#Rising Fast

As the dust settles on the first week of action in Adelaide, a fresh cadre of players prepare to take to the courts in the South Australian capital. It should be an entertaining first day of tennis at the Memorial Park Drive Tennis Centre and as always we here at LWOT are offering our predictions for every match on the slate. But who will reach the…

Almost 150 years of racing are covered in this week's look at Australia's best thoroughbreds, with horses on the list racing between 1866 and 2004. Who is included? Read on to find out who Justin Cinque, Andrew Hawkins and sheek have rated from 31 to 35. 35. Justin Cinque - The Barb (b. 1863) 22/16/2/1 (73%) The Barb is one of the first champions…

Well hopefully you enjoyed the Christmas cheer with family and friends, and imbibed responsibly of course. Now it is on to a new year and all those fatuous resolutions will be thought about. Punters - as you are - might even suggest it worth keeping a record of your investments (well at least for the first week or so of January) so as to know your…

There is a line of thought that it's a good high school football season when you practice on Thanksgiving week. It means you made it to the playoffs and can add to that good cheer with turkey, ham and all the fixings. So, what about those who practice the week after Thanksgiving? That's really good living, and it means you're in a CIF Northern…

IT'S not the race that stops the nation. It's the other one. When Saturday comes it will bring in its duffel bag the time-honoured Caulfield Cup, which will be honoured for the 139th time at triangular eastern Melbourne racecourse, Caulfield. It's not the biggest thing on the Australian racing calendar but it is the major lead-up to it - that one,…

Caulfield Cup 2021 - Odds, betting, tips, and more This article is in partnership with Neds. The Caulfield Cup is one of the major horse racing events held in Melbourne each year as part of the racing spring carnival. Taking place at Caulfield racecourse in October, the prize money of this lucrative 2400-metre handicap race is a whopping $5…

There's a Cox Plate to die for, a Caulfield Stakes looking almost as good, a Melbourne Cup promising a boost in European talent, a handful of fortunes and stud careers to be made or lost, and a hundred other plotlines. As the Sydney Swans and a Parramatta would say, thank God the footy's done and we can focus on racing and the spring carnival. For…