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Courier-Mail
6 days ago
- Sport
- Courier-Mail
Casino, Goulburn previews: Colt Prosser eyeing a feature double
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Wauchope trainer Colt Prosser has spent the best part of last week cleaning up after the devastating floods on the Mid-North Coast. Now, he will be hoping for a clean sweep of Casino's two big annual features. Wauchope is an hour's drive from Taree and while that essentially makes the two towns neighbours, Taree was more or less ground zero for the big weather event. 'It was not too bad, just a lot of flooded stables,' Prosser said. 'Safety-wise we were all good. The town coped a lot and went under and everyone was isolated. 'It was a big weekend on the tools and the wheelbarrow and shovels but we'll be okay, a lot of people did it a lot worse than us.' Prosser's Beef Week Cup participant, Cenotes, will tackle the $45,000 1400m feature first-up having last been seen on October 11 when down the order in the Port Macquarie Cup. This will be only his second 'Cup' but certainly not the last, according to Prosser. 'Cenotes is going to be in for a nice campaign,' the trainer said. 'He is going to be in all the Country Cups around the corner. 'He is first-up and he's just been ineffective at anything under a mile so if he can run good race, I'll be happy. 'I expect him just to improve with a run under his belt.' Cenotes will be ridden by Country Championship Final winning jockey Ben Looker who boasts a favourable record on the son of Rebel Dane of three wins and a second from six rides. Looker was also Prosser's choice for Bjorn Ironside who will square off with stablemate, Dis Is Heaven, in the Casino Flying over 1000m. Bjorn Ironside's current personal best was his close and closing third in this season's MNC Championship Qualifier over 1200m but his one and only 1000m test was hard to forget, even for Prosser. 'He's only had one go at 1000m and he smashed them,' the trainer said. 'This is up in grade and he hasn't had a run since he went to Brisbane but I brought him home and he's freshened-up good.' Dis is Heaven, meanwhile, will be taking a step back in class when he steps out in the Casino co-feature. That's because his last run was at the midweeks where he finished third in the 1000m Benchmark 72, $60,000 affair. 'He's going great and he doesn't mind a soft track,' said Prosser. 'I just would have liked to draw a little bit better at Casino with him but he can be a run-on horse so if they happened to be put a bit on pressure on, he can relax and finish off. 'I was really disappointed I couldn't go back to Sydney with last week when we were flooded in, I couldn't get there. 'He hasn't had too many dramas. He's nice and fit and he's going well.' ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Former jockey, now Hawkesbury-based trainer Blake Ryan is hoping the well-bred two-year-old Nothing But Net can pull of a slam dunk on debut at Goulburn Nothing But Net was one of 138 foals to emerge from the first crop of ATC Sires' Produce and Champagne Stakes winner, King's Legacy. His grandam is Georgette Silk whose single win came on debut in the 2020 ATC Widden Stakes. 'He has always shown me a little bit,' Ryan said. 'He was in our Ready 2 Run draft and he breezed up the quickest of the lot but was passed in. 'He went online and when the client sold him, Matthew (Sandblom) bought him and gave him back to me to train. 'He seems to be a horse that a 1000m isn't going to be his go. He is bred to be a 1400m horse so he is going to improve.' Nothing But Net won't be alone on the trip to Goulburn. He'll be accompanied by another blue blood, namely Asuriito, who lines-up in the Pat Murphy Racing Class 2 Handicap (1000m). A son of Brazen Beau, Asuriito, went to the Sapphire Coast on May 4 armed with an impressive record of two wins and a third from five starts. And while costly in defeat for his many supporters, he left Bega with excuses. 'That track was very, very heavy and gluey,' Ryan said. 'On paper its says it was a Soft 7 but the grass was very long and it was very boggy. That, coupled with the weight, made it hard for him. 'He is an honest little campaigner. He had a tough run at Canberra before that but he keeps bouncing out of it, I'll give him that much. 'I would have liked to have a little bit better but only that dog-leg corner there at Goulburn from the 1000m, it shouldn't be too much of a hassle for him.' Granted, Ryan's immediate focus is on Goulburn but once he's done there, he will be in countdown mode to Saturday's Midway Handicap at Rosehill where he is represented by the always reliable Lady Extreme. 'I'm really happy with her. 'I think she is going as well as she has ever gone,' Ryan said. 'And a heavy track wouldn't bother me. She's a duck.'
