TODAY: February 3

1990: American jockey Willie Shoemaker had his 40,351st and last ride, on Patchy Groundfog at Santa Anita in the appropriately named ‘The Legend’s Last Ride Handicap’. 1991: Runcorn Highfield drew 12-12 with Carlisle to end the worst losing streak in rugby league history. The team had lost their previous 55 league games. 2006: Stuart Fielden (left) scored two tries as Bradford won a recordequalling third World Club Challenge with a 30-10 success over Wests Tigers at the Galpharm Stadium. 2007: World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson scored 27 points on his comeback from injury as England opened their RBS 6 Nations campaign with a 42-20 win over Scotland. 2014: Joe Kinnear resigned as Newcastle’s director of football after