Punchestown Festival News: Paisley Park taking on Champion Stayers challenge
Paisley Park will leave the confines of the UK for the first time to race in the Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle at Punchestown on Thursday, April 28.
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Punchestown Festival: Paisley Park primed for Stayers' prize
Emma Lavelle's Paisley Park will compete away from home turf for the first time when he contests the Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle at Punchestown on Thursday.
Pato O’Ward refocused after 2022 IndyCar season that started ‘with so much noise’
As 32 engines crank up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week, the 2022 NTT IndyCar season somehow has gotten quieter for Pato O’Ward and his Arrow McLaren SP team.
American dream: when Australian sport tries to crack the US market
The NRL could be on the verge of an American Dream, a season opener with the potential to make rugby league relevant in the United States. The competition has reportedly revived discussions about staging a historic premiership game between Manly and South Sydney in Los Angeles to open the 2023 campaign. Clubs will be banking on the Hollywood pull power of Rabbitohs owner Russell Crowe and Sea Eagles supporter Hugh Jackman three years after plans in 2019 fell through.
Former US Olympic star acquitted of shooting horse trainer by reason of insanity
A jury in New Jersey found a former Olympic equestrian rider and star trainer was not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting of a woman living at his training centre three years ago, the Associated Press reported.
Why it may be time for Alexander Rossi to change teams
Back in 2019, this writer rated Alexander Rossi as the best IndyCar driver of the season. Yes, he’d missed out on the title – indeed, he slipped to third in points at the final round – but the Andretti Autosport driver made fewer mistakes than champion Josef Newgarden, despite having the best car on fewer weekends, and despite being just as aggressive.
Grosjean driving "a little bit differently" now eyeing IndyCar title bid
The Andretti Autosport driver climbed from sixth on the grid to deliver his first podium for his new team and the fourth of his 19-race-old IndyCar career.
Josef Newgarden outlasts Romain Grosjean to give General Motors a California sweep in Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Josef Newgarden won for the first time on the downtown streets of Long Beach, holding off Romain Grosjean on Sunday to make Team Penske 3 for 3 to open the IndyCar season.