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Middle Earth Ascot

18 May 2026

Tweenhills-bred Middle Earth wins Australian Gr.3

Middle Earth, who was born, raised and grazed at Tweenhills, gained his first Stakes success in Australia when winning the Gr.3 JRA Chairman’s Handicap at Doomben on Saturday. Middle Earth began his racing career with John & Thady Gosden in the s ...
151119 LIGHTNING SPEAR9

12 May 2026

Sibling Rivelry on way to matching her brother

Lightning Spear’s good run continued on Monday night when his daughter Sibling Rivelry made a winning return at Windsor. The Iffraaj mare Aliyana has produced 3 runners by Lightning Spear and they have won 12 races between them, all for Spear’s train ...
Royal Velvet

11 May 2026

Velvet smooth in giving Spear Gr.3 success

There can’t be any more likeable racehorses in training than Royal Velvet – and Susie Hartley’s homebred by Lightning Spear is now a Gr. 3 winner after taking the Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield on Saturday.It was only a few weeks ago that we ...
Eddy

30 Apr 2026

Tweenhills’ Thurtle celebrates Edwardstone Gr.1 win

When Edwardstone rolled back the years to win his forth Gr.1 in the Celebration Chase at Sandown last Saturday at the age of 12 it was a day to remember for Tweenhills’ Nominations and Marketing supremo Alice Thurtle. Alice’s family bred and race Edw ...
Roaring Lion Temporary Background

27 Apr 2026

Roaring Lion mares wins on first start for years

Queen Lioness, who was born, raised and grazed at Tweenhills, made a remarkable return to racing on Saturday when winning at 50/1 at Limerick for trainer Mark Fahey. It was her first start for almost three years.Queen Lioness is by Roaring Lion out o ...
Royal Velvet1

17 Apr 2026

Lightning filly strikes for eighth time

When owner-breeder Susie Hartley made the decision to send her winning Epaulette mare Velvet Morn to Lightning Spear she surely didn’t dream that the resulting offspring would be so successful. Their daughter Royal Velvet won her eighth race from 20 ...