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News.com.au
19 hours ago
- General
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Wagga preview: Trainer Gary Colvin is confident in Southern Dancer's potential as she looks to overcome unlucky streak
Southern Dancer may only have one win to her name but trainer Gary Colvin is adamant her record should read much better. The three-year-old claimed a maiden win over 1175m at just her second start and has been placed in five of her next 11 starts. The latest of those placings was over 2050m at Wodonga 12 days ago when third to First Day when luck wasn't her friend. ' Southern Dancer is probably one of the unluckiest horses I've ever had,' said Colvin. 'She has had a lot of bad draws and no luck in a number of races. 'We went to Wodonga last start and she just got held up at a vital stage. 'With a 200m straight, it was too late when she got out but she hit the line full of running. 'Hopefully all the bad luck is behind her now.' Punters get the cash! ðŸ'° The well-backed Southern Dancer handles the conditions and lets down powerfully to take Race 1 at @AlburyRacing under Holly Durnan for trainer Gary Colvin. â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) July 29, 2024 The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! The daughter of I Am Immortal steps out in the Benchmark 58 Handicap (2000m) which is a Heat of the Wagga Stayers Series with Blaike McDougall to again ride. 'Blaike rode her at Canberra a couple of starts back and said she will get over 2400m metres,' Colvin said. 'I'll just stick to the 2000 metres for now but I really like her. 'Back to a big track, I'm confident she will run really well.' In the same race, he also saddles up Kerma Art who is having his first go at the 2000m. 'He won a couple of races and is usually not too far away,' he said. 'He has been running up to a mile but he's a bit of a one-pacer so I thought I would try him over the 2000 metres and see what happens. 'He's no star but he should be thereabouts. Lightly-raced four-year-old Deflector has been very good in placing at her two runs this preparation and is a leading contender in the Maiden Plate (1300m). The daughter of Pride Of Dubai resumed with a third to Master Patrick in a Wagga Super Maiden over 1000m where she was held up early in the straight. She then finished a nose second to Sundrop over 1200m at Corowa 18 days later. 'She is coming along quite nicely and I expect her to go very well,' Colvin said. Master Patrick flies home on the outside and wins at a BIG price! He was $101 on @tabcomau fixed odds! ðŸ'° @AshMorgan6 | @tpd_racing â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 1, 2025 'She is a typical Pride Of Dubai, taking a bit of time to mature but she is starting to it her straps now. She is getting better with every run. 'You like to see them continuing to come on and that is what she is doing.' Another maiden who is closing in on his first win is Doc March who contests the Maiden Plate (1600m). The son of Prized Icon was runner-up in consecutive starts at Wagga before a fourth to Chilly Charlie at Canberra on May 9. 'He just got back and could make up the ground to win in a couple of races here at Wagga,' Colvin said. 'I knew he wanted a bit of ground but he is on his way and going pretty well. 'He has had about a month since his last run but he is ticking over very well.' Joining him in this race is Astern Torch who is coming off a third to Track And Field on the Wagga Riverside 12 days ago. 'He has been a very frustrating horse. He showed me ability early on but is a bit of a one-pacer,' he said 'He keeps doing enough to convince me to persevere with him.' Meanwhile, Colvin said he is pleased with stable star Another One who resumes from a long spell at Randwick on Saturday. â– â– â– â– â– Trainer Lyndall Olson is hoping home track advantage can offset her queries as Gold Card and Zaru strive for success in one of the day's features. Gold Card and Zaru line up in the Corey Brown Cup at Taree just two weeks after the track was flooded. The heavy ground is just one query Olson has for the pair who appreciate soft tracks at this stage of their careers. 