Champion test for Dark
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
Won In The Dark could test his Cheltenham credentials in the Toshiba Champion Hurdle on January 25 according to trainer Sabrina Harty.
Calgary impressive on debut
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
The Henrietta Knight-trained Calgary Bay made a big impression at Cheltenham on Thursday.
Katchit to take a break
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
Alan King has revealed that Katchit will be given a break from training as part of his build-up to the defence of his Champion Hurdle crown.
Sizing trainer keeps faith
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
Trainer Henry de Bromhead is keeping faith with Sizing Europe despite another disappointing performance behind Sublimity.
Cheltenham beats the cold
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
The New Year’s Day meetings at Cheltenham and Fakenham have both been passed fit for action, though frost has wiped out Catterick.
Sandown to look again
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
Officials at Sandown have called an 8am inspection on Saturday morning ahead of the afternoon meeting featuring the Tolworth Hurdle.
Racing: Birthday girl Spratt kicks off celebrations a day early
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
Sam Spratt would have been happy not to have ridden at Tauranga today on her 24th birthday.
She felt winning yesterday’s $125,000 Rich Hill Mile at Ellerslie on Culminate was enough reason to celebrate and have today off.
But…
Racing: Rider atones in Cup triumph
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
Faith was the operative word after the Don Ha Real Estate City of Auckland Cup at Ellerslie yesterday.
Faith from punters that Six O’Clock News, the horse with the biggest reputation in the country, would finally deliver. And faith…
Racing: Massive Railway Stakes boilover
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
This wasn’t the racing upset of this century, this was the upset of the last century.
And who better to engage for the riding than the longshot king, comeback jockey Mark Hills.
Jacowils became the longest-priced winner of Ellerslie’s…
Carlin confirm VW engine switch
Jan 1, 2009 F3
Carlin Motorsport have confirmed their switch to Volkswagen power in Formula 3 after announcing deals with Red Bull Junior drivers Brendon Hartley and Daniel Ricciardo yesterday
Bear plans remain on hold
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
Future plans for Straw Bear remain fluid following the gelding’s disappointing performance in the Christmas Hurdle on Boxing Day.
Racing: Track queen keeping tight rein on Ellerslie nerves
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
There might be thousands of pairs of eyes on her and hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake but racing star Sam Spratt is taking it all in her stride.
Twenty-four-year-old Spratt, the country’s number-one female jockey, will…
SMI completes purchase of Kentucky Speedway (AP)
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
Speedway Motorsports Inc. purchased Kentucky Speedway, clearing the way for SMI owner Bruton Smith to try and bring a coveted NASCAR Sprint Cup race to the 1.5-mile tri-oval in northern Kentucky.
Report: Petty, GEM to merge (Yahoo! Sports)
Jan 1, 2009 Motor Sport
Petty Enterprises will merge with Gillett Evernham, ending a 60-year run for the Pettys.
Kawasaki exit a shock for riders
Jan 1, 2009 MotoGP
Marco Melandri and John Hopkins have both been taken aback by news that Kawasaki is set to confirm its withdrawal from MotoGP within days.
O’Neill returns to BTCC
Jan 1, 2009 BTCC
Two-time British Touring Car Championship race-winner Paul O’Neill will return to the series in 2009, after penning a deal to race a Honda Integra-R for Tech-Speed Motorsport.
Poulsen joins Engstler for full season
Jan 1, 2009 WTCC
Former rally driver Kristian Poulsen will join the World Touring Car Championship for a full campaign in 2009 with Team Engstler.
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