The first week of August hosts three important races that are part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series. At Saratoga, the 96th running of the Whitney Stakes will go on Saturday, Aug. 5, and is a qualifier for the Nov.
Month: August 2023
Melbourne Cup winner regarded as one of Australia’s horse racing greats dies after riding for legends like Bart Cummings
He won a plethora of top tier races during his career, including his first Group One victory in the 1976 Golden Slipper on Vivarchi, along with the Melbourne Cup aboard Gold and Black.
Top jockey Sonja Wiseman’s gruesome injuries revealed after men smashed her face with a rock in Darwin carjacking just before her wedding: ‘They are going to kill me’
Top Northern Territory jockey Sonja Wiseman has opened up about a terrifying ordeal after being set upon by a gang of men in Darwin and bashed with a rock, which left her with shocking facial injuries.
