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Tommy’s legacy lives on New
Date: 10-Nov-2026
The lessons Greg Cornish learned as a teenager from legendary Phar Lap strapper and trainer Tommy Woodcock remain at the heart of his training philosophy.
Greg is proud to have been Tommy Woodcock’s final apprentice before he died in 1985.
Greg hadn’t planned to become a trainer, but racing was in his blood and he needed a way to stay in the game after his riding career ended.
Now in Beaudesert, recent Ipswich victories brought his story full circle, drawing on the lessons he learned from Tommy Woodcock decades earlier.
The Torque Factor, bred at Arrowfield Stud, is by the late champion sire Snitzel. He sold for $120,000 at the 2023 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
But, after developing cardiac arrythmia, he was bought by one of his original owners for just $900 in an Inglis online sale in March and sent to Greg.
To read more about Greg Cornish’s story in the Ipswich Tribune Today, click here.
Story: Peter Foley
Photo: Trackside Photography
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