News about Tom Simpson

On Tuesday, millions of Australians will bet on the Melbourne Cup, with the majority of the funds going straight to the bookmakers. Many once-a-year punters begin to believe themselves as horse racing experts at this time of year, but picking the winner in the big tournament is notoriously difficult for even the experts. So, before you open a betting app, Daily Mail Australia has assembled a comprehensive archive of past winners, including their age, sex, color, height, weights, trainers, and jockeys. A true racing specialist has landed the horse he loves the most and has thrown in a few roughies along the way. Inset: Gai Waterhouse, the trainer, is pictured inset.

Thousands of Chinese people rushed to book flights out of the country after Beijing finally lifted its quarantine controls after three years. Following Beijing's unexpected removal of obligatory testing and lockdowns earlier this month, China announced that travelers arriving inbound on January 8 will no longer need to quarantine. China is now suffering the world's biggest infection epidemic, with 5,000 people dying a day and up to one million expected to die in the coming months. Despite this, several Chinese people were delighted to learn that the country had been largely closed off to the outside world since March 2020.