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Wednesday Racing: Queen Peta stamps herself as a potential rising star
Racing NSW places ATC under administration five days early
On Wednesday, Racing NSW announced that the Australian Turf Club had been put under administration and would be presided over by Morgan Kelly with the support of a five-person Advisory Committee. The announcement comes five days before the stay of proceedings given by the Court Of Appeal is due to expire on July 13.
July 9th 2026
How many is too many? Australia’s black type numbers
With the Asian Pattern Committee meeting this week to discuss Australia’s black type races ahead of the new season, several organisations have pushed our ‘bloated’ system. But do Australia actually have too many black type races and how do we stack up internationally?
July 9th 2026
Ace Stud snares Reem Three's daughter for 500,000gns at Tattersalls July
A buoyant first day of the 2026 Tattersalls July Sale was topped by 500,000 gns filly Renaissance Lady, daughter of Sheikh Mohammed Obaid's blue hen Reem Three. Ace Stud secured her and another well-bred mare when spending 400,000gns on Wild Angel, a three-quarter-sister to Space Blues.
July 9th 2026
Home Affairs back for round two in 2027 Golden Slipper nominations
The nominations have closed for the 2027 G1 Golden Slipper Stakes, and somewhere amongst the 1875 nominees is a new juvenile champion. TTR analyses the stallions and trainers best represented in the nominations.
July 8th 2026
From big questions to live trials: What racing can learn from innovation labs around the world
Troy Corstens has proposed a Racing Futures Lab and is already in discussions with Racing Victoria about giving the concept structure. We took a look around the world at other industries that have built ways to take ideas from people inside the system, fund them, test them and decide whether they deserve to go further.
July 8th 2026
Strangles poses growing threat as NZ Racing tightens biosecurity measures
With the number of affected properties continuing to rise in the wider Waikato area, New Zealand's thoroughbred industry is strengthening its response to the strangles outbreak, introducing new health requirements while urging horse owners to remain vigilant and prioritise biosecurity.
July 8th 2026
Black Caviar’s granddaughters keep the dream alive
Two impressive maiden winners in the space of five days have continued the emergence of Black Caviar's legacy as a broodmare and her lineage, with Team Hawkes unveiling a pair of promising fillies as the famous damline continues to gather momentum.
July 8th 2026
Troy Corstens: The room racing never built
TTR begins a series asking racing people to name the industry’s biggest problem, but only if they are also prepared to offer a solution. Troy Corstens starts with what he sees as racing’s missing room: a safe place for ideas, built around the question of what the industry would create if it was starting again today.
July 7th 2026
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