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Saturday preview: Emirates Park's girls embellishing pedigree pages at Randwick

The G1 Black Caviar Lightning launches us into autumn racing, and Giga Kick bids to continue his spring picket fence against the 3-year-olds, while Manaal and Marhoona lead the charge for Michael Freedman's stable on a bumper Randwick card.
Saturday 14th February
Unbeaten Return To Conquer joins Waikato Stud's roster for 2026

Unbeaten in four starts, all in stakes company, Te Akau Racing's Return To Conquer will stand at Waikato Stud in 2026 for NZ$15,000 (plus GST), where the Chitticks hope he will be the next influential sire amongst their ranks.

February 14th 2026

Racing Victoria concedes trainers did not administer Formestane

The investigation into the presence of a breast cancer drug and an anabolic steroid in raceday urine samples dating back to early 2023 took a new step this week, with Racing Victoria reaching an agreement with implicated trainers to concede they did not administer the drugs.

February 14th 2026

A Message to the Thoroughbred Industry: Some things are worth defending

On Tuesday, The Thoroughbred Report, journalist Kit Gow and managing director Vicky Leonard were served with a personal defamation claim filed by Peter V’landys in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

February 13th 2026

Racing NSW and ATC back in court over request for information

A dispute over alleged theft within the ATC’s catering operations escalated to the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday, with the club seeking to prevent Racing NSW from issuing a formal direction under the Thoroughbred Racing Act to compel information relating to its catering business.

February 13th 2026

What the median doesn’t tell you about Inglis Classic

A static median price at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale over the past four years doesn’t tell the true story of what is happening for vendors. TTR's quadrant analysis for the 2026 sales demonstrates a static top end and a lift at the bottom of the market, and great buyer diversity with the top eight lots all by different sires.

February 13th 2026

Science Corner: Peak performance means maximum welfare

Welcome to this edition of the Science Corner, brought to you by AgriFutures Australia, where we delve into recent findings in equine research that have significant implications for the thoroughbred industry.

February 13th 2026

Trial report: Bjorn Baker launching autumn assault with smart juveniles

Amongst the more eye-catching 2-year-olds trialling at Rosehill Gardens on Thursday morning was a trio of Bjorn Baker-trained horses that laid out statements ahead of the autumn. Also, an ice cold trial win from the promising Ninja and a Trapeze Artist flyer up in Beaudesert.

February 13th 2026

Wednesday racing: Well-bred Vinnie quartet impress across Eastern seaboard

It was an exciting Wednesday for I Am Invincible, with four blueblooded winners across the eastern states and a fifth well-bred descendant across the Tasman at Te Aroha. Juvenile Scintillation flew his flag against the older horses at Gosford, while Battuta put it all together at Doomben.

February 12th 2026

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