As an owner, Thomas has enjoyed success in recent years with gallopers such as Acrophobic, who Hatfield prepares, while Montenegro Man won 11 races including the Cairns Newmarket in 2024.
Thomas’ horses race in orange and black silks with lightning bolts which were designed to emulate his favourite NRL side, the Wests Tigers.
The passionate industry participant got his love for the game from his Pop who owned a number of horses in regional New South Wales when Thomas was a youngster.
On top of pre-training his horses, Thomas also runs a cattle property in Central Queensland.
“I have built a little track here where I live and then take them to the beach as well as swimming them,” he said.
“I have been trying different things to freshen it up. I do all the pre-training for all my horses up here.