Grahame Begg can plot a Melbourne Cup redemption plan after Lunar Flare snared a golden ticket into the great race with a five-length demolition in the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m). Begg was gut-wrenchingly denied a first Melbourne Cup runner last year with Lunar Flare scratched on race morning due to lameness in the off … [Read more…]
The Pig and Whistle lounge was packed with booklovers during the lively speaker programme which headlined at the 18th annual Bathurst Book Fair on Sunday, April 30. In the morning schedule, author and photojournalist Marion Whitehead interviewed the author and publisher of Footprint Press, David Hilton-Barber about biographies and why they are perennial favourites with … [Read more…]
The City of Toronto says there will be a number of road closures and restrictions in effect this weekend and beyond to support critical infrastructure work and special events. Event road closures: • St. George Street, from Harbord Street to College Street, and Ursula Franklin Street, from Huron Street to St. George Street, will be … [Read more…]
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Getting around downtown this weekend may prove to be a headache if people don’t plan their commutes in advance. The 23rd annual Sporting Life 10K will take place this Sunday starting at 7:30 a.m. and along with the thousands of participants — in addition to other local events and construction — comes major road closures. … [Read more…]
Jude Bargwanna gave Anderson Motorsport another win in the car that won the Super3 Series in 2022 in the hands of Brad Vaughan. Photo: Ross Gibb. YOUNG gun Jude Bargwanna has claimed victory in the opening race in the newly relaunched Kumho V8 Touring Car Series at Phillip Island. The son of Bathurst class winner … [Read more…]
Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen’s rally comeback on home soil has been hindered by car dramas. A week out from the Ned Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint, van Gisbergen is competing in the International Rally of Whangarei. The Red Bull Ampol Racing driver completed a shakedown on Friday, but electrical dramas curtailed his Saturday. Van Gisbergen, who … [Read more…]
Brodie Kostecki has built a healthy lead after three rounds in the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship, and is early favourite to win the title. However, the Erebus Motorsport driver will need to deny a gaggle of drivers, and recent history, if he’s to get the job done. Kostecki will carry a 100-point lead over Walkinshaw … [Read more…]
POTTSTOWN — This year’s Pottstown GoFourth! Festival Independence Day celebration will pay homage to the 70s, with a special nod to one of the originators of the Pottstown 4th of July celebrations of years ago. The day will begin at 8 a.m. with the annual Pottstown Parks and Recreation’s Patriotic 5K, starting at the Ricketts … [Read more…]
Trainer Dean Mirfin has waited for the perfect race to resume Ida’s Rules, who is a short-priced favourite at Parkes on Sunday. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL Mirfin has gifted Heywood two golden opportunities to add to his own tally of 471 winners this weekend aboard the lightly-raced pairing, Ida’s Rules and East Harlem. Ida’s Rules … [Read more…]
Goaltender Joseph Woll of the Toronto Maple Leafs stretches on the ice prior to the start of the game against the Florida Panthers in Game Four of the Second Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the FLA Live Arena on May 10, 2023 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty … [Read more…]