Desert Links (Heather Morkel)South Africa’s richest and most prestigious race for stayers, the R1,200,000 Canon Gold Cup, was not by any stretch of the imagination a vintage one, but then it usually pays to follow proven stayers over the Greyville two miles and all of the first three past the post fell squarely into that category. The European Bloodstock News reports that Desert Links h
Battlestar Express with Karen Anthony and Weichong Marwing(Gold Circle) The arrival of new life on Summerhill has heralded the start of a new racing season and our runners on Canon Gold Cup day, yesterday at Greyville, chalked up a tally of impressive performances. Megan Romeyn writes that the diminutive Battlestar Express was first up in the Umgeni Handicap (L) over 1000m. This talented son of Su
An ancient Persian gold cup relic which served as childhood toy of John Webber is expected to fetch some 500,000 pounds. This ancient relic, which was made hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus Christ, stayed in a shoe box under his bed for years. His grandfather give the 5.5 inch high mug to him when he was a child back in 1945.Experts said the method of manufacture and the composition of t
As a child, John Webber often played with the strange engraved metal cup that was lying around in his grandfather's scrapyard. Even when he inherited the cup from the old rag-and-bone man, he assumed it was simply another piece of bronze or brass which had escaped the melting pot.John Webber was left the 22 carat gold cup by his grandfather and is now planning to sell it for ￠G500,000This metal
Who says you have to wear a dress to the races? No ma'am. You can get away with wearing a suit or a skirt and shirt combination if you want. How about a sexy high waisted pencil skirt in khaki. The shiny fabric makes the skrit a little bit more dress. I loved the yellow top, orange clutch and black bangles in the photo so I didn't change anything. I completed the look with Jimmy Choos and a white and merrigold hat.
Sophistication at it's finest. Instead of sticking with the basic black and white ascot colors, I chose to go pink. The bow on the front of the Oscar de la Renta sheath dress is updated with a bow. I love the strappy heels and the pink hat. Complete the look with a small clutch, a Lanvin pearl necklace and earrings.
Don't be afraid of color. If you are looking to stand out and make a statement then this outfit is for you. I chose this Lilly Pulitzer dress because it is sophisticated and delicate. The ruffles add texture to the entire outfit. Complete the outfit with orange/red accessories.
Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Cheltenham 13 Nov 2004Class A Grade 3 for 5yo+ Going GoodOver 2 miles 4 furlongs 110 yards and 15 fences1st £63,800.00, 2nd £24,200.00, 3rd £12,100.00, 4th £5,500.00, 5th £2,750.00, 6th £1,650.00 1st Celestial Gold (IRE) M C Pipe 6 10-2 T J Murphy 12/1 2nd Thisthatandtother (IRE) P F Nicholls 8 10-12 R Walsh 13/23rd Monkerhostin (FR) P J Hobbs 7 10-0 1 A Dobbin 3/1F4th Ollie Magern N A Twiston-Davies 6 10-12 C Llewellyn 8/15th It Takes Time (IRE) M C Pipe 10 10-9 J E Moore 25/16th Take The Stand (IRE) P Bowen 8 11-7 S Durack 25/17th Tikram G L Moore 7 10-11 L Aspell 10/18th Ground Ball (IRE) C F Swan 7 10-6 R Thornton 14/19th Le Duc (FR) P F Nicholls 5 10-2 J Tizzard 20/110th Kelrev (FR) Miss Venetia Williams 6 9-12 S Thomas(3) 14/111th Fondmort (FR) N J Henderson 8 11-12 M A Fitzgerald 9/1Pulled Up Better Days (IRE) Mrs S J Smith 8 10-0 4 D Elsworth 25/1Fell Farmer Jack P J Hobbs 8 11-8 P Flynn 11/1PU Colca Canyon (IRE) Mrs John Harrington
Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Cheltenham 13 Nov 2004Class A Grade 3 for 5yo+ Going GoodOver 2 miles 4 furlongs 110 yards and 15 fences1st £63,800.00, 2nd £24,200.00, 3rd £12,100.00, 4th £5,500.00, 5th £2,750.00, 6th £1,650.00 1st Celestial Gold (IRE) M C Pipe 6 10-2 T J Murphy 12/1 2nd Thisthatandtother (IRE) P F Nicholls 8 10-12 R Walsh 13/23rd Monkerhostin (FR) P J Hobbs 7 10-0 1 A Dobbin 3/1F4th Ollie Magern N A Twiston-Davies 6 10-12 C Llewellyn 8/15th It Takes Time (IRE) M C Pipe 10 10-9 J E Moore 25/16th Take The Stand (IRE) P Bowen 8 11-7 S Durack 25/17th Tikram G L Moore 7 10-11 L Aspell 10/18th Ground Ball (IRE) C F Swan 7 10-6 R Thornton 14/19th Le Duc (FR) P F Nicholls 5 10-2 J Tizzard 20/110th Kelrev (FR) Miss Venetia Williams 6 9-12 S Thomas(3) 14/111th Fondmort (FR) N J Henderson 8 11-12 M A Fitzgerald 9/1Pulled Up Better Days (IRE) Mrs S J Smith 8 10-0 4 D Elsworth 25/1Fell Farmer Jack P J Hobbs 8 11-8 P Flynn 11/1PU Colca Canyon (IRE) Mrs John Harrington
Another game for the United States in the Gold Cup, another less than convincing victory, (2-0 over Trinidad and Tobago). Is it wrong for me to think the US should be destroying these teams?
On one hand, this Trinidad and Tobago team features one player that played in the 2006 World Cup and one player that plays abroad. This wasn’t the team that drew Sweden or kept England off the scoreboard for over eighty minutes last year. And for all of the physical play and diving displayed by the Thursday night, the Guatemalan team is also still noticeably inferior to the United States.
On the other hand, we’ll never know what the scoreline would have been had the linesman in the first half had any clue about the offside rule. There were at least three occasions when the US clearly beat the offside trap but Hiran Depico’s spring-action arm kept going up.
Also, United States seems to be the only CONCACAF power that is actually taking care of business at the Gold Cup. Costa
Image from Flickr user Jimmy Six Bellies under CC Attribution, Noncommerical and No Derivative Works licenseFrancie is quite the expert when it comes to the nags and he's getting excited about Cheltenham already! He learned the gambling game when he came out of the Priory last year. Well, he had to occupy his mind somehow while off the grog. Don't even ask about his addiction to Sherbert Lemons - it's worse than all of his other vices put together!With the glorious racing festival that is Cheltenham only 11 weeks away, a lot of would-be contenders for the major prizes showed their credentials over the Christmas racing schedule. Here at In Fact, Ah we bring you a few ante-post tips on each of the main races for the festival.First off, the showpiece, the Gold Cup.In the King George at Kempton on Stephen's Day, Kauto Star showed why he is currently as low as 6/4 with some bookies to win this showpiece event .With Ruby Walsh onboard, he clattered both the fourth last and final fence a