Tom's Guide
24-05-2025
- Tom's Guide
We're just weeks away from an iOS 19 preview — these are the 5 rumored changes I'm looking forward to
Apple sending out a Save the Date reminder for its WWDC 2025 keynote on June 9 just drives home the realization that we're just weeks away from getting our first look at iOS 19 in the form of a preview at the annual developer conference. And this figures to be a more significant iPhone software reveal than most. By all accounts, Apple is planning a major overhaul of how its iPhone software looks with iOS 19, marking the most significant change to the interface since iOS 7. On top of that, there's Apple's ongoing push to integrate more features powered by artificial intelligence into its products, so we can expect an Apple Intelligence update to come with iOS 19 as well. Change can be unsettling, but it can also be exciting. And while we only have rumors to go by for now, these are the potential iOS 19 changes that I want to hear more about when Apple shows off this year's iOS update next month. I like to compare OS updates to re-arranging the furniture in your house. You want changes that improve the flow of the room, and not ones that have you tripping over the ottoman. Given the chatter around iOS 19, there's a risk that it could feature more of the latter kind of changes, as it sounds like Apple is really mixing things up with this update. That's not necessarily a bad thing, given that the goal is to apparently make the software running on your phone, tablet and Mac feel like a more seamless experience. As someone very immersed in the Apple ecosystem of products, I should benefit from that, even if there are a few growing pains. And from the looks of the iOS 19 concepts that have surfaced in recent months, iOS 19 is going to take some getting used to. While there's some dispute over how accurately these screens reflect what Apple plans on releasing, we could be in for a big leap from iOS 18 to iOS 19. I admit that it's hard for me to wrap my head around interface changes until they're actually on a phone screen in front of me, but so far, two potential iOS 19 interface updates stand out to me — the relocated search bar and translucent control panels. In iOS 18, when you want to search for something in an app like Messages, Music or Settings, you'll find the search bar near the top of the screen. But Jon Prosser of Front Page Tech has posted iOS 19 mock-ups with the search bar at the bottom. The move would make sense, as it puts the search bar down where you already do most of your typing, making it easier to operate your iPhone with one hand. It would also match a move Apple made a few iOSes ago that put the search bar in Safari at the bottom of the screen. The rumor of translucent menus also comes from Prosser's mock-ups, specifically of the Camera app. The menus for the camera controls appear translucent, and that frees up more room for the view finder on the iPhone screen. The thing I like about both of these rumored changes is that they would make using the iPhone feel more natural and more convenient. Those are the kind of interface enhancements I'm hoping to see in iOS 19, not just change for change's sake. I use my iPhone to track my steps and how much I move each day — it's really helped me take charge of my health through a mixture of gamification and stats that show my slow and steady progress over time. But, boy, is the Fitness app dumb. Here's an example. The Fitness app likes to send out reminders each day, encouraging me to meet my daily move goal. Hey, fair enough — every bit of motivation helps. But last month, on a family vacation, I spent a day moving farther and for longer than I ever did before — we're talking a dozen miles in a single day. The Fitness app's response? A notification the next morning urging me to do it again today. That's not particularly encouraging, nor does it seem to recognize the concept of rest days. I'd like to see the way Apple deals with health and fitness on its mobile devices get more refined. And I could get my wish in iOS 19. Reportedly, Apple is working on an AI health coaching feature for the software update that will be able to formulate more personalized recommendations on ways to bolster your health; there may also be a food-tracking component. It sounds as if the health coach feature would draw on data collected from an Apple Watch — a bummer for me since I'm not a watcher wearer. But I'll be interested to see if this feature, should it be part of the iOS 19 update, can lead to less generic exhortations to exercise more. iOS 19 could bring about other improvements we'll file under the category of Improved Convenience. For starters, there's reports that iOS 19 will streamline the process of signing on to Wi-Fi