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The Province
7 days ago
- Sport
- The Province
Belmont history beckons while Avana chases 'legend' status at Hastings Racecourse
A five-time Stakes winner last season, Avana remains unbeaten at Hastings and is a warm favourite for the Emerald Downs Stakes on Saturday. Avana, ridden by Amadeo Perez. Photo: Michael Bye. Photo by Michael Bye A place in racing history awaits the winner of the final leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday, when Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty takes on Preakness winner Journalism in the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. 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THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors It's far from a two-horse race, but if either of the main protagonists prevails in the $2-million contest, he will hold the bragging rights as best three-year-old colt in North America. And it's only June. The three-year-olds at Hastings, by contrast, will have to wait another week before their important tests even begin. This weekend sees the older generation kick off the Hastings' Stakes Program with six fillies and mares going for the $40,000 Emerald Downs Stakes, while seven boys are slated for the $40,000 George Royal Stakes. Trainer Barbara Heads saddles the likely favourite in each race. Trainer Barbara Heads. Photo: Michael Bye Photo by Michael Bye August Rain, winner of both the Canadian and B.C. Derbies last season, goes in the George Royal, while the remarkable Avana, winner of the B.C. Oaks and four other important Stakes contests last season, will be a favourite in the Emerald Downs. Avana's tendency to dawdle along at the rear before chasing down her prey from a seemingly impossible position, is gaining her quite the fan club at Hastings, even while her running style is causing rising blood pressure among her connections. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I was concerned a couple of times last season that she wouldn't be able to make up the ground,' Heads explained this week. 'Especially when we hit a slow pace. Because normally, when your horses are way off the pace like that, you depend on a good pace in front of you.' Heads continued, 'Every horse has its own running style and that's just hers. I try not to dissect it too much. Amadeo (Perez, her rider) knows her well now and lets her decide when to make her move.' By contrast, the pugnacious August Rain will be found at the heart of the action in the George Royal Stakes. 'He loves being in the mix and into the grind of it all,' Heads admitted. 'The dogfight, you know? It seems like if he does get in a little bit of trouble, it only gives him more incentive.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. August Rain and Avana are both owned by Peter Redekop who, now 90, will certainly remember perhaps the greatest 'hold-up' mare to grace the East Van oval, Delta Colleen. An Oaks winner like Avana, Delta Colleen won 18 Stakes races at Hastings (then called Exhibition Park) in the late 1980s and early '90s, and she is remembered each year in the Delta Colleen Stakes. Avana still has some way to go to emulate Delta Colleen's status as a Hastings' legend, but a win on Saturday will put her a step closer and, as her connections now know, she will certainly enjoy the chase. Hastings race selections First race Saturday, 2:30 p.m., Belmont Stakes (4:05 p.m. PT): Kentucky Derby hero Sovereignty can prove himself the best three-year-old in the land and confirm his superiority over Preakness winner Journalism by landing the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. He missed the Preakness and will be a fresh horse for the final leg of the Triple Crown. Hastings Race 5 (4:59 p.m. PT): Diocles overcame his dislike of a sloppy track two weeks ago to beat several of today's rivals convincingly. He was doing his best work at the end and represents a red-hot Pat Jarvis barn. Read More Check out our sports section for the latest news and analysis. Care for a wager? Head to our sports betting section for news and odds.
