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News.com.au
05-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Luke Tarrant delivers stunning upset in Glasshouse Handicap on pick-up ride Fortunate Kiss
The colourful riding career of Luke Tarrant took another quirky twist when he was Johnny-on-the-spot to land the Glasshouse Handicap on late pick-up ride Fortunate Kiss. Tarrant has had his trials and tribulations and has time out of the saddle for some serious indiscretions, but was the man of the moment to score the Sunshine Coast feature sprint. Ron Stewart had been meant to ride Fortunate Kiss in the $300,000 sprint but suffered a rib injury earlier in the day, so Tarrant was called into action with little notice. He pounced late to claim the Listed Glasshouse Handicap on Lloyd Kennewell and Lucy Yeomans ' Victorian galloper Fortunate Kiss, who was surprisingly sent out the tasty odds of $26 after racing well for third in the Eye Liner Stakes at Ipswich at her previous start. Tarrant made sure he listened to Stewart's pre-race riding tips before conjuring a Glasshouse Handicap blowout, nailing runner-up Oughton ($26) and third-placed The Inflictor ($3.50). 'I only just picked the ride up, I just turned up and took Ronny's instructions … happy days,' Tarrant said. 'My instructions were to find some cover and produce her as late as possible. 'To be honest, I was a bit nervous coming into the straight. 'She will only improve off that and if there was another furlong we probably would have won by a furlong.' Sealed with a kiss! 😘 Fortunate Kiss takes out the Listed TAB Glasshouse at @SCTurfClub! A big win for Luke Tarrant and @KennewellRacing! Another @Kiaarn pick of the yard wins at $26 ðŸ'¥ â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) July 5, 2025 Stable representative Ross O'Sullivan said he was surprised six-year-old mare Fortunate Kiss was sent out at such big odds. 'Off her last start, I thought she was 'overs' today and I was quite surprised when the prices went up,' he said. 'She pulled up well from her last start and hasn't missed a beat the whole way here. 'Luke rode her perfectly. 'He didn't really pass a horse and that was a perfect ride for a pick-up. 'I know Ronnie (Stewart) is a bit disappointed. 'He was looking forward to riding her, but these things happen.' Of the beaten brigade, hobby trainer and truck driver Craig Cousins was more than happy with the third-placed finish of The Inflictor who was backing up from winning a Listed race at Eagle Farm seven days earlier. He said his stable star would now go for a break. Ciaron Maher galloper Warnie has started favourite in both of his runs in Queensland but again finished unplaced, grabbing fourth in the Glasshouse. Matt Dunn's sprinter Boom Torque started $51 but was making an electric surge late before being chopped out and finishing 11th in a luckless run. The Sunshine Coast finally got some luck with its feature winter carnival meeting after many major meetings at Corbould Park in recent years have been impacted by rain and bad weather. But the Sunshine Coast Turf Club was delighted with drawing a bumper crowd under fine skies. â– â– â– â– â– Overfull flies to victory Peter Robl 's three-year-old filly Overfull has been here, there and everywhere. But she returned to the scene of her first race start to capture the $200,000 Dr Bernie Spilsbury 3YO Handicap (1000m) on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. After winning her debut on the Sunshine Coast in February last year, Overfull has ventured far and wide and raced at tracks including Moonee Valley, Flemington, Scone and Rosehill. The Gold Coast-based filly has had just as many races interstate as she has at home in the Sunshine State. But it was fitting that Overfull returned to the Sunshine Coast to score the race named after long-serving club doctor Bernie Spilsbury who is retiring. Originally purchased for just $14,000, the filly banked another $116,000 in prizemoney and added to her reputation as she fought off all challengers in the final stages. Overflowing with grit! ðŸ'° A brave win to Overfull over the 1000m at @SCTurfClub for @RoblRacing and @_damienthornton! â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) July 5, 2025 'She's been an unbelievable filly for the stable,' Robl said. 'I think throughout her career she has only put in one bad run, at Flemington. 'She's travelled to Melbourne, she's travelled to Sydney and come race day she just puts in 100 per cent every time. 'No disrespect to anyone but I thought today's race was probably two lengths inferior to what she had been running in, and with 53 (kg) on her back I was pretty confident today that she'd be winning.' Meanwhile, bargain basement buy Earn To Burn produced a tough win for trainer Jack Bruce and jockey Luke Dempsey in the Bruce McLachlan Classic 2YO Handicap (1000m). Earn To Burn broke his maiden at Toowoomba in May and then was far from disgraced when being beaten four lengths at Listed level at Eagle Farm last month. The youngster who cost just $7000 at last year's Gold Coast National Yearling Sale showed he was up for a fight when he went head to head with Jaggery on the Sunshine Coast and narrowly prevailed. One for the locals! Earn To Burn fights like a tiger to win the third for Sunshine Coast trainer Jack Bruce ðŸ'¥ðŸ�¯ @luke_dempsey @JackBruceRacing â€' 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) July 5, 2025 Earn To Burn started a well-fancied $6 chance in a race where $2.80 favourite Prestar finished third after being out in the cheap seats from a wide barrier. 'He's always been a handy horse and I tried to get him ready for The Debut early on, but it was probably all a bit much too soon but he has come back well after a break,' Bruce said. 'He has probably overdone it in some Stakes races from wide barrier draws. 'When he drew wide again today I was a bit worried but he was well ridden and he's tough. 'It was really good to get a result with him for the talented two-year-old that he is. 'We just needed to find the right race and get it done.'
