Makybe Diva joins racing immortals
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MAKYBE Diva joined racing&#39;s immortals with a commanding win in the $4.6 million Melbourne Cup today. Backed into 5-2 favouritism by a flood of money from around the country, she became the first mare to win
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MAKYBE Diva, the shortest-priced favourite to win the Melbourne Cup in 50 years, inspired a record $126 million betting frenzy on the nation&#39;s TABs today.
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ATHENS, Greece - Japanâs Mizuki Noguchi held off Kenyaâs Catherine Ndereba to win the womenâs marathon gold medal Sunday on the legendary ancient course that gave the race its name.
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Cheri Kenah, the five-time runner-up at the US Indoor 3,000 meters who gave birth to twins less than a year ago, will be running. So will last year's BAA Half Marathon winner, Marie Davenport.
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D Wayne Lukas, the most successful trainer of all time at the Breeders&#39; Cup, caused a sensation today when he revealed 2002 Distaff winner and Horse of the Year Azeri will tackle Saturday&#39;s Breeders&#39; Cup Classic.
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Sport: Horse racing: Gemma Briggs looks at how female jockeys are giving the men a run for their money
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A competition has already been held to find a name for the first foal from the champion New Zealand racemare Sunline. The filly foal, by outstanding Irish galloper Rock Of Gibraltar, was born
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A clash between the world&#39;s two best equine females is on the cards after Makybe Diva outgunned the gallant Irish stayer Vinnie Roe to win yesterday&#39;s Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
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Makybe Diva thwarted a mighty effort from Vinnie Roe at a stormlashed Flemington racecourse today by becoming the first mare in history to win the Melbourne Cup two years running.
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ATHENS Kelly Holmes has spent more than a decade chasing Maria Mutola. On Monday, when it mattered, she finally caught her. Since her first world title in 1993, Mutola, 31, has been the great predator of women&#39;s middle distance running.
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There&#39;s more at stake for Pleasantly Perfect in the $4 million Breeders&#39; Cup Classic than trying to repeat last year&#39;s victory.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Meseret Defar set a world record in the women's 2-mile at the Van Damme Memorial meet Friday, smashing her own mark by almost 12 seconds.
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FILDERSTADT, Germany : Amelie Mauresmo underlined her world number one credentials by surging into the quarter-finals of the 650,000-dollar WTA event with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Patty Schynder.
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The favourite for today&#39;s race at Flemington is attempting to become the first mare to win two Melbourne Cups and just the fifth horse in the race&#39;s 143-year history to win it
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The king of Breeders&#39; Cup trainers is pursuing his record 18th victory on horse racing&#39;s biggest stage in a surprising way.
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There are at least two trainers who think the correct move with Azeri is to run in the Breeders&#39; Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge (gr.
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Three seasons removed from his last as an active stallion, Deputed Testamony lives a quiet life on Bonita Farm in Darlington, Md., at 27 the oldest living Preakness Stakes winner.