Tom Pidcock doubled up with the cross-country victory Sunday at Crans-Montana in the WHOOP UCI MTB World Series. He finished a full minute ahead of runner-up Mathias Flückiger (Thömus Maxon). Luca Braidot (Santa Cruz RockShox Pro Team) outsprinted XCO World Cup leader Nino Schurter (Scott-SRAM MTB Racing) for third place, the duo 2:05 behind the...
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Scotland vs Switzerland: Bet £10 & Get £30 in free bets PLUS extra 50 free spins
TOTE have a wonderful offer ahead of Scotland’s crucial Euros clash with Switzerland this evening. Brand new punters who register an account and stake a tenner will receive a £20 free bet to spend on football, a £10 bonus on horse racing plus an extra 50 free spins! Find The Sun’s betting publishing principles here...
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‘He had a fiver on it’: Aussie’s brush with King in $1.2m win
A humble horse trainer from Ballarat has experienced a brush with British royalty after winning one of Europe’s most esteemed races. Victorian mare Asfoora ($6) stormed to victory in the $1.2 million King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday night. Her trainer Henry Dwyer made the trip to London for the iconic event...
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Women’s Tour de Suisse: Demi Vollering seals first title to extend winning run
Demi Vollering clinched her first Women’s Tour de Suisse title in style to extend her winning streak in stage races. The Dutchwoman, 27, made it four race victories in less than two months by winning the fourth and final stage in Champagne, Switzerland on Tuesday. The SD Worx-Protime rider had an 82-second advantage over Neve...
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Celestial Legend Highlighted a Great Day for Arrowfield Sires | Breednet
Outstanding 3YO Celestial Legend gave owner Bon Ho another G1 win and exciting 2YO Switzerland kept his unbeaten record intact and confirmed himself a serious Golden Slipper contender as Inglis graduates flexed their muscle on a big day of autumn racing. Celestial Legend (Dundeel) was the highlight act, winning the G1 Randwick Guineas for trainer...
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Seize the Grey wins Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas, ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid | TSN
BALTIMORE (AP) — D. Wayne Lukas worked his way to Seize the Grey after his horse won the Preakness Stakes and kept getting interrupted by well-wishes offering congratulations. “I think they’re trying to get rid of me,” Lukas said. “They probably want me to retire. I don’t think that’ll happen.” Not when the 88-year-old Hall...
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2024 Preakness date and time: When is the race, how to watch, odds, horses and weather
The 2024 Preakness Stakes (Saturday, May 18 on NBC/Peacock) will be the 149th running of the annual horse race in Baltimore. It’s the yearly second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown pursuit. Mystik Dan will be running in this year’s Preakness after some doubt that he would run in the race due to the short...
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Everything you need to know about the horses running the Preakness on Saturday
Immediately following Mystik Dan’s win in Kentucky Derby 150, trainer Ken McPeek said he wasn’t sure he’d send the colt to run in the Preakness. His comment was met with widespread skepticism, and justifiably so: Last weekend, McPeek confirmed that his Derby winner would indeed contest the second leg of the Triple Crown. Two other...
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Who will win the 2024 Preakness? Picks including longshots from experts, enthusiasts and more
I grew up in a family that always had cats and that often went to the racetrack. I was in kindergarten when my father started teaching me to read past performances. Learning the data-based approach didn’t stop my mother and me from betting every horse that had “cat” or “kitty” or “kitten” in its name....
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Debate lingers over restoring the prestige of the Preakness | TSN
BALTIMORE (AP) — D. Wayne Lukas sat in his corner of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course earlier this week and pointed several stalls down. “Thank God the Derby horse came,” Lukas said, referring to Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan running in the Preakness. “It isn’t always a cinch.” It used to be automatic, something that until recent years made...
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Switzerland’s Nemo tops Eurovision jury vote
Switzerland singer Nemo Mettler has topped the Eurovision Song Contest jury vote amid protests objecting to Israel’s competing. The non-binary singer, 24, in a pink skirt and fluffy jumper, balanced on a tipping metal disc as they sang their opera-dance blend The Code on Saturday evening at the Malmo Arena in Sweden. They came top...
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2024 Kentucky Derby best longshot picks: Six horses that have a chance to pay big
More than anything else, horse racing is about making money. More than the pomp, more than the hats, more than the fancy cocktails, the sport runs on gambling, and as we’ve seen, a longshot can make his way to the winner’s circle, causing exultation in those holding winning tickets and dejection in those who aren’t....