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Bennett sees shades of Artorius in stallion's first crop
Trial Report: Big, bold Beiwacht looks ready for a big spring
Warwick Farm hosted Tuesday morning's trial session, with Beiwacht the standout in the Group trial on the course proper, while four-time Group 1 winner Ceolwulf stretched his legs on the Polytrack and a trio of Gary Portelli-trained juveniles also impressed.
July 22nd 2026
Hannover Lodge loves Home Affairs and Hitotsu
Hard Kick and Buggsy graduated from Hannover Lodge’s 2025 Inglis Ready2Race sale draft, and this season, they’ve educated around 80 rising 2-year-olds for clients. With Guest House doing his pre-training on site, Home Affairs’ next crop are also standing out among next season’s runners. The first crop by Hitotsu are showing themselves as intelligent types.
July 21st 2026
Derby eligible but maybe not a Derby horse
From a brilliant pinhook result for Sullivan Bloodstock to earning a ballot-free slot in the G1 Victoria Derby, Ole Kirk’s juvenile colt Ko Phangan has a big spring ahead of him. With a miler’s pedigree, he might not head to the Derby but he’s certainly being set for stakes targets on the way.
July 21st 2026
Glamour Extreme's win has Rosemont feeling confident for spring
Rosemont Stud's first season sire Extreme Warrior notched a fourth winner from nine runners on Sunday with Glamour Extreme, who has stakes goals ahead of her. Rosemont's Ryan McEvoy shares the team's enthusiasm for their sire's flying start and shows how they will be setting him up for success this spring.
July 21st 2026
Trial Report: Sharp hit-outs for Shiki, Agrarian Girl, and Napoleonic
Heavy rain on Friday meant all the stars were out at the trials on Monday instead. Spring preparations went into top gear, with Napoleonic, Shiki, $10 million mare Barnavara, and Group-performed juvenile Screen Icon amongst the winners at Randwick.
July 21st 2026
Meta Osborne: The horse has no seat at the table
The third response in TTR’s problems-and-solutions series comes from successful breeder, equine vet, and horse welfare advocate Meta Osborne, who puts forward the case that we must look deeper at whether our welfare programs are really looking after our sport's main participant.
July 20th 2026
What’s going on at Coffs Harbour Racecourse?
A Facebook post announcing the closure of Peter Evans Racing has drawn fresh attention to a long-running dispute over the stable buildings at Coffs Harbour Racecourse. Trainers say they paid substantial sums for buildings they believed they could occupy and later transfer, while the current Crown land arrangements do not recognise those buildings as privately owned assets. TTR examines what is known, what remains disputed, and who is being asked to resolve it.
July 20th 2026
Sword adding to Moodie's expansive breeding legacy
At this year's Magic Millions Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale, Sword Of Legacy was the filly David Moodie couldn't let go. Her gutsy win at Rosehill on Saturday is the product of over 30 years of Moodie's shrewd breeding decisions.
July 20th 2026
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