Racecourse News

Scone trainer Stephen Jones set his talented four-year-old Hit The Target for the upcoming Country Championships Qualifier at Tamworth after he came through his first Provincial test with flying colours at Newcastle on Saturday. A son of Kentucky Derby winner Uncle Mo the gelding was…

Scone trainer Stephen Jones set his talented four-year-old Hit The Target for the upcoming Country Championships Qualifier at Tamworth after he came through his first Provincial test with flying colours at Newcastle on Saturday. A son of Kentucky Derby winner Uncle Mo the gelding was…

RACE 1 – NATIONWIDE SUPER CLASS 2 HANDICAP 900M Miss Eimar is chasing a hattrick after comfortable wins at Scone and Taree. She will have a nice sit behind the leaders from the rails barrier and she is strong late over short courses. Gidgee Guy…

RACE 1 – CAMP QUALITY 2YO MAIDEN HANDICAP 900M A big field of 2-year-old’s and there is speed to burn. Lavande is a Godolphin filly on debut after an eye-catching trial at Rosehill recently. She raced behind the leaders in the trial and ran on…

Newcastle’s two largest stables, the Lees and the Perry establishments, both trained a winner on the seven-race program at Cessnock on Monday. Lees’ New Zealand bred 3-year-old Sir Winkle kicked favourite punters off on the right leg when he led throughout to win the opening…

RACE 1 – XXXX GOLD MAIDEN PLATE 1570M Sir Winkle has been runner up in his only two starts at Tamworth and Port Macquarie and he should break through here. He is an on-pace runner and the blinker go on for the first time. Derby…

Former South Australia jockey Chad Lever produced a masterclass at Saturday’s Newcastle race meeting when he steered home four of the eight winners. The 39-year-old quietly spoken hoop started the day with a copy book front running ride on the Chris Waller trained Alier in…

RACE 1 – AUSSIE HAMILTON MAIDEN PLATE 1860M Alier has been knocking on the door and this is a winnable race for the 3-year-old. He has been placed in his past two starts at Gosford and he hasn’t been far away in all six starts.…

Master trainer Paul Perry unearthed another cracking two-year-old at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs Australia Day race meeting on the Beaumont track. The man who trained the 2005 Golden Slipper winner Stratum and 202 placegetter Choisir produced a colt called Pandano in the 1200 metre 2-year-old…

RACE 1 – FOTEFF PROPERTY GROUP CLASS 1 & MAIDEN PLATE 2200M Mushroom Rock is knocking on the door after placings in three of his past four starts. He should have finished closer when runner up on the Newcastle track on Boxing Day and he…

RACE 1 – NEW FM CLASS 1 & MAIDEN PLATE 2360M Front View is knocking on the door and he has been placed twice on this track this prep. He raced too keen when runner up at Taree last start and he was narrowly beaten…