NJC News

    The fifth running of the $1million The Hunter (1300m) will take place at the Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday, and it is a bumper ten race program. Newcastle’s daily newspaper The Herald is sponsoring The Hunter for the first time in...
    • Thursday, November 16 2023
    Kris Lees hasn’t won his home track’s biggest race yet, but he hasn’t been far away either in three of the four editions. Photo: Kris Lees-trained Spring Stakes hope Kind Words works at Newcastle Racecourse with Mal Ollerton on Wednesday....
    • Thursday, November 16 2023
    The fifth running of the $1 million ‘The Hunter’ will take place this Saturday, November 18th headlining an exciting ten-race metropolitan standalone meeting at Newcastle Racecourse with total prizemoney exceeding $2.5 million. The Newcastle Herald Hunter, a 1300 metre race...
    • Wednesday, November 15 2023
    Article: James Gardiner The region’s richest horse race will now be known as The Newcastle Herald Hunter. In a landmark deal, Herald publisher ACM has formed a partnership with Racing NSW, which includes naming rights for the $1 million The...
    • Thursday, November 9 2023
    The recently formed Arrowfield Studs training partnership of Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich put two gallopers on the float from Scone to Newcastle on Saturday and went home with two winners. All eyes were on the Arrowfield blueblood Genzano, an...
    • Monday, November 6 2023
    The Maitland Rugby Union Club embraced its annual end-of-season race day in grand style on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the prestigious Newcastle Racecourse. This remarkable occasion not only marked the thrilling culmination of the Maitland Cup Race but also...
    • Saturday, November 4 2023