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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Triathlon success for duo at Dorney Lake triathlon
Laura and Nick Curwood both achieved personal bests in a recent triathlon. The pair competed in the Super Sprint triathlon at Dorney Lake on July 13. The swim was 400m, and wetsuits were not allowed. Laura completed this section in eight minutes and three seconds, and Nick was just eight seconds behind her. Nick powers through the 10km bike for a PB (Image: Supplied) The bike leg was 10km and saw Nick achieve his first personal best of the day, finishing in 15 minutes and 55 seconds. Laura completed this section in 20 minutes and 37 seconds. The final section was a 2.5km run. Laura finished in nine minutes and five seconds, and Nick finished in 10 minutes and 15 seconds. READ MORE: "Orkney's streets buzzing" after 'Fab Thursday' medal haul for Team Isle of Wight Nick completed the course in 37 minutes and 25 seconds and came second in the men's category. Laura completed the course in 41 minutes and 12 seconds and came fourth in the women's category. A spokesperson for Nick and Laura said: "Nick bagged a bike PB and completed the course in 37:25 and was 2nd gent. "Laura nailed both bike and run PBs and finished in 41:12 and was 4th lady. "Proving that once again triathlons are better when tackled together—with a splash of competition and a lot of fun. "Well done both, another fantastic achievement."
Glasgow Times
7 days ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Hurricane bidding to give Johnson Houghton change of fortune in Super Sprint
The Havana Gold colt provided his trainer with a second victory in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot last month, following in the hoofprints of her 2021 winner Chipotle. The latter was beaten into ninth place as a 15-8 favourite for the Super Sprint, however, and Havana Hurricane could well be even shorter odds for this year's renewal of the £250,000 contest. A dream come true for the owners ❤️ Havana Hurricane STORMS late to win the Windsor Castle Stakes 🏆#RoyalAscot | @Ascot — ITV Racing (@itvracing) June 18, 2025 'He is in great form, all he does is eat and sleep at home. We gave him a bit of work on Wednesday morning, he went very nicely and hopefully he is ripped and ready to go,' said Johnson Houghton 'I always thought he had an engine, but I wasn't sure it was quite as good as the engine he has produced.' The Didcot handler had the option of saving Havana Hurricane for Pattern events later in the summer, but she admits the lure of the huge prize-money on offer this weekend was too much to resist. Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton has high hopes for Havana Hurricane (John Walton/PA) She added: 'It's a lot of money. It's a race I've already wanted to win but I've been incredibly unlucky in it. Chipotle got wiped out when I thought he should have won it. 'The unluckiness rather put me off, but I've always wanted to win it and I think we have a horse here that if he doesn't get bad luck, he should be there or thereabouts. 'There are horses in there who are having to give him weight despite being rated inferior, so it's good conditions for him.' Rod Millman has saddled two previous Super Sprint winners in Lord Kintyre (1997) and Bettys Hope (2019) and has unearthed another major contender in Anthelia, who has already proved a shrewd purchase for owners Middleham Park Racing, having won her first three starts after being purchased for just £6,000 as a yearling last summer. Anthelia (left) winning at Sandown (Adam Davy/PA) She met with defeat for the first time when fifth in the Listed Empress Stakes at Newmarket three weeks ago, but looks to have every chance back in sales race company. Millman said: 'I thought she ran a sound race at Newmarket, giving them all 3lb. 'Five or six (furlongs) is fine, I think she's pretty versatile really. She definitely stays six. 'She's probably the classiest horse we've ever run in it and it's been a very lucky race for us. We've won it a couple of times and been second a few times, so let's hope luck's on our side again.' Ali Shuffle (right) on her way to victory at Chester (Nick Potts/PA) The Karl Burke-trained Ali Shuffle also won her first three races and was only narrowly denied the four-timer in a Group Three at Chantilly last month. She was disappointing on her latest visit to France, finishing fifth as a hot favourite for a Listed event at Deauville, but Burke feels she was not at her best that day, saying: 'We think she was in season in France, so we're putting that down as an excuse. 'She's worked well this week and goes there with some sort of chance, but it's a bit of a lottery race. 'She's in good order and it's worth a go for that sort of money.' Other hopefuls include Richard Hughes' Windsor winner Our Cody and Cotai Belle, who has won her last two starts for Richard Fahey.
