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Wednesday Racing: Blessed Eagle combines speed and toughness to salute
Stable Tours: John Thompson’s stable blends established, promising and emerging talent ahead of spring
In this instalment of Stable Tours, TTR catches up with John Thompson to take a look at his team ahead of an exciting spring. His stable features several proven campaigners, alongside a number of promising 3-year-olds who showed plenty of potential last season and could be ones to watch as they step up in their 3-year-old campaigns.
August 20th 2026
Pellicle tops Magic Millions Digital at $180,000
Proven group producing mare Pellicle topped Wednesday’s Magic Millions Digital Sale at $180,000. The dam of G3 WA Gimcrack Stakes winner Live To Tell is in foal to Broadsiding. The Gimcrack theme continued with a yearling half-brother to another winner of the race, Siren Assault, ending up as the second top lot.
August 20th 2026
Shining a light on pregnancy loss risk factors
Phase 3 has concluded in the AgriFutures Thoroughbred Horses Program's multi-stage investigation into mid to late-term pregnancy loss in Thoroughbreds. Equine Specialist Consulting’s Dr Joan Carrick speaks to TTR about the real world implications for the phase's key findings and where the industry should focus their attention next.
August 20th 2026
Letter to the Editor: Racing for the Regions exposes a much bigger problem
In this opinion piece, former country racing administrator and Racing Reform Group member Helen Sinclair draws on almost 25 years running clubs including Scone, Muswellbrook, Tamworth and Manning Valley to argue the Auditor-General’s Racing for the Regions report exposes much broader problems at Racing NSW.
August 20th 2026
Matings Mix: Torryburn sending their mares far and wide
Stallion diversity is key to Torryburn Stud's mating plans in 2026, with their high profile mares heading to sires on all points of the service fee spectrum. A Group 1 producer heads south to Toronado, and a half-sister to Home Affairs has scored a second date with Extreme Choice.
August 19th 2026
Stable Tours: Ryan & Alexiou unveil spring stars and exciting potential young guns
In this instalment of Stable Tours, TTR catches up with Sterling Alexiou, who trains in partnership with Gerald Ryan, to look ahead to an exciting spring, with established stars Chilly Girl and Skyhook heading the team but joined by a host of promising youngsters, including an exciting fresh crop of 2-year-olds.
August 19th 2026
Oh Yes She Did's Quezette flyer vindicates connections' commitment to Yes Yes Yes
Everest record-setter Yes Yes Yes added a 12th black-type performer to his record on Saturday when Oh Yes She Did flew home to finish third in the G3 Quezette Stakes. With over 20 metropolitan winners last season and Group 1 performer Affirmative Action en route to the G1 Proisir Plate, there is plenty to keep the connections of Gooree Park's quiet achiever excited this spring.
August 19th 2026
Trial Report: Jokers Grin gives connections something to smile about at Warwick Farm
At Warwick Farm on Tuesday Jokers Grin landed a close Warwick Farm open heat full of talent, with Oh Diamond Lil and Weeping Woman also impressing , Fovea and Laconic Livo emerged as two of the more impressive maiden and Class 1 winners.
August 19th 2026
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