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MEDIA RELEASE 26 OCTOBER Our Region. Our Town. Our Race. The Hunter. Newcastle Racecourse are delighted to host the fourth running of The Hunter Race Day featuring the $1 million ‘The Hunter’ on Saturday, November 12th, 2022.  The $1M race...

Media Release 8th September 2022 New Stables Complex DA Approved Newcastle Racecourse has received confirmation that the proposed stables complex has been approved by the NSW Department of Planning. The multimillion-dollar development has been in the planning stage for a...

Newcastle Jockey Club has announced its spring race dates for 2022 expanding on previous year’s and providing the first uninterrupted season of spring racing events since the start of the COVID pandemic. The feature days begin with the 2-day Spring...

ROD THOMPSON  “It’s a time-honoured race and it is equally important to keep that tradition going.” That’s the sentiment of Newcastle Jockey Club (NJC) chief executive Duane Dowell as the popular Jungle Juice Cup prepares for a new era on...

Newcastle Jockey Club CEO Duane Dowell. Photo: Peter Stoop Rod Thompson June 30, 2022 One of the most popular events on the local racing calendar is set to add plenty of colour to the Newcastle Jockey Club (NJC) this weekend....

Newcastle Jockey Club and Toohey’s Newcastle Rugby League announce partnership. Newcastle Jockey Club is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Toohey’s Newcastle Rugby League which includes naming rights to their own race day on September 24th, 2022. NJC...

https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7768209/newcastle-racecourses-synthetic-training-track-upgrade-welcomed/ Leading trainer Kris Lees said a $3 million conversion of the Newcastle Jockey Club’s synthetic all-weather training track, which started on Monday, was a terrific result for local stables. The NJC and Racing NSW are funding the project at...

Inglis proudly bring you: Steve Hodge – Five Decades Of Racing Experience By John Curtis Steve Hodge – Five Decades Of Racing Experience TALK about being “in the swim” of things! STEVE HODGE has been involved in Newcastle racing for five...

Hundreds of hoteliers and industry associates flocked to the Trackside Marquee on the 30th of April for the AHA Newcastle Hunter Charity Race Day. In its 8th year, the charity race day event is a key event in the Hunter...

The wet weather that has devastated most of our state has directed a lot of Race Days and non-Race Day events (transferred) to the venue. Despite not having any Saturday Race Days scheduled for the month, Newcastle welcomed two transferred...