Qualifiers through the Lexus Quality (Hotham Handicap) since 1987 and where they finished in the Melbourne Cup. Until 2005, both first and second placegetters in the race were guaranteed a …
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A careless riding supension from Derby Day will not affect Tye Angland riding in the Melbourne Cup but he will miss a Group One ride later in the week. Angland …
Continue reading Angland suspended but free to ride in Melbourne Cup 2014He might still be learning his craft but Deep Field has shown just why he is talked about as Australia’s next sprinting superstar with a Group Two win at Flemington. …
Continue reading Deep Field passes his biggest testThe All Blacks enjoyed a romp under the Chicago sun to beat a hapless United States 74-6 in their historic Test at Soldier Field. In the first rugby international played …
Continue reading All Blacks dish out rugby lesson to USThe Kiwis says they will take a lesson from their great escape win over exciting Four Nations rugby league underdogs Samoa. The 14-12 result in Whangarei leaves New Zealand with …
Continue reading Kiwis to learn from great escapeFlavia Pennetta defeated Carla Suarez Navarro to set up a championship clash with Andrea Petkovic in the final of the WTA Tournament Of Champions in Sofia on Saturday. Pennetta, who …
Continue reading Pennetta, Petkovic reach WTA Sofia finalAfter two agonisingly close defeats, Samoa face the challenge for lifting themselves back up for their final Four Nations pool match against Australia. But experienced NRL second rower Frank Pritchard …
Continue reading Samoa target big effort against KangaroosHalfback Cooper Cronk admits the Kangaroos are wary of the threat posed by England halves Gareth Widdop and Matty Smith in Sunday’s must-win Four Nations rugby league clash. Widdop cemented …
Continue reading Kangaroos wary of England halvesTrainer Kris Lees believes Lucia Valentina has come on from her Caulfield Cup placing as the mare prepares to tackle uncharted territory in the Melbourne Cup. The four-year-old started favourite …
Continue reading Lees pleased with Lucia’s Melbourne Cup 2014 preparationsFortune deserted Johnny Murtagh in two Melbourne Cup rides but he is counting on two of Australia’s best jockeys to win the race with his first runners as a trainer. …
Continue reading Murtagh puts 2014 Melbourne Cup faith in Oliver, ArnoldFillies from the Robert Smerdon stable could dominate the make-up of the VRC Oaks field, depending on the outcome of the Wakeful Stakes. Smerdon has the two market leaders for …
Continue reading Wakeful key to Smerdon 2014 VRC Oaks Field numbersNorth Queensland is a popular destination for horses struggling in Sydney but Our Boy Malachi will reverse the trend when he heads to Rosehill. The winner of 13 of his …
Continue reading Our Boy set to make the grade in SydneyThe travelling days of veteran Red Cadeaux are not over yet with another trip to Australia early next year on the radar. English trainer Ed Dunlop said Group One races …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup Field: Dunlop eyeing off Sydney with Red CadeauxThe All Blacks went on a romp under the Chicago sun to beat a hapless United States 74-6 in their historic Test at Soldier Field. In the first rugby international …
Continue reading All Blacks dish out rugby lesson to USABarbarians coach John Kirwan reckons Australia should do everything they can to get winger Nick Cummins back from Japan in time for next year’s World Cup. But Wallabies coach Michael …
Continue reading Kirwan calls for Cummins returnNico Rosberg broke free of Lewis Hamilton’s stranglehold to seize his ninth pole position of the Formula One season on Saturday when he topped a tense qualifying session for Sunday’s …
Continue reading Rosberg on pole for US Grand PrixRising Melbourne Rebels backrower Sean McMahon looks poised for a Test call-up against Wales after seizing an unexpected opportunity against the Barbarians. McMahon came off the bench just 19 minutes …
Continue reading McMahon in line for Wallabies Test call-upThe Wallabies have kicked off their European rugby tour and the Michael Cheika era with a thrilling 40-36 win over a lively Barbarians outfit at Twickenham. A crowd of almost …
Continue reading Wallabies hold Barbarians in thriller
