Leaving on top was fit for a King so it’s time to let the queen go | SMHsport
After Saturday in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes the legend of Winx should be allowed to blossom further in memory and not on the racecourse.
Alas racing now is at the crossroads of public opinion. No doubt animal activists will be on the squawk outside Royal Randwick this week. Until more recent decades champions being beaten didn’t carry the same gravitas but being so good for so long makes Winx special. Smith told me, off the record, that Kingston Town would not race again but the wanted the old gelding under his eye as the training process progressed after a repatriation stint in the United States.Kingston Town officially retired in 1982 following the Western Classic victory in Perth. Two years later, after his suspensory ligaments were patched up, the gelding went to the famous Charlie Whittingham as a northern hemisphere nine-year-old.
“I was fully aware there would be a mixed reaction about returning Kingston Town to racing. We came to the conclusion the opinion of other people was just something we would have to live with.”
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Medicare rebate set to rise under Labor: Catherine King | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Labor Leader Bill Shorten has announced a $2.3 billion Medicare cancer plan during his budget reply speech on Thursday night, which he says is the ‘most significant investment in Medicare in a generation’.\n\nSpeaking with Sky News, Shadow Health Minister Catherine King says the rate that the Medicare rebate is currently set quite low, explaining that Labor will raise it to around $150 from about $60.\n\nMs King says Labor has had all its policies in the Medicare plan costed by the Parliamentary Budget Office.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n
Read more »
McGregor: ‘Your wife is a towel, mate’Conor McGregor has dished out plenty of sledges but none so bizarre — or downright humiliating — as today’s one at Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Read more »
Burger King pulls 'racist' chopsticks advert after outcryA New Zealand promotional video showing customers trying to eat a Burger Kings burger with oversized chopsticks has sparked an outcry on Chinese social media.
Read more »
Burger King faces backlash online after ‘racist’ chopsticks adBurger King is being called out for an advertisement for its new chicken sandwich, the Vietnamese Sweet Chilli Tendercrisp.
Read more »
McVegans, Impossible Whoppers: Fast food giants jump on the vegan train — but are people buying it?Burger King is trialling a meat-free version of its iconic Whopper — but is it a healthier option than the traditional Whopper and are consumers buying into the vegan trend?
Read more »
Pet Sematary is reborn as nightmare of grief, guilt and parental arroganceOnce deemed too frightening to be published by Stephen King himself, this tale of unearthed evil gets a satisfyingly sinister new cinema adaptation.
Read more »
Convicted murderer apprehended after skipping parole | Sky News AustraliaConvicted murderer Damien Peters has been arrested in Sydney's inner west after sparking a major manhunt when he breached parole conditions.\n\nNew South Wales Police has confirmed Peters was arrested on King Street in Enmore without incident on Monday afternoon.\n\nThe 50-year-old triggered the search when he removed his tracking bracelet after checking himself out of the Prince Of Wales Hospital in Randwick on Sunday afternoon.\n\nPeters was granted strict conditional parole after serving 21 years in prison for dismembering two of his former partners.\n\nImage: NSW Police Media\n\n\n\n
Read more »
It's absurd our PM still needs a nod from the Queen's man in CanberraWhy should an Australian leader need to clear anything with the monarchy before calling an election? It's the 21st century.
Read more »
‘I am going broke’The sky in Los Angeles was still jet black when James Packer stumbled out of bed on the cool autumn morning of October 28, 2016. Hed barely slept a wink in a fortnight and the previous night had been no exception. Holed up in the guesthouse of the vast estate that is home to movie legend Warren Beatty, perched atop the storied Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills, Packer looked every bit a nervous wreck. For weeks the favoured dawn panacea for the chain-smoking billionaire had been a few of his favourite menthol cigarettes and a shot or two of straight vodka, and by dusk hed have drained the bottle and more.
Read more »