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SBS Australia
06-08-2025
- Science
- SBS Australia
NITV News: 6 August, 2025
Mob in New South Wales face floodwaters near Gunnedah. The Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Kerrynne Liddle visits the Kimberley. And jarjums experiment with a future career in science.
News.com.au
30-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Scone preview: A chance encounter with Cambridge Stud boss could lead to record season for trainer Rodney Northam
Scone trainer Rodney Northam has already equalled his best 45 winners for the season but a chance encounter after one of those wins could see him set a new benchmark. Northam saddles up his first runner for New Zealand's Cambridge Stud with Rockadeel who makes her race debut as a four-year-old in the opening race, the Maiden Handicap (900m). The daughter of Dundeel had three trials in May and August of 2023 for Brad Widdup but was off the scene until she trialled at Gunnedah on July 25 for Northam. 'I bumped into Henry Plumptre (Cambridge Stud CEO) after winning a Highway and he said they had a mare they think would suit coming to me,' said Northam. 'She injured herself and needed an extended spell. 'She was sound with the pre-trainers and sent her to me to try and get a win on the board. Straand Care gives @NockBraith and @cavanoughracing a double at @sconeraceclub! â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) January 30, 2025 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! 'I'm quite pleased with what she has shown me since she arrived and her two trials have been good. 'The 900 metres might be 100 metres short of what she wants but it looks a nice race for her.' Northam has been pleased with the three runs of See You Then and feels she is a good chance to break through in the Country Boosted Maiden Plate (1100m). The daughter of Magna Grecia has been runner-up in each run, the latest a long head behind Hellwithasmile over 1000m at Tamworth on June 27. 'She really knuckled down well when she got clear,' he said. 'I think the 1100 metres should be fine, the track should be good and it looks like a winnable race for her. 'She had a foot abscess after her last run which is why the gap between races.' Smart Buy has been a little unlucky not to have broken through already but gets her chance in the Maiden Plate (1300m). The filly was held up on the turn when a three-quarter length second over 1300m at Dubbo back in March and found herself in a similar situation when fourth to Nova Centauri over 1000m at Scone first-up this campaign. 'The first-up run was really nice. The 1000 metres was always going to be a bit short for her but she was good through the line,' Northam said. 🟣 Bhima Grad Winner 🟣 3YO filly Tulipwood (Russian Revolution x Lady Lakshmi) is tough to the line and claims her maiden at start two for @ANeashamRacing & @Rob_Arch1 🙌 Bred by Lachlan River Bloodstock, Mr P Treyvaud, Kiscm and Russo Super, she was an Inglis Easter Sale grad. â€' Bhima Thoroughbreds (@BhimaTBreds) March 7, 2025 'She isn't an overly strong but she is a big filly with a decent stride and she takes a bit of balancing up. 'Stepping up to 1300 metres looks ideal and Scone is a great track for her with the big straight. 'It looks the perfect race for her.' Great Point has failed to produce her nest form in TAB Highways at Rosehill and Randwick at her past two starts but was a winner at Tamworth before that. Northam expects a return to her home track can see her turn her form around in the Benchmark 66 (1700m). 'I was a bit disappointed with her last run. I was expecting a bit more from her,' he said. 'She just hasn't really done well when we have gone to Sydney. Some horses just don't handle the travelling down there. 'Back on her home track where she has a good record and I think she can race really well.' Northam was extremely happy with the barrier trial of Upwardly Mobile at Scone on July 16 and expects her run very well when she kicks off her campaign. Which race that will be in will be determined by scratchings and the weather as she is in the Class 2 Handicap (1300m) and Benchmark 58 (1200m) where she is the second emergency. 'Her trial was super and I'll just weigh up both races,' he said.
