Pinhooking is not just buying a weanling and hoping it improves. The best operators are buying future market confidence - reading type, timing, vendor patterns and stallion sentiment before the rest of the market catches up. TTR spoke to several successful pinhookers about the information they actually use before bidding on a weanling.
May 18th 2026
A strong catalogue of 430 lots has seen the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale for 2026 return to a two-day sale. It will be held at their Oaklands Junction sales complex on Thursday, June 11 and Friday, June 12.
May 18th 2026
The Preakness Stakes went to the only Grade 1 winner in the field, Napoleon Solo, while in Europe Notable Speech returned with a stunning victory in the G1 Lockinge Stakes to record his fifth Group 1 victory.
May 18th 2026
8-year-old warrior Rothfire produced an emotional Group 1 triumph in the Doomben 10,000, headlining a huge Saturday that also featured classy wins from Tuileries, Kilman, Cigar Flick and the fast-finishing Miss Freelove across Queensland and Scone.
May 17th 2026
Vantorix continued his unbeaten rise with a breakthrough stakes victory at Doomben, headlining a strong Saturday for progressive juveniles across Australia and New Zealand, while Queen Regent stunned at Scone and Incandescent signed off his season in style at Ellerslie.
May 17th 2026
After a nervous early part of the week for connections, Napoleonic sneaks into the Doomben 10,000 field as that headlines Saturday’s lineup of racing as emerging stars, proven mares, and Melbourne Cup hopefuls all take their place.
May 16th 2026
With Home Affairs and Snitzel separated by little more than $100,000, Australia’s 2025/26 Champion 2-Year-Old Sire Premiership is building towards a fascinating finish as the young gun attempts to deny one of the modern greats another major title.
May 16th 2026
A defamation case brought before the NSW Supreme Court by Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’Landys is likely to be heard before a jury as the defendants, which includes TTR, are forced into a strategic reset after a court set aside key subpoenas.
May 16th 2026