Sheikh Mohammeds quest to win the Melbourne Cup will have to wait another year but Godolphins chief executive insists they will keep trying to win Australias greatest race.The global racing operation had five runners in Tuesdays race at Flemington from three different stables and two hemispheres, with local John OShea-trained Hartnell leading home the Godolphin runners in third.The Charlie Appleby-trained Geelong Cup winner Qewy ran what his English trainer described as a career best to finish fourth with the Saeed bin Suroor-trained Beautiful Romance next best in seventh.Sheikh Mohammed has been trying to win the race for almost 30 years and Hartnells third was the owners sixth placing in the race which includes three seconds.Despite not winning, Godolphins chief executive John Ferguson said they were absolutely delighted with how the team had performed.From every perspective, Hartnells run a blinder, Ferguson said.Hes come into the straight full of running and hasnt quite got home.Qewy, after his Geelong Cup win has stepped up again and ran an absolute blinder to finish fourth. So were absolutely thrilled with them.Secret Number was a bit too keen. Oceanographer didnt back up. Chad (Schofield) said he was a bit flat. And the mare (Beautiful Romance) stumbled coming out of the gates.Overall, to finish third and fourth is tremendous and from every angle the Sheikh has had a great season and Charlie bringing a team over for the first time has been huge for us.We always believed we could come and be competitive. And its great that its happened. And its something well continue to do.Ferguson described the Melbourne Cup as the most enjoyable race of the year to be a part of and said for a number of reasons Sheikh Mohammed loves the race.The Melbourne Cup, well keep trying to win it, Ferguson said.Its a tough race to win and thats what makes it so special.It used to be the race that stopped a nation, now its the race that stops the racing world.Wholesale Air Max Shoes . -- Former San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver was found dead at his Atlanta-area home Tuesday night, and a medical examiner said Wednesday that the ex-player committed suicide. Air Max Outlet Online . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. http://www.airmaxoutletsale.us/ . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. 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Youre fortunate enough to be a part of it and thats kind of the way I address that mentally.Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mark Stone scored in the second period.Ottawa improved to 6-3 in the road. It also improved to 3-0 in the second night of back-to-back sets.To have to play here back to back on the road and get a team thats been firing from all cylinders, Senators coach Guy Boucher said. One of the best offensive teams in the league and to get a shutout you cant ask for better.Pageau scored 1:54 into the second. Zach Smith worked the puck behind the Rangers net to Tom Pyatt, who drew in two defenders and fed Pageau in front of the net for his third goal of the season.It was a really nice play by (Smith) and Pyatt nice pass, Pageau said. I was just trying to put it on net and that was in our game plan. Go in the blue paint and try to put pucks on net. So thats what I tried to do.The Senators scored again on a power play. Stone fired a wriist shot from inside the faceoff circle for his sixth goal of the season.ddddddddddddRangers goalie Antti Raanta made 18 saves in his first loss of the season. He was making his first start since Nov. 21 against Pittsburgh.The Rangers were 8-0-1 at home through their first nine games before going 0-3-1 in their last four games at Madison Square Garden.New Yorks power play struggled against the Senators, going 0 for 4. The Senators were 1 for 3.We had a couple power plays with some open nets and when a team is playing that good defensively, Derek Stepan said. They didnt make a single mistake -- you have to execute perfectly all the way to your dumps. We just were a little off and they defended extremely well and thats the story tonight.Ottawa forward Derick Brassard played against the Rangers for the first time since he was traded over the summer. New York sent Brassard to Ottawa on July 18 for Mika Zibanejad and a draft pick.Im really thankful for the fans here and for appreciating my work here the last four years, Brassard said.Game notesAdam Clendening and Oscar Lindberg were healthy scratches for the Rangers. ... Mika Zibanejad missed his fourth game with a broken left fibula. ... Fredrik Claesson and Max McCormick were scratched for the Senators.UP NEXT:Rangers: Host Carolina on Tuesday night.Senators: Host Buffalo on Tuesday night. ' ' '