Vancouver Sun
7 days ago
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Belmont history beckons while Avana chases 'legend' status at Hastings Racecourse
A place in racing history awaits the winner of the final leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday, when Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty takes on Preakness winner Journalism in the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. It's far from a two-horse race, but if either of the main protagonists prevails in the $2-million contest, he will hold the bragging rights as best three-year-old colt in North America. And it's only June. The three-year-olds at Hastings, by contrast, will have to wait another week before their important tests even begin. This weekend sees the older generation kick off the Hastings' Stakes Program with six fillies and mares going for the $40,000 Emerald Downs Stakes, while seven boys are slated for the $40,000 George Royal Stakes. Trainer Barbara Heads saddles the likely favourite in each race. August Rain, winner of both the Canadian and B.C. Derbies last season, goes in the George Royal, while the remarkable Avana, winner of the B.C. Oaks and four other important Stakes contests last season, will be a favourite in the Emerald Downs. Avana's tendency to dawdle along at the rear before chasing down her prey from a seemingly impossible position, is gaining her quite the fan club at Hastings, even while her running style is causing rising blood pressure among her connections. 'I was concerned a couple of times last season that she wouldn't be able to make up the ground,' Heads explained this week. 'Especially when we hit a slow pace. Because normally, when your horses are way off the pace like that, you depend on a good pace in front of you.' Heads continued, 'Every horse has its own running style and that's just hers. I try not to dissect it too much. Amadeo (Perez, her rider) knows her well now and lets her decide when to make her move.' By contrast, the pugnacious August Rain will be found at the heart of the action in the George Royal Stakes. 'He loves being in the mix and into the grind of it all,' Heads admitted. 'The dogfight, you know? It seems like if he does get in a little bit of trouble, it only gives him more incentive.' August Rain and Avana are both owned by Peter Redekop who, now 90, will certainly remember perhaps the greatest 'hold-up' mare to grace the East Van oval, Delta Colleen. An Oaks winner like Avana, Delta Colleen won 18 Stakes races at Hastings (then called Exhibition Park) in the late 1980s and early '90s, and she is remembered each year in the Delta Colleen Stakes. Avana still has some way to go to emulate Delta Colleen's status as a Hastings' legend, but a win on Saturday will put her a step closer and, as her connections now know, she will certainly enjoy the chase. First race Saturday, 2:30 p.m., Belmont Stakes (4:05 p.m. PT): Kentucky Derby hero Sovereignty can prove himself the best three-year-old in the land and confirm his superiority over Preakness winner Journalism by landing the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. He missed the Preakness and will be a fresh horse for the final leg of the Triple Crown. Hastings Race 5 (4:59 p.m. PT): Diocles overcame his dislike of a sloppy track two weeks ago to beat several of today's rivals convincingly. He was doing his best work at the end and represents a red-hot Pat Jarvis barn. Check out our sports section for the latest news and analysis. Care for a wager? Head to our sports betting section for news and odds.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Yahoo
A Nevada mother came to Miami for plastic surgery. She died in the recovery house
A Las Vegas woman who came to Miami with her sister for plastic surgery died in a Miami house being used as a recovery center. Ahmonique Miller was 28. She leaves behind a 1-year-old daughter, a mother, a brother and sister Kiera Barnes, who said she was in the recovery house with Miller at the time of the death. Miami police confirmed homicide detectives are investigating how Miller died at 10:26 p.m. March 7 at 3637 SW Fourth St. In a video, Barnes said Keyla Oliver, who runs Keyla's Recovery House at that address, is responsible for what happened. Oliver answered the door at 3637 SW Fourth St., then referred all Miami Herald questions to attorney Bob Pardo. Asked about the customers at Keyla's Recovery House, license and medical professionals employed, Pardo said, 'It would be improper for us to comment at this time; our condolences to the family of the deceased.' READ MORE: A Miami doctor got fined $9,450. He ghosted a patient having post-liposuction problems Barnes said in a video posted on the Instagram account @couturebodyculture and reposted by @surgery411 that she and Miller came to Miami for plastic surgery procedures at Avana Plastic Surgery, 8700 W. Flagler St. Miller's surgeon was Dr. Algird Mameniskis. Like other plastic surgery centers, Avana is licensed as an office surgery center, not a hospital. By Florida administrative code, patients have to be discharged within 24 hours of showing up for surgery. Most patients are in and out the same day, then spend their post-surgery days at recovery houses, which are usually run out of rented houses. MORE: The unlicensed plastic surgery recovery house next door, common in Miami suburbs There's no unique license for recovery centers, although their services — including personal care such as bathing and dressing, and helping give prescribed medication — aligns with being an assisted living facility. 