Understandably ex-pat jockey Brett Prebble experiences all sorts of differing emotions at this time of year.
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Melbourne Cup 2016: Don't doubt the favourites
I am constantly given Melbourne Cup form advice by once-a-year punters. It is invariably along the same lines: favourites never win; must be a back marker, i.e. nowhere near the lead; the Northern Hemisphere horses are over-rated; avoid top-weights. As well-meaning as these people are, they should stick to their day jobs.
As one Waterman delivers pizza, another chases father-son success with Eagles
West Coast were hoping young gun Alec Waterman would be delivering the ball to Eagles forwards, but now the 20-year-old is serving up pizzas to people in the western suburbs.
Tennis: Daniel Nolan backs mate Nick Kyrgios after first-up Canberra International win
Canberra International first-round winner Daniel Nolan has backed his friend Nick Kyrgios.
Melbourne Cup 2016: Frankie Dettori looks for first Cup win on Wicklow Brave
The flamboyant Frankie Dettori hailed Wicklow Brave as being “on the same path” as last year’s runner-up Max Dynamite as the world’s most recognisable jockey hopes not to be the Melbourne Cup hard luck story on Tuesday. Fined $20,000 and suspended for a month for causing carnage in the straight during last year’s race when beating all bar Prince Of Penzance home, Dettori jetted into Melbourne on Monday morning determined to break his Melbourne Cup duck. “I think [Wicklow Brave and Max Dynamite] are on the same path,” Dettori said. “Last year was one of those things. The Melbourne Cup every year has some sort of unlucky story and last year it was me.” But it hasn’t dented Dettori’s confidence on Wicklow Brave, who has to contend with the awkward outside barrier. “It’s a massive race and I’ve never won it and I’m going to carry on trying until I
Melbourne Cup 2016: Top tips for a winning day
Whether they have a Melbourne Cup bet or draw a horse in a sweep, most Australians will have a financial interest in the race that truly does ‘stop the nation’.
Dockers look to the water for improvement after signing rowing coach
After the Dockers dismal season on the field this season, the club is looking to the water for a vast improvement next year signing a former international rowing coach to its coaching staff for 2017.
Australia's only female race caller flies away from Melbourne for the Cup
As Melbourne hunkers down for a chilly Melbourne Cup, Australia’s only female racecaller, Victoria Shaw, is flying to a warmer climate to call the races at Coffs Harbour, northern NSW.
Australia v South Africa cricket: Pink ball improving but still a concern for players, says Usman Khawaja
Cricket’s new pink ball has improved but players are still not happy after the latest prototype was tested in last week’s opening round of Sheffield Shield matches.
Melbourne Cup 2016: Successful mates look for Cup win as part of Team Williams
For the past 12 years, a group of mates have been in the background at Team Williams, trying to ride their coattails to the Melbourne Cup.