NJC News

    PUBLIC NOTICE In response to current Federal Government Guidelines and with the aim to protect the health and wellbeing of racing industry participants, Newcastle Racecourse mid-week race day this Thursday 19 March will be closed to the public. Racing will...
    • Monday, March 16 2020
    Kris Lees won his second successive Suez Newcastle Newmarket when his former West Australian four-year-old Special Reward raced away with the Group 3 event on March 6. The Newcastle Newmarket is the Newcastle Jockey Clubs major Autumn event and it...
    • Tuesday, March 10 2020
    Race 1- Sharp Electronics Group Beaumont Handicap 1400m Adversity has blinkers on and this is his race. His third placing behind crack colts Holyfield and Prime Star on debut on this track was an eye catcher. He raced back in...
    • Friday, March 6 2020
    Newcastle’s premier trainer Kris Lees is quietly confident that former West Australian four-year-old Special Reward can give him back to back Suez Newcastle Newmarket’s when the gelding lines up in the $160,000 Group 3 event on Friday. Australian Bloodstock race...
    • Thursday, March 5 2020
    Port Stephens mare Oakfield Missile snatched victory in the shadows of the post in Saturday’s Provincial Qualifier at Newcastle Racecourse. Th 1400-metre Newcastle Qualifier was the first of the 2020 series and it produced the closest finish in the history...
    • Monday, March 2 2020
    The 2020 Polytrack Provincial Championship Series kicks off at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday with two-time winning trainer of the series final, Kris Lees, stepping out two of his ‘big guns’ for the Newcastle Qualifier. Lees had accepted for four of...
    • Saturday, February 29 2020