – Wrap – 02/03/21
Newcastle 12-time Group 1 winning trainer Paul Perry struck the first blow in the 2021 Polytrack Provincial Championship series when his four-year-old Pandano careered away to win the opening qualifier at Newcastle on Saturday. In an all-Newcastle trained trifecta, Pandano which was backed from $5.50…
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Gary Harley – Preview 27.02.21
RACE 1 – NEWCASTLE MBA APPRENTICE SCHEMES MAIDEN PLATE 1200M In Flanders has been placed in all four starts this prep and she has drawn ideally. The filly was runner up in a very strong Gosford Maiden last start and she will appreciate the longer…
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Gary Harley – Herald – 27.02.21
Successful Wyong trainer Damien Lane is hopeful his Polytrack Provincial Championship aspirant Bombasay can cause an upset in Saturday’s Newcastle Qualifier over 1400 metres. The Newcastle Qualifier is the first of five at the provincial circuits, with Gosford, Wyong, Hawkesbury and Kembla Grange staging their…
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Gary Harley – Wrap 20.02.21
Port Stephens breeder and former Lord Mayor Bruce Mackenzie continued his successful season with a winner at Newcastle and Eagle Farm on Saturday. At Newcastle, Mackenzie’s lightly raced four-year-old Oakfield Hiawatha stepped up in class when he contested the 1300 metre Prosperity Advisers Group Class…
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Gary Harley – Herald/ Preview 20.02.21
Newcastle three time Premiership winner Andrew Gibbons is confident of a successful day on his home track on Saturday. ‘Gibbo’ has four mounts for Kris Lees, one for Joe Pride and Les Bridge. His first two mounts are for Lees and they are his best…
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Gary Harley – Preview – 18.02.21
Race 1- TAB Venue Mode Class 1 Handicap 900m Miss Bosetti has raced in Victoria for seven of her eight starts. She won a two- year-old race at Mornington and she has been placed at Moonee Valley. Barrier one is a positive and the filly…
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Gary Harley – Herald – 18.02.21
Regally bred Miss Bosetti is expected to kick favourite backers off on a winning note when she contests the 900 metre Tab Venue Mode Class 1 Handicap at Newcastle on Thursday. The three-year-old daughter of champion Hunter Valley sire Snitzel has had seven of her…
