Jun 21, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, June 21, 2018: She carries the same colours and is by the same sire as her glamour former stablemate Lucia Valentina - and is ready to make her metropolitan debut at Royal ...

Jun 21, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, June 21, 2018: STRIVING to win the final Group 1 of the season, Kris Lees is taking a “punt” with Invincible Gem.He has opted to race the talented mare without blinkers in ...

Jun 18, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, June 18, 2018: SOON to retire Jeff Lloyd will be a new rider for Invincible Gem in Saturday’s $500,000 Tattersall’s Tiara (1350m) at Doomben.Kris Lees will have at least two ...

Jun 15, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Friday, June 15, 2018: ON the verge of setting a new season benchmark, Kris Lees is looking a week ahead to snare a Group 1 and end the racing year in the best possible manner.With 160.5 ...

Jun 15, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Friday, June 15, 2018: WINTER plans for talented mare Nurse Kitchen will be clearer after she races at Rosehill Gardens tomorrow.Former Victorian Nurse Kitchen, now owned by China Horse ...

Jun 07, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, June 7, 2018: VETERAN stayer Doukhan has an important gear change for his attempt to snare a 3200m victory at Royal Randwick on Saturday.Kris Lees has decided to race the ...

Jun 07, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, June 7, 2018: STRADBROKE Handicap contender Invincible Gem has arrived safely in Queensland, and Kris Lees rates her a “live hope” in Brisbane’s richest race at Doomben on ...

Jun 05, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Tuesday, June 5, 2018: KRIS Lees will have two runners in Saturday’s $600,000 Queensland Derby (2200m) at Doomben, with Turnberry joining Banner Season in the Group 1 feature.The former ...

May 31, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 31, 2018: COX Plate winner Shamus Award’s younger brother Brabinger has had to overcome serious setbacks just to make it to the racetrack.Such has been his progress that he ...

May 31, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 31, 2018: BLINKERS go back on Just Dreaming at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday as Kris Lees readies her for a bigger winter carnival target.Having not raced since starting ...

May 28, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, May 28, 2018: SYDNEY’s premiership pacesetter Brenton Avdulla has been recalled for Invincible Gem in Saturday week’s $1.5m Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben.Kris Lees this ...

May 24, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 24, 2018: ULTRA consistent three-year-old Turnberry is on trial for a Queensland Derby start when he races at Royal Randwick on Saturday.Kris Lees will confirm a trip north ...

May 24, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 24, 2018: LE ROMAIN is poised for a fourth Group 1 success at Doomben on Saturday – and a subsequent tilt at Brisbane’s richest sprint, the Stradbroke Handicap.Kris Lees ...

May 21, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, May 21, 2018: KRIS Lees collected another “foursome” at Muswellbrook today, and is at short odds to smash last season’s record number of winners in a season.Lees, who scored ...

May 21, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, May 21, 2018: JAMES McDonald will be a new rider for unbeaten youngster Graff when he makes his Brisbane winter carnival debut at Doomben on Saturday.Kris Lees this afternoon ...

May 17, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 17, 2018: KRIS Lees has put Princess Posh’s Provincial Championships’ failure down to “one of those mysteries” that can happen in racing.And he has assured punters ...

May 17, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 17, 2018: IF form counts for anything, consistent mare So You Merge will be a tough nut to crack at Newcastle on Saturday.Sydney filly Youngstar’s elevation to Queensland ...

May 14, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, May 14, 2018: A Stradbroke Handicap start remains a possibility for Le Romain, whom trainer Kris Lees describes as “the most underrated horse in the country”.The five-year-old, ...

May 10, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 10, 2018: LE ROMAIN is on the float to Queensland tonight to line up in Saturday’s Doomben Ten Thousand, seeking a fourth Group 1 triumph.Kris Lees, after conferring with ...

May 10, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 10, 2018: KRIS Lees is confident smart mare Invincible Gem will confirm a Brisbane trip with a tip-top performance in Saturday’s Luskin Stakes (1300m) at Scone’s ...

May 07, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, May 7, 2018: LAST Saturday’s impressive Rosehill Gardens winner Gem Song will be a Brisbane winter carnival absentee.Instead, Kris Lees will rely on another unbeaten two-year-old ...

May 03, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 3, 2018: IT’S a far cry from a Group 1 race, but the Le Romain colours can kick another goal at Newcastle on Saturday.Owned in the same interests as the triple Group 1 ...

May 03, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 3, 2018: TWO-STATE acceptor Gem Song is staying home and is in tune to run well again at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.Kris Lees decided today to start the youngster in the ...

Apr 30, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, April 30, 2018: KRIS Lees has entries in four States at the weekend – and will definitely have interstate runners at Flemington and the Gold Coast.Lees this afternoon confirmed ...