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The long game: Inside Gerry Harvey’s unusual path to the racetrack

TTR takes a closer look at the way Gerry Harvey prepares Baramul’s retained yearlings for racing, where patient education, repeated spells and unconventional work such as dressage can come well before a permanent trainer is chosen.
Tuesday 15th September
Stable Tours: Pondalowie has Sparta Racing dreaming of more Group spoils

Emmalee and David Browne of Sparta Racing head deeper into spring with an exciting team, led by the last start G2 Let's Elope Stakes winner Pondalowie, while a bunch of new-season 2-year-olds look ready to build towards the future. The duo also have targets around the lucrative Victorian country circuit racing with some of their proven performers.

September 15th 2026

Welcometotheshow welcomes Donaldson-Aitken to the stakes winning club

Tyler Donaldson-Aitken’s first stakes winner at Flemington has arrived not much over 15 months into his training career, but Welcometotheshows breakthrough is the product of years the trainer has spent learning, breaking, educating and preparing horses, learning his craft and now training them.

September 15th 2026

Hong Kong Review: Doubles all across the card

The second Sha Tin meeting for the season was all about doubles with Deep Field scoring a pair of winners. Jockeys Zac Purton, Derek Leung, and Ellis Wong all had a double, as did trainers Danny Shum and Manfred Man. The theme continued as the 1400-metre class five record was broken twice.

September 15th 2026

International News: O’Brien family dominates Curragh Group 1s

The O’Brien training dynasty won all four Group 1 races at the Curragh on Sunday. Aidan O'Brien senior led the family's Group 1 fortunes with the G1 Moyglare victory of Sun Goddess and the G1 Irish St Leger win by Scandinavia. Sons Donnacha's Comanche Brave secured Flying Five glory and Joseph's Folsom Blues garnered the Vincent O'Brien National.

September 15th 2026

The colts vindicating Ridgmont's approach to stallion prospect selection

Ridgmont only invest in a handful of colts every year, but on Saturday, two yearlings they bought at Magic Millions in 2025 cemented themselves as serious stallion prospects on the rise. Mitch Cunningham and bloodstock agent Jim Clarke discuss the journey with G2 Run To The Rose winner Warwoven and G3 Poseidon Stakes winner Paradoxium as both aim for Group 1 goals this spring.

September 14th 2026

Winning more than ribbons at Racing Victoria's Off The Track Carnival

There might have been $260,000 on the line for competitors at Racing Victoria's Off The Track Carnival this weekend, but the real wins for many came beyond the score sheets. Personal best performances and a sense of community were among the highlights for the riders of the 500 retired Thoroughbreds that converged on Boneo Park.

September 14th 2026

European news: Highwayman and Saffie Osborne make St Leger history

Saffie Osborne made history on Saturday, becoming the first female rider to win a British Classic when guiding Highwayman to victory in the G1 St Leger. The performance bodes well for the G1 Melbourne Cup with the galloper expected to make his way down under as part of Joseph O'Brien's Cup contingent.

September 14th 2026

Northern American news: Notable Speech defends Woodbine Mile

Canada's Woodbine hosted four Grade I events on Saturday, headlined by the return of Godolphin's Notable Speech, who claimed back to back editions of the G1 Woodbine Mile. It was one leg of a top level double for rider William Buick, who rode fellow Godolphin galloper Al Hudaiba to victory in the G1 Summer Stakes.

September 14th 2026

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