In the autumn he announced his intention to move from Adelaide to Melbourne to take on the challenge of pitting himself against the best on a daily basis. Things didn't always go to plan and the dramatic scratching of Caulfield Cup favourite Maldivian after he injured himself in the barrier was the lowest point. In all, Racing Victoria was thrilled by the crowds and the weather although understandably turnover down on previous years. Over the next few months he transferred most of his team...

Items needed on the wish list: shampoo, canned dog and cat food, litter, large covered litter pans, dog and cat treats, leashes, collars, bleach and other cleaners, rubber gloves and cat and dog flea medication. The council offers a reduced-cost spay/neuter program for any cat that needs to be altered, including any strays you may be feeding. You will be able to stop in and visit your sponsored cat, and you will receive a picture and a certificate of sponsorship. From the comfort of your...

A high school friend, who was unaware of his boxing lineage, first brought the word to Williams' attention in his high school yearbook, noting "you're a true person, a thoroughbred guy. More Destined for the ring EMU student and pro fighter Williams has boxing pedigree. Down in the gym, we call it 'being in the blood,' even if you're first generation. Steward, and we went over to his house on holidays and had fun. TOP STATEWIDE NEWS AP Photo Toy retailers are confident shoppers will keep...

Valenzuela was the leading apprentice jockey at the Hollywood Park spring/summer meet in 1979, then set a Santa Anita record for apprentices with 83 wins during the 1979-80 winter/spring meeting. Valenzuela rode for the first time in nearly a year last weekend and had two wins at Zia from his first four mounts. Since Valenzuela's glory days there have been the numerous and well-documented career interruptions for suspensions and license revocations, mostly because of substance-abuse...

This custom-built supercar clocked a scorching 413 kilometre per hour (kmph) at a test site in Washington, comfortably beating all previous records. Weighing just 700 kilograms and clocking 0 to 100 kmph in 3.9 seconds flat, the X-Bow offers the driver the immediacy of a power motorcycle ride within the comfort of a car. Over 90,000 visitors are expected to attend the Middle East International Motor Show 2007, and with these awesome thoroughbred machines on display, every one will be...

A powerful cast of international players turned up for the opening of the 15-day marathon sale at the Keeneland Association's sales complex in Lexington. THE bidding indicator board avoided short-circuiting despite a record one-day spending session, which produced a broodmare world record of $US10. But last week's first two sessions combined yielded 39 seven-figure lots, and that equalled Keeneland's best ever line-up of millionaires, at the 2000 November sale. The main thrust of the sale...

Palm said he learned plenty of the economics side from Ricks, who in addition to being a highly successful oilman was for decades one of the most successful owners of thoroughbred racehorses in this part of the country. He says you can take two pieces of paper, and on one you write the things that make the price of oil go up, and on the other you write the things that make the price of oil go down, and when you get through with it, you can see which page is blank. You know its going to...

She is student government secretary, and a member of SADD, the ecology and cultures clubs. Kara volunteers as an altar server and as a CCD teacher at her church. An honors student, she is captain of the cheerleading squad. She has patches for participating in commissioners cup soccer for five years. Interested in cars, motorcycles, quads and dirt-bike riding, she also collects stuffed animals and Beanie Babies Why are you interested in environmental science? I liked testing water samples...