'As they have gotten older, they have shown they prefer soft tracks rather than the heavy,' Olson said. Gold Card kicked off his latest campaign with a win in the Hannam Cup over 1007m at Taree on March 17 before a five week gap into his next start when a three length seventh to Cassiel at Canterbury. A vintage @Aaronbullock90 ride sees Zaru take out Race 7 at Taree! â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) January 31, 2025 He steps up to 1250m in the Benchmark 82 race where he is a perfect four from four over the track and distance. 'It was a nice win over the 1000 metres then we went to Canterbury and he wasn't disgraced at all,' said Olson. 'I'm just a bit worried about the time he has had between runs. 'It's been just over six weeks between since his last race. Whether he needs the run or not. 'We have taken the three kilos off with Leanne Boyd aboard but he well and I expect him to run a nice race.' Zaru finished down the track when resuming under 61kg at Taree on May 13 but Olson isn't reading too much into that performance. 'It was hard to make ground from back in the field with his weight and also the 1000 metres was too short for him,' she said. 'We just had to find a race for him to kick off in. 'As he has gotten older, he is a become wiser and he doesn't like the heavy going any more. 'We've got Aaron Bullock back on and he does seem to have a way with him. 'Like Gold Card, he loves his home track.' Olson has no qualms about the track rating for Gold Melody after she scored a stylish win over 1250m on a Heavy 10 at home on May 13. The four-year-old is a strong chance again in the Benchmark 58 Handicap (1300m). 'She did really well to win last start. It was a nice ride from Anna (Roper),' she said. 'She has trained on really well and I think she is a good chance again from barrier one.'
News.com.au
6 days ago
- Health
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Opposition Leader Sussan Ley set to farewell ‘extraordinary' mother Angela Braybrooks on Friday
Sussan Ley will farewell her 'extraordinary' mother Angela Braybrooks at a funeral in her hometown of Albury. Ms Braybrooks died just days after the Opposition Leader became the first woman to win a party room vote to leader the federal Liberal Party. The former mental health nurse will be farewelled by family and friends at St Matthew's Church in Albury on Friday. Several of Ms Ley's Coalition colleagues are also expected to attend. Ms Braybrooks died in Albury in the early hours of May 17 'comfortable and at peace'. Sharing the news of her mum's death, Ms Ley thanked staff at Riverwood Aged Care Facility, where Ms Braybrooks was receiving end of life care. Ms Ley paid tribute to her 'extraordinary' mother, and shared her gratitude that she was able to share a final Mother's Day with her late mum. 'Mum was a mental health nurse who helped so many people through her life. She taught me the values of resilience, self-reliance and persistence,' Ms Ley wrote in a social media post. 'Growing up in wartime Britain, Angela could never have dreamt that her daughter would become Australia's first female Leader of the Opposition, but because of her, that happened this week. 'Like so many of her generation, she weathered uncertain times with strength and determination. 'I have taken inspiration from her every single day of my life and I always will.' Ms Ley also opened up on the final days she spent with her mum. 'It was a gift of fate that I was able to share Mother's Day with my mum one last time on Sunday,' she wrote. 'On Monday night in Canberra, our parish priest organised a FaceTime call, telling Angela she had to 'hang on' to see one more special moment in her daughter's life. 'If she could do that, he promised her, 'we'll have champagne tomorrow'. 'On Tuesday, hours after I was afforded the enormous privilege by my Liberal colleagues of leading our party, I drove back down the Hume Highway to be at her bedside. 'While mum was no longer verbal, she watched every moment of my press conference. 'As I walked back into her room that afternoon, her eyes lit up with excitement. It was a moment I will treasure, forever.'