The Australian
28-06-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
Horse racing tips: Dubbo preview, best bets and inside mail for Sunday, June 29, 2025
Former Perth galloper Rolled Gold can post his first win at his new home track in Sunday's Dubbo RSL Winter Country Classic Final (1300m). The Paul Clisby-trained gelding's tally of wins currently stands at three. His first coming at start two of his career in a 1300m maiden at Pinjarra. Rolled Gold subsequently made his way to NSW taking up residency at Paul Clisby's Central West stables. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! It is from that base that he was able to add two more wins to his total, one each at Gunnedah and Wellington. 'He's been a bit of a hard horse to judge for the simple fact that he's won when he's on the speed and when he's off the speed,'' Clisby said. Rolled Gold's June 6 run in transit was somewhere in the middle, literally, with jockey Siena Grima taking up a favourable spot in fifth among her 10 rivals in a very similar, almost exact replica of Sunday's race. Horse and rider clocked in third, an effort made all the more commendable given he was seven weeks between outings. 'He's been a bit of a hard horse to judge for the simple fact that he's won when he's on the speed and when he's off the speed,'' Clisby told The Sunday Telegraph. Rolled Gold's June 6 run in transit was somewhere in the middle, literally, with jockey Siena Grima taking up a favourable spot in fifth among her 10 rivals in a very similar, almost exact replica of today's race. Horse and rider clocked in third, an effort made all the more commendable given he was seven weeks between outings. 'He missed a couple of runs due to being an emergency,'' Clisby explained. 'When you're expecting to get a run and then miss one and miss another one, it turns your preparation upside down a bit. 'He's come on a bit from the last run. 'These three weeks in between runs has been good for him so we are hoping that he will stand up to his form and run a really good race for us. 'He's getting in well at the weights compared to some of those topweights like Missy Moss so we should see him running a good race.' Rolled Gold will have company in the tie-up stalls from his stablemate Midnight Dream, who is aiming for back-to-back wins when he contests the Dubbo RSL 178 Restaurant Country Boosted Benchmark 66 Handicap (1000m). A son of Your Song, Midnight Dream was nothing less than barnstorming when stunning his rivals with a breathtaking win at Narromine last start. Clisby's charge drew barrier 10 of the 12 runners and had only one other behind him with 400m to go. Midnight Dream was taken to the outside by the aforementioned Grima, picking off those ahead of, and inside of him, at will to score by a widening 1¾ lengths. 'To tell you the honest truth, I don't know what the bookies were thinking,' Clisby said. 'I thought they must have known something I didn't know because I honestly thought he had the best form in the race. 'Not just the best form, but by quite a fair bit, so I was quite happy to get 11-1 about him, it worked well. 'We have found with this horse that he probably isn't a real good back-up horse because he's been devastating when he's fresh. 'He's pulled up a treat from his last run and he's not weighted out of it (on Sunday). 'I think he will run really well.' ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ DUBBO TIPS BEST BET Race 1 No.4: BUSH TELEGRAPH Is one for one at the track and distance. Galloping towards another one. NEXT BEST Race No.4 No. 8: DEEMEE Doesn't win often but is pretty reliable; placed to win here. VALUE BET Race 2 No.8: POIEMA Has provincial form and comes off a lovely trial win. QUADDIE Race 4: 8 Race 5: 3, 9, 12 Race 6: 5, 8 Race 7: 1, 3, 4, 7 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW Apprentice TILLY McCARROLL has some great rides on Sunday. