Top weight Gold Trip lands the Melbourne Cup
Mark Zahra produced Gold Trip with a perfectly-timed challenge to lift the Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
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Horse racing-Gold Trip bolts home to win the Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE -Gold Trip won the A$8 million ($5.14 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, thundering home in the final straight to win Australia's "race that stops the nation" by a length and a half from Emissary.
Whitelock replaces injured Cane as All Blacks skipper
Veteran second-row Sam Whitelock will captain New Zealand on their current northern hemisphere tour with regular skipper Sam Cane sidelined by a broken cheekbone, forwards coach Jason Ryan said on Monday.
Horse racing-Gold Trip wins the Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE -Gold Trip won the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, thundering home in the final straight to win Australia's "race that stops the nation" by a length and a half from Emissary.
Horse racing-Gold Trip wins Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE : Gold Trip won the A$8 million ($6.00 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday.
Horse racing-Police investigate after black sludge poured on Melbourne Cup track
MELBOURNE : Police are investigating alleged vandalism at Flemington Racecourse in the lead-up to the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday after an oily, black substance was poured onto the track.
Fritz wins in Paris to remain in hunt for ATP Finals spot
PARIS: Taylor Fritz of the United States stayed in contention for one of the two remaining ATP Finals spots by beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday. The ninth-seeded Fritz rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the opening set and took the second by winning the last four games. Davidovich Fokina made 24 unforced errors to just nine for Fritz.
Youngster Volpato fires Roma past 10-man Verona and into top four
Jose Mourinho's team were level heading into the final two minutes at the Stadio Bentegodi but 18-year-old Volpato met Nemanja Matic's low cross with a perfect first time finish to put the away side ahead.