Fate at hurdle eight
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LACK of recent training and a medal-ruining clearance at hurdle eight wrecked Jana Pittman&#39;s run in today&#39;s final. She struggled to the finish line an exhausted fifth in 53.
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Franck Montagny, R24-08, 135 laps, 597 km
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Saint Liam replaced his near-miss tendencies in graded stakes races with a long-awaited trip to the winnerâs circle on Friday when he overtook pacesetter Lundyâs Liability (Brz) and turned back a challenge from Grade 1 winner Perfect Drift in the lane
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When Afrashad was entered in yesterday's James B. Moseley Sprint Handicap at Suffolk Downs, his handlers weren't sure what to expect. It was just the 5-year-old thoroughbred's second race back since having a bone chip taken out of his knee last fall. On Aug. 13 at Saratoga, he ran fourth in his only outing before heading here.
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He had his chances. Oh, did Adam Scott have his chances for a repeat victory in the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston yesterday.
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NORTON -- When the leaders walk up the 18th fairway today at the $5 million Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston, they will be faced with decisions that have repercussions.
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CAMBRIDGE -- Princeton Training Center (i.e. the US national team) nearly had the men's championship eights won in one of the Head of the Charles Regatta's most prestigious races yesterday.
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NEW YORK -- Don Six led throughout to win the $108,800 Gravesend Handicap by 1 1/4 lengths in an upset at Aqueduct yesterday.
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The odds are against this trio.
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With the four minnows out of contention, the eight title contenders chase semifinal places in One-Day cricketâs âmini World Cupâ with Australia first to get there by beating New Zealand by seven wickets yesterday in the first group showdown at the
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For a flickering moment, there was a race in the American League East, when the Yankees cut the margin to four games eight days ago. But there is no more. At least not now.
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5.10pm: Hello again, sorry about that little glitch. The action has started on the track with the women&#39;s 100m hurdles second round.
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8 Questions | From what constitutes victory to which states bear watching, lessons lay ahead.
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Something tells me Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is a guy who can deal with a 13-1 loss in the first game of the World Series. He knows it's not the end of the world. He knows there are other things more important. He has all the perspective any baseball man will ever need.
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LONDON, Aug 20  - Steve Harmison took eight wickets against a hapless West Indies to leave England in sight of a seventh successive victory on day two of the fourth test at the Oval on Friday.
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Sublimity handed the Irish their fourth successive Champion Hurdle here on Tuesday on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.
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Eight racehorses test positive for equine influenza, forcing the suspension of Sydney's spring carnival racing.