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News.com.au
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Matt Dunn three-year-old Neil has potential to sparkle like a diamond
Part-owner Dr Rob Sheahan has revealed the intriguing story of how the Matt Dunn -trained Neil got his name. Sheahan said the name was derived from a mixture of Dunn's respected bloodstock agent Neil Jenkinson and famous American singer Neil Diamond. • 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! The gelding's dam happens to be Diamond Fund, whose son is Red Red Wine, a song written and recorded by Diamond in 1967. UB40 recorded a cover version of the song in 1983 that reached No.1 in the UK and No.7 in Australia. Neil, the son of Headwater, will compete in a 3YO Handicap for colts, geldings and entires over 1200m at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The gelding started at $5 in betting markets but had drifted to $10 on Friday, with the Billy Healey -trained Benzou ($2.80) and Chris Anderson's Lead Me On ($4.20) the favourites. 'I named him,' Lennox Head general practitioner Sheahan said about Neil. 'Because he's out of Diamond Fund, Red Red Wine was originally a Neil Diamond song, even though nearly everybody thinks it's a UB40 song. 'I always wanted to call a horse by a stupid name and Neil was from Neil Diamond. 'Matt Dunn's bloodstock agent is Neil Jenkinson so it was quite funny, it was a double entendre. 'I've even got a T-shirt made up for Neil that says 'Neil's doing Neil things'.' Murwillumbah trainer Dunn, who returns home from a business trip to Sapporo in Japan on Sunday, is excited about Neil's potential given the galloper has won two out of his four races and finished runner-up at Eagle Farm this month in a Class 2 over 1000m. 'He's got a bit of talent but he's typical of the Headwaters in that things don't come easy for him,' Dunn said. 'He's still figuring out things properly. He wants to go quick, then slow down, and wants to go left when we need him to go right. 'But he's getting there and doing a pretty good job of it. He's certainly a talented horse and he's lobbed in the right race.' Dr Sheahan described Neil as a 'total goof' in his last start because the gelding 'did everything possibly wrong' but still finished second under Jake Bayliss, who will ride him again on Saturday from barrier two. 'I reckon if he'd won that race then someone from Hong Kong would've been interested in him,' Dr Sheahan said. 'I've actually been debating whether I want to sell him. It's like selling your grandchildren for money, it feels a bit funny.'
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on Monday, July 28th
PLEASANTON, Calif., July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: SSD), an industry leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced today that it will report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time. Michael Olosky, Simpson's President and Chief Executive Officer, and Matt Dunn, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will host a conference call that same day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet hosted on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s Second Quarter 2025 Conference Call Details DATE:Monday, July 28, 2025TIME:2:00 p.m. Pacific Time 4:00 p.m. Central Time 5:00 p.m. Eastern TimeDIAL-IN:(877) 407-0792 (U.S. and Canada) (201) 689-8263 (International)CONFERENCE ID:13754451WEBCAST: those unable to participate during the live broadcast, a replay of the call will also be available beginning that same day at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 11, 2025, by dialing (844) 512-2921 (U.S. and Canada) or (412) 317-6671 (International) and entering the conference ID: 13754451. The webcast will remain posted on the Investor Relations section of Simpson's website at for 90 days. About Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., headquartered in Pleasanton, California, through its subsidiary, including Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., designs, engineers and is a leading manufacturer of wood construction products, including connectors, truss plates, fastening systems, fasteners and shear walls, and concrete construction products, including adhesives, specialty chemicals, mechanical anchors, powder actuated tools and reinforcing fiber materials. The Company primarily supplies its building product solutions to both the residential and commercial markets in North America and Europe. The Company's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SSD." CONTACT:Addo Investor (310) 829-5400 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data

The Australian
13-07-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
2025 Big Dance: Boys Night Out wins 2025 South Grafton Cup
Emerging talent Boys Night Out continued Matt Dunn's recent dominance of the $80,000 South Grafton Cup (1610m) and gave the Murwillumbah trainer another crack at the $3 million Big Dance with a hard fought win on Sunday. Boys Night Out ($4) came out on top in a thrilling three way go that saw Vivy Air ($8.50) and Sibaaq ($7) narrowly denied in a desperately tight photo finish. • 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 gave Dunn a hat-trick of South Grafton Cup wins. Former star stablemate Cepheus went back-to-back in the South Grafton Cup in 2023/24 and went on to finish runner-up to Attractable in the inaugural 2023 Big Dance, lugging 62kg. The imported gelding died due to an injury in trackwork in the lead-up to his second crack at the Big Dance. Boys Night Out is one of Dunn's latest contenders for the lucrative spring feature and backed up consecutive victories at Rosehill Gardens and Ipswich with a determined Cup success. • Archibalds have eye on Grafton feature double 'This race is quite special,' Dunn's stable representative Holly Julius said. 'Cepheus won it last year and the year before and we've lost him and it gets a bit emotional when you talk about him. 'But we have to talk about this boy now, Boys Night Out. He has done such a fantastic job to hold onto that. 'He fits so hard and a credit to Jake (Bayliss), he kept his cool.' The Luke Pepper-trained Hot Bandit also snared Big Dance eligibility on Sunday after taking out the $70,000 Narrandera Showcase Cup (1600m). • New Entain Australia boss wants to win ... 'but not at all costs' Apprentice Rebecca Bronett Prag helped the son of Sebring Sun make a sustained run from back in the field and outpoint Prince Of Helena ($4.40) in a competitive fight to the line. Both Prince Of Helena and South Grafton Cup runner-up Vivy Air also get Little Dance-Big Dance eligibility for finishing among the placings.

