Michael Lynch

Michael Lynch

Michael Lynch, The Age's expert on soccer, has had extensive experience of high level journalism in the UK and Australia. Michael has covered the Socceroos through Asia, Europe and South America in their past three World Cup campaigns. He has also reported on Grands Prix and top class motor sport from Asia and Europe. He has won several national media awards for both sports and industry journalism.

Move over, son, it's father's day in the racing spotlight

Michael Lynch John Hickmott was beaming when his son Robert prepared Green Moon to win the Melbourne Cup.

Dad's turn to be over the moon, also with a boilover win

John Hickmott

Michael Lynch JOHN HICKMOTT was beaming with pleasure when his son Robert prepared Green Moon to score in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup, and he got his own moment in the spotlight on the Flemington undercard on Thursday...

No joy for Gai ... just a hard day at the office

Caulfield

Michael Lynch Black Caviar's young half-brother All Too Hard bursts the bubble of hitherto unbeaten Pierro.

Rob Heathcote - not your ordinary trainer

Queensland trainer Rob Heathcote.

Michael Lynch It's fair to say that not too many Australian racehorse trainers would be familiar with the literary works and achievements of a Russian dissident and Nobel Prize-winning writer.

Horseracing

Girls just wild about little sis

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 10:  Dwayne Dunn rides All Too Hard to win race 3 Henry Bucks Sires' Produce Stakes during Super Saturday at Flemington Racecourse on March 10, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Theo Karanikos/Getty Images)

Michael Lynch The bubble might have burst for Black Caviar's half-brother All Too Hard yesterday.