Barbaro’s Final Campaign 
The 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanized on Monday after a long ordeal that began with the running of the Preakness Stakes. This was a hard decision by his owners Roy and Gretchen Jackson, who indicated that the pain that Barbaro felt was no longer manageable. Born April 29, 2003, Barbaro was an American thoroughbred that won the 2006 Kentucky Derby by a decisive margin. …

Quids in 
Northwich ironing lady Agnes Haddock has beaten the bookies at their own game – and scooped 410,322 with a 2 bet on the gee-gees. The 50-year-year-old, who lives in an ex-council house in Dane-field Road and runs the Ironing Board business in Castle Street picked six consecutive winners.