Belmont Stakes News
Formula One agrees to cut costs
By Ian Parkes
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Ticker) -- Motorsport's world governing
body, the FIA, in conjunction with the Formula One teams on
Friday announced a raft of proposals in a bid to cut escalating
costs.
Following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Monte
Carlo the
Labonte leaves Petty Enterprises
ARCHDALE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Bobby Labonte is no longer
a member of Petty Enterprises.
The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup champion parted ways with the
flagging race team Thursday, leaving him without a ride for
2009.
Labonte, who has 21 career victories in NASCAR's top series, had
been the driver of Petty's fla
NTRA Thoroughbred Notebook - Thursday, Decmeber 11
PEPPERS PRIDE TO RISK PERFECT RECORD FOR PERHAPS THE LAST TIME SUNDAY
Peppers Pride could be making the final start of her spotless
career Sunday at Sunland Park in Sunland Park, N.M., when the
five-year-old mare takes on seven opponents in the $125,000 New
Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap, a race restricted t
Honda will assist buyer
By Ian Parkes
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer*
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Ticker) -- FIA president Max Mosley on
Tuesday confirmed any prospective buyer for Honda would be
assisted by the Japanese giant through 2009.
Honda sensationally pulled out of Formula One on Friday, citing
the global economic crisis and a dr
Formula One hails meeting a success
By Ian Parkes
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Ticker) -- A new Formula One is on the
brink of being unearthed following a landmark meeting Wednesday
in Monte Carlo.
FIA president Max Mosley and the Formula One Teams' Association
(FOTA) emerged from a four-hour brainstorming session which
Honda pulling out of Formula One
By PA SportsTicker
Honda will withdraw from Formula One unless a buyer can be found
by the end of the month, the Honda Motorsport Corporation
confirmed in a statement on Friday.
Takeo Fukui, the chief executive of Honda Motors, announced at a
news conference in Tokyo that the company would be willing to
sell the t
Formula One driver Webber injured in bike crash
By PA SportsTicker
Formula One driver Mark Webber could miss the whole of Red Bull
Racing's winter testing program after breaking his leg during a
charity bike race in his native Australia.
The British-based driver was seriously injured after he collided
with a car while riding his mountain bike as the 32-year-old
This Week in Harness Racing History - November 10-16
Courtesy Harness Racing Communications - www.ustrotting.com
November 10, 1969 Dover Downs in Delaware opens.
November 11, 1884 Maud S. trots a world record 2:09-1/4 at
Lexington.
November 11, 1994 Camourous sets the world record for female
pacers on a five-eighths track by winning in 1:52 at the Meadows
near Pi
Trial date set for Castroneves
MIAMI (Ticker) -- Helio Castroneves will stand trial in March in
a Miami federal court on tax evasion charges.
U.S. District Judge Donald Graham on Monday set the March 2
trial date for Castroneves, his sister and a Michigan lawyer.
Castroneves, a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, pleaded
innocent on Octobe
Thanks to Johnson, only two titles up for grabs
By Scott Serrano
PA SportsTicker Auto Racing Editor
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Two out of three ain't bad.
Much like Meatloaf's ballad, NASCAR's season-ending weekend at
Homestead has two very exciting championship battles on the line
an
Benson to leave Bill Davis Racing at end of season
HIGH POINT, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Craftsman Trucks Series
points leader Johnny Benson will be leaving Bill Davis Racing at
season's end.
The 45-year-old leads the Trucks series by six points over Ron
Hornaday Jr. with two races remaining, including Friday's race
at Phoenix International Raceway.
Benson, who
Hamilton says racist abuse is no joke
By Duncan Bech
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer
LONDON (Ticker) -- Lewis Hamilton insists he does not share the
views of Bernie Ecclestone that the racist abuse he received
this year should be dismissed as a "joke".
Formula One boss Ecclestone made the claim when asked about the
insults directed at Hamilton du
McMurray already chasing 2009
By Scott Serrano
PA SportsTicker Auto Racing Editor
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Jamie McMurray is getting a jump on the 2009 season.
After failing to make the "Chase for the Championship" and
considered the weakest link in Roush Fenway Ra
Alonso to remain with Renault
MADRID, Spain (Ticker) -- Two-time Formula One champion Fernando
Alonso signed a two-year contract extension with Renault on
Friday.
The deal will keep Alonso, 27, with Renault through the 2010
season.
Alonso returned to Renault after a disappointing 2007 season
with McLaren, which terminated the Spaniard's contr
Change does not appeal to Ferrari
By Ian Parkes
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer
MARANELLO, Italy (Ticker) -- Ferrari will consider withdrawing
from Formula One if the FIA pursue their aim of a standardized
engine.
Motorsport's world governing body dropped a bombshell 10 days
ago when they opened a tender process to standardize both
engines a
This Week in Harness Racing History - October 27- November 2
Courtesy Harness Racing Communications - www.ustrotting.com
October 27, 1984 Mr. Escort sets the world record for
3-year-old gelding pacers on a half-mile track by winning in
1:56.4 at Roosevelt Raceway in New York.
October 28, 1994 Jenna's Beach Boy equals the world record for
2-year-old male pacers by winning t
Battle for second place shaping up nicely
By Scott Serrano
PA SportsTicker Auto Racing Editor
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Can someone please tell Roush Fenway Racing teammates Carl
Edwards and Greg Biffle that the only chase remaining in the
"Chase for the Championship" is for se
Breeders' Cup World Championships Fillies & Mare Turf Entries & Post Positions(2)
Purse: $2 million - Grade I - 3-year-olds & up F&M - 1 3/8 miles - Turf
PP Horse Jockey Trainer ML
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1 Sealy Hill Patrick Husbands Mark Casse 15-1
2 Vacare
Breeders' Cup World Championship Ladies Classic Entries & Post Positions(2)
Purse: $2 million - Grade I - 3-year-olds & up (F&M) - 1 1/8 miles - Dirt
PP Horse Jockey Trainer ML
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1 Zenyatta Mike Smith John A. Shirreffs 3-5
2 Hystericalady Garr
Breeders' Cup World Championship Ladies Classic Entries & Post Positions
Purse: $2 million - Grade I - 3-year-olds & up (F&M) - 1 1/8 miles - Dirt
PP Horse Jockey Trainer ML
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1 Zenyatta Mike Smith John A. Shirreffs 3-5
2 Hystericalady Garr
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