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News.com.au
8 hours ago
- News.com.au
Ethereum Girl cruises to victory in Sires' Produce Stakes at Morphettville
Lindsay Park filly Ethereum Girl flexed her muscles in the Group 3 Sires' Produce Stakes, nailing a classy win at Morphettville Parks on Saturday. Handled expertly by jockey Jason Holder, the Ben, Will and JD Hayes -trained Ethereum Girl enjoyed a trail behind fellow border raider Volkano, before taking command at the 300m and booting away, holding off Mostly For Show and Tiptop Tori. Despite negating a slow tempo, Holder was able to get the filly to relax throughout, which was the main instruction from the Hayes camp leading into Saturday's 1400m contest. 'She settled beautiful today,' Holder, who has nailed 32 metro wins this season, said. 'Ben Hayes, the last thing he said to me was 'whatever you do, just get her to settle, just get her to relax so she can finish it off'. 'I didn't ride her last start, but (today) was a nice win.' South Australian Sires' Produce Stakes | Etherium Girl Those Hayes boys & their two-year-olds! ðŸ'¥ @lindsayparkrace takes out the feature race in South Australia with their talented filly. ðŸ'° Ch. 78/68, Foxtel 529, Kayo or via our app REPLAYS: â€' (@Racing) July 19, 2025 • Ethereum Girl, who jumped a $2.80 favourite with Sportsbet, was narrowly denied a stakes victory last start, when defeated by talented colt Matahga in the Oaklands Plate. The daughter of Japanese sire, Maurice, was a $275,000 yearling purchase at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale in 2024. 'She settled really nicely which was great, Ben and the crew will be happy with that,' he said. 'I probably got there a bit too soon, because we were slow, (but) I presented her and she said 'let's go'. 'She pulled her way into it, which is good, she's got room for improvement for sure.' Local galloper Mostly For Show continued his competitive form, finishing hard for second, while rank outsider, Tiptop Tori ($41), ran a huge race at odds, finishing third. Impressive debut winner Volkano was quickly under pressure on straightening, and faded out to finish seventh. • Derby path looms for Busuttin-Young stayer Metro premiership leader Rochelle Milnes maintained her stranglehold on the Adelaide jockeys' title, the gun apprentice booted home impressive winner Sav On Ice for a four-length win in a Benchmark 68 (1550m). The colt has now won back-to-back races for trainer Darryl Carrison. Lachlan Neindorf moved into outright second in the jockeys' premiership with a winner aboard Placo, but despite a late season charge, he remains four wins behind Milnes heading into next Saturday's final meeting of the season. Gun hoop Todd Pannell had a good day in the saddle, snaring a double, with wins aboard Lonrodex and Super Alana.
Perth Now
12 hours ago
- Perth Now
‘Blindsided' Perth playgroups facing eviction after a decade
A community-run Montessori playgroup in Bayswater says it has been blindsided by City of Bayswater plans to sell the land it has leased for nearly a decade. Casa Mia Montessori Playgroup on Hudson Street discovered late last week that its premises will be considered for potential disposal in council documents ahead of the July 22 council meeting. The group found out only after Maylands MLA and former Bayswater councillor Dan Bull noticed the item in agenda briefing notes and contacted to let them know. On Monday, Casa Mia Montessori playgroup president Breanne Rasmussen said they still had not been officially told about the potential disposal of the land by the City of Bayswater. 'That's the kicker,' she said. At the City's agenda briefing on Tuesday night Ms Rasmussen said CEO Jeremy Edwards had contacted her during the day to clarify the intention for the site. Mr Edwards said the city planned to consider a 'part-disposal' of the site, which would be for only the carpark rather than the whole site. Bayswater Playgroup operates on the other side of the building, with a separate playroom and playground. Credit: Facebook The 3256sqm property is one of several across the city identified for potential sale under Bayswater's land asset disposal strategy. It is shared with Bayswater Playgroup, which runs its own program from the other half of the building and have a combined total of 100 families using their services. The facility was built in 1975 as a pre-primary school and is currently leased to the playgroups under a peppercorn lease until 2027, with the city responsible for all building upkeep. A council report said the site was underutilised and incurred ongoing maintenance costs without delivering a financial return. It said the site could be sold 'as is' for redevelopment, with interest already received from developers — including those interested in turning it into a childcare centre. 