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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
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Tumbarumba Edges Prince Of Power Late In R.A. 'Cowboy' Jones
Tumbarumba Edges Prince Of Power Late In R.A. 'Cowboy' Jones originally appeared on Paulick Report. Wathnan Racing's Tumbarumba dug in gamely in deep stretch to outfinish Prince of Power and capture the fourth running of the $200,000 R.A. 'Cowboy' Jones Stakes at Ellis Park. Trained by Brian Lynch and ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, Tumbarumba covered the mile in 1:35.38 over a fast track. In the early stages of the race, fleet-footed Frosted Departure seized the early lead tracked closely by Prince of Power and This Is Uscar. As the field hit the backstretch following a quarter-mile in :23.63, even-money favorite Tumbarumba was positioned a few lengths back in fourth but began his move on the far twhourn by tipping in the clear from his rail draw. After a half-mile in :46.05, Prince of Power ranged up outside the Frosted Departure as Tumbarumba was forced three-wide. Entering the stretch, Tumbarumba found his best strides down the center of the track while This Is Uscar squeezed through along the rail and Prince of Power battled between. In deep stretch, it turned into a two-horse battle between Tumbarumba and Prince of Power with Tumbarumba prevailing by a hard-fought neck. 'He's always willing to fight,' Gaffalione said of Tumbarumba, a 5-year-old Oscar Performance gelding out of the Street Sense mare Naive Enough. 'He is a fun horse to ride and I look forward to riding him every time. Everything played out like we needed. I got him out down the backside and let him come with his best run late.' Tumbarumba, bred by Coteau Grove Farms, returned his backers $4.24. This Is Uscar held the third spot, followed by Frosted Departure and Three Technique. This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Aug 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
The Guardian
09-07-2025
- Climate
- The Guardian
Warmer weather on the way after NSW records iciest June in almost 20 years
Relief is on the way for the remainder of winter after parts of Australia shivered through the coldest seasonal weather in decades, with minimum temperatures dropping to -8C in some alpine areas. Senior hydrologist at the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) Dr Paul Feikema said warmer than average days and nights were expected for most of the country through to spring. He said a wetter than average July to September was also likely for parts of inland and Northern Australia, with roughly equal chances of above or below average rain in the south east and west. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email 'July rainfall is likely to be below average across parts of Australia's south east and south west,' he said. 'Daytime temperatures for July to September are likely to be above average for much of the country. However, above average temperatures are less likely for inland areas, aligning with forecasts, wetter than average conditions and associated cloud cover.' The averaged mean minimum temperature for June in New South Wales was 4.1C, or 0.51C below the 1961-1990 average, while it also experienced the lowest minimum temperature for the state since 2006, a BoM spokesperson said. Three sites in NSW recorded their coldest June night on record, including Tumbarumba, on the edge of the Snowy Mountains, which fell to -8C, the alpine town of Khancoban, which fell to -4.5C, and Nowra, which dropped to 0.4C. Canberra Airport also experienced its lowest daily minimum temperature on record, falling to a freezing 7.6C. The area-averaged rainfall total in NSW for the month of June was just 21.4mm, 39% below the 1961–1990 average. Queensland's averaged mean minimum temperature for June was 9.9C, some 0.1C below the 1961-1990 average and the lowest June minimum temperature for the state since 2012. 'Cold fronts as well as clear skies associated with high pressure systems resulted in cooler mornings for periods of June for parts of the east,' the BoM spokesperson said. The Northern Territory also experienced its coldest June minimum temperatures since 2012, with mean minimum temperatures below or very much below average for large parts of the Territory, while Victoria was hit with its coldest June minimum temperatures since 2017. Victoria's averaged mean minimum temperature was 3.75C, 0.52C below the 1961–1990 average. Bendigo Airport had its coolest June day on record on 21 June, with a maximum temperature of just 6.3C, while Wangaratta in the state's north-east had its lowest June mean maximum temperature on record (12.6C). Dean Narramore, a meteorologist at the BoM, said the cold weather was expected to continue in coming days, predicting a strong cold front with damaging winds, widespread rain and mountainous snow to come to south-eastern parts of Australia in the next 24 hours. 'We're seeing moderate to heavy falls to the Adelaide area and welcome rainfall for much of southern South Australia after what's been a very dry few months,' he said. 'Then it'll continue moving eastwards into western parts of Victoria this afternoon … that's going to bring widespread showers with local thunder and hail.' Severe weather warnings were in place on Wednesday afternoon for the Flinders and Mount Lofty ranges, as well as western parts of SA, with winds in excess of 90km/h expected. From Wednesday evening, the system was expected to sweep across to NSW and northern parts of Tasmania, bringing rain, wild winds and possible blizzards in alpine areas. Overall, the national average mean temperature in June was 0.29C above the 1961–1990 average, largely due to mean maximum temperatures that were above average for Tasmania, western and northern SA, much of Western Australia and parts of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. In WA, June's averaged mean maximum temperature of 23.6C was the seventh-warmest on record since national observations started in 1910. Mean minimum temperatures were above average for parts of southern Australia and northern Queensland and below average across parts of the east and north of the country.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Aussies brace for ‘pretty wild' weather
Ski resorts are in for 'pretty wild' weather that could halt ski lifts and bring about blizzards as other parts of the country brace to shiver through temperatures in the negatives. Major ski resorts can expect to record between 30mm and 5mm of rain in the coming days followed by 30cm and 60cm of snow. Sky News Weather senior meteorologist Rob Sharpe said the 'wild' weather could bring about blizzards and grind ski lifts to a halt. 'It's going to be pretty wild up there, essentially over the next 48 hours,' Mr Sharpe said. '(There could be a) considerable time where the ski lifts stops spinning due to the windy weather. 'But it's going to be great skiing conditions from Thursday with all the fresh snow on the ground.' Areas in the country's southeast are also set to shiver through plummeting temperatures this week, with Tumbarumba in NSW set to drop to -5C on Friday before a slight increase to -3C through the weekend. Areas like Wangaratta in Victoria can also expect cold minimum temperatures of -2C heading into the weekend. Mr Sharpe said some of the coldest temperatures were expected on Wednesday, particularly in Victoria, NSW, Tasmania and the ACT, as a complex low pressure system with a series of cold fronts moved through the southeast. Southern inland NSW and the ACT are set to experience the 'most remarkable' cold weather on Wednesday, with the ACT in for one of the coldest days this year, a forecast maximum of 8C. 'It's going to be another very cold day for Canberra … in most year's there's only a few days below 10C each winter,' Mr Sharpe said. 'It's going to be one of those days on Wednesday.' Sydney can expect showers and a low of 13C on Tuesday before dropping to 11C on Wednesday. Melbourne is in for a week of showers, plummeting from a minimum temperature of 12C to 7C over Tuesday and Wednesday. Brisbane is also tipped for a week of rain, with minimum temperatures expected to stay around 15C before dropping to a respective 11C and 9C on Thursday and Friday. Perth is tipped for minimum temperatures around 6C this week, while Adelaide is expected to experience showers with minimum temperatures fluctuating between 6-9C over the course of the week. Hobart's Tuesday minimum temperature of 10C is expected to drop to 4C by Thursday, with showers tipped through the week. A minimum temperature of 1C is forecast in Canberra on Wednesday before -3C minimums on Thursday and Friday. Darwin appears to be the place to be this week, with minimum temperatures in the low 20s through much of the week with a bit of sun expected.
