Newcastle will host their biggest raceday this friday where it is Newcastle Cup, with the 2300m feature being supported by three other blacktype events. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
He won’t break his Newcastle Cup drought but a second Cameron Handicap is in the sights of Group One-winning local trainer Kris Lees. Lees will saddle up topweight Sense Of Occasion and Prized Icon in the Group Three race in which he landed a first win nine years ago with… Read More »
Wyong Cup winner Carzoff heads the market for the feature at Newcastle this Friday, the Newcastle Cup (2300m). The Chris Waller trained former French galloper was given a 12/10 steer from McEvoy to win the Wyong Cup last time and ticked the 2000m+ box. Steps up to 2300m on Friday… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2018 Newcastle Cup. The Newcastle Cup will be run on Friday 14th September at Newcastle racecourse. Nominations: Horse 1 AMBITIOUS (JPN) 2 AUVRAY (FR) 3 CARZOFF (FR) 4 CISMONTANE (NZ) 5 DARK EYES 6 DESTINY’S KISS 7 FIRST CRUSH 8 GOATHLAND (IRE) 9 GRAND DREAMER… Read More »
View the final field for the 2018 Newcastle Cup. The Newcastle Cup will be run on Friday 14th September at Newcastle racecourse. Time: 4:35pm Distance: 2300m Class: Group 3 Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Newcastle Cup? – Comment below No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight… Read More »
While his trainer is trying to keep a lid on expectations and inevitable comparisons to Hartnell, Avilius is emerging as a genuine star for Godolphin with the former European recording his second win from as many Australian starts at Rosehill. The $1.75 favourite in Saturday’s Group Three Premier’s Cup (1900m),… Read More »
Chris Munce will break new ground as a trainer while relying on a campaign template that gave him success in the saddle more than two decades ago when First Crush races at Rosehill. Munce was a key figure in Oompala’s outstanding winter and spring campaign in 1994, winning the Ipswich,… Read More »
Trainer Gerald Ryan has changed plans for Harper’s Choice leading up to his Group One assignment. The five-year-old will bypass Saturday’s Premier’s Cup (1900m) at Rosehill and instead run in the Wyong Cup and Newcastle Cup on his way to a start in the Metropolitan Handicap. Harper’s Choice won the… Read More »
Tough stayer First Crush is being aimed at another Cup race after his successful winter during which he won the Grafton Cup and finished second in the Caloundra and Ipswich Cups. Trainer Chris Munce has set First Crush for the Group Three Newcastle Cup (2300m) in mid-September via the Premier’s… Read More »
Trainer Gerald Ryan has put aside the disappointment of Legend Of Condor’s unplaced run in the Listed Rosebud to celebrate the resurgence of Harper’s Choice. Second to Jon Snow in the 2017 Australian Derby, Harper’s Choice was lumbered with a high benchmark for that performance and took until the end… Read More »
Having failed to make the cut for the Queensland Derby, Ombudsman has shown he is a stayer of promise by beating older horses to win the Winter Racing Handicap at Randwick. The Chris Waller-trained three-year-old travelled midfield before emerging from the pack to score a decisive win in Saturday’s 2400m-race…. Read More »
Tim Clark rated himself a chance to ride two winners at Newcastle, he just didn’t expect them to be in the feature races. Clark took out two of the four stakes races on the program including the Group Three Newcastle Cup (2300m) aboard the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Broadside…. Read More »
View the results and replay for the 2017 Newcastle Cup. The Newcastle Cup was raced on 15/9/2017 at Newcastle Racecourse. Results: Newcastle Cup results: 1st. 5 Broadside2nd. 4 Auvray3rd. 7 Admiral Jello4th. 3 Sayed — Just Horse Racing (@justhorseracing) September 15, 2017 Replay: .@GaiWaterhouse1 claims her fourth #Newcastle Gold Cup,… Read More »
The Newcastle Cup (2300m) at Newcastle on Friday is shaping up as a battle between Darren Weir and Chris Waller, with the Sportsbet.com.au market reflecting that. This is one of the first times, if not the first time, that Weir has sent a runner to Newcastle in the shape of… Read More »
The biggest raceday on the Newcastle calendar comes around this Friday where it is Newcastle Cup Day, with four blacktype races on the eight event meeting. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Overnight rain in Newcastle after a sweltering Sydney day has convinced Joe Pride to divert Destiny’s Kiss from the Group Kingston Town Stakes at Randwick. The veteran will instead have a crack at the Group Three Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m) on Friday, when he hopes to sabotage Kris Lees’ three-pronged… Read More »
View the field and barriers for the 2017 Newcastle Cup. The Newcastle Cup will be run on Friday 15th September at Newcastle racecourse. Time: 4:35PM Distance: 2300M Class: Group 3 Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Newcastle Cup? – Leave a comment below No Horse Trainer… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2017 Newcastle Cup. The Newcastle Cup will be run on Friday 15th September at Newcastle racecourse. Horse 1 ADMIRAL JELLO 2 AUVRAY (FR) 3 BROADSIDE (NZ) 4 CROCODILE ROCK (IRE) 5 DESTINY’S KISS 6 DOUKHAN (IRE) 7 HANS HOLBEIN (GB) 8 KILIMANJARO (IRE) 9 MASTER ZEPHYR… Read More »
Tough mare My Dimantine is in line to give her trainer Brian Smith another Newcastle Cup win after returning to the winners circle from a two years drought on Saturday. My Dimantine ($10) was having her first start since finishing second in the Queensland Cup over 3200m on July 15… Read More »
Chris Waller is plotting a backdoor entry into the Group One Metropolitan with emerging stayer Sayed. Sayed, a northern hemisphere-bred five-year-old, will be given his chance in provincial cups in the hope he can squeeze into the Metropolitan after winning at Randwick on Saturday. Ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, the $4.60… Read More »
