David Polkinghorne on Events - Sport

Lucky Lobster

Adelaide where the action is

David Polkinghorne As the Sydney autumn carnival winds up and the races head to Hawkesbury, the race of the day travels to Adelaide.

Cycling

Matthews misses Giro by ill chance

David Polkinghorne Michael Matthews knows he would have gone into his first Grand Tour in good form.

No place for steroids in stables: trainer

David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer John Nisbet wants the Australian racing industry to fall into line with Europe and Japan and completely ban the use of anabolic steroids.

Racing

Staying test for Coliseo

David Polkinghorne Norm Gardner thinks the Sydney autumn carnival is over-hyped and would much rather be at a country racetrack watching Coliseo run.

Cycling

Powell out for fun before title defence

David Polkinghorne Sue Powell is the reigning C4 time trial and road race world champion, but she is unsure of her title defence.

Onthelookout takes crew for a wild ride

David Polkinghorne Could a casual chat in the lead-up to Black Opal Stakes day between trainer and owner lead to the ''Steven Bradbury of racing'' ending Black Caviar's 24-race winning streak at Randwick on Saturday?

Racing

Criterion has ability for Opal-Slipper double, says Cleary

David Polkinghorne Catbird is the only horse in 40 years of racing to win the Black Opal-Golden Slipper double, but it took just one night of partying to lose the trophy for the world's richest two-year-old race.

Racing

Shinn's Friday on Saturday would be grand

David Polkinghorne Jockey Blake Shinn enjoyed the perfect preparation for one of the biggest days of the Sydney autumn carnival, with four winners from his four rides at Canberra on Friday.

Mountain biking

Mud flies, but Buchanan just misses title

David Polkinghorne Caroline Buchanan has one shot left at riding at the mountain bike downhill world championships.

Mountain biking

Mullens glad Henderson ruled out

David Polkinghorne AUSTRALIA'S elite women's cross-country champion Peta Mullens is adamant if Canberra's Bec Henderson had been allowed to race in the open class, she would have been the new national champion instead.

Racing

Punters go for Assail

David Polkinghorne Assail co-owner keeping comeback low key in Saturday's group 3 Sweet Embrace Stakes.

Cycling

World championships beckon

David Polkinghorne Chloe Hosking backs Oceania road race champion as ''a great asset'' to Australia at this year's worlds.

Cycling

Meyer dares to dream of Tour

David Polkinghorne Riding had literally become a pain in the butt for Cameron Meyer.

Racing

Coliseo's Sydney campaign takes Albury route

David Polkinghorne The Norm Gardner-trained Coliseo will look to add the listed Albury Gold Cup (2000 metres) to the Wagga Wagga Cup (2000m) he won last year.

Racing

Young and not-so-young take the spoils

David Polkinghorne Two extremes of the jockey game bookended racing at Queanbeyan on Saturday.

Racing

Nisbet seeks city stint after losing country claim

David Polkinghorne Canberra apprentice jockey Kayla Nisbet is hoping for a three-month loan spell with a top Sydney or Melbourne stable.

Hore racing

Horse trio a coup for Canberra Centenary Cup

David Polkinghorne The Canberra Centenary Cup could overshadow it's younger, flashier sibling, the Black Opal Stakes.

Racing

Snowden back for another crack at Black Opal

David Polkinghorne Peter Snowden has backed Canberra Racing's push to have the listed race reinstated as a group 3.

Horse racing

Coliseo well placed

David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer Norm Gardner is hoping a successful Canberra Centenary Cup campaign will launch Coliseo on the path to the group 1 Sydney Cup.