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ DUBBO INSIDE MAIL RACE 1: BENCHMARK 82 HANDICAP (1600m) BUSH TELEGRAPH (4) is one for one at this same track and distance. Scott Singleton brings her back here with a real sense of timing about her. That is to say that she is fourth-up here off a couple of real eye-catchers, closing late each time. REBEL'S EDGE (2) won the Wingham Cup on June 5 then went to Muswellbrook and ran well again in a BM82. Has raced well here before but to be honest, he races well everywhere. The best TOUCH OF NAVY (1) is good enough to win this. Wealthy Investor ought to be respected. BET: BUSH TELEGRAPH to win. RACE 2: COUNTRY BOOSTED MAIDEN HANDICAP (1400m) POEIMA (8) remains winless after 15 starts but she has placed on eight occasions and often in far superior company than what she takes on here. Either one of the last two placings at Gosford and/or Wyong and she's home and hosed. Won a trial at Scone on June 5. Easy to make a case for. CONSIDERED (3) gets the dual advantages of Aaron Bullock and barrier four. Don't like to be too harsh but she's been awfully costly! Todd Howlett-trained galloper EPIC STATEMENT (15) is very well placed indeed at the 1400m. BET: POEIMA to win. RACE 3: BENCHMARK 58 HANDICAP (1300m) MISSY MOSS (2) is a Mack Griffith-trained mare on a hat-trick. Goes without saying, it's hard to knock such an in-form racehorse, especially a last-start track and distance winner who gets Aaron Bullock again. WILLINGA KARISMA (3) clocked in three lengths behind Missy Moss when they met here on June 6. Has a little weight swing her way this time which can't hurt. ROLLED GOLD (7) is building towards another win. Go well. CHOICE DEEL (9) has only won three from 51 but can gives the impression the 1300m will suit. BET: MISSY MOSS to win, quinella 2, 3. RACE 4: BENCHMARK 58 HANDICAP (2200m) DEEMEE (8) can stay and why wouldn't she be able to stick on as a daughter of Preferment with a grand-dam by At Talaq. Speaking of Melbourne Cup winners, Deemee's fifth dam is by Marco Polo, father of 1959 winner – Macdougal. With all that said. Deemee has the form and the fitness to conquer these. Instead is holding her form especially well. Beaten at the picnics last start but drops 14kg! IMAGE OF THE SUN (3) has a good draw (three) and a great jockey (Bullock). BET: DEEMEE to win. RACE 5: SUPER MAIDEN PLATE (1100m) SPRING PROSPECT (12) has raced three times, her two runs this prep are a second at Parkes followed by a half-length third at Warren. You could make the case to argue that this is a weaker maiden than she lined-up in at Warren and as for her debut, it was won by the above-average Torn. HANNAH'S BRIDGE (9) debuts off a lovely trial. She's a half-sister to, and stablemate of, Cheap Gas who goes well. HEFTY PRICE (3) is on a quick back-up and getting ever closer to an elusive win. BET: SPRING PROSPECT to win, HANNAH'S BRIDGE each-way, Daily Double 1st leg 12, 2nd leg 1. RACE 6: COUNTRY BOOSTED BENCHMARK 66 HANDICAP (1000m) ROMANTIC LOVE (8) is a Brett Robb-trained 3YO son of Astern and a rather promising one at that. He created a huge impression when he won by almost five lengths on debut at Warren on November 10. Beaten a lip next time, third after that in a good Class 1 and was spelled. Super trial winner here at home on June 6. MIDNIGHT DREAM (5) came down the middle and right over the top to win that BM58 at Narromine last start – easily. Harder here but almost won a BM66 at Muswellbrook prior to that last start romp. BET: ROMANTIC LOVE to win, exacta 5,8, box trifecta 2, 3, 5, 8. RACE 7: CLASS 1 HANDICAP (1100m) BRUTAL LOVE (1) is trained here at Dubbo by Clint Lundholm whose tally of winners at his home track is 194. As for this 3YO gelding, he has raced seven times for one win, three seconds and a third. He was fourth in the Wellintgon Boot and a huge third in the $200,000 Inglis Challenge immediately after. As for the present day, he was a very pleasing fourth to Elson Boy in a trial here on June 6. PRESSNELL (3) has drawn wide but it might not do him too much harm. BET: BRUTAL LOVE to win, quinella 1, 3. Horse Racing Form analyst Jett Hatton provides his best bets and race-by-race analysis for Dubbo on Sunday. Horse Racing Exciting colt Sonofkirk showed his impressive turn of foot after another sluggish start to score his first win at Caulfield on Saturday.
