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Daily Express
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Express
Juggernaut Wattzilla looks unstoppable in Race 3
Published on: Saturday, June 14, 2025 Published on: Sat, Jun 14, 2025 Text Size: Apprentice jockey Britney Wong. Kota Kinabalu: Tambalang races headlined this weekend's bumper crop of local and simulcast races. Fiery racing passion will ignite with more than twenty local stables represented over five races tomorrow (Sunday). Race 5 (Initiation) 1,100m over sandtrack will be a competitive affair with a robust line-up of several contenders. Magic Opa is favourite but Billie Jean can threaten seriously in latter stages. Putra Rinaking loves to seize an early lead and should be closely watched. Advertisement Ranger Ranch likes to sit back, bides his time and then attack the line. Puteri Seroja is a seasoned trooper with strong chances for a placing. Race 4 (Novice) 1,000m over sandtrack pits Country Song against lead from front type, Ratu Pantai. Triten has ability to surprise with Malkita rounding up the selections. Speed merchant Wattzilla should take down Race 3 (Novice) 1,000m sandtrack. Dedek Girl, Seaworld and Gereek can try their best to challenge. Sunday also sees Royal Sabah Turf Club's (RSTC) Sabah Win and Sabah Star entered respectively for Race 1 and Race 5 at Selangor Turf Club. Sabah Win is marked as one of the favourites alongside Pacific Soldier and Sky Eight. Sabah Win has raced credibly in his last five runs with two second positions and one third placing. Race 5 features Sabah Star up against a classy field of 11 starters. His recent form has been patchy and less than satisfactory. He can use this occasion to build up condition and confidence. Favourites are Per Incrown, Cool Sixty-One and The Star. Kinabalu Light is emergency acceptor at Race 13 (1,700m). He is a proper long distance type and has decent performance record. He has outside chance of a top four finishing. Heavy favourites for this race are Happy Warrior and Pacific Rainbow. Today (Saturday) showcases eleven Hong Kong races from 4pm to 9.15pm. Race 4 (Class 4) over 1,200m dirt track is worth matinee watching. This intriguing race sees fan favourite apprentice-jockey Britney Wong locking direct horns with champion jockey Z Purton. Wong has been the one to beat on Sha Tin's dirt track this season, accumulating 8 winners from 58 rides. Slated to ride top weight Fun N Fun Together, Purton has strong chance of defeating Wong. Patch of Watch under Wong is going for a third victory on dirt. Patch of Watch had crushed his rivals on dirt track four starts previously and then returned to victory with another virtuoso performance on May 18. Race 8 (Class 2) over 1,200m turf sees four-year old Bottomuptogether trying to cement his glowing reputation against creditable opposition Call Me Glorious, Wunderbar and Raging Blizzard. RSTC telecasts 'live' races from Hong Kong, Australia, Selangor and Perak regularly on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. For detailed race timings and information, visit the RSTC website. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Scotsman
25-04-2025
- Science
- Scotsman
Uncovering our Victorian engineering heritage in the attic
When his men finally dug their way through to Tutankh-amun's tomb, Howard Carter opened a tiny gap in its long-sealed door and peered into the dark. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... 'What do you see?' asked his fellow archaeologists. A Victorian engine once used in an Edinburgh police building which has been found in an attic during renovation work. The Crossley engine lay hidden for decades before it was discovered in the attic of CoDE The Court, now a hotel in the city ''Wonderful things,' He replied. He did. The gold and glory of Pharaonic Egypt. Here in Edinburgh, men whacked a hole in a wall during renovations and peered into the darkness beyond. What did they see? A wonderful thing, 'one of the most exciting finds in Scotland.' And yes it is. It might not be a gold-encrusted tomb, but for my money, this is way more exciting. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad It's a steam engine, and not just any old steam engine. It's a Crossley four-stroke engine, and it's the second-oldest one in Europe. Oh, they have one in America, but this one is in brilliant nick having been bricked up like a dead Pharaoh. Now, I will admit, I'm not that up on Victorian four-stroke engines. More inclined toward the massive triple expansion reciprocating beasts that powered the great ships of the early 20th century, even the one that came a cropper with an iceberg. And if you need that reference explaining, I'm available to discuss it further over a cup of tea. Best make that a pot. A big one. Nevertheless, this wee dandy did sterling work back in the days of Greyfriars Bobby and Queen Victoria. Apparently it powered a 'Royal Aquarium' at Waverley originally, which I'm guessing gave Seaworld a run for its money before it shut down, and then police got their mitts on it to help them regulate their temperatures in court. I think we can all agree there is nothing worse than an over heated copper. You can go and see this dinky survivor of the steam age at the Lost Close. In my world, this beats the discoveries of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Terracotta Army and even the death mask of the boy king himself. At least the team who dug out the Crossley won't have to fear the curse of an angry pharoah. Yer Victorian engineer would be thrilled to see his work back out on display.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Yahoo
