It is nothing new for champion Irish trainer Dermot Weld to be in Australia with a horse that is ready and able to win the Melbourne Cup. What is unusual …
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Sebastian Vettel produced the biggest improvement from a starting grid position in 23 years to keep his world title defence firmly on track as Australian teammate Mark Webber crashed out …
Continue reading Vettel grabs third with historic F1 driveNew St George Illawarra recruit Gerard Beale wasted little time in putting his hand up to take over the Dragons’ troubled No.1 jumper as the NRL club returned to pre-season …
Continue reading Beale wants to be Dragons No.1The Brisbane Lions, preparing to send half their squad to a high-altitude camp in Arizona, will excuse star duo Jonathan Brown and Simon Black from the bulk of pre-season training. …
Continue reading Lions keep veterans Brown, Black on iceWith questionable weather set for the Melbourne Cup, punters think there is no chance Prince Charles and Camilla will arrive to Flemington via hot air balloon, with that form of …
Continue reading Charles and Camilla to arrive by boat to Melbourne Cup 20122010 Melbourne Cup placegetter who is a favourite of Australian punters. His spring of 2010 was incredible – I still remember being at Canterbury six weeks before the Melbourne Cup …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup 2012 field preview – MaluckydayEnglish import who won his first four starts in Australia for Gai Waterhouse, including the Newcastle Cup in September and The Metropolitan easily in October. That was amazing in itself, …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup 2012 field preview – Glencadam GoldHigh-profile Brisbane recruit Scott Prince has described the events surrounding his departure from the Gold Coast NRL club he captained as “confusing”. Prince admitted to some first-day nerves when the …
Continue reading Prince says Titans departure confusingFormer Melbourne AFL skipper Brad Green has been recruited by Carlton as a midfield development coach. Green joined former Collingwood mentor Mick Malthouse ahead of their first official pre-season training …
Continue reading Former Demon joins Malthouse at BluesTom Lehman won the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Sunday to become the first golfer to win the Champions Tour season points title two straight years. After shooting 68-63-62 to …
Continue reading Lehman wins Champions Tour finaleTennis great Roger Federer is in no doubt that Novak Djokovic deserves to finish 2012 as the world’s top-ranked player. Federer replaced Djokovic at the top of the standings after …
Continue reading Federer hails Djokovic as ‘real’ No.1The ‘race that stops a nation’ is almost upon us and we have been studying the form for months in anticipation for the race with many of the main chances coming from …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup 2012 tipsLloyd Williams import who was a beaten favourite in the Cox Plate last week. Prior to that, he’d finished fifth in the Memsie Stakes and second in the Dato Tan …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup 2012 field preview – Green MoonDaniel Ricciardo has finished in the world championship points for the sixth time in his first full season in Formula One, taking 10th place in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. …
Continue reading Ricciardo in the F1 points againNicola Matthews is your average Australian. An 18 year old from Canberra, she will be having her first bet on the Melbourne Cup this year – despite her protestations that …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup 2012 tips from a first time punterVictoria’s Rob Quiney expects to slot into No.3 as a direct replacement for injured Australian batsman Shane Watson if he’s called into the first Test against South Africa. The 30-year-old …
Continue reading Quiney ready if injury rules out WatsonEthiopia’s the big query of the field. This time last year, Ethiopia hadn’t even set foot on a racetrack. In fact, he didn’t have his first start until February this …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup 2012 field preview – EthiopiaAmerican Group 1 winner who joined Bart Cummings earlier this year, following a success in the Hollywood Turf Cup in November last year. He took a long time to show …
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