News.com.au
26-05-2025
- Sport
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Albury, Hawkesbury previews: Legends to combine in bordertown raid
Grand Armee's jockey will combine with Emancipation's trainer at Albury on Tuesday with two lightly-raced prospects both of who are placed to win. Wagga trainer Danny Beasley is honoured with the task of conditioning a handful of gallopers owned and/or bred by the living legend Neville Begg at his Riverina HQ. Two of those, namely Begg-purchase Jato and Begg-bred Donegal Bay, will carry the famous black, white armbands and red cap in their respective missions on Tuesday. First of the pair to step out is Donegal Bay, who was up to recently housed in Melbourne with champion trainer (and Neville's son) Grahame. The Star Witness three-year-old, who has placed at two of his five Victorian starts, makes his NSW debut in today's Albury Plumbing Service Maiden Plate (900m). 'He's in great order as you'd expect of any horse coming out of Grahame's stable, he looks magnificent so I haven't had to do much with him,'' Beasley said. 'Because he is not eligible for those Country Boosted races yet, we were a bit limited in what we could run in. 'He is a big heavy horse and I am just sort of taking the punt that over 900m, he won't have too much time to think about things. 'He'll probably get back off a pretty good and he'll run at them pretty quick late. 'I've kept him fresh and kept him well and I'll have a look at him in a 900m race and win, lose or draw, I'll learn something about him.' Beasley and Begg's second and final runner on Tuesday's Albury program is Jato who has come a long way in a short time. Born and raised at Rosemont Stud in Victoria, Jato opened her current campaign with a second at Wagga on April 13. She followed up with an emphatic win here at Albury 11-days later before an honourable fourth in an uncommonly strong edition of the MTC Wagga Guineas at the start of May. It's a winning debut for Jato at Wagga! ðŸ'� @DanBeasley111 — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) November 1, 2024 'I was really happy with her,'' Beasley said. 'It was a race I always wanted to run in but I had a few hiccups with her early in the preparation so I got there in a roundabout sort of way. 'She's trained on well. 'I think she has probably got enough ability to go to a Highway one day but her temperament is just not quite there yet so I still want her to have a bit more racing and get a bit more experience before we throw her into anything too deep again.' Jato was purchased by Begg at the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale in 2022 for the sum of $25,000. The filly's dam, Rahveel, is a daughter of Zabeel, and while she only managed one win in her 21 starts, she was runner-up in the Wakeful and Auraria Stakes in Adelaide as well as fourth in the MRC Thousand Guineas (to Atlantic Jewel). Not only does she derive stamina from her dam, Jato's sire is Starcraft who won five Group 1s around the globe. One of those wins was at Royal Randwick in the AJC Derby, a race that Beasley remembers well given he rode the 100/1 shot, and runner-up, Braeloch for Guy Walter. 'That was heartbreaking,'' Beasley said. 'I think (Starcraft) only got us the last stride.' â– â– â– â– â– HALL Of Famer Ron Quinton is hopeful the Hawkesbury -bound Like Anything can win her first race on Tuesday almost 30 years to the day that her grand-dam rolled Hareeba and Telesto at the Gold Coast. Like Anything is the third of her generation to be housed at Quinton's High Street HQ. The eight-time Sydney Jockeys Premiership winner and six times Group 1-winning trainer won two races at Canterbury with Like Anything's dam, Duchess Pedrille. He won 11 races with Duchess Pedrille's dam, Mamzelle Pedrille including the STC Theo Marks, VATC Sandown Stakes and the Winter Stakes in Brisbane, now known as the Group 1 Tattersall's Tiara. A daughter of Maurice, Like Anything was $31 out to $41 back into $31 when she made her debut in a deep two and three-year-old maiden at Canterbury on April 21. Quinton's filly handed in an honourable fifth behind the Chris Waller pairing Mia Ballerina and Hidden Achievement. 'It was certainly a pass-mark for sure,'' Quinton said. 'It was probably short of her best distance. She goes up to 1400m this time, the track will be heavy of course and it is hard to know how she'll handle the real heavy ground. 'She is quite a nice filly but she is a filly that I think is probably going to step up over a bit of ground.' Like Anything will wear the black, yellow seams, carried to victory by the Quinton filly Bulla Borghese in the 2002 VRC Oaks. Her early afternoon mission today will be closely watched in Hong Kong given Like Anything was bought at sale (for $130,000) by leading local trainer, Casper Fownes. Super Nui, Quinton's other runner at Hawkesbury on Tuesday, will wear the same predominantly orange silks that Mamzelle Pedrille wore both in Australia and on tour in Hong Kong. A daughter of Super One, Super Nui won't be held back by the prospect of a Heavy track given her eight-plus lengths win on a '9' at Wyong at her most recent outing. 'You get these big margins on wet tracks,'' Quinton warned. 'It wasn't a super race by any means but she won well. 'Handicappers don't forget when they win by margins, they don't forget to whack them up a massive lot of points. 'That put her up six points. 'She's been very honest and consistent. She is very tough actually.'