News.com.au
28-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Dubbo preview, best bets and inside mail for Sunday, June 29, 2025
Former Perth galloper Rolled Gold can post his first win at his new home track in Sunday's Dubbo RSL Winter Country Classic Final (1300m). The Paul Clisby -trained gelding's tally of wins currently stands at three. His first coming at start two of his career in a 1300m maiden at Pinjarra. Rolled Gold subsequently made his way to NSW taking up residency at Paul Clisby's Central West stables. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! It is from that base that he was able to add two more wins to his total, one each at Gunnedah and Wellington. 'He's been a bit of a hard horse to judge for the simple fact that he's won when he's on the speed and when he's off the speed,'' Clisby said. Rolled Gold's June 6 run in transit was somewhere in the middle, literally, with jockey Siena Grima taking up a favourable spot in fifth among her 10 rivals in a very similar, almost exact replica of Sunday's race. Horse and rider clocked in third, an effort made all the more commendable given he was seven weeks between outings. 'He's been a bit of a hard horse to judge for the simple fact that he's won when he's on the speed and when he's off the speed,'' Clisby told The Sunday Telegraph. Rolled Gold's June 6 run in transit was somewhere in the middle, literally, with jockey Siena Grima taking up a favourable spot in fifth among her 10 rivals in a very similar, almost exact replica of today's race. Horse and rider clocked in third, an effort made all the more commendable given he was seven weeks between outings. 'He missed a couple of runs due to being an emergency,'' Clisby explained. 'When you're expecting to get a run and then miss one and miss another one, it turns your preparation upside down a bit. 'He's come on a bit from the last run. 'These three weeks in between runs has been good for him so we are hoping that he will stand up to his form and run a really good race for us. 'He's getting in well at the weights compared to some of those topweights like Missy Moss so we should see him running a good race.' Rolled Gold with @Cobi_MJ_Vitler int he saddle was too good for them at Wellington today! — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 2, 2024 Rolled Gold will have company in the tie-up stalls from his stablemate Midnight Dream, who is aiming for back-to-back wins when he contests the Dubbo RSL 178 Restaurant Country Boosted Benchmark 66 Handicap (1000m). A son of Your Song, Midnight Dream was nothing less than barnstorming when stunning his rivals with a breathtaking win at Narromine last start. Clisby's charge drew barrier 10 of the 12 runners and had only one other behind him with 400m to go. Midnight Dream was taken to the outside by the aforementioned Grima, picking off those ahead of, and inside of him, at will to score by a widening 1¾ lengths. 'To tell you the honest truth, I don't know what the bookies were thinking,' Clisby said. 'I thought they must have known something I didn't know because I honestly thought he had the best form in the race. 'Not just the best form, but by quite a fair bit, so I was quite happy to get 11-1 about him, it worked well. 'We have found with this horse that he probably isn't a real good back-up horse because he's been devastating when he's fresh. 'He's pulled up a treat from his last run and he's not weighted out of it (on Sunday). 'I think he will run really well.' â– â– â– â– â– DUBBO TIPS BEST BET Is one for one at the track and distance. Galloping towards another one. NEXT BEST Race No.4 No. 8: DEEMEE Doesn't win often but is pretty reliable; placed to win here. VALUE BET Race 2 No.8: POIEMA Has provincial form and comes off a lovely trial win. QUADDIE Race 4: 8 Race 5: 3, 9, 12 Race 6: 5, 8 Race 7: 1, 3, 4, 7 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW Apprentice TILLY McCARROLL has some great rides on Sunday. â– â– â– â– â– DUBBO INSIDE MAIL BUSH TELEGRAPH (4) is one for one at this same track and distance. Scott Singleton brings her back here with a real sense of timing about her. That is to say that she is fourth-up here off a couple of real eye-catchers, closing