Florida panhandle: A roadtrip delving into the area's colonial past
Florida calls itself the "Sunshine State" and people often think about the great weather and beaches - plus the entertainment. After all, it is home to amusement parks like Walt Disney World, Seaworld and Universal Studios in Orlando. But there's more to Florida, starting with the Panhandle, the northern part of the state, a thin strip of land extending into the Gulf of Mexico. It is best explored by road so grab a car or motorcycle and plan out a road trip. If you love cycling, it is manageable by bike, too, but you might want to take precautions against mosquitos. Start at St. Augustine on the Atlantic coast and, some 650 kilometres west, plan to finish in Pensacola. These are cities with a rich and tumultuous history in this erstwhile Spanish colony. St. Augustine: Oldest city in the US St. Augustine was founded in 1565 and has been inhabited ever since - an important fact when it comes to the ongoing bragging-rights contest with Pensacola. It has a European feel due to the architecture of the Spanish conquistadores, including a fortress, the Castillo de San Marcos, now a national monument. If you hop on a small train that takes you through the city, you can see all the sightseeing attractions and learn about their history. The name comes from Spaniards who planted their flag here and called the colony "La Florida." The name is from the flower festival "Pascua Florida," their name for Easter, as the colonisers arrived on an Easter Sunday. Soon, two territories emerged: East and West Florida. The eastern part, with St. Augustine as the capital, is the north-south peninsula which most people today think of as Florida. West Florida, meanwhile, originally stretched as far as the Mississippi River, 900 kilometres to the west. Its capital was Pensacola, founded in 1559. It was destroyed by a hurricane then resurrected 130 years later, in 1689. Flat territory on road to Tallahassee Heading west from St. Augustine, you see a lot of green, very flat landscape that is full of swamps, alligators, springs, wildlife preserves and state parks. Some 320 kilometres further on, you arrive in Tallahassee, the city chosen as Florida's capital in 1824. "The town was roughly equidistant from the two centres (St. Augustine and Pensacola)," says Rachel Basan Porter, a historian at the Old State Capitol. Geography was a key factor, with Tallahassee being situated on a hill. "That was important back then, so you could see attackers early and defend the city," says Porter. There's no beach here but the green surroundings are a real boon and home to alligators, manatees, mangroves and turtles. Wakulla Springs, just outside the city, is the largest and deepest freshwater spring in the world and is a perfect spot for a swim, hike or boat tour. America with a Spanish touch Another 300 kilometres further west is Pensacola, a city that serves up a different image than St. Augustine. The feeling is pretty American though it has a Spanish touch, through its heritage which has been well-conserved. Visitors can get a glimpse of the early days in the Seville Historic District, home to 28 original buildings that bear witness to the often tough conditions of the 19th Century. "To this day, Pensacola is dubbed the 'City of Five Flags'," says historian Rob Overton, referring to the five countries that ruled here over the centuries: Spain, France, Britain, the Confederacy and the United States. Augustine-Pensacola rivalry, and a legendary account Even more interesting, however, were the Caribbean territories, fought over by the royal families of Spain, Britain, France and the Netherlands. "The sugar there was traded worldwide and made many people wealthy," says Roger Smith, historian at Flagler College in St. Augustine. Florida fell into British hands and then back into Spanish hands. In 1819, it was sold to the United States. Parallel to the territorial rivalries of the old European powers, there was the spat between St. Augustine and Pensacola with each seeking to be state capital. "Both wanted to be the capital, but there were also reasons against both places," Smith says. The two cities, each with a wealth of colonial history, also fight over which is the older - and they continue to disagree. True, Pensacola was founded in 1569, six years earlier than St. Augustine. But in the early years, Pensacola for long uninhabited, whereas St. Augustine flourished from the outset and was always inhabited. So the answer depends a bit on your view. Ultimately, neither became the capital. There's a legend about why this is. It is said that two horsemen - one starting in St. Augustine, the other in Pensacola - rode off at the same time through the panhandle in opposite directions towards each other. Wherever they met, that would henceforth be the capital. And so it was that in 1824 Tallahassee was chosen. Even if there may be some doubts about this version, it does make for a good story.
