Hamilton can take pressure - Hill
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Damon Hill says Lewis Hamilton will keep his cool in Brazil as he seeks to become Formula One’s youngest world champion.
Katchit is caught out
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Reigning champion hurdler Katchit was beaten on his reappearance at Kempton on Sunday when he went down to Snap Tie.
Murtagh to ride Septimus
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Johnny Murtagh has been confirmed as the partner for Septimus in the Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 4.
Finjaan set for early test
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Marcus Tregoning has one eye on next year’s 2,000 Guineas after Finjaan’s solid effort in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes.
Racing: Trio of dudes combine for last-stride win
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
James McDonald had already ridden 18 winners this season and Graeme Boyd had yet to train his first New Zealand winner.
But the two were on even footing in the Tauranga weighing room when it came to riding instructions for Ginga…
Racing: Ready for Melbourne Cup shake-up
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Winning group one races means different things to different people.
Don’t underestimate what winning Saturday’s A$2.5 million Caulfield Cup means to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum.
To most of us it would be the huge winner’s…
Racing: Beaten NZ star returns top trial
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Cambridge galloper Nom Du Jeu stands as a major threat to the European challenge for the Melbourne Cup after his brilliant surge into second in the Caulfield Cup on Saturday.
Nom Du Jeu has pulled up well from his run and is likely…
Racing: Princess ready to sit on Cox Plate throne
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Matamata mare Princess Coup is set to leave for Melbourne on Wednesday on her Cox Plate tilt after pleasing trainer Mark Walker in a gallop at Tauranga races on Saturday.
Princess Coup, the $3 favourite for the Cox Plate (2040m)…
Racing: Price has eminent Victoria Derby hope
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Improving 3-year-old Pre Eminence emerged as Mick Price’s best chance to win the Victoria Derby since 2003 runner-up Kempinsky when he led most of the way in the Norman Robinson Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
Price said Pre Eminence…
Racing: Weary Hussler to be spelled
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Weekend Hussler will be spelled after he struggled home back of midfield in the Caulfield Cup on Saturday.
Weekend Hussler pulled out to make his run rounding the home turn, but at the top of the straight it was clear he was under…
Racing: How your Cup fancy ran
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Caulfield Cup jockeys sum up their efforts on Saturday.
Kerrin McEvoy (All The Good): “It’s just a fantastic feeling. I got caught three deep but had cover and travelled great all the way and maintained that spot. He picked…
Johnson Drives to Dominating Win
Oct 20, 2008 NASCAR
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Oct. 18) -Jimmie Johnson has won at Martinsville Speedway, padding his lead in his bid for a third straight title with four races to go.
Jimmy-proofing the Chase (Yahoo! Sports)
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Jimmie Johnson has now won 13 Chase races, which begs the question, does the Chase favor a driver who’s at his best on these 10 particular tracks?
Martinsville Observations (Yahoo! Sports)
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Thoughts and questions following Jimmie Johnson’s win in Sunday’s TUMS QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
Stewart gearing up for emotional end with Gibbs (AP)
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Tony Stewart bubbles with enthusiasm when he discusses the new team he’s building, even while acknowledging that it is exhausting doing that and racing.
Johnson continues his Martinsville domination (AP)
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Jimmie Johnson is on a roll again, and whether he’s willing to admit it or not, while everyone else in NASCAR is chasing him, he’s chasing history.
Sprint car driver dies in crash (AP)
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
Police were reviewing video footage Monday of a weekend sprint car crash that killed a 28-year-old driver at a western Sydney track. Scott Darley was driving one of the front cars in a 21-lap qualifying race Saturday when his sprint car veered off the track and became airborne before landing on its side and crashing into a concrete wall.
Chase breakdown: Martinsville (Yahoo! Sports)
Oct 20, 2008 Motor Sport
With his sixth victory of the season, Jimmie Johnson continues to leave the Chase field in his dust.
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