Melbourne Cup heroine eyes the Arc
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Makybe Diva strengthened her claim to be the finest staying racemare that Australia has seen when she won the two-mile Melbourne Cup for the second year running in the early hours of yesterday.
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The big names in women's skiing are hitting form just in time for the start of next week's world championships, promising some fascinating battles.
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The latest champion, and possibly the most convincing.
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Julia Mancuso is one of four women in contention for the World Cup trophy with five days of racing left in the season.
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When Pleasantly Perfect won the Breeders&#39; Cup World Thoroughbred Championship Classic last year, he didn&#39;t have to go very far - the event was held at his home track in Santa Anita.
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MELBOURNE - Melbourne Cup second favourite Vinnie Roe is a definite runner in today&#39;s A$4.6 million ($5.07 million) race. Despite almost no rain falling at Flemington overnight, trainer Dermot Weld said the horse would &quot;take his chance&quot;.
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Former pre-Melbourne Cup favourite She&#39;s Archie&#39;s chances of running in Tuesday&#39;s big race brightened considerably yesterday when she passed a veterinary inspection.
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MELBOURNE: Makybe Diva crushed the hopes of the Irish, English and Kiwis when racing into the record books of Australian racing with her second successive Melbourne Cup victory at a saturated Flemington.
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TONY EASTLEY: While Australia won more gold overnight in the cycling as well as a silver in a thrilling finish in the women&#39;s triathlon, it&#39;s fair to say that all eyes were on the efforts of Jana Pittman this morning in the women&#39;s 400 metres hurdles.
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Players on the women&#39;s tour will be scrambling for final points this week as they attempt to secure spots in lucrative season-ending WTA Championships.
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For only the 22nd time in the raceâs 139-year history, a filly will run against the 3-year-old colts in the Belmont Stakes this weekend.
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SAVABEEL is still very much in the Melbourne Cup mix and champion apprentice jockey Nicholas Ryan is on standby to ride the colt in the Big One on Tuesday.
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IRISH stayer Vinnie Roe firmed from $6 to $5.50 for this afternoon&#39;s Melbourne Cup as a storm reached Flemington bringing strong winds and rain.
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SHE admits to being scared, but tomorrow night&#39;s New York Marathon could set Australian Benita Johnson on a new path to international distance-running stardom.
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WITH the heavens set to open over Melbourne this morning, one of Australia&#39;s biggest bookmakers predicts a rush of money so large for Irish galloper Vinnie Roe that he will become the new favourite for today&#39;s Melbourne Cup.
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and as many as 15,000 tipped to head to Adelaide&#39;s biggest Melbourne Cup party at Morphettville Racecourse â-ere praying for the rain to stay away.
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Makybe Diva became the first mare to win the Melbourne Cup twice, successfully defending her title Tuesday in Australia&#39;s most famous race.