late each time. REBEL'S EDGE (2) won the Wingham Cup on June 5 then went to Muswellbrook and ran well again in a BM82. Has raced well here before but to be honest, he races well everywhere. The best TOUCH OF NAVY (1) is good enough to win this. Wealthy Investor ought to be respected. BET: BUSH TELEGRAPH to win. POEIMA (8) remains winless after 15 starts but she has placed on eight occasions and often in far superior company than what she takes on here. Either one of the last two placings at Gosford and/or Wyong and she's home and hosed. Won a trial at Scone on June 5. Easy to make a case for. CONSIDERED (3) gets the dual advantages of Aaron Bullock and barrier four. Don't like to be too harsh but she's been awfully costly! Todd Howlett-trained galloper EPIC STATEMENT (15) is very well placed indeed at the 1400m. BET: POEIMA to win. MISSY MOSS (2) is a Mack Griffith-trained mare on a hat-trick. Goes without saying, it's hard to knock such an in-form racehorse, especially a last-start track and distance winner who gets Aaron Bullock again. WILLINGA KARISMA (3) clocked in three lengths behind Missy Moss when they met here on June 6. Has a little weight swing her way this time which can't hurt. ROLLED GOLD (7) is building towards another win. Go well. CHOICE DEEL (9) has only won three from 51 but can gives the impression the 1300m will suit. BET: MISSY MOSS to win, quinella 2, 3. DEEMEE (8) can stay and why wouldn't she be able to stick on as a daughter of Preferment with a grand-dam by At Talaq. Speaking of Melbourne Cup winners, Deemee's fifth dam is by Marco Polo, father of 1959 winner – Macdougal. With all that said. Deemee has the form and the fitness to conquer these. Instead is holding her form especially well. Beaten at the picnics last start but drops 14kg! IMAGE OF THE SUN (3) has a good draw (three) and a great jockey (Bullock). BET: DEEMEE to win. SPRING PROSPECT (12) has raced three times, her two runs this prep are a second at Parkes followed by a half-length third at Warren. You could make the case to argue that this is a weaker maiden than she lined-up in at Warren and as for her debut, it was won by the above-average Torn. HANNAH'S BRIDGE (9) debuts off a lovely trial. She's a half-sister to, and stablemate of, Cheap Gas who goes well. HEFTY PRICE (3) is on a quick back-up and getting ever closer to an elusive win. BET: SPRING PROSPECT to win, HANNAH'S BRIDGE each-way, Daily Double 1st leg 12, 2nd leg 1. ROMANTIC LOVE (8) is a Brett Robb-trained 3YO son of Astern and a rather promising one at that. He created a huge impression when he won by almost five lengths on debut at Warren on November 10. Beaten a lip next time, third after that in a good Class 1 and was spelled. Super trial winner here at home on June 6. MIDNIGHT DREAM (5) came down the middle and right over the top to win that BM58 at Narromine last start – easily. Harder here but almost won a BM66 at Muswellbrook prior to that last start romp. BRUTAL LOVE (1) is trained here at Dubbo by Clint Lundholm whose tally of winners at his home track is 194. As for this 3YO gelding, he has raced seven times for one win, three seconds and a third. He was fourth in the Wellintgon Boot and a huge third in the $200,000 Inglis Challenge immediately after. As for the present day, he was a very pleasing fourth to Elson Boy in a trial here on June 6. PRESSNELL (3) has drawn wide but it might not do him too much harm.
ABC News
19-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Gary-Jon Lysaght
A short-lived weather event was able to sweep up a country market stall and throw around stock. 