News.com.au
21-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Flash Aah lands upset victory in the Ipswich Cup to end a 1000-day winning drought
Toowoomba trainer Troy Pascoe declared well-travelled gelding Flash Aah had 'found his home' after the $31 roughie pulled off a shock victory in the $250,000 Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m) on Saturday. The near 10-year-old has been through a total of eight different trainers over a journey of 48 races for nine wins at racetracks as far north as Cairns to Cranbourne in Victoria. Flash Aah began his career as a sprinter in November 2018 before gradually stepping up in distance, being shifted through various trainers before finally landing at Pascoe's stables at the end of 2023. He broke a 1000-day winning drought in the Ipswich Cup, with his previous triumph coming at Bendigo in April 2022 when trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young. 'I wasn't counting, I knew that every day was closer to his next win,' Pascoe said. 'He's been all over Australia but he's in the right hands now. 'He's found his home. He loves life with us and we love him. 'He's like a big dog, like a big pet. He follows you around and he's just so relaxed. 'You get him out and he's looking at the butterflies and the rainbows. 'He just doesn't give a sh**. He's a beautiful animal.' The Tony Gollan-trained Felix The Scat ($14) looked to have the race sewn up before Flash Aah made a late charge to steal victory, with Raf Attack ($10) in third. Flash Aah was steered by veteran jockey Ron Stewart, who for a time worked in his family's butcher shop after returning to Australia from a successful riding stint in Singapore. 'He's been terribly unlucky,' Pascoe said about Flash Aah. 'Every start they've just walked and made it impossible for him to run home. 'I never lost faith in him. I kept saying that this was the race I wanted to get him in. I absolutely thought he could win it. âš¡ï¸� Flash Aah lives up to his name and flashes home to take the TAB Ipswich Cup! ðŸ�† @IpswichTurfClub — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 21, 2025 'I was blown away at the price, I couldn't believe it. 'My staff have done an amazing job. He ran third in this race four years ago and to come back as a nine, rising 10-year-old, they should take a bow.' Stewart said that from barrier four he followed Diabolo Bolt, ridden by Irish jockey Robbie Dolan, in the run. 'In all fairness to Robbie, he got held up around the corner,' Stewart said. 'It really unfolded nicely for us. He had plenty of room and just kept building in his gears. 'I thought I was going to get there comfortably but he had a look around but he got the job done. 'It was a really good training performance. The horse had time off, there is a story behind it and it is nice to get on him.'
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Oklahoma lawmakers overrides Stitt's veto of the Missing Murder Indigenous Persons funding
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma lawmakers overrode Gov. Kevin Stitt and passed the bill allowing state funding for the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons. Earlier this month, Stitt vetoed the bipartisan bill saying, that while he supports efforts to solve missing persons and homicide cases, he could not endorse legislation that singles out victims based solely on their race. The unit within the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation will focus exclusively on missing and murdered American Indians. Rep. Ron Stewart, D-Tulsa, who authored the bill, celebrated the veto override. 'Today, the Oklahoma Legislature demonstrated its unwavering commitment to justice and accountability by overriding the Governor's veto of House Bill 1137. I am deeply grateful to my colleagues in both chambers–Democrats and Republicans–who stood together to prioritize the safety and dignity of Indigenous communities across our state. Rep. Ron Stewart, D-Tulsa This vote is more than a legislative victory–it is a moral affirmation that missing and murdered Indigenous persons will not be forgotten or ignored in Oklahoma, he said. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., and the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma praised the lawmakers. 'This is a powerful and heartfelt step forward in the fight for justice,' said Margo Gray, Executive Director of United Indian Nations of Oklahoma. 'We are profoundly grateful to the legislators in both chambers who stood with Native families, survivors, and advocates across Oklahoma.' According to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), in 2016, there were 5,712 reports of missing American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. However, the agency reported that NamUs only logged 116 cases, a significantly lower number than the number reported by the federal agency. In Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation lists just 88 missing American Indians, including many Cherokee residents. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
