Old-hand McBreen finds his golden moment on the biggest stage of all

Michael Lynch Veteran striker Daniel McBreen scored the penalty which sealed the grand final for the Mariners and won the Marston Medal as man-of-the-match to cap an extraordinary season for a player whose earlier...

Grand, finally: Arnold ticks lucky last item off to-do list

Michael Lynch Graham Arnold knows all about agonising loss. He was a player in the Socceroos side that slumped to defeat in heartbreaking circumstances to Iran 16 years ago.

Cup fails to grab the attention it deserves

Michael Lynch Think of the Sydney autumn carnival and what are the race names that come to mind?

Apprentice's dream comes true

Michael Lynch Many horse-mad little girls who learn to ride at pony clubs and then compete on showjumpers in regional Australia dream of riding a winner at Randwick on one of the biggest days of the racing...

Royal Descent's on the rise after stunning Oaks display

Michael Lynch Anything you can do I can do better. That might have been the message from Chris Waller's crack filly Royal Descent to last week's Australian Derby winner It's A Dundeel after she spreadeagled the...

Horse Racing

Waller grabs another Group 1 as Sacred Falls wins Doncaster

Michael Lynch Jockey of the moment Tommy Berry added the Doncaster Mile to his Golden Slipper triumph when he brought home outsider Sacred Falls to victory in the $2 million Randwick classic on Saturday afternoon.

Postecoglou ditches four

Michael Lynch Victory boss rebuilds his squad for a tilt at the 2013-14 championship.

Horse Racing

A horse for the ages

Michael Lynch Great champions shouldn't be compared. They should be enjoyed and appreciated.

Carey looking for a one-hit wonder in mile

Michael Lynch Records are meant to be broken, and conventions are there to be defied.

Carey stares down Doncaster history with Ethiopia fresh

Michael Lynch RECORDS are meant to be broken, and conventions are there to be defied.

Champions' biggest challenge comes after decider

Michael Lynch THE conventional wisdom about grand final winners finding it difficult to back up is that once successful, they become the hunted not the hunter.

Soccer

Revolving door a hurdle for title-winning sides in player stakes

Michael Lynch After grand final success, clubs can find it hard to retain players.

Soccer

Ferreira and Dilevski among four cut loose by Victory

Michael Lynch Marco Rojas was the man Ange Postecoglou didn't want to lose, but he flew the Melbourne Victory coop on Thursday when the Kiwi international, who won the Warren Medal as the A-League's player of the...

Teak tough - so Oaks just right for Rick's filly

Michael Lynch Rick Jamieson will forever be remembered throughout the racing world as the man who bred and then sold the great Black Caviar.

Horse Racing

Jamieson's magic touch can extend to Oaks

Michael Lynch Rick Jamieson will always be remembered as the man who bred, then sold, Black Caviar.

Media circus fails to upstage star performer

Michael Lynch On an overcast Melbourne day the horse that lit up racing and became a national icon took her final bow as she has spent much of her public life - before a battery of camera crews, photographers and...

Horse Racing

Nolen says thanks for the ride

Michael Lynch and Chris Roots Like Jim Pike and Phar Lap, Luke Nolen, the rider who partnered Black Caviar to 22 of her 25 successes, will forever be associated with the great mare.

Horse Racing

Champion mare to wander off into the sunset

Michael Lynch On a grey overcast Melbourne day, the horse that has lit up racing and become a national icon took her final bow.

Horse Racing

Fatal fall mars the return of jumps

Michael Lynch The jumps racing season endured its first fatality at Sandown on Wednesday when seven-year-old gelding Scenic Buzz was euthanased after he came down at the last fence in the 3300-metre steeplechase.