Racecourse News

  • Gary Harley- Wrap 17.10.20
    Gary Harley- Wrap 17.10.20

    Top provincial jockey Mitchell Bell heaped praise on the pocket sized filly Never Talk after her sensational last to first win at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. Never Talk ($1.95f) rounded off a treble for Newcastle premier trainer Kris Lees when she won the 900 metre…

  • Gary Harley- Preview- 17.10.20
    Gary Harley- Preview- 17.10.20

    Race 1 โ€“ Sage Painting 3YO Maiden Handicap 1200m Shaddyโ€™s last run was an eye catcher when he made up good ground for a close third at Canberra in May. The colt was an easy Warwick Farm trial winner on October 9. He has drawn…

  • Newcastle Wrap- 13.10.20
    Newcastle Wrap- 13.10.20

    Former South Australian trainer Mark Minervini carried the flag for Newcastle trainers at Tuesdayโ€™s seven race Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting. For the second time in five starts Minerviniโ€™s gelding Super landed a big plunge on his home track. Super contested the 1400 metre New…

  • Gary Harley Herald – 17.10.20
    Gary Harley Herald – 17.10.20

    Kris Lees unbeaten filly Never Talk resumes after a four month spell in the Benchmark 64 Yarraman Park Handicap (900m) at the Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. Ironically Never Talk was bred on the famous Yarraman Park Stud at Scone by Arthur Mitchell who subsequently leased…

  • Gary Harley – Preview- 13.10.20
    Gary Harley – Preview- 13.10.20

    Race 1 โ€“ Red Funnel 3YO Maiden Handicap 900m Kittyhawk Flyer should kick favourite punters off to a good start. She was narrowly beaten on debut on this track in April and she won a recent trial in good style. Victorella is on debut after…

  • Gary Harley 13.10.20- Herald
    Gary Harley 13.10.20- Herald

    Gary Harley- Herald- 13.10.20 Former Victorian mare Hard Faith has found a new lease of life since joining Nathan Doyleโ€™s Newcastle stable and she can add to the $18,300 she has returned her new owners at Newcastle Racecourse on Tuesday. The six-year -old had 32…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 03.10.2020
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 03.10.2020

    Talented Victorian apprentice Thomas Stockdale can thank Racing NSW stewards for his all the way win on the Chris Waller trained Fastconi at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. As predicted in Saturdayโ€™s Herald, Sydneyโ€™s Champion trainer had provided his new apprentice with a golden opportunity to…

  • Gary Harley- Herald- 03.10.20
    Gary Harley- Herald- 03.10.20

    21 year old Victorian apprentice Thomas Stockdale is favoured to ride a winner in his first visit to Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. Stockdale, on loan to Sydneyโ€™s champion trainer Chris Waller, only has the one mount on Saturday aboard Fastconi in the 1250 metre Maiden…

  • Gary Harley- Preview- 03.10.20
    Gary Harley- Preview- 03.10.20

    RACE 1 โ€“ Sage Painting Class 1 Handicap1600M The Randwick trained pair The Mediator and Sophomore are promising stayers and the 1600 metres third up is ideal for both. The Mediator was strong late when an easy winner over 1500 at Kembla two weeks ago…

  • Gary Harley- Ladies Day Wrap – 19.09.20
    Gary Harley- Ladies Day Wrap – 19.09.20

    Branxton stayer Yuralla Boy confirmed his affinity with the Newcastle racetrack when he won the Red Funnel Ladies Day Cup (2300m) feature race of the second day of the Newcastle Jockey Clubโ€™s Spring carnival on Saturday. Yuralla Boy backed from $12 into $9 was given…

  • Gary Harley- Cup Day Wrap 18.09.20
    Gary Harley- Cup Day Wrap 18.09.20

    The Sharp Electronics Group Newcastle Gold Cup Day has been hailed as the best in recent years for many reasons with crowds restricted due to COVID-19 1200 racegoers (the maximum allowed) attended the Cup Day which included three Group 3 events of the highest quality.…

  • Gary Harley Preview 19.09.20
    Gary Harley Preview 19.09.20

    Race 1 โ€“ Red Funnel Ladies Day Cup- Benchmark 64 Handicap 2300m Continuation deserves to break through after two Warwick Farm and Gosford placings this prep. He came around the field from last when beaten three quarters of a length at Gosford last start. A…