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Newcastle Review- 10.08.19
Newcastle’s premier jockey Andrew Gibbons landed a double at the first Newcastle race meeting of the 2019-20 season on Saturday. The 2950 metre Hunter Stayers Cup was the feature event and Gibbons who won the inaugural Cup in 2018 made it back to back victories…
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Members Preview- 09.08.19
Race 1- Kalans Memorial Newcastle Nobby’s 900m Hibiscus Lady is a brilliant speedster with three wins and a second from five starts. She was awesome first up at Gosford recently when she led all the way over 1000m. Last prep the mare bolted in on…
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Cessnock Review 30.07.19
Newcastle based apprentice Samantha Clenton continued her very successful comeback when she landed a double at the Cessnock meeting on Tuesday. Clenton was aboard the Jason Deamer trained Myboycolly in the Senpos Class 2 Handicap and despite a betting drift the three-year-old stormed home to…
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Cessnock Preview- 30.07.19
Race 1- Hungerford Hill Wines- Class 1 & Maiden Plate 2125m Lucitor should break through after a close second on this track last meeting. He has been placed in three of his four starts and he will race on the pace. Don’t expect any fancy…
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Water Pressure Push to make Newcastle Racecourse a recycled water hub for the city
This article originally appeared in the Newcastle Herald. A proposal to redirect millions of litres of treated effluent from Burwood Wastewater Treatment plant to Newcastle Racecourse and beyond is under consideration as part of a suite of water recycling initiatives across the region. The ambitious…
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Cessnock Review – 15.07.19
Hawkesbury based jockey Chad Lever brought up his one hundredth winner for the season when he landed a double at Mondays Cessnock race meeting. The speedy Billy Piu Style in the Sharp Electronics Group 2yo Maiden Handicap (900m) was the first of Lever’s two winners.…
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Cessnock Preview- 15-07-19
Race 1- Yarraman Park Benchmark 58 Handicap 900m Manning Treasure is a smart short courser with all four wins over 1000 metres. He races well fresh and has speed to burn. The apprentice will claim 3 kilograms, so he is well weighted. Mapili is in…
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Review 09-07-19
Newcastle trainer Jay Hopkins celebrated his thirty third birthday with a winner at Tuesday’s Newcastle race meeting. Hopkins six-year-old mare Survey’s Legacy, a $19 chance turned in the best performance of her thirty-start career when she won the 900 metre NBN News Class 2 Handicap.…
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Review 19 July 2019
Newcastle trainer Jay Hopkins celebrated his thirty third birthday with a winner at Tuesday’s Newcastle race meeting. Hopkins six-year-old mare Survey’s Legacy, a $19 chance turned in the best performance of her thirty-start career when she won the 900 metre NBN News Class 2 Handicap.…
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Review 06-07-19
Scone trainer John Ramsey was excited about the prospects of his filly Smoodge in a race at Tamworth on Friday however there was a problem. Stewards ordered the withdrawal of the three-year-old the day before the Tamworth race because Ramsey had not renewed his trainers’…
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Last Word- 08/07/19
Three-year-old colt De Valera is set to break through for his first win in the 2355 metre Class 1 and Maiden Plate at Tuesday’s race meeting. De Valera put the writing on the wall with a strong finishing second over 2000 metres on a heavy…
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Members Preview- 09-07-19
Race 1- Hungerford Hill Wines- Maiden Plate 1600m High Flight gets her chance to break through here after a solid second on this track last start. She was strong late and just failed to pick up the winner. Hotel Amour finished just behind High Flight…
