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Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Godolphin Runner Cornishman Picks Up Initial Stakes Victory In Cornhusker
Former Godolphin Runner Cornishman Picks Up Initial Stakes Victory In Cornhusker originally appeared on Paulick Report. Joseph Schumer's Cornishman took the overland route to victory under Glenn Corbett in Saturday's Grade 3, $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap emerging narrowly best over Heroic Move and odds-on favorite Gould's Gold in a three-horse driving finish in the Altoona, Iowa, track's marquee race for older horses during the annual Festival of Racing. Advertisement Cornishman was three wide most of the way in the 1 1/8-mile Cornhusker, a race that originated in 1966 at Ak-Sar-Ben racetrack in Nebraska, which closed in 1995. The Dan McFarlane trainee covered the distance in 1:50.10 on a good track and paid $30.40 for the upset win. He carried 115 pounds under the handicap conditions, three fewer than Heroic Move and Red Route One. Heroic Move finished a neck behind in second, with Gould's Gold coming up the rail to challenge but ending up another neck behind in third. They were followed by Jokestar, pacesetter Unload, and stretch-running Red Route One, who won this race in 2024. Unload looked to be a possible pace-setting rabbit for Red Route One – both horses are Winchell Thoroughbreds homebreds trained by Steve Asmussen – but set extremely slow fractions over a good track: :24.31 for the opening quarter mile, :49.64 for the half, and 1:13.72 for six furlongs. Heroic Move tracked Unload throughout, taking the advantage with a quarter mile to go, but Corbett moved Cornishman into contention while racing wide into the stretch. Hernandez, aboard Gould's Gold, had to wait for racing room on the inside, but made a menacing move that he was unable to sustain. Heroic Move held a slight advantage at the furlong pole, the mile in 1:37.90, but Cornishman wore him down for the victory. Cornishman, produced from the graded stakes-winning Bernardini mare Penwith, was bred by Godolphin and raced for the stable under Brad Cox's conditioning until late 2024 when he was entered in the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale as a horse of racing age prospect. Schuler bought the horse for $80,000 and got an immediate return when Cornishman won his first start for new connections at Turf Paradise in December. He scored another victory at the Arizona track in January, then after three off-the-board finishes ran second at Prairie Meadows in a prep for the Cornhusker last month. The $180,000 first-place money in the Cornhusker exceeded his earnings from his first 15 starts and it was the gelding's first stakes victory. This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jul 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
Glasgow Times
23-06-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Nick Walsh to referee Germany vs France Euro U21 semi-final
The Scottish referee, alongside assistants Dan McFarlane and Calum Spence, and Andrew Dallas on VAR, was praised for officiating group games at the tournament in Slovakia. Their commendable performances have earned them a spot in the last four clashes. However, Walsh's appointment comes just a month after his contentious decision in the Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Hibs. Camera evidence indicated a goal by Nicolas Raskin, but Walsh and his team failed to award it. Read more: This decision led to Rangers legend John 'Bomber' Brown receiving punishment from the Scottish FA for a comment about corruption in Scottish football. The SFA's KMI panel later ruled that the goal should have been awarded. Other controversial decisions involving Walsh include the sending off of Mohamed Diomande for a 'slap' at Dundee United, which was later rescinded. Despite this, Walsh continues to officiate at a high level, with his team receiving further assignments in the European Championship. Their performance in this semi-final will be closely watched given the recent controversies.
The National
23-06-2025
- Sport
- The National
Nick Walsh lands major Euro clash after Hibs-Rangers gaffe
Walsh and the rest of his Scottish team - Dan McFarlane, Calum Spence and Andrew Dallas - have already taken charge of group games between Portugal and Poland then Spain and Italy at the tournament in Slovakia. They have won praise for their handling of those games and that has led to their appointment for one of the last four clashes. Walsh will be the man in the middle as the Germans take on the French, assisted by McFarlane and Spence and with Dallas in charge of VAR. It comes around a month after the Scottish whistler was involved in a hugely controversial decision as Rangers drew with Hibs on the final day of the Scottish Premiership campaign. Read more: With camera evidence suggesting the ball had crossed the line for a Nicolas Raskin goal as Rocky Bushiri battling to keep it out, Walsh and his officiating team failed to give a goal. It led to Gers legend John 'Bomber' Brown being punished by the Scottish FA for making a comment about Scottish football being corrupt. The SFA's KMI panel later ruled that the goal should have been awarded. Walsh has been involved in other controversies, including the sending off of Mohamed Diomande for a 'slap' at Dundee United, which was later rescinded.
