Image: Steve Hart Weather forecast key consideration for Coolmore’s Everest conundrum Coolmore’s slot for The Everest is up in the air after colt Switzerland put himself back on the map in winning the Roman Consul Stakes at Rosehill. The discussions now begin for the global breeding empire with consultations between Switzerland’s trainer Chris Waller and trainers...
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Mystery deepens over final Everest runner as owners offer to lease slot
Overpass has proved among the best sprinters in the country by winning last year’s Winterbottom Stakes as well as the first two runnings of The Quokka, worth $5 million this year. He finished 10th in last year’s The Everest, but only four lengths behind the winner, Think About It. Baker has had a deliberate plan...
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Racing mourns death of Melbourne Cup icon
John Patterson, Flemington‘s longest-serving clerk of the course has died aged 86. Patterson led back 44 Melbourne Cup winners after victory in the race the stops the nation. The horse walk at the venue was renamed Patterson Avenue in his honour last year. LIVE UPDATES: AFL trade period, day four READ MORE: Panthers boss reveals...
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Trainer mystified after horse tests positive to meth
The spring carnival has been rocked by confirmation a race-winning horse has tested positive to methamphetamine. In a statement, Racing Victoria stewards confirmed a “prohibited substance” was detected in a urine sample taken from Justdoit after it won race three at Flemington on August 3. The horse is trained by Luke Oliver, who reportedly received...
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Swiss police detain several people after Sarco ‘suicide pod’ used
Several people have been taken into police custody in Switzerland after the Sarco suicide pod was used in the northern Schaffhausen canton on Monday, local time. It is the first time a person has died by suicide in the capsule which releases nitrogen gas into the sealed chamber to end a person’s life within minutes....
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UCI World Championships: Remco Evenepoel wins elite men’s time trial to complete Olympics-Worlds double
Image 1 of 11 Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) winning the World Championships ITT(Image credit: Getty Images) Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) followed up his Olympic time trial title with a successful defence of his world title in Zurich(Image credit: Getty Images) The podium trio in Zurich – Evenepoel, Filippo Ganna, and Edoardo Affini(Image credit: Getty Images) Tobias Foss...
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Switzerland unlikely for Golden Rose
Image: Steve Hart Switzerland is unlikely to take his place in the Group 1 Golden Rose Switzerland is unlikely to take his place in the Group 1 Golden Rose with trainer Chris Waller leaning towards re-routing his spring path towards the Roman Consul Stakes. The Group winner disappointed first-up when failing to beat a rival home in the...
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UCI Road World Championships 2024 – Elite-U23 women’s road race contenders
The 2024 UCI Road World Championships will host the combined elite-U23 women’s road race on the event’s penultimate day, September 29, from Uster to Zurich, Switzerland. The 154.1km race route is expected to cater to the classics specialists given the hilly terrain, circuit-style final loop and fast run-in to Zurich. The race will begin in...
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UCI Road World Championships 2024: Elite men’s road race contenders
The 2024 UCI Road World Championships end with the elite men’s road race on Sunday, September 29, the day after the elite women’s race, creating a thrilling final weekend of rainbow jersey racing. The 273.9 km Zurich road race route is finely balanced. Mathieu van der Poel, Mads Pedersen and others are convinced they can...
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UCI Road World Championships 2024 – U23 Men Road Race contenders
The U23 men’s road race at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships is wide open this year, with last year’s winner Axel Laurance (France) and two other riders from the top six not participating in Switzerland. The U23 men’s route will feature a similar distance and elevation gain to the route in Scotland, this time...
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Swiss conservative party seeks referendum against Eurovision contest
The small conservative party must collect 2,000 valid signatures by October 26 to force a referendum. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The Swiss Federal Democratic Union (EDU) is launching a referendum to prevent the Eurovision Song Contest from taking place in...
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Prix Niel winner Sosie supplants Vega as Arc favourite
Sosie is the new favourite for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after claiming the notable scalp of Look De Vega in the Qatar Prix Niel at Longchamp. Look De Vega was a warm order to maintain his unbeaten record and cement his place at the head of ante-post lists for next month’s showpiece event...