NJC News

Newcastle trainers have found the going tough taking on the major Sydney stables at the Newcastle Jockey Club’s Saturday race meetings in recent years; However, on Saturday four local trainers each trained a winner on the eight-race program. In race...

Members Preview RACE 1 MINCO TECH AUSTRALIA CLASS 1 & MAIDEN 2350M Former Kiwi Whangamata could open his Australian account in this race. He has been placed in two of his three starts in the country and the four-year-old gives...

Newcastle jockey Darryl ‘Digger’ McLellan rode his first winner in New South Wales since 2011 when he steered Oakfield General to victory in the 1500 metre Hungerford Hill Wines Class 1 at the NJC’s race meeting on Thursday. ‘Digger’ reminded...

Stellar Season The 2017-18 was a career high for three participants based at Newcastle Racecourse.  Kris Lees trained a personal best 191 ½ winners for the season, Ben Smith trained his first Group 1 winner, while Aaron Bullock rode 107...

RACE 1 HUNGERFORD HILL WINES CLASS 1 1500M Salsa Man has been racing well on metropolitan tracks and he is well placed here. Two starts back he finished second at Warwick Farm and last start he was held up at...