Leader Live
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Hurricane bidding to give Johnson Houghton change of fortune in Super Sprint
The Havana Gold colt provided his trainer with a second victory in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot last month, following in the hoofprints of her 2021 winner Chipotle. The latter was beaten into ninth place as a 15-8 favourite for the Super Sprint, however, and Havana Hurricane could well be even shorter odds for this year's renewal of the £250,000 contest. A dream come true for the owners ❤️ Havana Hurricane STORMS late to win the Windsor Castle Stakes 🏆#RoyalAscot | @Ascot — ITV Racing (@itvracing) June 18, 2025 'He is in great form, all he does is eat and sleep at home. We gave him a bit of work on Wednesday morning, he went very nicely and hopefully he is ripped and ready to go,' said Johnson Houghton 'I always thought he had an engine, but I wasn't sure it was quite as good as the engine he has produced.' The Didcot handler had the option of saving Havana Hurricane for Pattern events later in the summer, but she admits the lure of the huge prize-money on offer this weekend was too much to resist. She added: 'It's a lot of money. It's a race I've already wanted to win but I've been incredibly unlucky in it. Chipotle got wiped out when I thought he should have won it. 'The unluckiness rather put me off, but I've always wanted to win it and I think we have a horse here that if he doesn't get bad luck, he should be there or thereabouts. 'There are horses in there who are having to give him weight despite being rated inferior, so it's good conditions for him.' Rod Millman has saddled two previous Super Sprint winners in Lord Kintyre (1997) and Bettys Hope (2019) and has unearthed another major contender in Anthelia, who has already proved a shrewd purchase for owners Middleham Park Racing, having won her first three starts after being purchased for just £6,000 as a yearling last summer. She met with defeat for the first time when fifth in the Listed Empress Stakes at Newmarket three weeks ago, but looks to have every chance back in sales race company. Millman said: 'I thought she ran a sound race at Newmarket, giving them all 3lb. 'Five or six (furlongs) is fine, I think she's pretty versatile really. She definitely stays six. 'She's probably the classiest horse we've ever run in it and it's been a very lucky race for us. We've won it a couple of times and been second a few times, so let's hope luck's on our side again.' The Karl Burke-trained Ali Shuffle also won her first three races and was only narrowly denied the four-timer in a Group Three at Chantilly last month. She was disappointing on her latest visit to France, finishing fifth as a hot favourite for a Listed event at Deauville, but Burke feels she was not at her best that day, saying: 'We think she was in season in France, so we're putting that down as an excuse. 'She's worked well this week and goes there with some sort of chance, but it's a bit of a lottery race. 'She's in good order and it's worth a go for that sort of money.' Other hopefuls include Richard Hughes' Windsor winner Our Cody and Cotai Belle, who has won her last two starts for Richard Fahey.
Rhyl Journal
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Hurricane bidding to give Johnson Houghton change of fortune in Super Sprint
The Havana Gold colt provided his trainer with a second victory in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot last month, following in the hoofprints of her 2021 winner Chipotle. The latter was beaten into ninth place as a 15-8 favourite for the Super Sprint, however, and Havana Hurricane could well be even shorter odds for this year's renewal of the £250,000 contest. A dream come true for the owners ❤️ Havana Hurricane STORMS late to win the Windsor Castle Stakes 🏆#RoyalAscot | @Ascot — ITV Racing (@itvracing) June 18, 2025 'He is in great form, all he does is eat and sleep at home. We gave him a bit of work on Wednesday morning, he went very nicely and hopefully he is ripped and ready to go,' said Johnson Houghton 'I always thought he had an engine, but I wasn't sure it was quite as good as the engine he has produced.' The Didcot handler had the option of saving Havana Hurricane for Pattern events later in the summer, but she admits the lure of the huge prize-money on offer this weekend was too much to resist. She added: 'It's a lot of money. It's a race I've already wanted to win but I've been incredibly unlucky in it. Chipotle got wiped out when I thought he should have won it. 'The unluckiness rather put me off, but I've always wanted to win it and I think we have a horse here that if he doesn't get bad luck, he should be there or thereabouts. 