Horse Racing

The five-year-old is the best in Europe at the distance according to Frankie Dettori, who gave him a peach of a ride.

Although Godolphin and Saeed Bin Suroor had declared Blue Ksar to set a fair pace for their 5-1 shot, it was Duke Of Marmalade from Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle stable who handed him his chance on a plate.

Mick Kinane went straight for the front on Duke Of Marmalade and with Blue Ksar never going the gallop, Dettori followed in his path before sending him for home at the two furlong pole.

Ramonti does not tend to win his races impressively and just as he did in the Sussex Stakes, he displayed his trademark determination and refused to let O'Brien's rallying Excellent Art pass. More>>

Hystericalady, the 1-2 choice in the $250,000 GradeI Lady's Secret Stakes, was collared in the final stages by Tough Tiz's Sis, and 3-5 favorite Greg's Gold had all sorts of traffic problems while finishing second to Idiot Proof in the $300,000 Grade I Ancient Title Stakes.

Then there was the popular 6-year-old gelding Lava Man, who went postward as the 6-5 favorite in the $250,000 Grade II Oak Tree Mile and finished last. He was beaten only about five lengths in the six-horse field, but the result was disheartening to co-owner Steve Kenly, the mastermind behind the decision to claim the horse in 2004 at Del Mar.

"We felt pretty strongly we were gonna get this race and make it to the Breeders' Cup," an obviously shaken Kenly said. More>>

The regular Tuesday fixtures started at Alexandra Park last week and are aimed predominantly at lower grade horses, with lower stakes than night meetings later in the week.

And trainer Stephen Doody says that makes them an ideal launching pad for Dux's campaign.

The four-year-old looked very talented last season but started to race fiercely toward the end of his campaign and Doody wants him to gain experience before heading to Addington or Alexandra Park.

"I think he is a pretty nice horse and he has come back stronger than last season," said Doody.

"But he needs experience and he also needs some racing to get fit. More>>

The three gold medals and two bronzes were turned over to U.S. Olympic Committee and U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officials at her attorneys' office in Austin, Texas. They are en route to USOC headquarters in Colorado Springs, and the USOC will return them to the International Olympic Committee.

"We've done what we can," said Jim Scherr, the USOC's chief executive officer. "We caught the person who was not clean."

Jones won golds in the 100 and 200 meters as well as the 4x400 relay. She won bronzes in the 4x100 relay and the long jump. It will be up to the IOC to decide what to do with the medals and whether to vacate Jones' results from Sydney - which could cost her relay teammates medals, too. More>>