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Newcastle’s premier trainer Kris Lees left the Newcastle Racecourse a happy man and rightly so on Tuesday. His Doncaster Mile favourite Mugatoo galloped brilliantly between races and he took the lead in the Newcastle Trainer’s Premiership after saddling up two...

Race 1- Reward Hospitality 2YO Maiden Handicap – 900m Most of the field are on debut and there are a number of good triallists. Heavenly Field led in a recent Rosehill trial and was narrowly beaten by a horse that...

Mugatoo, the clear cut $4.50 favourite for the $3 Million Randwick Doncaster Mile on April 10, will have a track gallop between races at the Newcastle Jockey Club’s race meeting on Tuesday. The imported 6 year old with a 50%...

After a track inspection by Racing NSW Stewards this morning and with forecasts of heavy rainfall throughout the day, the decision has been made to postpone the Newcastle meeting scheduled for today due to the state of the track being...

THE BIG FELLA’S MAIL THURSDAY 18, MARCH 2021   Race 1 COASTLINE POOLS AND SPAS MAIDEN HANDICAP 900M 5 Gravity Zero 1st Start. Impressive Trials 4 Excelness Fast Filly- Big Player 9 Silver Lass Has Led Both Starts- Has No...

The prospect of a wet track has enhanced the confidence of Wyong trainer Kristen Buchanan who has promising three-year-old Earl Of Sandwich heading to Newcastle on Thursday. The gelding is the early favourite for the 1400 metre Minder Cloud Services...

Race 1 – Coastline Pools & Spas Maiden Handicap 900m Gravity Zero is on debut from the Waller stable and the filly comes off a nice recent trial at Rosehill. She went to the line under no pressure when runner...

Australian Bloodstock director Luke Murrell believed his syndication’s colours and their main trainer, Newcastle’s Kris Lees, were due some luck in a big race. So on Saturday at Moonee Valley when All-Star Mile favourite Arcadia Queen was scratched, then the...

Take a seat in the trainers’ stand at the back of Broadmeadow Racecourse’s grandstand, ask Kris Lees why he hasn’t left Newcastle for the big smoke and he will tell you. “I grew up there,” pointing towards the red brick...

Group 3- SUEZ Newcastle Newmarket Newcastle’s Hall of Fame trainer Kris Lees recent domination of the Group 3 Suez Newcastle Newmarket continued on March 5 when the richly talented Gem Song came with a storming finish to snatch victory in...