Jun 20, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, June 20, 2019: PROMISING sprinter Jack’s Bar can make a successful graduation to Saturday racing at Royal Randwick this weekend – with one proviso.Last start Warwick Farm ...
Jun 20, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, June 20, 2019: KRIS Lees rates Princess Posh a “live chance” of landing the final Group 1 of the season at Eagle Farm on Saturday to cap his record-breaking season.Australian ...
Jun 18, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Tuesday, June 18, 2019: KRIS Lees is leaning toward backing up Pecans to join Princess Posh in Saturday’s final Group 1 of the season at Eagle Farm.Lees this afternoon said Pecans had ...
Jun 13, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, June 13, 2019: KRIS Lees has had only a handful of runners at the Ipswich Cup meeting – for success in a support race last year.But he’s back this time with a stronger ...
Jun 06, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, June 6, 2019: QUEENSLAND Derby absentee Itz Lily instead will run at Royal Randwick on Saturday.With third emergency Itz Lily unlikely to get a berth in the $600,000 Group 1 ...
Jun 06, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, June 6, 2019:KRIS Lees can see some similarities with Queensland Derby hopeful Aliferous to his 2005 placegetter Vitesse Dane.Aliferous (Brenton Avdulla) and stablemate Grand ...
Jun 04, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Tuesday, June 4, 2019: TALENTED sprinter Tactical Advantage will still run at Eagle Farm on Saturday – even if he misses out on a Stradbroke Handicap start.Kris Lees plans to accept with ...
May 30, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 30, 2019: KRIS Lees has a “soft spot” for the Queensland Oaks – and he’s hoping that will be even more so at Doomben on Saturday.Lees has two definite representatives ...
May 30, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 30, 2019: MUCH-TRAVELLED High Opinion gets another chance to end a string of minor placings at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday – and seal a wonderful comeback.Off the scene ...
May 27, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Monday, May 27, 2019: KRIS Lees isn’t resting on his laurels.Having clinched a career best 200 winners for the season - with Alba Wings at Gosford last Saturday – and moved on to 203 ...
May 24, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Friday, May 24, 2019: KRIS Lees has sent imported stayer Fairlight to Melbourne for a Flemington assignment tomorrow in search of an early Melbourne Cup berth.With Victoria Racing Club ...
May 24, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Friday, May 24, 2019: KRIS Lees has finalised plans for his four dual State acceptors tomorrow – and all but one of them will run at Eagle Farm.Asharani will stay at home to start at ...
May 20, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Monday, May 20, 2019: KRIS Lees is giving serious consideration to pursuing a Queensland Derby mission with Doomben Cup fourth placegetter Gem Song.“I’ll talk with his owners Gooree ...
May 16, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 16, 2019: KRIS Lees considers he has a prime candidate for success on his home track on Saturday.Imported four-year-old Our Candidate, a member of the sizeable Australian Bloodstock team, looks nicely placed to break through in his adopted country, in ...
May 16, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 16, 2019: KRIS Lees will have his biggest ever representation in a Doomben Cup, and believes Gem Song has a great chance of becoming only the second three-year-old this ...
May 14, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Tuesday, May 14, 2019: KRIS Lees hasn’t lost faith in Gem Song’s Doomben Cup prospects in spite of his defeat as favourite at that track last Saturday.Having his first start in open ...
May 09, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Friday, May 9, 2019: IT’S Scone’s metropolitan standard two-day carnival, and Kris Lees will have a stack of runners.And he’s hoping to celebrate his induction earlier in the week ...
May 09, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 9, 2019: KRIS Lees is confident Gem Song can handle the rise to open company and clinch a Doomben Cup start on Saturday.The classy three-year-old is a firm favourite for the ...
May 02, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, May 2, 2019: KRIS Lees has kept Turnberry on the fresh side in an attempt to get him back into the winning list on the Kensington track on Saturday.Lees accepted with three ...
Apr 30, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Tuesday, April 30, 2019: KRIS Lees will break new ground on Friday with his first Wagga runner in the $170,000 Listed Gold Cup (2000m).He is sending High Opinion back to his old stamping ...
Apr 26, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Friday, April 26, 2019: KRIS Lees is confident Gem Song is back to his best for his Brisbane campaign opener at Eagle Farm tomorrow.Blake Shinn also begins his Brisbane winter carnival ...
Apr 26, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Friday, April 26, 2019: KRIS Lees is looking forward to taking on the Waller Army with interesting newcomer Sixties Groove in tomorrow’s $200,000 Group 3 Livamol Hawkesbury Gold Cup ...
Apr 18, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, April 18, 2019: LIGHTLY-RACED filly Think Free is being tested at Doomben on Saturday to join stablemate Aliferous on a Queensland Oaks path.The So You Think three-year-old makes ...
Apr 18, 2019
NEWCASTLE: Thursday, April 18, 2019: KRIS Lees has opted for blinkers in a bid to make it “third time lucky” for Le Romain in Saturday’s $600,000 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick.“He ...