Apr 20, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Friday, April 20, 2018: GROUP 1 stars Le Romain and Clearly Innocent could both be surprise Scone carnival contenders if they race well at tomorrow’s Royal Randwick autumn finale.The ...

Apr 16, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, April 16, 2018: VETERAN stayer Doukhan will be given the chance for a Sydney Cup “consolation” with a forthcoming interstate mission.The nine-year-old’s stout-finishing ...

Apr 12, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, April 12, 2018: CHILLY Cha Cha is a $34 outsider for Saturday’s $1m Group 1 ATC Oaks, but trainer Kris Lees has warned punters not to dismiss her lightly.“On weights, it ...

Apr 12, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, April 12, 2018: KRIS Lees’ $500,000 PolyTrack Provincial Championship Final runners have been boosted to seven at Royal Randwick on Saturday – almost half the field of 15.And ...

Apr 11, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Wednesday, April 11, 2018: IT’S a baker’s dozen for Kris Lees at Royal Randwick on Saturday of Day 2 of The Championships.And there could be 14 if first emergency Hallelujah Boy gains ...

Apr 09, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, April 9, 2018: UNDERRATED filly Chilly Cha Cha is on track for Saturday’s $1m Australian Oaks (2400m) at Royal Randwick on Day 2 of The Championships.Kris Lees this morning ...

Apr 05, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, April 5, 2018: KRIS Lees is hoping to pull a $3m “trick” by putting blinkers on Prized Icon for Saturday’s Doncaster Mile at Royal Randwick.“Being a stallion, I’m ...

Apr 05, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, April 5, 2018: WHEN nominations closed for The Championships on February 12, Furore had won his only two starts on country tracks.Daring to dream, Kris Lees “threw in” a ...

Apr 02, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, April 2, 2018: KRIS Lees and Melbourne jockey Ben Melham again will join forces on Saturday, chasing another feature Royal Randwick 1600m triumph.Lees this afternoon confirmed ...

Mar 29, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, March 29, 2018: DAMIEN Oliver is a new rider for Doncaster Mile hopeful Sound Proposition at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.Hugh Bowman originally was booked to ride the former ...

Mar 29, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, March 29, 2018: KRIS Lees has sent Dal Cielo back to “school” and to Queensland to hopefully get him back into winning form at Doomben on Saturday.Barred after refusing to ...

Mar 26, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, March 26, 2018: PRIZED Icon and Invincible Gem are headed to the Doncaster Mile, and Sound Proposition has a chance to join them when he races at Rosehill Gardens on ...

Mar 26, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, March 26, 2018: KRIS Lees is having one last throw at the Provincial Championships stumps at home on Saturday in a determined bid to boost his number of qualifiers.He has nominated ...

Mar 23, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Friday, March 23, 2018: KRIS Lees is ready to give the “green light” for Prized Icon to chase a third Group 1 at Rosehill Gardens tomorrow.Lees this afternoon indicated he was leaning ...

Mar 23, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Friday, March 23, 2018: KRIS Lees is playing it “kool” about his chances at Kembla Grange tomorrow of boosting his Provincial Championships representatives.With three horses (Wyong and ...

Mar 19, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, March 19, 2018: BRENTON Avdulla is on standby for unbeaten young stayer Furore, who faces easily his stiffest test at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.Kris Lees this afternoon ...

Mar 19, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, March 19, 2018: KRIS Lees could have as many as five starters in the $3m Doncaster Mile at Royal Randwick on April 7.Lees’ plans for the Group 1 feature will become clearer after ...

Mar 15, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, March 15, 2018: KRIS Lees has made a “subtle gear change” on last year’s Coolmore Classic placegetter Danish Twist, hoping for a similar performance at Rosehill Gardens on ...

Mar 13, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Tuesday, March 13, 2018: KRIS Lees will take the shorter route with Prized Icon when the Golden Slipper Festival begins at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.Lees nominated the Doncaster Mile ...

Mar 08, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, March 8, 2018: KRIS Lees has warned punters not to underestimate Invincible Gem when she makes her comeback at Royal Randwick on Saturday.Lees holds a strong hand in the $500,000 ...

Mar 08, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, March 8, 2018: TALENTED filly Miss Fabulass unfortunately is an early autumn casualty.The blueblood youngster by unbeaten English champion Frankel from Kris Lees’ former star ...

Mar 08, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Thursday, March 8, 2018: KRIS Lees is hoping to both make it third time lucky and turn the clock back at Canberra’s biggest meeting of the year on Sunday. Lees has had only two starters ...

Mar 05, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, March 5, 2018: KRIS Lees will have Winx’s jockey Hugh Bowman in his corner this time when Clearly Innocent runs at Royal Randwick on Saturday.The Doncaster Mile hopeful will be ...

Mar 05, 2018

NEWCASTLE: Monday, March 5, 2018: KRIS Lees’ Provincial Championships assault gathers further momentum at Hawkesbury on Saturday where he is likely to have four representatives.Lees nominated Reach ...