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Widden jumps into the Too Darn Hot fire with Hotazhell
Wednesday Racing: Sav On Ice goes back-to-back in the Balaklava Cup
Sav On Ice went back-to-back in the Listed Balaklava Cup, while Saffron Veil and Crescent King both saluted at Canterbury. Down in Melbourne, Inner Gold made all to score impressively on the Caulfield Heath in a strong Wednesday of racing.
September 17th 2026
Racing’s lobbying event pushes country angle
Monday’s Parliamentary Friends of Thoroughbred Racing event in Canberra focused on the economic and community benefits of country racing. Politicians met with racing participants as well as representatives from Racing Australia and the major PRAs.
September 17th 2026
Stable Tours: Modella leads the charge as a new generation emerges at Curtis Racing
Lee and Cherie Curtis are entering an exciting period of transition, with some familiar stable stars moving on and a new generation beginning to make its mark, led by the last start Listed winner Modella and the promising 3-year-old filly Sumac.
September 17th 2026
US$151,400,000 traded across Book 1 at Keeneland September
With 41 seven figures yearlings, the two-day session of Book 1 of the mammoth Keeneland September Yearling Sale continued to show the thirst in the American market’s top end. Book 1 finished up 9% on 2025’s record breaking results. The second day was topped by an Into Mischief colt who sold for $3.7 million to Coolmore's M.V. Magnier and Peter Brant's White Birch Farm from the Glennwood Farm consignment.
September 17th 2026
Let us entertain you: Capitalising on Australian racing’s greatest strength
In their entries to TTR's problems and solutions series, both Olly Tait and Duncan Ramage recognise that every level of the racing industry benefits from serious investment at the top end. In Part 2, we examine what else people spending at the top end value, and how, at every level, the main thing people want is to have a good time.
September 16th 2026
Sectionally Speaking: Warwoven and Satono Glow hint at bigger things to come
There was lots to like about Saturday's racing for form analyst Nic Ashman, who breaks down where the best runs came from. Sheza Alibi had a one-horse race in the G1 Makybe Diva Stakes, while Warwoven and Satono Glow showed some electric speed that makes the 3-year-old sprint program look very exciting.
September 16th 2026
Trial Report: Jimmy Recard looking sharp ahead of resumption
There were a few interesting performances at Warwick Farm's trial morning on Tuesday, where G3 Vain Stakes winner Jimmy Recard sharpened up after nearly a year on the sidelines and a well-bred daughter of Home Affairs stepped out for Mulberry Racing.
September 16th 2026
US$2.8 million Gun Runner colt on top as Keeneland September Yearling Sale blasts off
The 2026 Keeneland September Yearling Sale is off and racing, and for the first time in 20 years, 18 seven-figure yearlings were sold on the opening day of the 12-day auction. Offspring of supersire Gun Runner accounted for seven of the day's top 12 lots, including a US$2.8 million colt offered by Four Star Sales consignment.
September 16th 2026
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