NJC News

    Race 1 – Jennings Print Maiden Plate 900m Mellissa is a fast filly resuming after finishing down the track at Hawkesbury in October. She led by 6 lengths in a recent Randwick trial before being eased down win easily. She...
    • Wednesday, March 8 2023
    Kris Lees has won four of the eight Provincial or Provincial Midway Championship Finals and Newcastle’s premier trainer is confident one or two of his team will qualify for the 2023 final on Thursday. Lees has four runners in the...
    • Wednesday, March 8 2023
    $46K raised for local charities at Newcastle Stakes The annual International Women’s Day Luncheon at Newcastle Racecourse raised a huge $46,844 yesterday. Each year the luncheon supports two local charities who share in the proceeds of the event. This year...
    • Tuesday, March 7 2023
    https://www.facebook.com/fromthetrack.com.au/posts/pfbid0DhxCU4P6CtQ5JdPsKmoJpNVDFdtPrFNUxzFwxWiygs7WZHrqmjT8FspNQMcgujvGl Sad news with the passing of popular trainer Robert “Pud” Davies. A gentleman & a larrikin, Pud was a popular figure in racing, having trained more than 550 winners in his long career from his base at Cessnock. Among...
    • Monday, March 6 2023
    Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s bold front runner Cross Talk courtesy of a familiar ‘catch me if you can’ ride by Tim Clarke was too classy for the opposition in Friday’s Group 3 Horsepower Newcastle Stakes (1400m). Declared a weighted...
    • Monday, March 6 2023
    Written by Ray Thomas. The Group 3 $200,000 Newcastle Newmarket’s name change to the Newcastle Stakes might catch some unawares at Broadmeadow on Friday. But the Newcastle Jockey Club’s decision is in line with the club’s to “become a more...
    • Friday, March 3 2023