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I'm overwhelmed by the interest in the potential horse racing opportunity/idea.

I was expecting about 25 people to reply but so far we've received 250+ emails 🤯

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Classic quote: "I never comment on umpires and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat." - Terry Wallace

In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🇦🇺 Round 5 wrap up

🏉 Wrap up, season ending injury

🌭 New WR

...and lots more

⚽️ Scores

(in play) Villareal 1-1 Barcelona

• Barcelona seven points behind Real Madrid

• Barcelona have drawn last 2 matches (2-2)

(FT) Atletico Bilbao 0-1 Real Madrid

• Sergio Ramos delivers for Madrid yet again from the spot, thanks to another VAR decision - 22 consecutive penalties for him.

(FT) Burnley 1-1 Sheff United

(FT) Newcastle 2-2 West Ham

• Newcastle came from behind twice to deny West Ham a second successive Premier League win, with the Hammers having to settle for a draw.

(FT) Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa

• Champions Liverpool add to Aston Villa's relegation worries

• 24 consecutive Premier League wins at Anfield. wow!

(FT) Southampton Man City

• Southampton win thanks to superb long-range Adams strike

• Saints move up to 13th, Man City stay second

⛳️ Rocket Mortgage Classic - Final Round

Favourite Bryson DeChambeau currently leads the PGA Rocket Mortgage Classic by 3 shots (-21) with 7 holes to play.

🇦🇺 AFL Wrap Up

Carlton 55 (8.7) St Kilda 73 (11.7) - St Kilda by 18: St Kilda far too hot to handle for the slow-starting Blues. (match report)

Collingwood 48 (7.6) Essendon 63 (10.3) - Essendon by 15: Essendon moves into the top four with a see-sawing win over Collingwood at the MCG (match report)

West Coats Eagles 77 (11.11) Sydney Swans 43 (6.7) - WCE by 34: Bold Eagles swoop on Swans to finally taste hub win (match report)

Geelong Cats 89 (13.11) Gold Coast Suns 52 (8.4) - Geelong 37: Cats see off Suns to celebrate milestone men in style (match report)

Western Bulldogs 87 (13.9) North Melbourne 38 (5.8) - Bulldogs by 49: Bruce Almighty: Recruit kicks six to lead Dogs in big win over Roos (match report)

Brisbane Lions 85 (12.13) Port Adelaide 48 (6.12) - Lions by 37: Second-quarter blitz fires Lions to a share of top spot (match report)

Adelaide Crows 34 (4.10) Fremantle 54 (8.6) - Fremantle by 20: Dockers down wayward Crows in battle of cellar dwellers (match report)

Melbourne 52 (8.4) Richmond 79 (12.7) - Richmond by 27: Tigers limp to hub life with a win over Demons (match report)

GWS Giants 83 (13.5) Hawks 49 (7.7) - GWS by 34: Straight-shooting Giants fly at home against Hawks (match report)

Goodwin's job at Dees 'under the pump': Crawford

Shane Crawford believes the pressure is beginning to mount on Melbourne Demons coach Simon Goodwin's job as the club. (nine)

Star Richmond duo to opt out of interstate hub

Shane Edwards and Bachar Houli will not join their Richmond teammates in a hub due to their partners' impending childbirths. (nine)

🏉 Manly's Addin Fonua-Blake sent off at full-time

A push in the back of Tevita Funa by Newcastle centre Bradman Best into a collision, taking him out of the play was sent upstairs as a potential penalty try, the Bunker official Jared Maxwell said there was no issues in the lead up and effectively ended the game.

Fonua-Blake was reportedly sent off for calling Atkins a “f***ing r****d”.

“He pushed him the f***ing back, you f***ing r****d. F***ing hell mate, f*** off,” Fox League reported him as saying with Atkins sending him off immediately.

Fonua-Blake has since apologised for the comments.

🏉 Rabbitohs lose Braidon Burns to sickening knee injury

Running wide, Burns was tackled with the weight of Bulldogs centre Marcelo Montoya folding him over on his left knee, but twisting his leg and seemingly dislocating his knee.