networks by remembering details you fill in the first time you log on to a network and sharing them across your many Apple devices. That way, you don't have to go through the same rigamarole each time you join that network. Another convenience booster, this one powered by AI, would improve battery management on your iPhone. According to reports, the feature would gather up user data on iPhone usage to figure out the apps that can be deprioritized. This would save power, helping your phone last longer. Both sound like fine additions to me, and I hope that Apple doesn't stop there. If I were to fire up my Phone app right now and tap on the Recents tab, I'd see that eight of the last 10 calls to my number have been robocalls and spammers. The Send to Voicemail feature on iOS does a good job banishing some of those calls to the land of wind and ghosts, but I'd like to see Apple develop something like Google's Call Assist feature, where a digital assistant can give spammers the bum's rush, without me ever having to get involved. Stop me if you've heard this before, but iOS 19 is going to give Siri an AI makeover, so that the digital assistant on your iPhone is not only smarter, but more proactive, as it will be able to recognize what's on your phone's screen and act upon it. It's part of making Siri more aware of your context, so that its recommendations are more personalized and its behavior more proactive. Oh, wait — you did hear that before. You heard it when we were doing this a year ago with the iOS 18 preview, as a matter of fact. Well, obviously that didn't come to pass with Apple acknowledging that whipping Siri into shape required more work than it anticipated. But apparently, iOS 19 will be the release that finally gets Siri moving toward a more AI-driven future, even if that doesn't happen at the precise moment that a full iOS 19 release is ready in the fall. I'm eager to see if Apple provides a more definitive roadmap for Siri improvements — I think it owes iPhone users that much after its iOS 18 preview more or less suggested that these yet-to-occur changes were a done deal. And since WWDC 2025 is a developers conference, I'd like to hear more about the challenges Apple is facing with updating Siri and how it plans to overcome them. This year's WWDC keynote will mark the first anniversary of Apple's initial Apple Intelligence preview, which we learned about at WWDC 2024 prior to its rollout with the iOS 18.1 update in the fall. It's fair to say it's been a year of peaks and valleys for Apple's AI efforts, beyond even the delay with Siri improvements. The fact of the matter is that apart from a few standout examples — I'm a fan of the email summaries feature and Visual Intelligence has been a nice addition — the early Apple Intelligence features haven't been game-changers. I don't ever turn to the Writing Assistant tools, and after early explorations of things like Memory Movies and Image Playground, I go long stretches without ever opening those apps. Yet, I want to here about Act II for Apple Intelligence, which apparently involves Apple integrating AI into more apps on the iPhone. There's also talk that new developer tools will let app makers incorporate their own AI features. Apple is going to be hard-pressed to catch up to the more polished AI features that Google and Samsung include on their phones. But WWDC 2025 and the iOS 19 preview are going to be the chance for the company to detail how it's going to try to close that gap.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
I-82 crash that hurt a motorcyclist blamed on equipment failure
A Prosser man was injured when he crashed his motorcycle Friday on Interstate 82 due to an equipment failure, according to the Washington State Patrol. Juan Guzman, 33, was driving west and was less than a mile past the I-82 Benton City exit at 4:15 p.m. when his back wheel skidded because of a mechanical issue, according to WSP. He was wearing a motorcycle helmet, according to a WSP report. He was taken to Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. His condition was not available on Saturday. WSP says he could face charges for having no motorcycle endorsement, no insurance, tabs that were expired for more than two months and defective equipment.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
2 rafters tossed into river during Richland rescue. Fire district boat capsizes
