#Dark Knight

Lieutenant James Gordon said it of Batman in "The Dark Knight": "He's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now." Oklahomans should feel the opposite of Lincoln Riley. He's not the hero Soonerville deserves, but he's the one it needs right now. Soonerville and all of college football. Riley, the villain of all villains in OU…

Still with the maidens, but an open affair sneaking up a further furlong in distance. Improving provincial filly 13. Leipzig progressed nicely into her third-up run, missing by a nose chasing home a talented winner on a bog track at Scone. Again drawn to get to the outside, and looks well treated here under the set weights scale, coming through…

Racing on Monday at Tamworth and Murwillumbah with wet tracks as expected but still plenty to get enthused about with a lightly raced gelding shaping as the best of the day across the two NSW venues. Race 1 No. 3: Gunfighter Has run three creditable races so far without placings and really caught the eye at his first one for Gavin Groth at…

Plenty of chances in this restricted mile battle as well, headed by underrated seven-year-old 9. The Dark Knight who can snap a long run of outs fourth-up. Chased hard into a place here a fortnight ago, but gets an easier run in transit from this draw, and hits peak fitness. Dangers: The home-tracker who swept home to win that race, 3. Kanalaide,…

Racing heads to Tamworth on Monday Racing in New South Wales on Monday heads to Tamworth and Leeton with intriguing cards at both venues. TAMWORTH BEST BET Race 1 No. 8: Really Serious Newcastle placed mare inside her four runs. Trained here now and trialled super at Scone. NEXT BEST Race 2 No. 12: Cool Ruler Cody Morgan trained filly who ran well…

The Volunteers head to the Keystone State in a quest for national relevancy The Opponent: The Pitt Panthers are your defending ACC champions, and are coming off an emotional win in the Backyard Brawl against West Virginia. Pitt went 10-2 in their regular season last year, and won the ACC Championship game over Wake Forest. It was the Panthers'…