Racecourse News

  • Spring Racing Carnival Magazine

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What is shaping up to be our best Spring Carnival ever, we are excited to release ourย 2018 Spring Carnival Racing Magazine!ย Do not miss all the information you need for fun, fashion and some quality racing at Newcastle Racecourse. [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Read the Magazine” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newcastleracecourse.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F10%2Fnews-media-5b878689504dc.pdf||target:%20_blank|”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

  • Post-Race Meeting Report – Saturday 25 August 2018

    Newcastle trainers have found the going tough taking on the major Sydney stables at the Newcastle Jockey Clubโ€™s Saturday race meetings in recent years; However, on Saturday four local trainers each trained a winner on the eight-race program. In race order the Novocastrian trainers winners…

  • Newcastle Preview – Saturday 25.08.18

    Members Preview RACE 1 MINCO TECH AUSTRALIA CLASS 1 & MAIDEN 2350M Former Kiwi Whangamata could open his Australian account in this race. He has been placed in two of his three starts in the country and the four-year-old gives the impression he will run…

  • Post-Race Meeting Report – Thursday 16 August 2018

    Newcastle jockey Darryl โ€˜Diggerโ€™ McLellan rode his first winner in New South Wales since 2011 when he steered Oakfield General to victory in the 1500 metre Hungerford Hill Wines Class 1 at the NJCโ€™s race meeting on Thursday. โ€˜Diggerโ€™ reminded racegoers of his glory days…

  • Monthly Racing News

    Stellar Season The 2017-18 was a career high for three participants based at Newcastle Racecourse.ย  Kris Lees trained a personal best 191 ยฝ winners for the season, Ben Smith trained his first Group 1 winner, while Aaron Bullock rode 107 winners despite missing three months…

  • Newcastle Preview – Thursday 16 August

    RACE 1 HUNGERFORD HILL WINES CLASS 1 1500M Salsa Man has been racing well on metropolitan tracks and he is well placed here. Two starts back he finished second at Warwick Farm and last start he was held up at the top of the straight…

  • Post-Race Meeting Report – Saturday 11 August

    Group 1 winning trainer Ben Smith delivered a knockout blow to punters when he landed a long price double at Saturdayโ€™s Newcastleโ€™s race meeting. Smith trained his first double on his home track when Lunar Spin and Kanavu were successful both at the juicy odds…

  • Newcastle Preview – Saturday 11 August

    RACE 1 – PEOPLE FUSION HUNTER STAYERSโ€™ CUP 2900M Darren Weir has a runner in Newcastle for only the second time with former French stayer Itโ€™s A Silvertrail. The latter has won two 2500 metre races in Victoria and he has been placed over 3480…

  • Post-Race Meeting Report – Tuesday 31 July

    Robert Thompson sealed the 2017/18 Cessnock Jockeyโ€™s Premiership when he booted home a double at Tuesdayโ€™s Cessnock meeting, transferred to Newcastle. Thompson was two wins clear of Aaron Bullock going into the meeting and while Bullock was aboard two favourites, he failed to ride a…

  • Cessnock at Newcastle Preview – Tuesday 31 July

    Kris Lees will round off his winningest season when he saddles up six of his team at the Newcastle race meeting on Tuesday. Lees goes into Tuesdays meeting with 189 ยฝ winners compared to his previous best 161. Aaron Bullock is another enjoying a stellar…