47m ago 47 minutes ago Mon 19 May 2025 at 4:07am Michael McCormack says images in a country NSW shop window depicting himself, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, Clive Palmer and Gina Rinehart as Nazis are "vile" and "abhorrent". Tue 1 Apr Tue 1 Apr Tue 1 Apr 2025 at 6:33am 33-year-old Timacoy Williams has been refused bail after police found two suspected homemade explosives in his vehicle, forcing them to close the Sturt Highway in the Riverina region for eight hours. Tue 1 Oct Tue 1 Oct Tue 1 Oct 2024 at 4:33am Nathaniel and Jeremiah Schmetzer have been remembered as being full of life and love at a twin ceremony in NSW's south. Sat 22 Apr Sat 22 Apr Sat 22 Apr 2023 at 6:29am Residents in Gunnedah, Wagga Wagga and Forbes are being ordered to leave their homes. Thu 3 Nov Thu 3 Nov Thu 3 Nov 2022 at 3:42am Flooding will cut off some communities, but in places like Brewarrina the rejuvenating inflows are more than welcome. Fri 17 Dec Fri 17 Dec Fri 17 Dec 2021 at 3:24am Floodwaters moving quickly through inland rivers across New South Wales has sparked a warning for people to reconsider swimming in affected areas. Wed 15 Dec Wed 15 Dec Wed 15 Dec 2021 at 8:58pm Teachers at a Dubbo public school aren't striking today, to allow for the return of students after a fire destroyed buildings there last week. Tue 7 Dec Tue 7 Dec Tue 7 Dec 2021 at 12:54am The cause of a fire that destroyed four classrooms at a Dubbo school is to be investigated. Thu 2 Dec Thu 2 Dec Thu 2 Dec 2021 at 7:20am The north-western New South Wales community of Brewarrina is set to have a majority Indigenous council after this weekend's local government election, with seven of the 10 candidates identifying as Aboriginal. Tue 30 Nov Tue 30 Nov Tue 30 Nov 2021 at 9:02pm An early childhood centre in Bourke, 750km west of Sydney, is providing play sessions and developing kids' motor skills online, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues across western NSW. Fri 1 Oct Fri 1 Oct Fri 1 Oct 2021 at 9:43pm Brewarrina has only seen two cases of COVID-19 during Western NSW's outbreak, faring much better than its neighbours. Here's how the locals did it. Wed 29 Sep Wed 29 Sep Wed 29 Sep 2021 at 11:01pm Grocery store manager Paresh Patel and his staff are among those doing all they can to help the community weather the pandemic. Tue 28 Sep Tue 28 Sep Tue 28 Sep 2021 at 8:32pm The Mungindi Community Store is set up in the town's RSL and bowling club, providing locals with the opportunity to get essential goods as border closures drag on. Mon 27 Sep Mon 27 Sep Mon 27 Sep 2021 at 8:36pm A resident of the St Mary's aged care facility in Dubbo has passed away. Health authorities said she had significant underlying health conditions. Wed 22 Sep Wed 22 Sep Wed 22 Sep 2021 at 4:32am The Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Services, which supports around 5,000 people, requested the move after being alerted to internal financial discrepancies. Mon 20 Sep Mon 20 Sep Mon 20 Sep 2021 at 4:58am The COVID-19 death toll in western New South Wales has reached seven, after three more deaths were recorded. Fri 17 Sep Fri 17 Sep Fri 17 Sep 2021 at 7:05am People living in Walgett in north-western New South Wales no longer need to isolate while awaiting COVID-19 test results, aiming to raise numbers in a town which saw only 80 tests on Monday. Tue 14 Sep Tue 14 Sep Tue 14 Sep 2021 at 6:19am Low vaccination rates, few GPs and a system that was limping before the pandemic began could be a recipe for disaster in regional NSW, doctors warn. Fri 10 Sep Fri 10 Sep Fri 10 Sep 2021 at 11:17am Only 2,200 COVID-19 tests were carried out in the LHD yesterday and health authorities say the simultaneous decline in case numbers is "extremely worrying". Thu 9 Sep Thu 9 Sep Thu 9 Sep 2021 at 7:08am An Aboriginal man in his 60s from Dubbo has died in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney after contracting the Delta variant. Wed 8 Sep Wed 8 Sep Wed 8 Sep 2021 at 5:02am Health authorities in western NSW are urging Aboriginal people to mourn the death of an Enngonia woman by attending livestreamed funerals and staying at home. Tue 7 Sep Tue 7 Sep Tue 7 Sep 2021 at 6:24am An unvaccinated Aboriginal woman in her 70s, from Enngonia, north of Bourke, is the second person to die from COVID-19 in western NSW. Mon 6 Sep Mon 6 Sep Mon 6 Sep 2021 at 5:37am In locked down Dubbo, Wiradjuri elder Frank Doolan praises the Indigenous community's response to a COVID crisis heaping pressure on their lives and emotional wellbeing. Sat 4 Sep Sat 4 Sep Sat 4 Sep 2021 at 2:55am As the city passes 500 infections, it remains at the centre of the regional New South Wales caseload, with health officials repeating calls for people to get tested in greater numbers. Thu 2 Sep Thu 2 Sep Thu 2 Sep 2021 at 5:44am
