| What | Newcastle Races |
| Where | Newcastle Racecourse – 100 Darling St, Broadmeadow NSW 2292 |
| When | Friday, March 7, 2025 |
| First Race | 1:15pm AEDT |
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Provincial racing returns to Newcastle Racecourse on Friday afternoon, where the Group 3 Newcastle Stakes (1400m) headlines a quality eight-part program in the hunter. The rail moves out +2m the entire circuit for the meeting, and with consistent rainfall predicted across the state of NSW on Wednesday and Thursday, punters can anticipate a Heavy surface heading into race-day. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 1:15pm local time.
Newcastle Stakes Tip: Makarena
Makarena was heavily supported with horse racing bookmakers in the Group 2 Milie Fox Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on February 22, and although the daughter of Snitzel failed to fire a shot, she will take plenty of improvement heading into this second-up assignment. She has won two of her three starts second-up from a spell and brings an element of class to this after producing a career peak in the Golden Eagle (1500m) at the end of last preparation. Tyler Schiller has all available options from gate five, and provided Makarena can replicate her best, she must be considered the one to beat in the 2025 Newcastle Stakes.
Newcastle Stakes
Race 7 – 
#2 Makarena (5)
4yo Mare | T: Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | J: Tyler Schiller (57.5kg)
Best Bet at Newcastle: From The Peak
Back-to-back barrier trial wins has From The Peak ready to strike on debut, with the John O’Shea & Tom Charlton-trained filly catching the eye on both occasions. The unraced three-year-old cruised through the wire in her latest piece of work at Randwick on February 24, fending off all challengers to score by a half-length. Expect Tyler Schiller to go in search of cover from gate seven, and provided the breaks fall her way, expect From The Peak to be fighting out the finish first-up.
Best Bet
Race 2 – 
#5 From The Peak (7)
3yo Filly | T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | J: Tyler Schiller (56.5kg)
Next Best at Newcastle: Crown The King
Crown The King did a mountain of work at Canterbury on February 21 and was gritty through the line despite suffering a 1.8-length defeat. He was always going to stop after some strong sectionals mid-race, leaving the son of Time To Reign vulnerable in the concluding stages. Regan Bayliss has the duty of getting the winless two-year-old to settle throughout the journey, and if he can keep his manners in check, expect Crown The King to figure at a good price with Dabble.
Next Best
Race 4 – 
#1 Crown The King (6)
2yo Colt | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Regan Bayliss (58.5kg)
Friday quaddie tips for Newcastle
Newcastle quadrella selections
March 7, 2025
- 1-2-8-9-10
- 1-2-4-8-9
- 1-2-11
- 1-2-6-7
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