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7NEWS
4 days ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
El Soleado facing rare task in comeback from throat surgery
It is rare these days to find a horse being asked to carry 64.5kg in a race at Flemington. But that is what the Robbie Laing-trained El Soleado has in the VRC Country Race Sprint (1200m) on Saturday, although that weight is being offset by the 3kg claim of Sheridan Clarke. Laing is old-school and remembers growing up when horses like Alcatraz and Samson were carrying huge weights in races at his favourite tracks like Sandown and Caulfield. El Soleado is returning to racing having undergone tieback surgery on a throat condition but has pleased Laing in his three jump-outs, his most recent when successful at Cranbourne on May 26. 'He's got a run somewhere,' Laing said. 'It's a beautiful track and Sheridan Clarke is going to claim 3 kilos off him, so he comes in with 61-½ kilos and it's not like the bottom weights have 48 kilos like they used to years ago when there were massive differences from the top to the bottom weight.' A search through the Racing And Sports database, the most recent horse to have been asked to carry more than 64.5kg in a flat race at Flemington was Paris Lane in a Welter in February 1996, when he was allotted 68.5kg and was ridden by a then 2.5kg claiming apprentice Craig Williams. El Soleado hasn't raced since finishing ninth at Sandown last September after which it was discovered the gelding had a throat ailment. The rising six-year-old had a consistent summer – autumn campaign in 2024 and Laing was looking forward to last year's spring with El Soleado. 'His throat went all of a sudden,' Laing said. 'He had two runs on soft ground in Listed grade, and we were happy with him and then we took him to Sandown and backed him. 'Patrick Moloney rode him and said he didn't run on and made a hell of a noise. 'They scoped him, he was perfect, so we galloped him, he made a noise, then next time we galloped we put a dynamic scope on him. 'Halfway through the gallop, he couldn't breathe, so that's when we decided to send him off for surgery and give him a good break.' Having thought El Soleado would stretch out to 2400m, now Laing is thinking 1600m to 2000m might be more the gelding's trip. 'His galloping ability, his trials have been super, his action is good, he looks super,' Laing said. 'He might be a Toorak Handicap horse, or there may be a nice 1800-metre race or one over 2000 metres over the Carnival that may be his goal. 'But we'll keep him rolling along slowly after he runs on Saturday.'
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sask. shows signs of post-election western alienation, but many seem willing to give Carney a chance
With the federal election a few days behind us, western alienation is already creeping into the political discussion in Saskatchewan. Premier Scott Moe posted a video on social media Tuesday vowing to work with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal Liberals, but the post garnered backlash and calls for western separation from some Saskatchewan people. WATCH | CBC talked to people on the streets of Saskatoon on Wednesday to see if these sentiments were shared by all. Some people agreed that the Prairies have been undervalued. "Alberta's got a lot of oil and Saskatchewan's got a lot of wheat and agriculture. Those are critical to the country both domestically and internationally," Rob Soze said. "It seems like those provinces are kind of forgotten about in the grand scheme of things." But most of the people CBC spoke to seemed more willing to give the new Liberal government a chance. "We have a different Liberal government with different leadership who is kind of solid, and he's standing up to Trump," Dave Boykochukski said. "I think that's what Canada wants right now." Jeremy Welter, who farms canola in west-central Saskatchewan, agreed that the Liberal government seems to cater more to eastern provinces. "There were some things that happened where people out west were to a greater or lesser extent overlooked, and I think agriculture is certainly one of the biggest ones," Welter said. Welter is among many farmers hit hard by canola tariffs. He said it feels like the federal government may be putting more effort into fighting for the auto industry than the agriculture industry. Despite what he may have seen in the past, Welter said he's cautiously optimistic the Carney government is negotiating these tariffs behind closed doors. He just hopes more of an emphasis is placed on the importance of Prairie exports. "We don't have a national plan for our export commodities," Welter said. "Regardless of if we're talking about canola or wheat or steel, if we don't have a plan to get our commodities out to the market and out to the rest of the world, the value of us producing them very quickly evaporates." Welter went on to say that, financially and socially, separating the west from the rest of Canada would do more harm than good. As the discourse around separation continues in Alberta and Saskatchewan, it's not clear whether some people are simply looking for a place to vent their frustrations or actually seeking real change. Loleen Berdahl, a professor of political studies at the University of Saskatchewan, said that while the separatist movement has always existed in Western Canada, it has ramped up in recent years. Berdahl said that's partly due to rhetoric from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and a lack of Saskatchewan voices in the governing federal party. "The lack of strong provincial and regional voices in the federal cabinet in federal policymaking can be an issue," Berdahl said. "In the last Trudeau liberal government there was no representation from Saskatchewan, because all the MPs were Conservative."
CBC
01-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Sask. shows signs of post-election western alienation, but many seem willing to give Carney a chance
With the federal election a few days behind us, western alienation is already creeping into the political discussion in Saskatchewan. Premier Scott Moe posted a video on social media Tuesday vowing to work with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal Liberals, but the post garnered backlash and calls for western separation from some Saskatchewan people. CBC talked to people on the streets of Saskatoon on Wednesday to see if these sentiments were shared by all. Some people agreed that the Prairies have been undervalued. "Alberta's got a lot of oil and Saskatchewan's got a lot of wheat and agriculture. Those are critical to the country both domestically and internationally," Rob Soze said. "It seems like those provinces are kind of forgotten about in the grand scheme of things." But most of the people CBC spoke to seemed more willing to give the new Liberal government a chance. "We have a different Liberal government with different leadership who is kind of solid, and he's standing up to Trump," Dave Boykochukski said. "I think that's what Canada wants right now." WATCH | Do Sask. voters feel alienated from Eastern Canada after the federal election?: Do Sask. voters feel alienated from Eastern Canada after the federal election? 10 hours ago Duration 2:25 Do farmers feel valued nationally? Jeremy Welter, who farms canola in west-central Saskatchewan, agreed that the Liberal government seems to cater more to eastern provinces. "There were some things that happened where people out west were to a greater or lesser extent overlooked, and I think agriculture is certainly one of the biggest ones," Welter said. Welter is among many farmers hit hard by canola tariffs. He said it feels like the federal government may be putting more effort into fighting for the auto industry than the agriculture industry. Despite what he may have seen in the past, Welter said he's cautiously optimistic the Carney government is negotiating these tariffs behind closed doors. He just hopes more of an emphasis is placed on the importance of Prairie exports. "We don't have a national plan for our export commodities," Welter said. "Regardless of if we're talking about canola or wheat or steel, if we don't have a plan to get our commodities out to the market and out to the rest of the world, the value of us producing them very quickly evaporates." Welter went on to say that, financially and socially, separating the west from the rest of Canada would do more harm than good. As the discourse around separation continues in Alberta and Saskatchewan, it's not clear whether some people are simply looking for a place to vent their frustrations or actually seeking real change. Loleen Berdahl, a professor of political studies at the University of Saskatchewan, said that while the separatist movement has always existed in Western Canada, it has ramped up in recent years. Berdahl said that's partly due to rhetoric from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and a lack of Saskatchewan voices in the governing federal party. "The lack of strong provincial and regional voices in the federal cabinet in federal policymaking can be an issue," Berdahl said. "In the last Trudeau liberal government there was no representation from Saskatchewan, because all the MPs were Conservative."
