David Polkinghorne

David Polkinghorne is a sports reporter at The Canberra Times.

While he'd like to have finished closer, Canberra trainer Nick Olive was happy with how Caulfield Cup-bound Single Gaze ran.

Touch footy star Yasmin Meakes would love to play rugby league and union for Australia as well - if she can find the time.

He's been talked out of retirement a couple of times, but Queanbeyan Kangaroos coach Aaron Gorrell is throwing his boots in the bin.

But Single Gaze and Fell Swoop can showcase Canberra racing and prevent any loss of business.

It's the last supper for the owners of one of Canberra's best ever race horses in the lead-up to one of the world's richest races.

ut then the seven-time WNBL champion decided she should pay herself a bit more respect.

Drug dealers, organised crime, anyone who plays a role in making sport dirty. That's who incoming ASADA boss David Sharpe will target.

Olive said he might give her another barrier trial on Tuesday ahead of her resumption in next Saturday's group 1 Memsie Stakes.

He's hinted a World Cup farewell at Canberra Stadium could be the perfect swan-song to his career.

Oil rigs took him around the world, but it was better prizemoney that brought New Zealand trainer Paul Facoory to Canberra.

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