“It’s not nice is it,” Greg Alexander said on Fox League. “You see the damage done to the right knee.”

“He’ll probably be gone for the season,” said Wayne Bennett. “I think he’s finished the season with different knee injuries. He’s a great guy to have around the club. You don’t know what to say, you feel his pain.”

🐴 Epsom Derby: Serpentine stuns rivals to give Aidan O'Brien record eighth victory

Serpentine stunned Epsom with a runaway success to give trainer Aidan O'Brien a record eighth Derby win.

The 26.0 shot was sent into a clear lead by jockey Emmet McNamara and could not be caught to triumph by five-and-a-half lengths.

Khalifa Sat (51.0) was second with (67.0) chance Amhran Na Bhfiann third.

It completed a Classic double for Serpentine's Irish trainer after Love set a new record time to win the Oaks by nine lengths under Ryan Moore.

🐴 Mishriff bags first French Derby for Gosden

An impressive winner of the Listed Newmarket Stakes on his latest appearance, the son of Make Believe was a (8.0) shot as he stepped up to Group One level for the French Derby in the hands of Ioritz Mendizabal.

⚽️ Transfer Talk

• Arsenal are likely to sell Matteo Guendouzi, Alexandre Lacazette or Lucas Torreira to raise the funds required to sign Atletico Madrid's defensive midfielder Thomas Partey.

• Paris Saint-Germain have joined the growing list of clubs to show an interest in Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin.

⚽️ Stat: Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player to score 25+ league goals in Serie A, La Liga and Premier League. He scored his first free kick in Serie A on his 43rd attempt.

🏎 Austrian Grand Prix 2020: Bottas wins, with LeClerc second and Norris third

A five-second penalty meant Lewis Hamilton missed out on a podium place as the 2020 Formula 1 season got underway at the Red Bull Ring, Spielberg.

How they finished

1. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)

2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari, +2.7)

3. Lando Norris (McLaren, +5.491)

4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes, +5.689)

5. Carlos Sainz (McLaren, +8.903)

6. Sergio Perez (Racing Point, +15.092)

7. Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri, +16.682)

8. Esteban Ocon (Renault, +17.456)

9. Antonio Giovinazzi (Renault, +21.146)

10. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari, +24.545)

11. Nicholas Latifi (Williams, +31.650)

DNF: Kvyat, Albon, Raikkonen, Russell, Grosjean, Magnussen, Stroll, Ricciardo, Verstappen.

🏉 Super Rugby wrap-up

Reds hold off Waratahs in thrilling Super Rugby AU opener

The Reds overcame a tenacious Waratahs side to kick off Australia's Super Rugby AU competition with a hard-fought 32-26 victory in Brisbane. (📺 on Youtube)

Brumbies see out spirited Rebels comeback in Canberra

The Brumbies found themselves on the receiving end of an impressive second-half fightback from the Rebels before recovering to secure a 31-23 victory in their Super Rugby AU opener.

Crusaders sink Highlanders

The Crusaders stunned the Highlanders with two tries at the death to ultimately seal a dominant 40-20 win at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. (📺 on Youtube)

Hurricanes blow away Chiefs

I'll never shy away from a sports-based pun 🙋🏻‍♂️. Despite playing with 14 men for the final 15 minutes, the Hurricanes were too good for the Chiefs, winning 25-18 in their Super Rugby Aotearoa clash in Hamilton on Sunday. (📺 on Youtube)

🏉 New Zealand great Dan Carter turned out for his childhood club.

The 38-year-old, played the full 80 minutes for Southbridge as they beat West Melton 54-14. Carter scored 12 points, kicking six of his seven attempted conversions.

🏉 Japanese Sabbatical

Beauden Barrett has signed a one year deal with Top League side Suntroy Sungoliath. The plan to play in Japan in 2021 is part of Barrett’s four-year deal agreed last year with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the Blues.

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