In 2003 Louisville broke that tradition by winning both the football and basketball game.

He broke his duck by winning the 2000 season-opener, but failed to finish in the championship top 10.

(Watson would break his own record at Long Beach the next year by winning from 22nd place.)

Mike Smith, who broke his own record by winning 67 stakes races, was voted best jockey for the second year in a row.

In 1944 Cork set out to break all records by winning the championship for a fourth successive time.

Thornton's most successful season to date was the 2007/2008-season, during which he broke the 100-winner barrier for the first time, by winning 105 of his 597 races.

She broke into the limelight by winning the 100m gold at the Asian junior championships the same year.

Belyavsky broke the tie by winning, 3 to 1, and so will be listed as the 54th champion of the Soviet Union.

England broke France's four-championship streak by winning the 1963 Championship.

They finally broke their losing streak by winning in 1978, 1979 and 1980.