Two men were rescued from the icy Yakima River on Monday afternoon after their blue raft was swept over and trapped in a small diversion dam in north Richland. The rescue took at least 45 minutes with a team of swimmers, divers and a crew on a rescue boat owned by Benton County Fire District 2 in Benton City. Then the rescue boat took on water and partially sank below Wanawish Dam near Horn Rapids. The boat and the raft remained stuck in the river Monday evening. Fire District 2 officials plan to remove their boat in the next two days. Yakima River rescue The rafters were working in an official capacity when they got into trouble and went over the dam, said Ben Shearer, Benton County District 4 public information officer. It's unclear if they were working for a public agency. One of the men on the raft managed to call 911 at about 11:45 a.m. Benton County Fire Captain Scott Hawley told the Tri-City Herald that it took multiple attempts to get the men to safety on a rescue boat. In the process, the men fell into the roiling water below the dam that diverts water into irrigation canals. One of the rafters was treated by an on-site medic for mild hypothermia. River temperatures this time of year average in the mid 50s. After the rafters were safe, crews set to work trying to pull the raft from the water. A crew member from Benton County Fire District 2 stands on a rescue boat near the Wanawish Dam on the Yakima River. But the Fire District 2 rescue boat with a crew member onboard got stuck at the base of the dam and was taking on water. After more than an hour, he was picked up by the Benton County Sheriff's boat. The Wanawish Dam is off Highway 240 near the Hanford nuclear site and near Highway 225. Diversion dams do not have sharp drop-offs into reservoirs but can pose serious hazards because they cause big undercurrents and can pull boats or swimmers under. Officials from Benton County Fire Districts 2 and 4, the Benton County Sheriff's Office, Richland Fire, Columbia Basin Dive Rescue and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife helped with the river rescue. A crew member was injured during the rescue and taken to a hospital. But it was unclear how serious the injuries are. In 2022, a Prosser man died when his raft went over the dam and he fell into the river.
Scottish Sun
23-04-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Incoming Rangers sporting director's first major move ‘revealed' as he plots raid of former Premier League club
MAKING MOVES Incoming Rangers sporting director's first major move 'revealed' as he plots raid of former Premier League club Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) KEVIN THELWELL isn't even in the door at Ibrox yet. But the man who is in pole position to be the next sporting director at Rangers is already plotting his first major move at the club, according to a report. Sign up for the Rangers newsletter Sign up 2 Kevin Thelwell with Everton manager Sean Dyche Credit: Getty 2 Thelwell also worked at Wolves earlier in his career Credit: Getty We told you last night that the 51-year-old was the preferred candidate for Gers as they plan an overhaul behind the scenes in the summer once their new owners come in. Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises are expected to complete their takeover in the coming weeks. And it's understood Thelwell will soon be joining them in Glasgow. He's been sought out by Ibrox CEO Patrick Stewart to on the back of an impressive record at Everton in which he helped them post transfer profits of £81m during his time with the Toffee+s. Thelwell was appointed director of football at Goodison Park in 2022 and will remain in post until the end of the current campaign. He previously worked for Derby County, Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers, as well as MLS outfit New York Red Bulls. According to the Daily Record, Thelwell's first move will be to make freshen up the youth academy. Gers have been without a head of academy since Zeb Jacobs departed in April last year. Thelwell is believed to be lining up a raid on Everton and wants to bring Gareth Prosser with him, the club's current academy director. Prosser, like Thelwell, joined Everton in 2022. The Coffee Club assess who could be Rangers' next manager as doubts emerge over Daniel Farke's future at Leeds They worked closely at Goodison and have also team up at Derby and Wolves, before Prosser moved to the Professional Game Academy Audit Company (PGAAC). Prosser, 47, also holds a Uefa Pro Licence. Thelwell said of him when he joined him at Everton: 'Gareth is an outstanding Academy Director and his recent work as General Manager with the PGAAC has continued that development within the area of youth development. 'We want our Academy to operate at the highest possible standards and, after a rigorous and thorough recruitment process, felt Gareth - as the lead practitioner responsible for setting and developing these standards for all academies across the country in his previous role - was the standout candidate to support that development at Everton.' Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