Daily Telegraph
26-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Telegraph
Albury Wodonga real estate: The latest auction and sales results for week ending May 25
Don't miss out on the headlines from Albury Wodonga. Followed categories will be added to My News. A four-bedroom house in Wodonga was the most expensive sale reported in Albury Wodonga last week. The property at 7 Stanger Court sold for $690,000 by private sale. Only one property was sold via auction last week. data division Proptrack has reported 19 local auction and private sale results in the past seven days. Guide to reading auction and private sale results PI - Passed in PT - Sold by private treaty S - Sold at auction SA - Sold after auction SB - Sold before auction VB - Passed in on vendor bid W - Withdrawn from auction Auction and private sale results in Albury Wodonga Click on the address to know more. East Albury 499 Saunders Avenue, 3-bedroom house, PT, Undisclosed Agency - Drummond Real Estate - ALBURY Killara 9 PERKINS STREET, 5-bedroom house, PT, Undisclosed Agency - Sell Buy Rent - Wodonga Lavington 558 Kemp Street, 3-bedroom house, PT, Undisclosed Agency - Gilson Yonson Real Estate - North Albury 468 Mckenzie Street, 3-bedroom house, S, $555,000 Agency - Ray White - Albury North 1/485 Kaitlers Road, 2-bedroom unit, PT, $447,500 Agency - PRD Albury-Wodonga North Albury 1043 Barooga Street, 4-bedroom house, PT, Undisclosed Agency - Gilson Yonson Real Estate - North Albury 989 Captain Cook Drive, 3-bedroom house, PT, $460,000 Agency - Ray White Albury Central - ALBURY Thurgoona 20 Hibberson Court, 4-bedroom house, PT, Undisclosed Agency - Stean Nicholls - Albury West Albury 929 Padman Drive, 3-bedroom house, PT, Undisclosed Agency - Drummond Real Estate - ALBURY West Wodonga 3/9 Page Court, 3-bedroom unit, PT, $375,000 Agency - Nigel Horne Real Estate - Lavington 15 Dundee Drive, 3-bedroom house, PT, $580,000 Agency - PJ Murphy Real Estate - WODONGA 11 RONAN COURT, 3-bedroom house, PT, Undisclosed Agency - Sell Buy Rent - Wodonga Wodonga 3 Anderson Street, 3-bedroom house, PT, $475,000 Agency - Ray White Albury Central - ALBURY 12 Bassett Street, 3-bedroom house, PT, $645,000 Agency - Ray White - Wodonga 1/23A Thomas Mitchell Drive, 2-bedroom unit, PT, Undisclosed Agency - First National Real Estate - Bonnici & Associates 12 Parkfield Drive, 5-bedroom house, PT, Undisclosed Agency - First National Real Estate - Bonnici & Associates 7 Stanger Court, 4-bedroom house, PT, $690,000 Agency - PJ Murphy Real Estate - WODONGA Track the value of your home today. The previous auction and sales article for Albury Wodonga can be viewed here. Originally published as Albury Wodonga real estate: The latest auction and sales results for week ending May 25
News.com.au
22-05-2025
- Politics
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David Littleproud insists he respected Sussan Ley's circumstances after mother dies
Nationals leader David Littleproud says he 'respected the personal circumstances' of Liberal counterpart Sussan Ley amid negotiations for a Coalition agreement. Ms Ley's mother died over the weekend, just a few days after she was elected Opposition Leader. However, the Nationals made the shock announcement on Tuesday that they would be splitting from the Coalition, saying they were unable to receive guarantees for the agreement, including retaining a nuclear energy policy. On ABC Breakfast, Mr Littleproud denied the Nationals' announcement was uncompassionate towards Ms Ley's personal situation. 'It was predicated on Sussan Ley's timeframe, not mine,' he said. 'Sussan Ley was elected on the Tuesday, she rang me on the Wednesday, and, in fact, wanted to fly to Canberra on the Friday to start negotiations.' Mr Littleproud said he 'made it clear to her it was unacceptable' and drove to Albury, Ms Ley's electorate, 'to make sure that she would stay with her (sick) mother'. 