2 killed in helicopter crash at Southern California airport
Video showed the helicopter spinning wildly in a circle on the ground before losing its tail section and tipping over in a cloud of flame and smoke. Witness Marco Hernandez tells the San Diego...
View ArticleFehily happy with Silviniaco
The Paul Nicholls-trained nine-year-old blew away the cobwebs in his first run since winning Aintree's Betfred Bowl for the second year running in April when finishing second to Brother Tedd earlier...
View ArticleThis week at Golden Gate Fields
After winning only one race last week, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer enters this week with 6,997 career victories. Only the late Dale Baird (9,445 winners) and Steve Asmussen (7,154) are ahead of...
View Article'Kingdom of Shadows': Film Review
0 0 0 0 0 Email Print Comments Courtesy of Participant Media The Bottom Line An intimate and personal portrait of a devastating issue. Opens Nov. 20 (Participant Media) Director Bernardo Ruiz Bernardo...
View ArticleHorse blankets 101: How can you choose a blanket for your horse?
Tack shops and online equestrian supply shops offer countless cold-weather apparel options for horses. Veritably, a horse-loving shopper needs a glossary of horse blanket styles to rein in excess...
View ArticlePlayoff contenders scoreboard watching Pac-12
Playoff contenders scoreboard watching Pac-12 A couple of Pac-12 teams that have already combined for six losses can still have an impact on the College Football Playoff race. The conference already...
View ArticleBookies give generous odds about Buffering
Buffering will set a remarkable recent record for most appearances in Australian group 1 races in the Winterbottom Stakes in Perth, but has the market shown him the respect he deserves? It is hard to...
View ArticleRacing Australia chairman John Messara hits back at "rash statements" of...
Racing Australia chairman John Messara refuses to buckle under mounting pressure to review looming changes to the whip rule, claiming the national watchdog needs to meet changing expectations of...
View ArticleThornton thrills favourite backers
A problem with a stirrup leather failed to stop Andrew Thornton taking another step closer in his quest for 1,000 domestic winners at Wincanton. The weighing-room veteran is now just 17 winners away...
View ArticleHopes hit with biggest doping penalties in history as culture changes
The drive to change the culture in Victorian thoroughbred racing was never more evident than after the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RAD) delivered the penalties in the Shannon and Lee Hope's...
View ArticleNoel Fehily expecting improvement from Silviniaco Conti in Betfair Chase
Jockey Noel Fehily believes a spin over hurdles was just what the doctor ordered for Silviniaco Conti ahead of his bid to win the Betfair Chase for a third time at Haydock on Saturday. The Paul...
View ArticleSleuthing rare manuscript’s history leads to prestigious award (University of...
(Source: University of California - Berkeley) Carla Shapreau, winner of 2015 Claude V. Palisca Award. (Photo by Judy Lapire) Carla Shapreau, a faculty member at Berkeley Law whose research involves the...
View ArticleRandwick Guineas, Sydney Cup big winners in prizemoney hike
Sydney has another million-dollar race as the Australian Turf Club moves to make the Randwick Guineas the pre-eminent mile event for three-year-olds in the country as part of a $2.4 million boost to...
View ArticleBank of Southern California Recognized as a Top Small Business Lender (Bank...
(Source: Bank of Southern California) Microsoft Word - Bank of Southern California Press Release - Mark Gustafson Named Coachella Valley Market Executive Press Release - For Immediate Distribution Bank...
View ArticleStudent Scientists Win Outstanding Research Awards (California State...
(Source: California State University, Fullerton) Five undergraduate science scholars won research presentation awards at the recent Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in...
View ArticleJockey Club leads the way with social media team for the Hong Kong...
Follow @AndrewNJHawkins What do a beauty queen, an American fashionista, a British journalism student, an Australian expatriate living in Japan and a Canadian entrepreneur have in common? It sounds...
View ArticleJudging Panel announced for the 2016 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards /...
(Source: British Horseracing Authority) Grassroots A 12-strong Judging Panel will assess nominations for second year running Nominations are open, closing on Wednesday 2 December 2015 For the second...
View ArticleZugulu sparkles after more gate problems
THE highly rated Zugulu turned in another impressive performance to win the ninth running of the $1 million Coca-Cola Juvenile Sprint at Caymanas Park last Saturday. Ridden by Shane Ellis, the dark bay...
View ArticleTalking Horses: Thursday’s best bets plus the latest racing news
Bookmakers are bracing themselves after a big gamble emerged on Thursday on four horses trained by Sheena West and owned by Daniel Steele...
View ArticleHappy in retirement, Jim Cassidy heads out to spend time with ‘his people'
Wizard of Odds: Live Odds, Form and Alerts for all Racing Jim Cassidy will be missed by racing more than he will miss it. That is saying something for a man who has committed his life to the sport...
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