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.
Horse Racing
Sun a shining light for Kavanagh's son
Michael Lynch When a young trainer is setting up in business, he needs a headline horse to make his name.
Big race wins aplenty - but Boss keen to add jockeys' title to honours
Michael Lynch Glen Boss has ticked almost all the boxes in a career in the saddle that began in the mid-1980s in country Queensland when he landed his first winner as a teenager at Gympie.
Horse Racing
Liaison heats up as summer rolls around
Michael Lynch Star horses are spelling, big crowds have evaporated and hype and hoopla have dropped.
Horse Racing
Maund fined $10,000, and counts his luck
Michael Sharkie and Michael Lynch Trainers warned to expect harsher penalties for race-day treatments from now on.
Racing Victoria defends timing of Oliver case
Michael Lynch Racing Victoria did not stand down jockey Damien Oliver from a series of lucrative rides during the Melbourne spring carnival because it feared that to do so would stop him admitting that he had bet...
Racing
Out for 10 months: Oliver banned for illegal bet
Michael Lynch Disgraced jockey Damien Oliver has been disqualified for eight months after admitting to placing a $10,000 bet via a third party on a rival horse in a race in which he rode in 2010.
Champion jockey's 'single, isolated lapse of judgment'
Michael Lynch DISGRACED jockey Damien Oliver has been disqualified for eight months after admitting to placing a $10,000 bet via a third party on a rival horse in a race in which he rode in 2010.
Moody, Cummings give Duric shot to end carnival with a flourish
Michael Lynch ONE man's misfortune is another man's opportunity.
Duric set to grab his chance
Michael Lynch Luke Nolen's suspension opens the door for Vlad Duric to end carnival with a bang.
Double has Arnold riding high in carnival
Michael Lynch Heavyweight jockey book-ends the final day at Flemington with a winner in the first race and in the last.
Le Braveheart
Michael Lynch The best horse in the race - the original topweight, Dunaden - stormed to victory ridden by the jockey many would argue is Australia's best claimant to being counted as one of the world's best, Craig...
Horseracing
Duric back and fired up to spring into action
Michael Lynch At this time of year most of Victoria's top jockeys head to Sydney, then Brisbane for the Queensland winter carnival, before taking a break in June or July as the Melbourne spring carnival looms.
