my $str = '12-12 WANG 28 Jul H PRG SPEC 1320m Bk past midfield wide,btn car top T J Bau 57 (12) 7/7 Wnr: VENUS SERENA 1:26.82 13.5L'; my ($str1, $str2) = $str =~ /^(.*?)(Wnr:.*)/; print "$str1\n$str2\n";