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Hamilton turns racing world upside down with Formula One championship - Charleston Post Courier

Hamilton turns racing world upside down with Formula One championship
Charleston Post Courier, SC - Jan 3, 2009
At the ripe old age of 10, Lewis Hamilton approached guest of honor and motorsport icon Ron Dennis at the annual British motor racing awards ceremony. ...

Gavin Gibbon concludes the second part of our review of last year - Hawick Today

Gavin Gibbon concludes the second part of our review of last year
Hawick Today, UK - 2 hours ago
The Callants Club remembers more than 50 Hawick soldiers who died during the battle of Gallipoli with wreath-laying ceremonies at both The Horse and the war ...

Rochester at 175: Important dates in history - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Rochester at 175: Important dates in history
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - Jan 4, 2009
Trotting races held at newly opened Driving Park, a premier horse-racing venue in northwest Rochester. 1876: City receives first water from Hemlock Lake ...

Denman to go for National - Times Online

Denman to go for National
Times Online, UK - Jan 3, 2009
... after Paul Smith, the British Horseracing Association’s head of handicapping, dropped the top weight for the Aintree marathon by 2lb to 11st 10lb. ...

Days of the enforcer appear numbered - Sydney Morning Herald

Days of the enforcer appear numbered
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jan 1, 2009
O'Gorman says the application of the whip "may easily become the most important issue for [horse] racing within our lifetime". It's always been a story of ...

Racing review 2008 - SkySports

SkySports

Racing review 2008
SkySports - Dec 23, 2008
Allegations of race-fixing and corruption continues to dog the sport, with a British Horseracing Authority investigation resulting in trainer Paul Blockley ...

Top horse racing highlights of 2008 - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

Top horse racing highlights of 2008
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Dec 18, 2008
Never in the long history of the Derby can a horse have pulled as hard as New Approach did throughout the early stages and still win. ...

Sports Review: July - December 2008 - Peterborough Today

Sports Review: July - December 2008
Peterborough Today, UK - Dec 31, 2008
Norwich's Jane Clarke broke the British Over 45 women's record. HORSE RACING: City businessman Richie Baines celebrated the perfect anniversary present as ...

Focus on Fakenham Racecourse linchpin - Fakenham and Wells Times

Focus on Fakenham Racecourse linchpin
Fakenham and Wells Times, UK - Dec 31, 2008
“We work closely with the British Horseracing Authority to put on races that will be appealing across the whole programme and that are of suitable prize ...

Zimbabwe: Are the Tables Turning? - AllAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Are the Tables Turning?
AllAfrica.com, Washington - Dec 31, 2008
Well, we pray that this new "horse" in the White House will open the eyes and the mind of the Mother Country to give more "horses" a chance around the ...