Racing: Vinne Roe a certain starter for Melbourne Cup
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MELBOURNE - Melbourne Cup second favourite Vinnie Roe is a definite runner in today&#39;s A$4.6 million ($5.07 million) race. Despite almost no rain falling at Flemington overnight, trainer Dermot Weld said the horse would &quot;take his chance&quot;.
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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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Defending champion Makybe Diva won the $4.2-million Cdn Melbourne Cup on Tuesday to become the first mare in the 144-year history of Australia&#39;s most famous horse race to win twice.
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MELBOURNE: Two dancers and a diva can cut an artistic flourish to the finish of today&#39;s Melbourne Cup, but if Irish champion Vinnie Roe starts in the race, the calls of &quot;bravo&quot; are more likely to be for him.
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MELBOURNE: If Australian confidence counts for anything, Makybe Diva will be in the record books after today&#39;s Melbourne Cup. The six-year-old mare was heavily backed yesterday to win the
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PHILLIP ISLAND - Italian Valentino Rossi, closing in on a fourth consecutive premier race world title, grabbed provisional pole after initial qualifying at the Australian MotoGP earlier today.
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&quot;I made a great start and that put me in front. That was very important because behind me hell arrived at the first corner!&quot; - that was Valentino Rossi&#39;s description of the turn one mayhem which eliminated
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The eight expected starters in the Breedersâ Cup Classic include the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes winners, a European champion, and the Kentucky Derby runner-up.
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The racing future of the dual Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva is likely to be overseas. She has already made history by becoming the first mare to win back to back cups and only the fourth horse in the race&#39;s
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Makybe Diva secured her place in racing history when she became the first mare to land back-to-back runnings of the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington today.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Rubens Barrichello trumped Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher on Saturday to claim the No. 1 starting spot for Sunday&#39;s Italian Grand Prix in Monza.
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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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Queensland Reds&#39; number eight John Roe will make his starting debut for the Wallabies in Saturday&#39;s first Test against Scotland at Murrayfield.
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The Melbourne Cup favourites have shortened ahead of the big race, while Cups King Bart Cummings has drawn first blood at Flemington.
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WHAT looks the simplest of Melbourne Cups on paper is potentially the platform for a huge upset. Makybe Diva is a solid $4 favourite and is expected to win the race - Vinnie Roe is the only one close to
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Spain&#39;s Sete Gibernau has put in a storming qualifying lap to snatch pole position for Sunday&#39;s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island from title rival and defending world champion Valentino Rossi.
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Italian Valentino Rossi, chasing a fourth consecutive premier race world title, has grabbed provisional pole after initial qualifying in the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island in Victoria.