'While this arrangement provides community benefit, the overall utilisation remains limited in comparison to the broader potential of the site,' the report said. Ms Rasmussen rejected claims the facility was underused, saying the report misrepresented the scale and importance of the playgroup's operations. 'We run four sessions a week, and we've been hired out every weekend since the rainy season started,' she said. 'We currently support 57 families. People come from as far as Balga, Ascot and South Guildford because there just aren't many community playgroups left, especially not Montessori-based ones.' Ms Rasmussen said having two playgroups in the one centre gave families choice of session style and pricing, making it an extremely accessible community playgroup. Between the two playgroups, the centre operates almost every weekday morning. It is also a popular venue for children's birthday parties, with 72 per cent of weekend days booked on average. 'We've been hired out every weekend since it started getting rainy. So usually from about March until November, we're hired out every weekend, both days,' Ms Rasmussen said. The city report acknowledged that no suitable alternative location had been identified for the playgroups if the land was sold. Casa Mia provides playgroup options for two hours, four times a week. Credit: Casa Mia The playgroups now fear being left with nowhere to go in 2027 or even sooner, depending on the council's decision next week. 'We're not at negotiations yet, but that's something we're definitely open to. We just like to be involved in the conversation,' Ms Rasmussen said. 'This is more than a building,' Two petitions on behalf of both playgroups has started online, where parents and caretakers have flooded the comments to share their love for the playgroups and the devastating loss it would be to the community. 'We really enjoyed coming to both the Casa Mia and Bayswater playgroups. My children loved it and it was a great space to connect with other local mums, dads, and caregivers. It would be a big loss to the community to lose this space,' one said. 'It would be detrimental to the children if it closed,' another added. 'We would be so sad if you close it. Please keep the place for our children where they grow and learn together.' A City of Bayswater spokesperson said they were unable to comment until a decision is made at the July 22 council meeting.
Perth Now
12 hours ago
- Perth Now
Kiss-cam cheater playing CEO roulette
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristen Cabot (left) and Ms Cabot with husband Andrew Cabot (right). The woman at the centre of an incredible cheating scandal played out at a Coldplay concert, has seemingly been playing CEO roulette with her husband and the man she was caught in an embrace with on the kiss-cam. Kristin Cabot who is currently married to the CEO of Privateeer Rum, a Massachusetts-based alcohol distillery, has been the subject of viral footage that has set tongues wagging around the world, as she was caught in a compromising position with her boss, Andy Byron. Mr Byron is the CEO Astronomer and Ms Cabot, 52, is the current head of the HR department at the tech giant. The Daily Mail has confirmed that Ms Cabot is still married to Mr Cabot and they share a multi-million dollar property in Watertown, a suburb of Massachusetts according to the Daily Mail. Privateer Rum's website lists Andrew Cabot is listed as CEO and COO of Privateeer Rum via its website and public documents show he has been married at least twice before, and has two children with his first wife Maud. Kristin Cabot was captured on social media posing with Mr Cabot's son Henry, 30, and her LinkedIn account recently showed that she had served as an 'advisory board member' at Privateer Rum since 2020. Astronomer, the software development company reportedly valued over $1 billion ($AU1.5b) released a statement on the alleged affair in the early hours of Saturday morning AEST. 'Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding,' the statement says. 'Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability. 'The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly.' Mr Byron is married to Megan Byron and the couple reportedly live in New York with their two sons. According to social media credits Ms Byron is an Associate Director of Lower School & The Hope Graham Program Admission at the Bancroft School. Her Facebook page now shows that she has dropped her husband's surname, and has been deleting social media posts relating to the couple after a mountain of comments spilled through on to her pages. Most of Megan Byron's social media presence has now been deactivated and hidden as the barrage of comments continue to flow.
