Oct 18, 2018
EWCASTLE: Thursday, October 18, 2018: THE Tenor steps up to black type company at Royal Randwick on Saturdayfor an assignment his trainer says will tell him “where the colt is at”.Having only his ...
Oct 18, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, October 18, 2018: KRIS Lees has changed Prized Icon’s routine in the hope it will lead to a “jump” back into winning form at Caulfield on Saturday.Unsuccessful since his ...
Oct 16, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Tuesday, October 16, 2018: HUGH Bowman goes back on Prized Icon for the dual Group 1 winner’s attempt to recover winning form at Caulfield on Saturday.Kris Lees flew to Melbourne late ...
Oct 11, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, October 11, 2018: A soft draw has boosted Kris Lees’ confidence about Smart Melody maintaining her unbeaten record at Caulfield on Saturday.Lees holds a very strong hand in the ...
Oct 11, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, October 11, 2018: KRIS Lees has refrained from naming a pick of his three runners in Saturday’s $13m TAB Everest, but says Graff has the “most upside”.The classy ...
Oct 09, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Tuesday, October 9, 2018: KRIS Lees has reverted to a proven formula with Le Romain for his $13m TAB Everest bid at Royal Randwick on Saturday.He has opted to put winkers back on the ...
Oct 05, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Friday, October 5, 2018: KRIS Lees is confident Frankely Awesome will be “very competitive” when she attempts to clinch a remarkable Group 1 victory at only her third start at Royal ...
Oct 05, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Friday, October 5, 2018: CRAIG Williams has won the mount on Gem Song in next Saturday’s $2m Caulfield Guineas (1600m).Kris Lees this morning announced Williams’ booking for his ...
Oct 02, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Tuesday, October 2, 2018: THREE weeks ago Kris Lees was hoping to have a runner in the world’s richest turf race, but facing the likelihood he would have none.In a remarkable set of ...
Oct 02, 2018
McDONALD GETS A “SMART” CAULFIELD BOOKINGNEWCASTLE: Tuesday, October 2, 2018: JAMES McDonald will be a new rider for unbeaten Smart Melody when she chases Group 1 glory at Caulfield on Saturday ...
Sep 27, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, September 27, 2018: COREY Brown reunites with potential staying star Frankely Awesome when she attempts to land a Group 1 at only her third start.Kris Lees has confirmed ...
Sep 27, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, September 27, 2018: KRIS Lees is confident Miss Fabulass will emulate her famous mum Samantha Miss by clinching Group 1 glory at Royal Randwick on Saturday.But he isn’t going ...
Sep 27, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, September 27, 2018: UNBEATEN filly Smart Melody tackles 1400m for the first time at Caulfield on Sunday as her Thousand Guineas aspirations go on the line.And whilst Kris Lees ...
Sep 25, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Tuesday, September 25, 2018: PRIZED Icon is heading to Melbourne tomorrow night to open a southern spring campaign at Caulfield on Sunday. Kris Lees has opted to bypass Saturday’s ...
Sep 25, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Tuesday, September 25, 2018: TALENTED three-year-old Gem Song will back up at Royal Randwick on Saturday in search of a Caulfield Guineas berth next month.Satisfied with the Your Song ...
Sep 20, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, September 20, 2018: THE only time Kris Lees had a Golden Rose Stakes runner 13 years ago, punters barely noticed.It will be a vastly different scenario at Rosehill Gardens on ...
Sep 20, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, September 20, 2018: KRIS Lees has called on ace Melbourne jockey Damian Lane to reunite with talented filly El Dorado Dreaming.Lees this afternoon confirmed Lane’s booking for ...
Sep 17, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Monday, September 17, 2018: COREY Brown is making a special trip back to Newcastle on Wednesday morning to partner his The Everest mount In Her Time in a barrier trial.Brown was reunited ...
Sep 17, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Monday, September 17, 2018: KRIS Lees has given the strongest hint yet that Le Romain will be an Epsom Handicap absentee, remaining optimistic he will snare the final spot in The ...
Sep 13, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, September 13, 2018: AS with rival trainers, Kris Lees isn’t going to Royal Randwick on Saturday expecting to stop Winx’s freakish winning spree.Nonetheless, the performance ...
Sep 13, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, September 13, 2018: KRIS Lees has labelled tomorrow’s Australian Bloodstock Cameron Handicap field at Newcastle as “the best in a long time”.But he is confident Prized ...
Sep 10, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Monday, September 10, 2018: JAMES McDonald will be back on Le Romain at Royal Randwick on Saturday for the triple Group 1 winner’s first “date” with Winx in 18 months.Kris Lees ...
Sep 06, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, September 6, 2018: KRIS Lees’ increasing presence in south-east Queensland is set to gain further momentum at Doomben on Saturday.He has two representatives at the meeting – ...
Sep 06, 2018
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, September 6, 2018: KRIS Lees has given unbeaten colt Graff his tick of approval – the outside barrier notwithstanding – for his final Golden Rose lead-up at Rosehill Gardens ...