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Racing – Scenic gets another shot
The last Group One horse race of 2009 will be run in Perth today, and Ben Asgari reckons it will be third time lucky for Scenic Shot.
Sandown Classic day preview
Can Zipping make it three Sandown Classics in a row? Our racing writer Ben Asgari previews the final day of the Melbourne spring racing carnival.
Emirates Stakes Day preview
Can boom three year-old So You Think follow up his Cox Plate victory with a win in the Emirates Stakes? Ben Asgari previews the final day of the Flemington carnival.
Oaks Day preview
After a shocker of a day on Tuesday, our racing writer Ben Asgari has plans to make amends with his tips for the third day of the Flemington carnival. And he thinks he has the whiff of a good thing in the main race of the day.
Melbourne Cup preview
Upstart’s racing writer Ben Asgari says this year’s Melbourne Cup looks like a match race between a previous Cup winner trained by Bart Cummings, and a relatively inexperienced contender who has won his last four races.
Derby Day preview
The Melbourne Cup might stop the nation, but Derby Day remains the ultimate day of racing in the spring carnival, and one of the greatest race days on the planet. Our racing writer Ben Asgari previews the nine-event program.
Cox Plate preview
Will Whobegotyou consolidate his status as Australia’s best horse? Could trainer Bart Cummings follow up his Caulfield Cup quinella with a win for three year-old So You Think? Upstart’s racing writer Ben Asgari previews Australia’s most prestigious weight-for-age contest.
Caulfield Cup preview
It’s one of the big three races of Melbourne’s Spring Carnival, and this year the result is as hard to predict as Melbourne’s weather. But upstart’s racing writer Ben Asgari believes that Cima de Troimphe will triumph.
Bound for Kuwait
It’s been a big week for a number of upstart contributors. Editor Erdem Koc and final-year students Kelly Theobald and Tom Cowie are off to Kuwait to join a study tour for Australian journalism students. And our sports section is ramping up for the summer with new features about Melbourne’s spring carnival and the resurgence of roller derby.