Newcastle Newmarket Handicap
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ClassGroup 3
LocationBroadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, Australia
Inaugurated1955
Race typeThoroughbred - flat
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1955 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Sponsor | Horsepower (2022-26) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Weight | Quality handicap – Minimum 54 kg |
| Purse | A$250,000 (2026) |
The Newcastle Stakes, registered as the Newcastle Newmarket Handicap is a Newcastle Jockey Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open quality handicap horse race over a distance of 1,400 metres, held annually at Broadmeadow Racecourse in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia in March.[1]
Distance
- 1955–1972 - 7 furlongs
- 1973–2015 – 1400 metres
- 2016 – 1350 metres
- 2017 – 1400 metres
Grade
- 1955–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979–1991 - Listed Race
- 1992 onwards - Group 3
Venue
- Prior 2016 - Newcastle Broadmeadow Racecourse
- 2016 - Rosehill Racecourse
- 2017 - Newcastle Broadmeadow Racecourse
Recent multiple winners
Kris Lees trained four consecutive race winners from 2019 to 2022. Lees also trained the 2024 winner. Brenton Avdulla rode the 2019 and 2020 winners for Lees.
Glen Boss was the successful rider in 2002, 2004 and 2010.