'There are horses in there who are having to give him weight despite being rated inferior, so it's good conditions for him.' Rod Millman has saddled two previous Super Sprint winners in Lord Kintyre (1997) and Bettys Hope (2019) and has unearthed another major contender in Anthelia, who has already proved a shrewd purchase for owners Middleham Park Racing, having won her first three starts after being purchased for just £6,000 as a yearling last summer. She met with defeat for the first time when fifth in the Listed Empress Stakes at Newmarket three weeks ago, but looks to have every chance back in sales race company. Millman said: 'I thought she ran a sound race at Newmarket, giving them all 3lb. 'Five or six (furlongs) is fine, I think she's pretty versatile really. She definitely stays six. 'She's probably the classiest horse we've ever run in it and it's been a very lucky race for us. We've won it a couple of times and been second a few times, so let's hope luck's on our side again.' The Karl Burke-trained Ali Shuffle also won her first three races and was only narrowly denied the four-timer in a Group Three at Chantilly last month. She was disappointing on her latest visit to France, finishing fifth as a hot favourite for a Listed event at Deauville, but Burke feels she was not at her best that day, saying: 'We think she was in season in France, so we're putting that down as an excuse. 'She's worked well this week and goes there with some sort of chance, but it's a bit of a lottery race. 'She's in good order and it's worth a go for that sort of money.' Other hopefuls include Richard Hughes' Windsor winner Our Cody and Cotai Belle, who has won her last two starts for Richard Fahey.
North Wales Chronicle
18-07-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Hurricane bidding to give Johnson Houghton change of fortune in Super Sprint
The Havana Gold colt provided his trainer with a second victory in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot last month, following in the hoofprints of her 2021 winner Chipotle. The latter was beaten into ninth place as a 15-8 favourite for the Super Sprint, however, and Havana Hurricane could well be even shorter odds for this year's renewal of the £250,000 contest. A dream come true for the owners ❤️ Havana Hurricane STORMS late to win the Windsor Castle Stakes 🏆#RoyalAscot | @Ascot — ITV Racing (@itvracing) June 18, 2025 'He is in great form, all he does is eat and sleep at home. We gave him a bit of work on Wednesday morning, he went very nicely and hopefully he is ripped and ready to go,' said Johnson Houghton 'I always thought he had an engine, but I wasn't sure it was quite as good as the engine he has produced.' The Didcot handler had the option of saving Havana Hurricane for Pattern events later in the summer, but she admits the lure of the huge prize-money on offer this weekend was too much to resist. She added: 'It's a lot of money. It's a race I've already wanted to win but I've been incredibly unlucky in it. Chipotle got wiped out when I thought he should have won it. 'The unluckiness rather put me off, but I've always wanted to win it and I think we have a horse here that if he doesn't get bad luck, he should be there or thereabouts. 'There are horses in there who are having to give him weight despite being rated inferior, so it's good conditions for him.' Rod Millman has saddled two previous Super Sprint winners in Lord Kintyre (1997) and Bettys Hope (2019) and has unearthed another major contender in Anthelia, who has already proved a shrewd purchase for owners Middleham Park Racing, having won her first three starts after being purchased for just £6,000 as a yearling last summer. She met with defeat for the first time when fifth in the Listed Empress Stakes at Newmarket three weeks ago, but looks to have every chance back in sales race company. Millman said: 'I thought she ran a sound race at Newmarket, giving them all 3lb. 'Five or six (furlongs) is fine, I think she's pretty versatile really. She definitely stays six. 'She's probably the classiest horse we've ever run in it and it's been a very lucky race for us. We've won it a couple of times and been second a few times, so let's hope luck's on our side again.' The Karl Burke-trained Ali Shuffle also won her first three races and was only narrowly denied the four-timer in a Group Three at Chantilly last month. She was disappointing on her latest visit to France, finishing fifth as a hot favourite for a Listed event at Deauville, but Burke feels she was not at her best that day, saying: 'We think she was in season in France, so we're putting that down as an excuse. 'She's worked well this week and goes there with some sort of chance, but it's a bit of a lottery race. 'She's in good order and it's worth a go for that sort of money.' Other hopefuls include Richard Hughes' Windsor winner Our Cody and Cotai Belle, who has won her last two starts for Richard Fahey.
