As far as race days go for thoroughbred quality, track surface, weather conditions and Sky Racings coverage, Saturday’s The Newcastle Herald $1 million The Hunter race day was up there with the Newcastle Jockey Clubs best of the modern era....
- Monday, November 20 2023
Picture: Mark Evans / Getty Images Proud Novocastrian Kris Lees has declared Newcastle the state’s best track as he prepares to defend home turf with Rustic Steel in Saturday’s $1m The Hunter (1300m). Lees, a multiple premiership and Group 1...
- Saturday, November 18 2023
Race 1 – NZB Airfreight Max Lees Classic 900m Market Magic has only had one trial when he travelled in second place before racing away to win by 2.24 lengths at Randwick on November 3. He draws well and could...
- Friday, November 17 2023
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