News.com.au
13-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Trainer Matt Dunn wins another South Grafton Cup with Boys Night Out
Emerging talent Boys Night Out continued Matt Dunn's recent dominance of the $80,000 South Grafton Cup (1610m) and gave the Murwillumbah trainer another crack at the $3 million Big Dance with a hard fought win on Sunday. Boys Night Out ($4) came out on top in a thrilling three way go that saw Vivy Air ($8.50) and Sibaaq ($7) narrowly denied in a desperately tight photo finish. • It gave Dunn a hat-trick of South Grafton Cup wins. Former star stablemate Cepheus went back-to-back in the South Grafton Cup in 2023/24 and went on to finish runner-up to Attractable in the inaugural 2023 Big Dance, lugging 62kg. The imported gelding died due to an injury in trackwork in the lead-up to his second crack at the Big Dance. Boys Night Out is one of Dunn's latest contenders for the lucrative spring feature and backed up consecutive victories at Rosehill Gardens and Ipswich with a determined Cup success. BOYS NIGHT OUT wins the South Grafton Cup! That's three years in a row in the @clarenceriverjc Big Dance ðŸ'ƒeligible feature for @mattydunnracing and a hat-trick for the four-year-old as he prevails in a tight finish over Vivy Air and Sibaaq. @tabcomau — Racing NSW (@racing_nsw) July 13, 2025 'This race is quite special,' Dunn's stable representative Holly Julius said. 'Cepheus won it last year and the year before and we've lost him and it gets a bit emotional when you talk about him. 'But we have to talk about this boy now, Boys Night Out. He has done such a fantastic job to hold onto that. 'He fits so hard and a credit to Jake (Bayliss), he kept his cool.' The Luke Pepper-trained Hot Bandit also snared Big Dance eligibility on Sunday after taking out the $70,000 Narrandera Showcase Cup (1600m). HOT BANDIT win the Narrandera Cup! A big finish from the @pepperracing1 gelding denies Prince Of Helena three straight in the Big Dance ðŸ'ƒ eligible race at @Narranderaraces while Louie's Legacy finished third. @tabcomau — Racing NSW (@racing_nsw) July 13, 2025 • Apprentice Rebecca Bronett Prag helped the son of Sebring Sun make a sustained run from back in the field and outpoint Prince Of Helena ($4.40) in a competitive fight to the line. Both Prince Of Helena and South Grafton Cup runner-up Vivy Air also get Little Dance-Big Dance eligibility for finishing among the placings.

News.com.au
27-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Trainer Matt Dunn insists best yet to come for six-year-old Belvedere Boys
Trainer Matt Dunn has declared Belvedere Boys' best is still ahead of him as his stable looks to cap off a sensational week with a Sydney stakes success at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Dunn trained a four-timer at Thursday's Lismore meeting, which was moved to his home track of Murwillumbah while also enjoying a winning double at Doomben on Wednesday. The leading country trainer heads to Sydney with a pair of strong contenders with Belvedere Boys ready to fire in the Listed $200,000 WJ McKell Cup (2000m). Belvedere Boys took out the Country Classic at the same track and trip last November and has continued on an upward trajectory since then. 'He is still improving and we haven't seen the best of him yet,' Dunn said. 'He has the pedigree to do that. 'We have looked after him and brought him through nice and gently. 'Last prep we held him back in trip, looking at races that were probably a bit short for him but he showed later on in his preparation last time around that he is very effective over a distance. 'He is a nice horse with a good future.' Belvedere Boys is just about to go into his six-year-old season but is only lightly-raced with six wins and five placings in 16 starts. The son of Maurice kicked off his preparation in Listed grade over an unsuitable trip, finishing ninth in the Spear Chef Handicap (1500m) at Eagle Farm on June 7. 'We went to 1500m first-up and thought he would be competitive and he was just a bit run off his feet early in the race,' Dunn said. 'Trying to hold a spot went against him late so I think the 2000m second-up should be perfect for him. 'I had him in the Ipswich Cup but it was 2150m and I thought that might have been a shade far for him second-up. 'This race is strong but I think he has proven he is up to this level and he gets in better at the weights than I would have would have anticipated.' Dunn has secured the services of Sydney's star apprentice Braith Nock to pilot Belvedere Boys, which is rated a $6.50 contender against new European arrival Elamaz ($3.90 favourite), consistent gelding Glory Daze ($4) and Lord Mayor's Cup victor Touristic ($6.50). Emerging stablemate Think Like Paddy will give Dunn a great chance of claiming another winning double on the card with the lightly-raced three-year-old set to contest the TAB Highway Class 3 Handicap (1500m). Think Like Paddy was formerly trained by Danny O'Brien but has made an instant impression in his first campaign for Dunn. The son of So You Think won his first two starts for the new yard at Ipswich and the Gold Coast before running a competitive fourth in the Group 3 Gunsynd Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm. Despite the significant drop in grade on Saturday, Think Like Paddy is a $5.50 chance with apprentice Jace McMurray booked to ride the gelding. 'I can't believe his price,' Dunn said. 'He is dropping from a Group 3 to a Class 3. 'The only risk would be coming back in trip again. When Blake (Shinn) won on him at the Gold Coast he thought a mile would pull him up and then Craig Williams thought he could get a bit further. 'But I think coming back to 1500m in this grade from a good gate, he should put himself into the race.' Dunn will spend the afternoon in Sydney but will also chase stakes success in Queensland with Cranky Harry ($15) in the Listed $160,000 Tattersall's Mile at Eagle Farm. Cranky Harry was fifth last start in the Listed Wayne Wilson Handicap and will be partnered by Jake Bayliss. Dunn also has Godfather in the Eagle Farm 160 Years Raceday Benchmark 85 Handicap (1200m).