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Gary Harley- Review 01.12.19
Newcastle Review- 01.12.19 Former South African jockey Keagan Latham took out the feature double at the Newcastle Jockey Club’s annual Legends Raceday on Sunday. The NJC honours its Legends Robert Thompson and Gary Harley at this race meeting each year. Thompson, the Australian and Newcastle…
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Gary Harley- Herald 01.12.19
Herald- 01.12.19- Gary Harley Newcastle’s reigning premier jockey Andrew Gibbons claims that victory in Sunday’s Robert Thompson Cup (1200m) at Newcastle Racecourse would be another highlight in a career that has seen him ride more than 1100 winners. Gibbons will ride the in-form Trophies Galore…
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Gary Harley- Members Preview- 01.12.19
Race 1- Thanks Jack Ashman 2 YO Maiden Plate 900m Sole Heir from the Waterhouse-Bott stable is on debut after a smart Hawkesbury trial win. He is bred for speed and the 900m is ideal. Titan Star finished down the track in the Max Lees…
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Gary Harley The Hunter Wrap
Gary Harley- RNSW- Stand Alone- Hunter Raceday and Cessnock Two Cups The Newcastle Jockeys Club’s first Saturday stand-alone race meeting since the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the first million-dollar race to be run outside of Sydney, went off without a hitch on November 16. Both…
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The Hunter: Savatiano delivers stakes-race double for Godolphin
This article was written by Ray Thomas and originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph. Champion jockey James McDonald summed up the mood after winning the inaugural $1 million The Hunter (1300m) on Savatiano at the Newcastle stand-alone meeting on Saturday. “This concept is brilliant,’’ McDonald…
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The Hunter a highlight of the never-ending spring
This article was written by Chris Roots and originally appeared in The Age. The never-ending spring hit a high note on Saturday with The Hunter and Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys has ideas to make it better in 12 months. More than 6000 punters…
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Inaugural race meeting The Hunter off to a steady start
This article was written by Craig Kerry and originally appeared in the Newcastle Herald. It didn’t reach the lofty goal of a 10,000-strong crowd, but the inaugural The Hunter race meeting on Saturday was a “bloody good start” in the eyes of Newcastle Jockey Club…
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Members Preview- 16.11.19
Race 1- Australian Bloodstock Benchmark 88 Handicap 1850m Falcon Island won the Coonamble Cup carrying 61 kilograms two starts back. He ran on well when beaten a length at Rosehill last start over 1800m and he is well placed here. Rapido Chaparro disappointed last start…
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Gary Harley – 16.11.19 Last Word
The history making The $1M Pages Event Hire Hunter (1300m) has attracted a cracking field of sprinters to Newcastle on Saturday. The Hunter, the first $1Million dollar race on a non-metropolitan track will be run on the fabulous Newcastle Racecourse at 4.20pm on Saturday. Nineteen…
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Neighbour’s star Tim Robards announced as The Hunter ambassador!
Racing NSW today announced Neighbour’s star Tim Robards as The Hunter ambassador! Tim will be heading to Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday for Newcastle’s richest ever horse race – the $1M Pages Event Hire Hunter. Robards was born and raised in Newcastle and completed a physics…
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Westpac Rescue Helicopter and NJC Unite For Rural Fire Service Fundraiser
In the lead up to Newcastle’s richest ever horse race – the $1M Pages Event Hire Hunter – the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service and Newcastle Jockey Club (NJC) have announced they will join forces to raise vital funds to support the NSW Rural Fire Service…
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First steps towards becoming number one social event
This article originally appeared in the Daily Telegraph on 12 November. Newcastle Racecourse is excited to bring a standalone Saturday to Newcastle on the 16th of November for The Hunter Race Day, featuring the inaugural running of The Hunter. The Hunter is a new concept…