'We had initial discussion and then obviously over the weekend, I went back to her and her mother sadly passed,' Mr Littleproud said. 'We made no initiation of further negotiations … in fact, they were initiated after her mother's death by her – by her and her office – to continue on and we only continued on in good faith that Sussan Ley was wanting to do that. 'We had no need to rush and we made sure that we respected the personal circumstances in which Sussan Ley found herself.' Mr Littleproud said that was the way the partnership ended, and there was no timeline set by the National Party. The Coalition union, which has lasted for almost 80 years, was due for a policy review after the opposition's devastating loss in the 2025 federal elections. Tensions continue after an uneasy exchange between deputy Liberal leader Ted O'Brien and Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie on the Today show on Thursday morning. 'There are big issues facing this country,' host Karl Stefanovic said. 'You both should grow up, the country needs a strong opposition just to sort it out and get on with it. I don't see what's so hard'. In response, Senator McKenzie said, 'Well, the nine million of us that live in regional Australia do have a strong perspective. 'We think that the policies we took, those four in particular …,' but the senator was cut off by Stefanovic, who moved on to ask Mr O'Brien his opinion. A back and forth between Mr O'Brien and Senator McKenzie also ensued, with both sides laying blame on each other. The senator was quick to bring up that a guarantee of the Nationals' policies was not given in due time. 'After an election defeat, what typically has happened in our 80-year history is all policies stay on the table until they're explicitly removed,' Senator McKenzie said. 'That is the reality of our Coalition that has worked for 80 years. What the Liberal leader decided to do last week is say 'everything's up for grabs now'. Senator McKenzie also said Ms Ley was 'unable' to guarantee the four policies the Nationals fought for would be included in the Coalition agreement. 'At the end of the day, it's got to be mutually beneficial for both political parties,' she said. 'We're not a subset of the Liberal Party, we're a separate political party.' Mr O'Brien said he was 'genuinely, really sad' about the Nationals' decision to split from the Coalition. 'I'm disappointed that the National Party did make the decision to leave the Coalition this week,' he said. 'The issue here isn't that the Liberal Party has said no to any of the policy interests of the National Party. 'Sussan Ley, as our leader, made it really clear last week to the Australian public that we will be listening to them and then we'll come back together as a as a party and make decisions. 'That's the way it's always done. Unfortunately, the National Party couldn't wait.' But Mr O'Brien said he wanted to see the Coalition party reunite. 'All of those four policies, we were able to settle the last term of government,' he said. 'My ask to (Bridget) this morning is let's continue to work together and settle them as part of the Coalition, as we always have.' The Coalition split on Tuesday came as a major shock after nearly eight decades of political marriage. '(The Liberal Party) are going on a journey of rediscovery, and this will provide them the opportunity to do that without the spectre of the National Party imposing their will,' Mr Littleproud said. He also said he didn't 'want to be fighting for three years' for Coalition guarantees. 'It was a principled position. We couldn't get a guarantee that policies that were important to regional Australia, that were a Coalition policy before the last election around regional Australia's future … we didn't ask for a lot, but we couldn't get that guarantee,' Mr Littleproud said. 'And these are things that would change the lives of regional Australians and we don't want to be fighting for three years to try and get that.'