'Operating an assisted living facility without a license' is a common charge when arrests are made at recovery houses in Miami-Dade. Among recovery houses, there's great variance in luxuriousness and, more importantly, level of actual care — number of guests accepted at any given time, ratio of licensed medical professionals to recovering patients and number of licensed medical professionals present. In the Instagram video, Barnes said she and Miller chose Keyla's Recovery House. A search of Florida Department of Health records shows no medical professional license for Keyla Oliver. There's also no state corporate or assisted living facility registration for Keyla's Recovery House, although state corporate records show Keyla Oliver runs Keyla's Services at 3637 SW Fourth St. and had previously done so at 3227 SW 26th St., which Keyla's Recovery House's Facebook page lists as its previous address. The other unit at the house, 3639 SW Fourth St., is on state corporate records as the address of Keyla Services' manager, Oliver. Barnes' attorney, Hollywood's Frantz 'Jahra' McLawrence, said there were five people at the recovery center the night of March 7: Miller, Barnes, Oliver, Oliver's son and a staffer. Barnes said after Mameniskis learned of Miller's death, he sent Clelia Alcantara to bring Barnes to Alcantara's Couture Body Culture recovery center. 'I did not stay (at Keyla's Recovery House) the night my sister died,' Barnes said. 'I didn't feel safe.'
CBS News
31-01-2025
- Business
- CBS News
MBLA President Avana Epperson-Temple honored with Pinnacle Award for leadership
By Lisa Hughes January 30, 2025 / 9:23 PM EST / CBS Boston BOSTON - Avana Epperson-Temple says one of the best investments you can make is the investment in yourself. Prioritizing personal growth pays dividends far into the future. As a lawyer, President of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, and a fitness instructor, her time is valuable and in high demand. "What you focus on is what you become," she explains. "Being intentional with your time, how you choose to spend your time and what you choose to focus on, I think, is really critical." Avana will receive the Emerging Executive Pinnacle Award from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce on Friday, January 31. The recognition offers a moment of reflection. Avana says that she would tell her younger self that you don't have to accomplish everything all at once. "You don't have to have all the accolades, all the trial wins within the first five years of your career. A career is long. You should enjoy it." What makes her work with MBLA so gratifying is the group's positive impact on individuals and the community. She is delighted to meet with students who earn scholarships through MBLA and are then able to take on internships they, otherwise, could not afford. Avana is also energized considering the ways in which a law degree can be advantageous for someone who doesn't necessarily want to work in a law firm. She says it's time to think beyond the typical benchmarks of what we consider successful in a law career. Opening up opportunities Her thoughtfulness is an asset to MBLA members and scholars. "We are trying to open up opportunities. Job opportunities," she said. "We are bringing in speakers to speak with our members about how they can leverage their degree, leverage their network, leverage their skill set." She is also proud of MBLA's Judicial Academy Program which is working to help diversify the bench so that the judiciary reflects the Commonwealth's diversity. Avana says the key to finding growth opportunities is taking calculated risks. They might include putting yourself in spaces where you can think creatively, allowing yourself to be vulnerable and to ask for what you want, and seizing opportunities that stretch you. "That build you," she said. "That help you build resilience and help you think like a leader." The leader who inspires her most is her father. She says that he taught her to dream and manage her mind. He taught her the importance of her words and manifestation. Avana's father served in both the U.S. Army and the Air Force. "He is the definition of what it means to work hard." And the life lessons he taught by example-how to love, how to give, and how to pursue a goal, shape her values. "He taught me how to stick to a vision which is really, really inspiring. And I'm grateful for that." Lisa Hughes Award-winning journalist Lisa Hughes anchors WBZ-TV News weekdays at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. with co-anchor David Wade.
