GEELONG jumps jockey Paul Daniel scored his breakthrough win in yesterday's $55,0 Yalumba Galleywood Hurdle in Warrnambool, three years after he feared he would never ride again Sylvan Heights joined Tahbob (1997, 2001) as the only multiple winner James, 70, rated Sylvan Heights' win as better than last year's After last year's win, James said Sylvan Heights was bitten by a white-tail spider

Rider realises dream despite full-time job WITHIN 24 hours of competing at Badminton this weekend, Clare Chamberlayne will be back in London working at a hostel for the homeless Unusually among the 81 contestants who are attempting eventings unique challenge, Chamberlayne has a full-time job At the Young Riders European Championships at Hartpury, Gloucestershire, in 20, Chamberlayne found herself going too fast into a bounce fence for advertising and sponsorship in Times Online, The Times and The Sunday Times

Thanks to the Korea Racing Association (KRA), horse racing is promoted and the development of the livestock industry is run through "fair operation " "As a reflection of enhanced status of racing and consistent commitment of the Korea Racing Association, we are enjoying ever-increasing turnover, amounting to more than 4 trillion won and an attendance of more than 10 million racing fans every year," said Yoon Young-ho, chairman of KRA

Despite '02 second, Lukas-trained horses not among favorites -- Bob Baffert has saddled three Kentucky Derby winners Last year, Baffert and Lukas were the only Derby-winning trainers in the race War Emblem, trained by Baffert, won at odds of 20-1 On Saturday, Baffert and Lukas will be running at least two horses each in the Derby Scrimshaw and Ten Cents A Shine will run for Lukas Lukas said Scrimshaw showed Derby potential last year

Derby 129 Notebook Front-running Peace Rules has flashed impressive speed in winning the Louisiana Derby and Blue Grass Stakes, but some handicappers don't like the colt's breeding for the Derby's 1*-mile distance Rose was Alydar's exercise rider ''But then he wasn't able to run his race, and I brought home a fresh horse Fans can become horses of different color Worked -- None Galloped -- Atswhatimtalknbout, Ellis, 1 mile; Brancusi (at Keeneland), Biancone, 1+ miles; Buddy Gil, Mullins, 1 mile; Eye of the Tiger, Hollendorfer; Outta Here, Currin, 1 3/4 miles; Peace Rules, Frankel, 1* miles; Ten Cents A Shine, Lukas

By Bob Fortus Stevens, who will ride Santa Anita Derby winner Buddy Gil in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, rode him in a workout Monday Buddy Gil ran five furlongs in 59 3/5 seconds A Hall-of-Famer, Stevens has won the Kentucky Derby three times -- on Winning Colors (1988), Thunder Gulch (1995) and Silver Charm (1997) "I think this is a more athletic horse than Silver Charm," Stevens said Bill Shoemaker holds the record for most Derby mounts at 26