Rose has sweet smell of success

Gai Waterhouse has another star on the rise in Kiss From A Rose, which returned with a bang at Randwick yesterday. ''She annihilated them at the end,'' Waterhouse said of the 3.75-length win from Ofcourseican. Kiss From A Rose had won her first two starts before bleeding as favourite in a race in the autumn. ''You're always a bit more careful with them when they are coming back from bleeding ...

Waterhouse fills gaps with top riders in Sydney

GAI WATERHOUSE has spread the rides for Saturday's Theo Marks Stakes meeting at Rosehill among Sydney's top jockeys, with Corey Brown and Hugh Bowman linking with the resurgent stable.

Travel Picks: 10 top romantic hotels

LONDON—In need of a romantic break, but don’t know where to go? Boutique hotel connoisseurs Mr & Mrs Smith (www.mrandmrssmith.com) play Cupid with a hand-picked selection of 10 of the most seductive stays worldwide.

This week's CD reviews

There's no shortage of new music this long weekend. And some of us around here are taking care of business on Labour Day so you don't have to.

June brides - then and now

“Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years.” - Simone Signoret