Newcastle Racecourse Tips [December 2024]

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Newcastle Racecourse is located on the Hunter Coast, which is about a two-hour drive from Sydney. The track is one of the biggest in the state and is in fact the largest provincial racecourse in NSW. There’s something for everyone when it comes to race days, including a clear view of the on-track action and eight different function rooms.

If you’re looking for tips for Newcastle, you’ll certainly find many online, thanks to the popularity of the track. The track is symmetrical in nature and is a perfect oval shape that is completely flat. There is a 415m final home straight for runners to contend with. We usually see the best runners here to go onto metropolitan glory.

Newcastle Betting Strategy Types

If you’re going to bet, it’s a good idea to have some sort of strategy. The good news is that you don’t have to develop your strategy yourself! Most of the time, any horse racing tips you are looking into will develop an ideal strategy for you.

For your betting strategy, there are a few bet types that you should consider. For the purposes of this section, we are just going to talk about a couple that we think you might be most interested in.

Daily Double

If you’ve found your Newcastle race tips for today, you might notice the Daily Double being mentioned. The Daily Double involves tipping the winners of two consecutive races at Newcastle Racecourse.

Most of the time, we see people tip the first two races on the card, so the outcome is known earlier on in the day. However, if there’s a major race on the card at Newcastle, that particular race and the race directly before or after that is more likely to be chosen.

Treble

You’ll usually see a lot of Newcastle horse racing tips focus around the Treble because the payout for this can be quite significant. The Treble is one of the more exotic bet types available, so if that’s not really your thing, you should choose one of the other bet types.

With the Treble, you are required to pick the winner of three pre-nominated races on the card at Newcastle Racecourse. For this bet type, you can add more than three runners and this makes landing the bet slightly easier, however, the odds and therefore potential payout won’t be as high.

Quadrella

We’re going as exotic as they come here with the Quadrella (also known as the Quaddie). Many will centre their Newcastle racing tips around the Quaddie because it is basically the pinnacle of horse racing tipping.

It is very difficult to land a Quaddie, but you’ll go down in history and have something to brag about for the rest of your life. The Quaddie is similar to that of the Treble, except with this bet type, you have to pick the winner of four races.

There is a long and rich history of horse racing at Newcastle Racecourse, with organised racing beginning at the track in 1848. The track was formed by clearing bush and scrub at a place called the Wallaby Flat.

The Newcastle Jockey Club was officially formed in 1907 and now the club is one of the most progressive in the country and is highly regarded. The racecourse is located close to the Hunter Valley, which is known as a rich breeding area.

It only made sense that the club developed one of NSW’s biggest training centres. Thanks to this training centre, we always see some of the biggest future champions begin their respective careers at this track.

Distance:	Guide:
900m	Runners at the shortest distance at the track begin the race in a chute off the course proper. They are fed out directly into the first and final turn, about halfway through, so inside barriers do have an advantage.
1,200m	At 1,200m, runners begin on the course proper and don’t have much distance before they hit the first and final turn, this gives inside barriers more of an advantage.
1,300m	This distance is quite similar to that of the 1,200m race distance, with the only difference being that there’s an extra 100m of straight for runners to sort themselves out before the first turn.
1,400m	Again, quite similar to the 1,300m, except there’s another 100m of straight for runners to use to their advantage to try and get in the best possible position before the first and final turn.
1,500m	Set another 100m back on the straight, there is a lot of distance to cover before the final turn, so the inside barriers don’t have as much of an influence.
1,600m	Runners at this distance start in a chute at the back of the straight, this gives runners the entire straight to work things out, so inside barriers are as influential.
1,850m	At the 1,850m distance, runners begin midway through the first of two turns, which gives insider barriers a fairly significant advantage. However, runners do have the entire back straight to fight back if needed.
2,400m	Runners have pretty much the entire home straight to contend with before the first of two turns. Due to this and the distance of the race, inside barriers don’t have as much significance.

How to Get to Newcastle Racecourse

Located two hours outside of Sydney, there are many options available to get you to the track. Public transport is a good option with trains and buses located near the track. There is also a taxi rank near the track, which makes leaving the track easier after race day.

There is also a courtesy bus that operates after Saturday race meetings and runs from Newcastle Racecourse to The Prince of Merewether. If you would prefer to drive yourself, there are over 300 free parking spaces within the grounds and on-street parking is available as well.