Kris Lees and the success of Mugatoo serves as a reminder of the Lees family racing legacy

By Michael Cox
Updated March 14 2021 - 12:15pm, first published 12:00pm
 A GOOD THING: Mugatoo with jockey Kerrin McEvoy after winning the Newcastle Gold Cup in September 2020. Picture: Marina Neil.
A GOOD THING: Mugatoo with jockey Kerrin McEvoy after winning the Newcastle Gold Cup in September 2020. Picture: Marina Neil.

Take a seat in the trainers' stand at the back of Broadmeadow Racecourse's grandstand, ask Kris Lees why he hasn't left Newcastle for the big smoke and he will tell you. "I grew up there," pointing towards the red brick cottage near one end of the Broadmeadow Racecourse's long straight. "I went to school there," with a nod to Merewether High School at the opposite end, "... and I am very happy right here."

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