Videos tagged with "ager"

Frankel Tribute 2012 [23:27]
Frankel is a magnificant horse I enjoyed watching him run One may get the impression Secretariat the way I defend him is my favorite he's not Dr Fager is Secretariat is however the best best horse Ive seen run in my 50 years in this game as an owner and punter At a mile distance Dr Fager Brigadier Gerard and Frankel would be my pick One must remember this is all subjective and degrading any horse to elevate another is shameful to the sport Honest comparison is quite different. Reply ...

Newcastle hoping for away goals against Metalist Karkhiv [01:31]
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew says his team will be looking to benefit from scoring away goals against Metalist Karkhiv in their Europa League second leg tie on Thursday. With a 0-0 scoreline in the first leg Newcastle will have a license to attack to secure they get through to the next round

Schalke satisfied with Champions League score draw with Galatasaray [01:06]
Schalke coach Jens Keller says he is pleased to take a 1-1 draw into the second leg of their Champions League tie with Galatasaray. The game in Istanbul was Keller's first experience of Champions League football as a manager. Galatasaray's coach, Fatih Terim, says Schalke have the advantage - but his team will 'try our luck until the last second'

Chappell casts eye over indigenous talent [01:55]
More than 500 Indigenous cricketers are in Alice Springs this week for the annual Imparja Cup. Cricket Australia's National Talent Manager Greg Chappell is among the onlookers, scouting for players.

Grand National Fences To Be Made Safer. [02:11]
Fences at this year's Grand National are being made safer in the biggest change in the history of the race. They are among a number of measures aimed at dealing with accusations of animal cruelty after eight horses died in the last decade. Last year the joint favourite and Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised had to be put down after falling at fence six of the Grand National - the infamous Becher's Brook - and continuing riderless until suffering leg fractures. The death, along with that of outsider According to Pete, who was brought down at the same fence on the second circuit, led to calls from animal welfare groups for the Grand National to be banned. The new fences are still covered in spruce but wooden posts have been replaced by a softer material known as "plastic birch". Aintree racecourse manager Andrew Tulloch described the birch as "horse friendly", telling Sky News "safety at Aintree is always our top priority for riders and horses and it's something we do not stand still on". He said the changes should make the Grand National safer but not any easier, insisting the fences will remain the same height. "The outward appearance of these fences will remain the same. "The big change here is that traditionally where they had a timber frame to them that timber frame has been replaced by a plastic, more forgiving, birch and on top of that birch there's a minimum of fourteen, maybe even sixteen inches of spruce and the spruce is what the horses can knock off," he ...