Zaaki, the horse on everyoneâs lips, but how did he get here? By Bruce Clark 03:37am ⢠24 May 2021
So how do you go about buying the hottest box office star in Australia racing right now?
Well you have to call Stu Boman in Newmarket, England and ask him how he landed on Saturdayâs jaw dropping Doomben Cup winner Zaaki from the Tattersallâs Autumn Horses In Training Sale last year.
Over four long days, there were 1625 lots catalogued, in all shapes, sizes, ages and budgets.
Aussies were prevalent on the settling sheet, but there was Lot 706, signed for in a private sale by Blandford Bloodstock, thatâs who Boman works for, and Annabel Neasham for 150,000 Guineas. (Thatâs a quaint English currency so in this short history lesson a guinea equals £1,1s (one pound and one shilling). This is the same as £1.05 in modern money, it was used to price luxury items like cars, suits and jewellery to make them seem less expensive.
The Victorian Pride lobby wants to stop police in uniform from participating in Sunday s Midsumma pride march in Melbourne.
Speaking on 3AW today, co-convener of the group, Nevena Spirovska said through a survey conducted last year, many people said they still felt unsafe around uniformed police. The community has spoken and we have listened . we recognise there is a fraught history with police for the marginalised, she told Neil Mitchell.
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The Victorian Pride Lobby is moving to have uniformed policed banned from joining the Midsumma pride march.(Nine) The Victorian Pride Lobby heard from over 1500 community members and the overwhelming majority of people support the view.
Federal energy and emissions reduction minister says he will not drive an electric vehicle, telling a radio interview on Monday that he requires a large fossil-fuelled SUV to cover the large distances he travels each year.
Asked by 3AW’s Neil Mitchell about whether he drove an electric vehicle, Taylor gave an emphatic answer.
“I’m not driving an electric car,” Taylor said. “I live in regional New South Wales and drive huge distances each year – 60,000 or 70,000 kilometres. So, I need something that can handle the hard roads and the distances.”
Taylor told Mitchell that he drove a five-cylinder, 3.2 litre, Ford Everest.
Millions of mice are going to be gasping for air, choking, bleeding internally, Ms Naxakis said. Sometimes it takes days (for mice) to die a slow and painful death.
Swarms of mice across western NSW and parts of Queensland have caused devastating damage to farms and homes, costing close to $100 million. The infestation is also taking a mental and emotional toll on farmers and residents fighting the plague.
PETA s stance has irritated farmers whose crops, grain and hay stores have been eaten and destroyed by mice.
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack called PETA members idiots who have never been outside the city .
QR codes no longer required outside Victorian residential properties after backlash
The absolute nonsense COVIDSafe rule that seemingly required several Victorian residents to display a QR code outside their home has been quietly scrapped by the government after backlash.
The bizarre mandate - upheld by body corporates - appeared to require residents living in units, flats, townhouses and residential apartment buildings to have a QR code system, so all visitors - including family, friends and tradespeople - could check-in on arrival.
A COVIDSafe plan required owners corporations to keep records of those visiting a site for the purposes of contact tracing , the state s coronavirus website previously stated.