Racecourse News

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 18.02.25
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 18.02.25

    Gary Harley โ€“ Wrap โ€“ 18.02.25 Former Newcastle Knights first grader Darren Treacy, who trained his first starter at Muswellbrook in November 2023, was on cloud nine after saddling up his first winner at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs race meeting on Tuesday. Treacyโ€™s 3-year-old Dance…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 18.02.25
    Gary Harley – Herald – 18.02.25

    Rubiโ€™s Serve who is racing well on the Newcastle tracks is well placed in the final event at the Newcastle Jockey Clubs race meeting on Tuesday. Mark Minerviniโ€™s mare has drawn perfectly in barrier three in the 1400 metre The Adviser Collective Conditional Benchmark 68…

  • “Galentines” racing in Newcastle, promising a bumper autumn season
    “Galentines” racing in Newcastle, promising a bumper autumn season

    Herald Article Credit Hunter autumn racing had its soft launch in Newcastle on Saturday as ‘Galentines’ crowds made for the trackside fields at Broadmeadow on a balmy Saturday afternoon for one of the first meetings of the new year and after a bumper spring season.…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 15.02.25
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 15.02.25

    Hawkesbury based senior jockey Grant Buckley returned to Newcastle for the first time in more than eight months to steer home a treble at Saturdayโ€™s Newcastle Jockey Clubs race meeting. Buckley, who has ridden more than 2500 winners, only returned to race riding at Kembla…

  • Gary Harley – Preview – 15.02.0252
    Gary Harley – Preview – 15.02.0252

    Race 1 โ€“ Bonvilla Estate 2YO Maiden Handicap 900m Gaeilge the Godolphin 2-year-old is a speedy colt with clearly the best form. He was only beaten half a length by Comedy in the Kirkham at Randwick in October after leading. Mednyi finished midfield in a…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 15.02.25
    Gary Harley – Herald – 15.02.25

    In recent years James Cummings has chosen the spacious Newcastle track to kick off the careers of subsequent Group 1 stars Cylinder and Broadsiding and on Saturday he will send another promising two-year-old Gaeilge to the Newcastle Racecourse to contest the opening event the 900…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – Beaumont 10.02.25
    Gary Harley – Wrap – Beaumont 10.02.25

    The Gai Waterhouse-Adrian Bott trained blueblood Format pulled off a decent plunge for supporters when he narrowly defeated John Oโ€™Shea -Tom Charlton trained mare Ana Carolina in the opening event at the NJCโ€™s race meeting on the Beaumont track on Monday. When bookmakers framed the…

  • Gary Harley – News
    Gary Harley – News

    Blueblood colt Format from the Waterhouse-Bott stable travels to Newcastle for the NJCโ€™s Beaumont track race meeting on Monday with connections hoping for better luck than his last start appearance in the city on January 21. The 3-year-old is a son of champion sire Frankel…

  • Gary Harley – Wrap – 01.02.25
    Gary Harley – Wrap – 01.02.25

    Newcastle trainer Mark Minerviniโ€™s short course double at Saturdayโ€™s Newcastle Racecourse meeting rounded off a successful week for the popular trainer. The former South Australian who proudly calls Newcastle home these days saddled up Ocean Joy and Shall Be for impressive wins after the pairโ€™s…

  • International Womenโ€™s Day: Empower, Inspire, and Celebrate at Newcastle Racecourse with Sam Bloom
    International Womenโ€™s Day: Empower, Inspire, and Celebrate at Newcastle Racecourse with Sam Bloom

    On Friday, March 7th, the vibrant spirit of International Women’s Day (IWD) will once again come to life at Newcastle Racecourse as it hosts a day filled with celebration, inspiration, and goodwill. Coinciding with the Group 3 Horsepower Newcastle Stakes Race meeting, this highly anticipated…

  • Gary Harley – Preview – 01.02.25
    Gary Harley – Preview – 01.02.25

    Race 1 โ€“ Girls Day Out Women In Sport Maiden Plate 900m Barracuda is resuming for his new trainer after two very impressive trials. His only start was in a $1/2 Million 2-year-old event in the Gold Coast when beaten 2 lengths in January 2024.…

  • Gary Harley – Herald – 01.02.25
    Gary Harley – Herald – 01.02.25

    The opening event at Saturdays Newcastle Jockey Club race meeting, the 900 metre Girls Day Out- Women In Sport Maiden Plate is a cracker with speed galore. The Warwick Farm trained colt Barracuda, Blanc De Noir, Ocean Joy and Flying Argyle all possess genuine speed…